Ṭinṭâne climate — normals and trends
Ṭinṭâne (Mauritania) has a hot desert climate (BWh) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 29.6 °C and it receives 181 mm of precipitation per year.
These figures are normals computed over 86 complete calendar years, from 1940 to 2025, using ERA5 reanalysis data from the Copernicus programme.
The warmest month is June (35.0 °C on average) and the coldest is January (22.3 °C). Rainfall peaks in August.
Ṭinṭâne averages 0 frost days, 314 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 30 rainy days per year.
Ṭinṭâne has warmed by +3.1 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.36 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 46.0 °C (on 9 June 2014) and the coldest 7.6 °C (on 22 December 1943).
Data from ERA5 reanalysis (Copernicus Climate Change Service), redistributed under a CC-BY 4.0 licence. Normals are recomputed whenever the archive is updated.
Climate normals · ERA5
ṬinṭâneHodh El Gharbi
- coords
- 16.39°, -10.17°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
29.6°C
Average daily high
35.5°C
Average daily low
23.8°C
Annual rainfall
181mm
Sunshine / day
11.2h
Mean relative humidity
30%
Average peak wind
22.1km/h
Seasonal range
12.7°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
314 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
30 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
34.4 °C
Average feels-like low
21.6 °C
Average peak gust
38.9 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
279 d/yr
Solar radiation
23.1 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+3.1 °C
since 1940
+0.4 °C per decade · r² = 0.74 · p = < 0.001
Trend fitted by linear regression (ordinary least squares) on annual means. A trend is shown only when it is statistically significant (p < 0.05).
A climograph overlays rainfall (bars) and temperature (line): the standard reading in climatology, where you can see at a glance whether the warm season is also the dry one.
Records for the period
Hottest day
46.0 °C
9 June 2014
Coldest day
7.6 °C
22 December 1943
Wettest day
108 mm
24 July 1954
Windiest day
47.4 km/h
18 September 1944
Strongest gust
75.6 km/h
18 September 1944
Hottest feels-like
47.4 °C
3 June 2016
Coldest feels-like
1.8 °C
30 December 1940
Sunniest day
12.8 h
6 June 2025
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Across the whole year
Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 29.9 °C | +1.1 °C | 0 mm | -1 mm |
| Feb | 32.0 °C | 0.0 °C | 0 mm | -1 mm |
| Mar | 38.7 °C | +3.2 °C | 0 mm | -0 mm |
| Apr | 41.2 °C | +2.4 °C | 0 mm | -0 mm |
| May | 42.8 °C | +2.0 °C | 2 mm | -0 mm |
| Jun | 40.9 °C | +0.5 °C | 2 mm | -6 mm |
| Jul | 36.8 °C | -0.4 °C | 14 mm | -18 mm |
| Aug | 34.8 °C | 0.0 °C | 66 mm | -8 mm |
| Sep | 35.7 °C | -0.5 °C | 56 mm | +6 mm |
| Oct | 40.0 °C | +2.5 °C | 2 mm | -10 mm |
| Nov | 36.6 °C | +2.4 °C | 0 mm | -1 mm |
| Dec | 29.0 °C | -0.4 °C | 0 mm | -2 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Ṭinṭâne?
Ṭinṭâne has a hot desert climate (Köppen BWh). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 29.6 °C and it receives 181 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Ṭinṭâne?
The hottest day measured in Ṭinṭâne between 1940 and 2025 was 9 June 2014, reaching 46.0 °C.
What is the coldest day in Ṭinṭâne?
The coldest day measured in Ṭinṭâne between 1940 and 2025 was 22 December 1943, at 7.6 °C.
Does it snow in Ṭinṭâne?
Almost never: Ṭinṭâne sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Ṭinṭâne warmed?
Yes: Ṭinṭâne warmed by +3.1 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Ṭinṭâne?
The wettest day measured in Ṭinṭâne between 1940 and 2025 was 24 July 1954, with 108 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Ṭinṭâne?
The windiest day measured in Ṭinṭâne between 1940 and 2025 was 18 September 1944, with winds reaching 47.4 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Ṭinṭâne?
The warmest month in Ṭinṭâne is June (35.0 °C on average); the coldest is January (22.3 °C).
How much does it rain in Ṭinṭâne?
Ṭinṭâne receives on average 181 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 30 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Ṭinṭâne?
Ṭinṭâne gets on average 11.2 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 4,088 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Ṭinṭâne?
Yes: Ṭinṭâne has on average 279 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Ṭinṭâne?
In Ṭinṭâne, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 47.4 °C on 3 June 2016, and the lowest was 1.8 °C on 30 December 1940.
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