موسم الغبار، شهرًا بشهر حول العالم
غبار الربيع والعواصف الرملية؛ والرئات الحسّاسة تبقى في الداخل.
هذه صفحة تحذير، لا توصية. يشمل موسم الغبار 66 وجهة على SeasonMap؛ والأشهر أدناه هي التي تكون فيها نافذة الخطر مفتوحة — ومعظم أسابيعها تمرّ بهدوء، والدرجة بجانب كل مكان تبقى درجة المناخ العادية، بالمخاطر وكل شيء.
متى يكون قائمًا
موسم الغبار في يناير
- لاس بالماس دي غران كناريا 🇪🇸 إسبانياCalima · 15 ينا – 15 أبر (عادةً)Saharan dust rides in on an easterly several times a year, most often in late winter, dropping visibility and pushing the temperature up sharply for a day or two.92
- لنزاروت 🇪🇸 إسبانياCalima · 15 ينا – 15 أبر (عادةً)Saharan dust crosses on an easterly a few times each winter and spring, hazing the volcanoes out and occasionally closing the airport.91
- دكار 🇸🇳 السنغالSaharan dust season · 1 ديس – 28 فبر (عادةً)Dust off the Sahara crosses the Cap-Vert peninsula through the cool months and drops the visibility to a few kilometres for days at a time.89
- فويرتيفنتورا 🇪🇸 إسبانياCalima · 15 ينا – 15 أبر (عادةً)Saharan dust blows across from Africa a few times each winter and spring, dropping visibility to a few hundred metres and occasionally grounding flights.89
- نواكشوط 🇲🇷 موريتانياSand and dust season · 25 نوف – 15 أبر (عادةً)The harmattan carries Saharan sand straight over the city and the dunes keep working their way into the eastern quarters.88
- بوا فيستا 🇨🇻 الرأس الأخضرBruma seca · 1 ديس – 15 مار (عادةً)The Saharan haze Cape Verdeans call bruma seca hits the eastern islands hardest, and Boa Vista sits closest to the African coast.87
- برايا 🇨🇻 الرأس الأخضرBruma seca dust haze · 15 نوف – 15 مار (عادةً)Saharan dust crosses the archipelago in the cool months and turns the sky milky for days at a time.86
- نيامي 🇳🇪 النيجرHarmattan · 25 نوف – 28 فبر (عادةً)The coolest and driest weeks of the year, and the dustiest: a north-easterly off the Sahara, cold enough for a jacket at dawn, and a haze that never fully lifts.86
- انجمينا 🇹🇩 تشادHarmattan · 25 نوف – 10 مار (عادةً)Sahelian dust on a north-easterly, cold mornings and a sky the colour of weak tea.86
- سال 🇨🇻 الرأس الأخضرBruma seca · 1 ديس – 15 مار (عادةً)Saharan haze reaches the eastern islands in the cool months and can grey out a week of otherwise faultless weather.86
- منديلو 🇨🇻 الرأس الأخضرBruma seca dust haze · 1 ديس – 28 فبر (عادةً)Saharan dust on the harmattan can blanket the islands for days, cutting visibility enough to divert or cancel flights into Sao Vicente and delay the Santo Antao ferry.86
- سانت لويس 🇸🇳 السنغالSaharan dust · 1 ديس – 28 فبر (عادةً)Dust off the desert crosses the river mouth through the cool months and drops the visibility for days at a time.85
- باماكو 🇲🇱 ماليHarmattan · 25 نوف – 15 مار (عادةً)The Saharan wind arrives from the north-east in late November and stays until spring: dry air, a sky that never quite clears, and red dust over everything in the unpaved quarters.84
- واغادوغو 🇧🇫 بوركينا فاسوHarmattan · 15 نوف – 20 فبر (عادةً)The full Sahelian version: a permanent film of dust, a sun you can look straight at, and mornings cold enough for a coat.83
- أبوجا 🇳🇬 نيجيرياHarmattan · 1 ديس – 20 فبر (عادةً)Saharan dust reaches the middle belt properly: a flat white sky, dust on every surface, and mornings cold enough for a jacket.80
- فريتاون 🇸🇱 سيراليونHarmattan haze · 1 ديس – 20 فبر (عادةً)Saharan dust reaches this far down the coast through the driest weeks and takes the view of the hills with it.78
- بانجول 🇬🇲 غامبياHarmattan haze · 1 ديس – 1 مار (عادةً)Saharan dust drifts down the coast through the cool months and flattens the light for days at a time.78
- كوناكري 🇬🇳 غينياHarmattan and the dry months · 1 ديس – 15 أبر (عادةً)The harmattan takes over in December and the rain effectively stops.76
