Coastal Mauritania

Coastal Mauritania is a region of Mauritania.

Cities

 * - the capital of Mauritania
 * - large fishing centre and industrial harbor.

Understand
Coastal Mauritania extends the length of the approximately 754-kilometer-long Atlantic coastline.

Climate
Prevailing oceanic trade winds from the Canary Islands modify the influence of the harmattan, producing a humid but temperate climate. Rainfall here is minimal; in Nouadhibou it averages less than three centimeters annually and occurs between July and September. Temperatures are moderate, varying from mean maximums of 28°C and 32°C for Nouadhibou and Nouakchott, respectively, to mean minimums of 16°C and 19°C.