Boghé

Boghé (also Bogué) is a town and commune in the Brakna Region of southern Mauritania, located on the border with Senegal.^[1]

Boghé بوغي
Commune and town
Boghé Location in Mauritania
Coordinates: 16°35′N 14°16′W
Country	Mauritania
Region	Brakna
Elevation	13 m (43 ft)
Population  (2013 census)
• Total	42,759
Time zone	UTC+0 (GMT)

In 2013, it had a census population of 40,341.

The city has a high school but no university. Efforts are under way to build a hospital to serve the city and its region.^{[citation needed]}

Climate

In Boghé, the climate is characterized as warm and temperate with minimal rainfall. According to the Köppen-Geiger climate classification, it falls under the BSh category. The average yearly temperature in Boghé is 29.0 °C (84.2 °F), and the area receives approximately 244 mm (9.61 in) of precipitation annually.

Climate data for Boghe
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)	31.4 (88.5)	33.6 (92.5)	36.3 (97.3)	39.0 (102.2)	40.7 (105.3)	40.8 (105.4)	38.2 (100.8)	36.5 (97.7)	37.3 (99.1)	38.3 (100.9)	36.0 (96.8)	31.3 (88.3)	36.6 (97.9)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)	14.5 (58.1)	16.2 (61.2)	19.6 (67.3)	21.6 (70.9)	24.1 (75.4)	25.4 (77.7)	25.7 (78.3)	25.9 (78.6)	25.7 (78.3)	23.3 (73.9)	19.6 (67.3)	16.0 (60.8)	21.5 (70.6)
Average precipitation mm (inches)	1 (0.0)	1 (0.0)	0 (0)	0 (0)	0 (0)	11 (0.4)	56 (2.2)	91 (3.6)	68 (2.7)	16 (0.6)	0 (0)	0 (0)	244 (9.6)
Source: Climate-Data.org, Climate data