- كوماسي 🇬🇭 غاناHarmattan · 1 ديس – 15 فبر (عادةً)Inland Ashanti gets the harmattan properly, not the coastal version: cold mornings, cracked skin, a red haze over the city and dust through every open window on the road to Accra.75
- مونروفيا 🇱🇷 ليبيرياHarmattan haze · 10 ديس – 10 فبر (عادةً)A weak version of the Sahelian harmattan reaches the coast for a few weeks: hazy horizons, cooler nights and dry air, which after six months of rain is a relief more than a nuisance.72
- كيب كوست 🇬🇭 غاناHarmattan haze · 1 ديس – 15 فبر (عادةً)The coast gets a diluted version of the northern harmattan: a milky sky, dry skin and dust on the castle whitewash.71
- كوتونو 🇧🇯 بنينHarmattan haze · 5 ديس – 10 فبر (عادةً)The coast gets a thinned-down version of the northern harmattan: a flat white sky, dry air off the Sahara and dust on everything left out on the balcony.70
- لومي 🇹🇬 توغوHarmattan haze · 5 ديس – 15 فبر (عادةً)The coastal version of the Saharan wind: white sky, dry air, dust settling on the beach bars and the border traffic at Aflao.69
- أكرا 🇬🇭 غاناHarmattan haze · 5 ديس – 10 فبر (عادةً)The coast gets a diluted version of the northern harmattan: hazy horizons, dry skin, and a fine dust on everything left outside.68
- أبيدجان 🇨🇮 ساحل العاجHarmattan haze · 10 ديس – 15 فبر (عادةً)Abidjan sits at the far southern edge of the harmattan.68
موسم الغبار في فبراير
- لاس بالماس دي غران كناريا 🇪🇸 إسبانياCalima · 15 ينا – 15 أبر (عادةً)Saharan dust rides in on an easterly several times a year, most often in late winter, dropping visibility and pushing the temperature up sharply for a day or two.92
- دكار 🇸🇳 السنغالSaharan dust season · 1 ديس – 28 فبر (عادةً)Dust off the Sahara crosses the Cap-Vert peninsula through the cool months and drops the visibility to a few kilometres for days at a time.91
- لنزاروت 🇪🇸 إسبانياCalima · 15 ينا – 15 أبر (عادةً)Saharan dust crosses on an easterly a few times each winter and spring, hazing the volcanoes out and occasionally closing the airport.91
- فويرتيفنتورا 🇪🇸 إسبانياCalima · 15 ينا – 15 أبر (عادةً)Saharan dust blows across from Africa a few times each winter and spring, dropping visibility to a few hundred metres and occasionally grounding flights.89
- برايا 🇨🇻 الرأس الأخضرBruma seca dust haze · 15 نوف – 15 مار (عادةً)Saharan dust crosses the archipelago in the cool months and turns the sky milky for days at a time.88
- سال 🇨🇻 الرأس الأخضرBruma seca · 1 ديس – 15 مار (عادةً)Saharan haze reaches the eastern islands in the cool months and can grey out a week of otherwise faultless weather.88
- منديلو 🇨🇻 الرأس الأخضرBruma seca dust haze · 1 ديس – 28 فبر (عادةً)Saharan dust on the harmattan can blanket the islands for days, cutting visibility enough to divert or cancel flights into Sao Vicente and delay the Santo Antao ferry.88
- بوا فيستا 🇨🇻 الرأس الأخضرBruma seca · 1 ديس – 15 مار (عادةً)The Saharan haze Cape Verdeans call bruma seca hits the eastern islands hardest, and Boa Vista sits closest to the African coast.88
- نواكشوط 🇲🇷 موريتانياSand and dust season · 25 نوف – 15 أبر (عادةً)The harmattan carries Saharan sand straight over the city and the dunes keep working their way into the eastern quarters.85
- سانت لويس 🇸🇳 السنغالSaharan dust · 1 ديس – 28 فبر (عادةً)Dust off the desert crosses the river mouth through the cool months and drops the visibility for days at a time.83
- فريتاون 🇸🇱 سيراليونHarmattan haze · 1 ديس – 20 فبر (عادةً)Saharan dust reaches this far down the coast through the driest weeks and takes the view of the hills with it.77
- انجمينا 🇹🇩 تشادHarmattan · 25 نوف – 10 مار (عادةً)Sahelian dust on a north-easterly, cold mornings and a sky the colour of weak tea.75
- نيامي 🇳🇪 النيجرHarmattan · 25 نوف – 28 فبر (عادةً)The coolest and driest weeks of the year, and the dustiest: a north-easterly off the Sahara, cold enough for a jacket at dawn, and a haze that never fully lifts.73
