Capital of Mauritania
Nouakchott
Photo: Laminesall96 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
- Local time
- Africa/Nouakchott
- Country
- Mauritania
- Population
- 1,184,530
- Elevation
- 10 m
- Airports
- NKC
- 25 km from the centre
- From DXB
- 7,330 km
- 9 hrs 25 mins · Estimate
Climate
The weather in Nouakchott, month by month
- Jan23°
- Feb23°
- Mar24°
- Apr23°
- May25°
- Jun26°
- Jul27°
- Aug29°
- Sept30°
- Oct29°
- Nov27°
- Dec24°
- Mild to warm and dry
- Mild to warm, humid or showery
- Hot
- Cool
- Wet
- Cold
Good for going all year, on these averages.
Mean highs run from 23°C in February to 30°C in September, with about 150 mm of rain in a year.
Month-by-month climate for NouakchottModelled averages for an area about 50 km across, not a weather station's record: NASA POWER climatology, 2001–2020.
Airports
Airports serving Nouakchott
How far it is from the UAE
From DXBNouakchott
7,330 km
9 hrs 25 mins · Estimate
From AUHNouakchott
7,280 km
9 hrs 20 mins · Estimate
The great-circle distance, and a rough flying time: the distance at an average 850 km/h plus 45 minutes for take-off and landing. Real flights follow airways, meet headwinds and wait for traffic, so schedules differ.
Facts
Practical facts
- Local time
- Africa/Nouakchott
- Country
- Mauritania
- Currency
- Mauritanian Ouguiya MRUToday's indicative rate: MRU 10 ≈ USD 0.248Indicative, from the day's reference rates; a bank or card will charge its own.
- Plugs
- Type C220 V · 50 HzAs recorded in Wikidata.
- Emergency numbers
- 101ambulance117police118fireAs recorded in Wikidata. Check them locally on arrival; they are not the only safety information you need.
- Calling code · Driving
- +222 · On the right
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