Dar Naim
City in Mauritania: population, location, elevation, climate and landmarks.
Overview
Dar Naim is a city in Mauritania, in Nouakchott North. About 61,089 people live in the city proper, making it the 4th largest city of Mauritania in our atlas.
It lies at 18.11° N, 15.93° W, about 3 m (10 ft) above sea level, and keeps time on the Africa/Nouakchott time zone. It sits inside the tropics.
Location
Red dot: Dar Naim. Green dots: other major cities of Mauritania. Map data: Natural Earth.
Climate
Dar Naim has a hot desert climate (Köppen BWh). The warmest month is usually Jun, with average highs near 39°C (102°F); the coolest nights come in Jan at about 13°C (55°F). Around 194 mm (8 in) of rain and snow falls in a typical year, most of it in Aug.
Bars: average daily high and low (°C) for each month; blue columns and figures: average precipitation (mm). Gridded 2001-2025 averages from NASA POWER, so mountain and coastal spots can differ from local station records.
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- Population, coordinates, elevation, time zone: GeoNames 11496397 (CC BY 4.0)
- Climate: NASA POWER 2001-2025 climatology
Text written by Geographical Effect from these sources.