- كوناكري 🇬🇳 غينياHarmattan and the dry months · 1 ديس – 15 أبر (عادةً)The harmattan takes over in December and the rain effectively stops.72
- أبوجا 🇳🇬 نيجيرياHarmattan · 1 ديس – 20 فبر (عادةً)Saharan dust reaches the middle belt properly: a flat white sky, dust on every surface, and mornings cold enough for a jacket.70
- باماكو 🇲🇱 ماليHarmattan · 25 نوف – 15 مار (عادةً)The Saharan wind arrives from the north-east in late November and stays until spring: dry air, a sky that never quite clears, and red dust over everything in the unpaved quarters.69
- بانجول 🇬🇲 غامبياHarmattan haze · 1 ديس – 1 مار (عادةً)Saharan dust drifts down the coast through the cool months and flattens the light for days at a time.69
- مونروفيا 🇱🇷 ليبيرياHarmattan haze · 10 ديس – 10 فبر (عادةً)A weak version of the Sahelian harmattan reaches the coast for a few weeks: hazy horizons, cooler nights and dry air, which after six months of rain is a relief more than a nuisance.68
- كوماسي 🇬🇭 غاناHarmattan · 1 ديس – 15 فبر (عادةً)Inland Ashanti gets the harmattan properly, not the coastal version: cold mornings, cracked skin, a red haze over the city and dust through every open window on the road to Accra.68
- كيب كوست 🇬🇭 غاناHarmattan haze · 1 ديس – 15 فبر (عادةً)The coast gets a diluted version of the northern harmattan: a milky sky, dry skin and dust on the castle whitewash.68
- واغادوغو 🇧🇫 بوركينا فاسوHarmattan · 15 نوف – 20 فبر (عادةً)The full Sahelian version: a permanent film of dust, a sun you can look straight at, and mornings cold enough for a coat.67
- أكرا 🇬🇭 غاناHarmattan haze · 5 ديس – 10 فبر (عادةً)The coast gets a diluted version of the northern harmattan: hazy horizons, dry skin, and a fine dust on everything left outside.66
- لومي 🇹🇬 توغوHarmattan haze · 5 ديس – 15 فبر (عادةً)The coastal version of the Saharan wind: white sky, dry air, dust settling on the beach bars and the border traffic at Aflao.66
- كوتونو 🇧🇯 بنينHarmattan haze · 5 ديس – 10 فبر (عادةً)The coast gets a thinned-down version of the northern harmattan: a flat white sky, dry air off the Sahara and dust on everything left out on the balcony.66
- أبيدجان 🇨🇮 ساحل العاجHarmattan haze · 10 ديس – 15 فبر (عادةً)Abidjan sits at the far southern edge of the harmattan.64
…و1 غيرها في فبراير.
موسم الغبار في مارس
- القاهرة 🇪🇬 مصرKhamaseen dust winds · 1 مار – 31 مايو (عادةً)Hot southerly winds carry Saharan dust over the city for a day or two at a time, closing the horizon and grounding the view from the Giza plateau.95
- لنزاروت 🇪🇸 إسبانياCalima · 15 ينا – 15 أبر (عادةً)Saharan dust crosses on an easterly a few times each winter and spring, hazing the volcanoes out and occasionally closing the airport.95
- البحر الميت 🇯🇴 الأردنKhamsin dust winds · 15 مار – 31 مايو (عادةً)Hot southerlies off the desert push dust up the rift for a few days at a time in spring, dropping the visibility across the water to nothing and coating everything left outside.94
- لاس بالماس دي غران كناريا 🇪🇸 إسبانياCalima · 15 ينا – 15 أبر (عادةً)Saharan dust rides in on an easterly several times a year, most often in late winter, dropping visibility and pushing the temperature up sharply for a day or two.93
- الإسكندرية 🇪🇬 مصرKhamaseen dust winds · 1 مار – 15 مايو (عادةً)Hot southerlies off the desert push dust over the city for a day or two at a time in spring, and the sea haze holds it in.93
- بغداد 🇮🇶 العراقShamal dust storms · 15 مار – 30 يون (عادةً)North-westerlies lift the dried marsh and desert soil; a bad day turns the sky orange and grounds flights at Baghdad International.92
- طرابلس 🇱🇾 ليبياThe ghibli · 1 مار – 31 مايو (عادةً)A hot, dust-laden southerly off the desert that can lift the temperature sharply in a few hours and leave grit on everything.92
