Mbera
City in Mauritania: population, location, elevation, climate and landmarks.
Overview
Mbera is a city in Mauritania, in Hodh Ech Chargi. About 58,985 people live in the city proper, making it the 6th largest city of Mauritania in our atlas.
It lies at 15.86° N, 5.79° W, about 295 m (968 ft) above sea level, and keeps time on the Africa/Nouakchott time zone. It sits inside the tropics.
Location
Red dot: Mbera. Green dots: other major cities of Mauritania. Map data: Natural Earth.
Climate
Mbera has a hot desert climate (Köppen BWh). The warmest month is usually May, with average highs near 42°C (107°F); the coolest nights come in Jan at about 12°C (54°F). Around 373 mm (15 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.
What to eat in MauritaniaNational dishes, street food, desserts and drinks on Intercontinental Chef.Nearby major cities
- Population, coordinates, elevation, time zone: GeoNames 12718654 (CC BY 4.0)
- Wikidata Q113014996 (CC0)
- Climate: NASA POWER 2001-2025 climatology
Text written by Geographical Effect from these sources.