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.

    Costs and travel essentials

    • CoffeeWorld Bank PPP baseline
      $1.25 (~$1.25)
      Country-level price estimate for Mauritania, 2026-07-11. Scaled from a US baseline, not a local survey.
    • BeerWorld Bank PPP baseline
      $1.75 (~$1.75)
      Country-level price estimate for Mauritania, 2026-07-11. Scaled from a US baseline, not a local survey.
    • Flight timeMethodology
      5h 30m from London Heathrow
      Great-circle plus routing overhead.
    • Flight CO2eDEFRA 2024 factors
      1,423 kg return from London Heathrow
      DEFRA 2024 economy factors, includes radiative forcing.
    MonthAvg highDaily spreadRain days
    January28°7°C·
    February29°10°C·
    March31°10°C·
    April32°10°C·
    May35°10°C·
    June38°10°C·
    July36°11°C·
    August36°11°C·
    September38°9°C·
    October36°9°C·
    November32°9°C·
    December28°8°C·

    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. Daily spread is the width between the 10th and 90th percentiles of daily highs, not a forecast error margin. Rain days count any day with at least 1 mm of precipitation.