Banc d'Arguin National Park

Mauritania

A vast expanse of coastal shallows and dunes acting as a crucial wintering site for millions of migratory birds.

Warmest month is June at 38°C on average. Coolest is January at 28°C.

Six lead datapoints

MonthAvg highSwingRain days
January28°±4°·
February29°±5°·
March31°±5°·
April32°±5°·
May35°±5°·
June38°±5°·
July36°±6°·
August36°±6°·
September38°±5°·
October36°±5°·
November32°±5°·
December28°±4°·

What to do

  • Take a traditional lantecha sailing boat tour
  • Birdwatch for massive flocks of flamingos and pelicans
  • Look for dolphins hunting near the shore

How we know this

Values are the average of the last ten calendar years of daily readings from Visual Crossing, snapped to the destination cluster. Swing is the p10 to p90 range of daily highs, halved for the ± figure. Rain days count any day with at least 1 mm of precipitation.