Climate almanac
Kiffa
Assaba, Mauritania · 16.62°, -11.40°
What is the climate like in Kiffa?
The best time to visit Kiffa is typically September – April, with trip comfort peaking in December (7.7/10). Kiffa is warmest in May, when daily highs average 109°F (43°C), and coolest in January, when lows fall to about 63°F (17°C). The wettest month is typically August and the driest is January; the year sees roughly 5.5 in (140 mm) of precipitation.
- Best time to visitSeptember – April — comfort peaks in December (7.7/10)
- Warmest monthMay — average high 109°F (43°C)
- Coolest monthJanuary — average low 63°F (17°C)
- Wettest monthAugust (2.5 in (63 mm))
- Driest monthJanuary (0.0 in (0 mm))
- Annual precipitation5.5 in (140 mm)
- Based on2016-2025 daily ERA5 reanalysis data (10-year normals)
- Records fromKiffa, 1 km away (1953-2018)