Climate risk in Nouakchott
Mauritania · 1.2M people in the urban area
What threatens Nouakchott most
- Water stress
- Extremely High WRI Aqueduct
- Earthquake
- Low GSHAP
Tsunamis and landslides are not rated for a single city here. Climate risk profile of Mauritania
Nouakchott had 238 days in 2025 when the night never cooled below 20 °C.
Dakar: 292 days.
Nouakchott's climate in the 2050s
2041-2060 compared with 1991-2020, moderate emissions
By the 2050s, Nouakchott's climate will still be more like its own today than any other large city's. The nearest other is Surat (India).
+1.3°C
Mean temperature over the year
+1.4°C
Highest in the warmest month
+1.2°C
Lowest in the coldest month
+13%
Precipitation over the year
Under high emissions, Nouakchott would stay nearest its own climate today.
Its own climate today is 2.0 σ away. How close the match is: 6.1 σ to the climate of Surat today, where under 2 is close and over 4 is no match (Mahony et al. 2017). 3 of 3 climate model runs name the same city. Seasonal temperature and rain are compared, not extremes, city heat or the sea.
Where else Nouakchott stands out
41 days
Hot days in 2025, over 35 °C
Dakar: 0 days.
Higher than in 77% of the world's 630 large cities
Hazards at Nouakchott
Read at the city's centre and compared with the Atlas's 630 large cities. Moderate emissions is the IPCC's scenario SSP2-4.5.
| Hazard | Nouakchott | Among large cities | In Mauritania |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hot days in 2025, over 35 °C | 41 days | Among large cities: above 77% | |
| Tropical nights in 2025, over 20 °C | 238 days | Among large cities: above 81% | |
| Hottest day of 2025 | 39.2°C | Among large cities: above 72% | |
| Warming by 2050, moderate emissions | +1.6°C | Among large cities: above 25% | |
| Days with 20 mm of rain or more in 2025 | 0 days | ||
| River flood depth, 100-year event | Dry at the city centre point | ||
| Coastal flood depth, 100-year event | Dry at the city centre point | ||
| Sea level rise by 2050, moderate emissions | 218 mm | Among large cities: above 61% | |
| Water stress | Extremely High (>80%) | Among large cities: above 70% | |
| Earthquake shaking, once in 475 years | 0.15 m/s² | Among large cities: above 17% | |
| Land burned in an average year | 0% | ||
| Cyclone wind, once in 100 years | 0 m/s |
Flood depth is read in a single 1 km cell at the city's centre, in today's climate. Other parts of the city can still flood. The country page names the deepest point near a coastal city in 2080, so its figure can be higher. See how deep a river flood reaches around Nouakchott on the live map
See the hot days around Nouakchott on the live map
41 days © OpenStreetMap Large cities near Nouakchott
- Dakar · Senegal
- Conakry · Guinea
- Bamako · Mali
- Las Palmas de Gran Canaria · Spain
Large cities in Mauritania
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author = {{Criora}},
title = {Nouakchott, Mauritania: climate risk profile},
year = {2026},
url = {https://criora.com/atlas/MRT/nouakchott},
urldate = {2026-11-02}
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