Weather in Kaédi, Mauritania 🇲🇷
Live weather in Kaédi, currently 28°C with overcast. View the 7-day forecast, hourly conditions, and air quality index. Kaédi is in Mauritania — see weather across all major cities in Mauritania, or browse the hottest cities right now worldwide.
27.9°C
feels like 29.0°C
Overcast
Current Weather in Kaédi, Mauritania Updated at 9:30 AM today
| 💧 Humidity: | 57% |
| 🌬️ Wind: | 20.9 kph (248°) |
| 🌡️ Pressure: | 1014.0 mb |
| 👁️ Visibility: | 10.0 km |
| 🌧️ Precipitation: | 0.0 mm |
| ☁️ Cloud Cover: | 100% |
| ☀️ UV Index: | 2.0 |
| 🌅 Sunrise: | 06:41 AM |
| 🌇 Sunset: | 07:02 PM |
What is the weather like in Kaédi right now?
It's proper warm in Kaédi: 28°C and overcast skies. The sun is hidden behind unbroken cloud. Humidity nudges the feel up to around 29°C. A steady breeze is blowing at 21 kph from the west.
Sensitive groups should ease back on outdoor exertion — EPA index 3 today. UV is low at 2 — no sun protection needed today. Sunrise was 06:41 AM, sunset is 07:02 PM: 12h 21m of light in Kaédi.
Rain is very likely today, a 71% chance with up to 12 mm forecast. The rain should ease off around 12pm, with drier air behind it. That's right in line with the usual September average for Kaédi.
Temperatures stay fairly flat this week, near 37°C most afternoons. Today's high stays well short of Kaédi's record for the date, 44°C.
Ideal conditions in Kaédi today — get out and enjoy it.
7-Day Weather Forecast for Kaédi, Mauritania 🇲🇷
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Hourly Weather Forecast for Kaédi, Mauritania 🇲🇷 Today
Air Quality Index in Kaédi, Mauritania 🇲🇷 (AQI)
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| Parameter | Value |
|---|---|
| US EPA Index: | 3 (Unhealthy for sensitive group) |
| UK DEFRA Index: | 5 (Moderate) |
| CO: | 122.0 µg/m³ |
| O3: | 61.0 µg/m³ |
| NO2: | 1.2 µg/m³ |
| SO2: | 1.9 µg/m³ |
| PM2.5: | 43.0 µg/m³ |
| PM10: | 74.5 µg/m³ |
About Kaédi
Kaédi rests along the banks of the Senegal River in southern Mauritania, a dusty trading hub where the Sahara’s vast emptiness meets the green ribbon of the river valley. The city’s skyline is a blend of low, ochre-coloured buildings and the occasional minaret, while the bustling market overflows with fabrics, spices, and livestock. Life here moves to the rhythm of camel caravans and pirogues crossing the water into Senegal, a quiet borderland where Sahelian heat and sub-Saharan humidity briefly collide.
Kaédi’s climate belongs to the BWh (hot desert) classification under Köppen, meaning extreme aridity and fierce heat define the year. Summers from April to October bring daily highs above 40°C, often touching 45°C in May and June, with relentless sun and low humidity except near the river. Winters (November to February) are milder and far more pleasant, with daytime temperatures around 30°C and cool nights dropping to 15°C. Rainfall is negligible—barely 200 millimetres annually, mostly concentrated in a brief, erratic wet spell from July to September. Pack light, breathable fabrics, a wide-brimmed hat, sunscreen, and a thin scarf for dust.
The best time to visit weather-wise stretches from November through February, when the scorching heat relents enough for comfortable exploration. Notable phenomena include the harmattan, a dry, dust-laden wind from the Sahara that can shroud the city in a gritty haze between December and February, reducing visibility and coating everything in fine sand. Flash floods are rare but can occur if the Senegal River swells during the exceptional rainy season, though most years the land stays bone-dry. For travellers and weather-curious alike, Kaédi offers a stark lesson in surviving—and appreciating—the edge of the desert.
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