Nouadhibou
City in Mauritania: population, location, elevation, climate and landmarks.
Nouadhibou,NumerowatN: Bertramz, CC BY-SA 3.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
Overview
Nouadhibou is a city in Mauritania, in Dakhlet Nouadhibou. About 146,048 people live in the city proper, making it the 2nd largest city of Mauritania in our atlas.
It lies at 20.94° N, 17.04° W, about 16 m (52 ft) above sea level, and keeps time on the Africa/Nouakchott time zone. It sits inside the tropics.
Location
Red dot: Nouadhibou. Green dots: other major cities of Mauritania. Map data: Natural Earth.
Climate
Nouadhibou has a hot desert climate (Köppen BWh). The warmest month is usually Sep, with average highs near 32°C (90°F); the coolest nights come in Jan at about 14°C (56°F). Around 41 mm (2 in) of rain and snow falls in a typical year, most of it in Oct.
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 2377457 (CC BY 4.0)
- Wikidata Q184184 (CC0)
- Climate: NASA POWER 2001-2025 climatology
Text written by Geographical Effect from these sources.
- Nouadhibou,NumerowatN: Bertramz, CC BY-SA 3.0 (Wikimedia Commons)