Mauritania

Seasonal dry weather conditions are prevailing across the country. Planting operations for sorghum, maize, and millet are expected to begin in July with the onset of the rains, while the planting of irrigated rice—the country's major cereal crop—will start in June. The Copernicus C3S Multimodel seasonal rainfall forecast for the June–August 2026 period projects drier-than-average conditions across southern agricultural areas.