Zouérat climate — normals and trends
Zouérat (Mauritania) has a hot desert climate (BWh) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 25.0 °C and it receives 33 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 August (33.4 °C on average) and the coldest is January (16.2 °C). Rainfall peaks in October.
Zouérat averages 0 frost days, 214 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 6 rainy days per year.
Zouérat has warmed by +2.1 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.25 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 48.5 °C (on 13 July 2023) and the coldest 2.0 °C (on 3 January 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
ZouératTiris Zemmour
- coords
- 22.74°, -12.47°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
25.0°C
Average daily high
31.9°C
Average daily low
18.1°C
Annual rainfall
33mm
Sunshine / day
11.3h
Mean relative humidity
32%
Average peak wind
21.8km/h
Seasonal range
17.2°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
214 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
6 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
29.4 °C
Average feels-like low
15.5 °C
Average peak gust
39.0 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
148 d/yr
Solar radiation
23.3 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.1 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.54 · 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
48.5 °C
13 July 2023
Coldest day
2.0 °C
3 January 1943
Wettest day
60 mm
22 October 2003
Windiest day
48.5 km/h
20 February 2004
Strongest gust
82.4 km/h
12 August 2015
Hottest feels-like
47.6 °C
27 July 1987
Coldest feels-like
-3.0 °C
3 January 1943
Sunniest day
12.9 h
14 June 1958
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 | 24.2 °C | +1.5 °C | 0 mm | -3 mm |
| Feb | 26.4 °C | +1.0 °C | 0 mm | -3 mm |
| Mar | 27.8 °C | -0.8 °C | 1 mm | -1 mm |
| Apr | 31.7 °C | +0.6 °C | 2 mm | +1 mm |
| May | 35.0 °C | +1.1 °C | 2 mm | +1 mm |
| Jun | 40.4 °C | +3.1 °C | 0 mm | -1 mm |
| Jul | 41.0 °C | +0.2 °C | 1 mm | +1 mm |
| Aug | 41.1 °C | +0.6 °C | 1 mm | -2 mm |
| Sep | 38.3 °C | +0.7 °C | 3 mm | -5 mm |
| Oct | 36.8 °C | +3.6 °C | 1 mm | -7 mm |
| Nov | 30.5 °C | +2.4 °C | 1 mm | -2 mm |
| Dec | 22.5 °C | -0.8 °C | 0 mm | -3 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Zouérat?
Zouérat has a hot desert climate (Köppen BWh). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 25.0 °C and it receives 33 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Zouérat?
The hottest day measured in Zouérat between 1940 and 2025 was 13 July 2023, reaching 48.5 °C.
What is the coldest day in Zouérat?
The coldest day measured in Zouérat between 1940 and 2025 was 3 January 1943, at 2.0 °C.
Does it snow in Zouérat?
Almost never: Zouérat sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Zouérat warmed?
Yes: Zouérat warmed by +2.1 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Zouérat?
The wettest day measured in Zouérat between 1940 and 2025 was 22 October 2003, with 60 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Zouérat?
The windiest day measured in Zouérat between 1940 and 2025 was 20 February 2004, with winds reaching 48.5 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Zouérat?
The warmest month in Zouérat is August (33.4 °C on average); the coldest is January (16.2 °C).
How much does it rain in Zouérat?
Zouérat receives on average 33 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 6 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Zouérat?
Zouérat gets on average 11.3 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 4,125 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Zouérat?
Yes: Zouérat has on average 148 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Zouérat?
In Zouérat, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 47.6 °C on 27 July 1987, and the lowest was -3.0 °C on 3 January 1943.
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