Nouakchott (Mauritania) vs Paris (France): Temperature, Rainfall and Sunshine

Reference period: Nouakchott 2013–2023 · Paris 2013–2023

Nouakchott (Mauritania) has a higher monthly mean temperature than Paris (France) in every month of the year.

Key monthly differences

Warmest month

Nouakchott
September · 29.52 °C
Paris
July · 20.79 °C

Coolest month

Nouakchott
January · 22.10 °C
Paris
January · 4.80 °C

Driest month

Nouakchott
January · 0.00 mm/day
Paris
April · 1.56 mm/day

Sunniest month

Nouakchott
May · 11.74 hours/day
Paris
July · 11.29 hours/day
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Climate comparison questions

When are the temperatures most similar and most different?

The smallest difference in monthly mean temperature is 5.69 °C (July); the largest is 17.60 °C (November).

How much do temperatures vary across the year?

The difference between the warmest and coolest monthly means is 7.42 °C in Nouakchott (Mauritania) and 15.99 °C in Paris (France). This describes seasonal variation, not the range between daytime highs and nighttime lows.

Which location has more rainfall?

Nouakchott (Mauritania) has a higher daily rainfall average in 0 months and Paris (France) in 12; 0 months are equal at the displayed precision. Rainfall amounts do not tell us how many days it rains.

Which location has more sunshine?

Nouakchott (Mauritania) has more average sunshine hours per day in 11 months and Paris (France) in 1; 0 months are equal at the displayed precision. Sunshine duration is different from daylight duration.

Climate data notes

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Daily values are averaged separately for each calendar month over the saved reference period. Temperatures are daily means, not daytime highs. Rainfall is an average daily amount, not a monthly total; sunshine is average hours per day. These historical averages are not a weather forecast. Each location’s reference period is listed below and may differ.

Mean of the 12 monthly averages

Monthly climate data

Difference: Paris (France) minus Nouakchott (Mauritania)

Temperature °C

Month Nouakchott Paris +/-
Jan 22.10 4.80 −17.30
Feb 22.93 5.54 −17.39
Mar 23.91 7.73 −16.19
Apr 24.40 10.73 −13.67
May 25.23 14.17 −11.06
Jun 27.29 18.56 −8.73
Jul 26.49 20.79 −5.69
Aug 27.87 20.11 −7.76
Sep 29.52 17.21 −12.31
Oct 29.34 13.31 −16.04
Nov 26.07 8.47 −17.60
Dec 23.10 6.09 −17.01
Annual mean 25.69 12.29 −13.40

Average sunshine (hours/day)

Month Nouakchott Paris +/-
Jan 9.51 3.12 −6.39
Feb 10.15 5.21 −4.94
Mar 10.81 6.93 −3.88
Apr 11.52 9.57 −1.96
May 11.74 10.42 −1.31
Jun 11.34 11.19 −0.16
Jul 11.03 11.29 +0.26
Aug 10.70 10.49 −0.20
Sep 10.41 8.86 −1.55
Oct 10.14 6.25 −3.89
Nov 9.61 4.39 −5.21
Dec 9.55 3.34 −6.22
Annual mean 10.54 7.59 −2.95

Average daily rainfall (mm/day)

Month Nouakchott Paris +/-
Jan 0.00 1.81 +1.81
Feb 0.01 1.65 +1.64
Mar 0.01 1.90 +1.89
Apr 0.01 1.56 +1.55
May 0.03 2.47 +2.44
Jun 0.03 2.23 +2.20
Jul 0.30 1.59 +1.28
Aug 0.71 2.06 +1.35
Sep 0.73 1.65 +0.92
Oct 0.08 2.09 +2.01
Nov 0.03 2.21 +2.18
Dec 0.01 2.35 +2.34
Annual mean 0.16 1.96 +1.80

Snow (mm)

Month Nouakchott Paris +/-
Jan 0.00 1.32 +1.32
Feb 0.00 1.21 +1.21
Mar 0.00 0.45 +0.45
Apr 0.00 0.13 +0.13
May 0.00 0.00 0.00
Jun 0.00 0.00 0.00
Jul 0.00 0.00 0.00
Aug 0.00 0.00 0.00
Sep 0.00 0.00 0.00
Oct 0.00 0.01 +0.01
Nov 0.00 0.14 +0.14
Dec 0.00 0.32 +0.32
Annual mean 0.00 0.30 +0.30