Climate
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In Mauritania, the climate is hot and desert in the center-north, while it is semi-desert in the south because of the summer monsoon, which brings some rainfall between June and early October. On the coast, the heat is tempered by sea breezes, but the climate is mild only in the northernmost part, which is also affected by a cool sea current. Across the country, wind can bring sandstorms.
The north sits in the western part of the Sahara desert, where it almost never rains.
Nouakchott, is warm all year round. The winter months are December to February, during which highs remain around 29/30 °C (84/86 °F), but nights are cool. In addition, the Harmattan, the dry north-east wind, often blows in winter, carrying dust and sand. During March, the temperature increases, though not as much as in the rest of the country, due to the cooling effect that the ocean has. Daytime temperatures can rise to 33 °C (91 °F) in June, which is the hottest month, when the wind blows from the sea and 45 °C (113 °F) when the wind blows from inland. Moonsoon season is from July to September, which lowers the maximum temperature to 30/32 °C (86/90 °F) and increases moisture and brings some rainfall.
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