Dahara Airport

GQNM · Mauritania

Climate Dahara Airport 2020-2024

Climate and trends: average temperature, flight conditions, precipitation, wind speed and direction.

Calculated from historical METAR data of Néma Airport (GQNI) between 2020 and 2024.

VFR conditions (%)

Month Average 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020
January 33.3 0 0 0 4
February 42.1 7 15
March 46.7 0 0 57
April 65.3 50 100
May 36.5
June 47.8 0 0
July 66.2 50
August 86.0 50
September 90.9 89
October 76.9 38
November 78.5 20
December 43.9 100
Average 34.2 50.0 8.0 14.2 31.3

VFR conditions during daylight period

Percentage of observations where the VFR minimums for ceiling and visibility are met: visibility of 8 km or more and a ceiling of 3,000 ft or more. Only observations between sunrise and sunset are taken into account.

Marginal VFR conditions (%)

Month Average 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020
January 68.9 100 50 0 42
February 78.5 64 100
March 84.1 75 0 93
April 90.3 100 100
May 69.5
June 73.9 0 20
July 90.0 50
August 100.0 100
September 90.9 89
October 100.0 100
November 94.2 80
December 83.4 100
Average 78.4 100.0 100.0 68.0 28.5 72.5

Marginal VFR conditions or better during daylight period

Percentage of observations where the MVFR minimums for ceiling and visibility are met: visibility of 5 km or more and a ceiling of 1,000 ft or more. Only observations between sunrise and sunset are taken into account.

Maximum temperatures (°C)

Month Average 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020
January 25.9 24 21 21 24
February 26.8 25 26
March 32.6 27 32 28
April 36.1 35 30
May 40.8
June 36.6 34 37
July 33.8 35
August 32.8 37
September 33.1 33
October 37.7 36
November 33.3 32
December 27.9 26
Average 30.0 24.0 37.0 25.2 31.5 28.9

Average highest temperature per day

The maximum temperature is typically observed some hours after noon.

Minimum temperatures (°C)

Month Average 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020
January 21.4 24 21 21 22
February 23.8 22 24
March 29.0 25 28 27
April 32.0 35 30
May 35.1
June 33.8 34 32
July 30.6 32
August 29.1 36
September 29.6 29
October 31.4 34
November 29.9 30
December 23.3 26
Average 27.8 24.0 36.0 23.0 30.8 26.9

Average lowest temperature per day

The minimum temperature is typically observed just before sunrise.

Precipitation (%)

Month Average 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020
January 0.0 0 0 0 0
February 0.0 0 0
March 0.0 0 0 0
April 0.0 0 0
May 0.0
June 0.0 0 0
July 0.0 0
August 0.0 0
September 0.0 0
October 0.0 0
November 0.0 0
December 0.0 0
Average

Precipitation during daylight period

Percentage of observations with observed rain, drizzle, snow or hail. Only observations between sunrise and sunset are taken into account.

Wind speed (knots)

Month Average 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020
January 12.5 10 14 24 15
February 12.5 14 18
March 12.1 12 16 11
April 9.6 9 7
May 11.0
June 9.1 15 7
July 9.9 8
August 8.3 11
September 4.1 5
October 9.3 11
November 10.8 12
December 12.9 8
Average 11.9 10.0 11.0 13.0 16.0 11.9

Average wind speed

Excluding wind gusts. Only observations between sunrise and sunset are taken into account.

Prevailing wind direction

Month 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020
January 090° 063° 039° 055°
February 042° 056°
March 041° 118° 041°
April 105° 075°
May
June 336° 060°
July 233°
August 131°
September 248°
October 056°
November 063°
December 081°

Prevailing wind direction

Average wind direction, weighed by wind speed. Only observations between sunrise and sunset are taken into account.