Néma
City in Mauritania: population, location, elevation, climate and landmarks.
NemaLookingSouth: Unknown, Public domain (Wikimedia Commons)
Overview
Néma is a city in Mauritania, in Hodh Ech Chargi. About 60,000 people live in the city proper, making it the 5th largest city of Mauritania in our atlas.
It lies at 16.62° N, 7.26° W, about 266 m (873 ft) above sea level, and keeps time on the Africa/Nouakchott time zone. It sits inside the tropics.
Location
Red dot: Néma. Green dots: other major cities of Mauritania. Map data: Natural Earth.
Climate
Néma has a hot desert climate (Köppen BWh). The warmest month is usually May, with average highs near 43°C (109°F); the coolest nights come in Jan at about 13°C (56°F). Around 338 mm (13 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 2377539 (CC BY 4.0)
- Wikidata Q752257 (CC0)
- Climate: NASA POWER 2001-2025 climatology
Text written by Geographical Effect from these sources.
- NemaLookingSouth: Unknown, Public domain (Wikimedia Commons)