ExploCountry guide · Western Africa
Mauritania travel guide: visa, weather and holidays
Entry rules for every passport, live weather, public holidays for Mauritania. Capital: Nouakchott.
Do you need a visa for Mauritania?
It depends on your passport. Of the 198 other passports in our data, 8 passports can enter Mauritania without a visa and 189 more get a visa on arrival or an eTA.
All 198 passports for Mauritania · Visa checker · Passport validity checker for Mauritania
Mauritania at a glance
- Capital
- Nouakchott
- Region
- Western Africa, Africa
- Currency
- Mauritanian ouguiya (UM, MRU)
- Languages
- Arabic
- Calling code
- +222
- Drives on the
- right
Weather in Nouakchott
Month by month last year
- Daily high and low (°C), monthly average
- Rain (mm in the month)
Next public holidays in Mauritania
Nationwide holidays only, from Nager.Date. Check dates locally before you book: they can move.
More before you go
- Passport validity. Many countries want 3 to 6 months of validity left. Check your dates for Mauritania or read the six-month rule explained.
- Other places you can go. Where can I go? lists the places your passport reaches that are also in season, and the passport ranking shows how yours compares.
Nearby countries
Questions
Do I need a visa for Mauritania?
It depends on your passport. Of the 198 other passports in our data, 8 passports can enter Mauritania without a visa, 189 passports can get a visa on arrival and 1 passport needs a visa in advance. Pick your passport on this page, or see the full list on the all-passports page for Mauritania.
Which side of the road do they drive on in Mauritania?
Traffic keeps to the right in Mauritania.
What currency does Mauritania use?
Mauritanian ouguiya (UM, MRU).
What is the calling code for Mauritania?
+222.
What is the capital of Mauritania?
Nouakchott.
How up to date is this information?
Entry rules come from the open Passport Index dataset, last updated 18 February 2026. Governments change rules often, so check with the embassy or the official immigration site before you book. Weather and public holidays on this page are fetched live from Open-Meteo and Nager.Date.
Keep Mauritania and every other country on one map
Explo is a free app: light up the countries you have visited, save the ones you dream about, and check visa rules, weather and holidays before you go.
Get ExploEntry rules come from the open Passport Index dataset by Ilya Ilyankou (MIT), last updated 18 February 2026. Governments change rules often, so treat this as a guide and check with the embassy or the official immigration site before you book.