- فويرتيفنتورا 🇪🇸 إسبانياCalima · 15 ينا – 15 أبر (عادةً)Saharan dust blows across from Africa a few times each winter and spring, dropping visibility to a few hundred metres and occasionally grounding flights.91
- بوا فيستا 🇨🇻 الرأس الأخضرBruma seca · 1 ديس – 15 مار (عادةً)The Saharan haze Cape Verdeans call bruma seca hits the eastern islands hardest, and Boa Vista sits closest to the African coast.91
- برايا 🇨🇻 الرأس الأخضرBruma seca dust haze · 15 نوف – 15 مار (عادةً)Saharan dust crosses the archipelago in the cool months and turns the sky milky for days at a time.90
- سال 🇨🇻 الرأس الأخضرBruma seca · 1 ديس – 15 مار (عادةً)Saharan haze reaches the eastern islands in the cool months and can grey out a week of otherwise faultless weather.90
- مرزوكة 🇲🇦 المغربSpring sandstorms · 15 مار – 31 مايو (عادةً)The wind gets up in spring and the dunes move with it: gritty air for days at a time, camps struck early and the road east regularly half-buried.89
- البتراء 🇯🇴 الأردنKhamsin dust days · 15 مار – 31 مايو (عادةً)Hot southerly winds pull desert dust over the escarpment for a few days at a stretch in spring, turning the rock flat brown and the light useless for photographs.88
- الرياض 🇸🇦 السعوديةSpring dust storms · 1 مار – 31 مايو (عادةً)The wind off the interior turns the sky ochre for a day or two at a stretch, cancelling flights and putting sand through every window frame.87
- نيقوسيا 🇨🇾 قبرصSpring dust episodes · 1 مار – 31 مايو (عادةً)Dust off Syria and the Sahara reaches the island several times each spring and it hangs in the Mesaoria basin longer than on the coast.86
- القدس 🇮🇱 إسرائيلSharav dust days · 1 مار – 31 مايو (عادةً)Hot desert winds push dust over the hills for a few days at a stretch in spring and again in autumn, turning the light brown and the view from the Mount of Olives into nothing.85
- مالقة 🇪🇸 إسبانياCalima dust · 1 مار – 31 أغس (عادةً)Saharan dust rides in on a southerly and turns the sky orange and the parked cars brown for a day or two at a time, most often in spring and again at the height of summer.85
- ألبوكيركي 🇺🇸 الولايات المتحدةSpring wind and blowing dust · 1 مار – 31 مايوThe windiest stretch of the year across the Rio Grande valley, with afternoon gusts that lift dust off the mesa and shut down balloon flights and small aircraft.84
- الأقصر 🇪🇬 مصرKhamaseen dust winds · 1 مار – 15 مايو (عادةً)Spring southerlies fill the valley with sand for a day or two at a time and ground the dawn balloon flights.83
- نواكشوط 🇲🇷 موريتانياSand and dust season · 25 نوف – 15 أبر (عادةً)The harmattan carries Saharan sand straight over the city and the dunes keep working their way into the eastern quarters.83
- أبوظبي 🇦🇪 الإمارات العربية المتحدةShamal dust season · 1 مار – 15 يون (عادةً)The northwesterly shamal blows for a day or three at a time in spring and takes the skyline with it; flights hold, the sea turns brown and anyone with a chest keeps indoors.82
- بخارى 🇺🇿 أوزبكستانDust and wind season · 15 مار – 31 أغس (عادةً)Bukhara sits in one of the dustiest corners of Uzbekistan, and from spring into summer a strong westerly off the Kyzylkum can turn the sky over the old town brown for a day or so.82
- خوتان 🇨🇳 الصينSpring dust season · 1 مار – 31 مايو (عادةً)Hotan sits on the southern rim of the Taklamakan and spring is when the desert moves.82
- دمشق 🇸🇾 سورياKhamsin dust winds · 15 مار – 31 مايو (عادةً)The spring southerly arrives with a jump in temperature and a sky the colour of weak tea, usually two or three days at a time before it clears.82
- أسوان 🇪🇬 مصرKhamaseen dust winds · 1 مار – 31 مايو (عادةً)Hot southerly winds pick up desert sand for a day or two at a time and the far bank of the Nile disappears behind it.82
…و14 غيرها في مارس.
