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Nouakchott vs Shannon Climate & Distance Between

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  • The distance between Nouakchott, Mauritania and Shannon, Ireland is approximately 3,896 km or 2,421 mi.
  • To reach Nouakchott in this distance one would set out from Shannon bearing 191.7° or SSW and follow the great circles arc to approach Nouakchott bearing 187.4° or S .
  • Nouakchott has a subtropical hot desert climate (BWh) whereas Shannon has a marine west coast climate (Cfb).
  • Nouakchott is in or near the tropical desert biome whereas Shannon is in or near the cool temperate moist forest biome.
  • The mean annual temperature is 15.7 °C (28.2°F) warmer.
  • Average monthly temperatures vary by 2 °C (3.6°F) less in Nouakchott. The continentality subtype is barely hyperoceanic for both.
  • Total annual precipitation averages 770 mm (30.3 in) less which is equivalent to 770 l/m² (18.9 US gal/ft²) or 7,700,000 l/ha (823,181 US gal/ac) less. About 1/6 as much.
  • There are 1865 more hours of sunlight per year in Nouakchott. In whichever way circa 5h 06' more per day or about 2 1/3 as many.
  • The altitude of the sun at midday is overall 32.9° higher in Nouakchott than in Shannon.
  • Relative humidity levels are 43.8% lower.
  • The mean dew point temperature is 3.6°C (6.4°F) higher.

Climate Comparison Table

The table shows values for Nouakchott relative to Shannon. You can also view this comparison the other way around from the perspective of Shannon vs Nouakchott.

Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Annual
maximum temperature iconAverage Max Temperature °C ( °F) +21 (+37) +22 (+39) +23 (+41) +20 (+37) +20 (+35) +16 (+29) +13 (+23) +13 (+23) +17 (+30) +21 (+37) +23 (+41) +20 (+36) +19 (+34)
average temperature iconAverage Temperature °C ( °F) +16 (+28) +16 (+30) +18 (+32) +17 (+30) +16 (+29) +14 (+25) +13 (+23) +13 (+23) +16 (+28) +17 (+31) +18 (+32) +15 (+27) +16 (+28)
minimum temperature iconAverage Min Temperature °C ( °F) +10 (+19) +11 (+20) +12 (+22) +13 (+24) +13 (+23) +12 (+21) +12 (+22) +12 (+22) +14 (+25) +14 (+25) +14 (+24) +10 (+19) +12 (+22)
rainfall iconAverage Precipitation mm (in) -98 (-4) -71 (-3) -71 (-3) -55 (-2) -59 (-2) -62 (-2) -39 (-2) -1 (0) -44 (-2) -83 (-3) -90 (-4) -99 (-4) -770 (-30)
rain days iconNumber of Precipitation Days (% chance of precip. on a day ) -19.5 ( -63) -15.5 ( -55) -16 ( -52) -16 ( -53) -15 ( -48) -15.5 ( -52) -17 ( -55) -15 ( -48) -15 ( -50) -17 ( -55) -18.5 ( -62) -23.5 ( -76)   -203.5 ( -56)
sunshine iconAverage Sunlight Hours/ Day +5h 58' +6h 13' +6h 15' +5h 28' +3h 23' +3h 28' +3h 54' +3h 25' +4h 36' +5h 30' +6h 32' +6h 36'   +5h 06'
daylight iconAverage Daylight Hours & Minutes/ Day +3h 03' +1h 50' +0h 19' -1h 15' -2h 41' -3h 27' -3h 06' -1h 51' -0h 17' +1h 18' +2h 43' +3h 27'   0h 00'
sun altitude iconSun altitude at solar noon on the 21st day (°) +34.5 +34.4 +34.6 +34.6 +30.2 +24 +29.5 +34.6 +34.5 +34.4 +34.5 +34.6   +32.9
relative humidity iconRelative Humidity (%) -60 -61 -57 -50 -44 -32 -19 -16 -27 -48 -56 -56   -43.8
dewpoint temperature iconAverage Dew Point Temperature °C & (°F) -0.9 (-2) -0.6 (-1) +0.8 (+1) +1.8 (+3) +3 (+5) +5.5 (+10) +7.9 (+14) +9 (+16) +9 (+16) +4.6 (+8) +2.7 (+5) +0 (+0) +3.6 (+6)

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