موسم الغبار في أبريل
- القدس 🇮🇱 إسرائيلSharav dust days · 1 مار – 31 مايو (عادةً)Hot desert winds push dust over the hills for a few days at a stretch in spring and again in autumn, turning the light brown and the view from the Mount of Olives into nothing.96
- البتراء 🇯🇴 الأردنKhamsin dust days · 15 مار – 31 مايو (عادةً)Hot southerly winds pull desert dust over the escarpment for a few days at a stretch in spring, turning the rock flat brown and the light useless for photographs.96
- طرابلس 🇱🇾 ليبياThe ghibli · 1 مار – 31 مايو (عادةً)A hot, dust-laden southerly off the desert that can lift the temperature sharply in a few hours and leave grit on everything.96
- لنزاروت 🇪🇸 إسبانياCalima · 15 ينا – 15 أبر (عادةً)Saharan dust crosses on an easterly a few times each winter and spring, hazing the volcanoes out and occasionally closing the airport.96
- الإسكندرية 🇪🇬 مصرKhamaseen dust winds · 1 مار – 15 مايو (عادةً)Hot southerlies off the desert push dust over the city for a day or two at a time in spring, and the sea haze holds it in.96
- بخارى 🇺🇿 أوزبكستانDust and wind season · 15 مار – 31 أغس (عادةً)Bukhara sits in one of the dustiest corners of Uzbekistan, and from spring into summer a strong westerly off the Kyzylkum can turn the sky over the old town brown for a day or so.95
- تل أبيب 🇮🇱 إسرائيلSharav heat spikes · 1 أبر – 5 يون (عادةً)A desert wind pushes in for two or three days at a time in spring, taking the humidity down and the temperature up, sometimes with dust off Sinai.94
- مالقة 🇪🇸 إسبانياCalima dust · 1 مار – 31 أغس (عادةً)Saharan dust rides in on a southerly and turns the sky orange and the parked cars brown for a day or two at a time, most often in spring and again at the height of summer.94
- لاس بالماس دي غران كناريا 🇪🇸 إسبانياCalima · 15 ينا – 15 أبر (عادةً)Saharan dust rides in on an easterly several times a year, most often in late winter, dropping visibility and pushing the temperature up sharply for a day or two.94
- خوتان 🇨🇳 الصينSpring dust season · 1 مار – 31 مايو (عادةً)Hotan sits on the southern rim of the Taklamakan and spring is when the desert moves.93
- كاشغر 🇨🇳 الصينFloating dust season · 1 مار – 31 مايو (عادةً)Spring lifts the Taklamakan off the desert floor and parks it over the oasis.93
- نيقوسيا 🇨🇾 قبرصSpring dust episodes · 1 مار – 31 مايو (عادةً)Dust off Syria and the Sahara reaches the island several times each spring and it hangs in the Mesaoria basin longer than on the coast.93
- دمشق 🇸🇾 سورياKhamsin dust winds · 15 مار – 31 مايو (عادةً)The spring southerly arrives with a jump in temperature and a sky the colour of weak tea, usually two or three days at a time before it clears.92
- فويرتيفنتورا 🇪🇸 إسبانياCalima · 15 ينا – 15 أبر (عادةً)Saharan dust blows across from Africa a few times each winter and spring, dropping visibility to a few hundred metres and occasionally grounding flights.92
- بكين 🇨🇳 الصينSandstorm season · 1 مار – 15 مايو (عادةً)Dust off the Mongolian plateau reaches the city several times each spring, turning the sky yellow and pushing the air readings off the usual scale for a day or two.91
- أربيل 🇮🇶 العراقDust season · 1 أبر – 30 يون (عادةً)The shamal lifts the plains and the city turns the colour of the ground for a day or two at a time.91
- ألبوكيركي 🇺🇸 الولايات المتحدةSpring wind and blowing dust · 1 مار – 31 مايوThe windiest stretch of the year across the Rio Grande valley, with afternoon gusts that lift dust off the mesa and shut down balloon flights and small aircraft.90
- البحر الميت 🇯🇴 الأردنKhamsin dust winds · 15 مار – 31 مايو (عادةً)Hot southerlies off the desert push dust up the rift for a few days at a time in spring, dropping the visibility across the water to nothing and coating everything left outside.88
- القاهرة 🇪🇬 مصرKhamaseen dust winds · 1 مار – 31 مايو (عادةً)Hot southerly winds carry Saharan dust over the city for a day or two at a time, closing the horizon and grounding the view from the Giza plateau.86
- سول 🇰🇷 كوريا الجنوبيةFine dust season · 1 مار – 15 مايو (عادةً)Spring brings the worst air of the year, part local, part dust and pollution blown in from the west.85
- بغداد 🇮🇶 العراقShamal dust storms · 15 مار – 30 يون (عادةً)North-westerlies lift the dried marsh and desert soil; a bad day turns the sky orange and grounds flights at Baghdad International.84
- فوكوكا 🇯🇵 اليابانYellow sand season · 1 مار – 15 مايو (عادةً)Dust off the Asian mainland reaches Kyushu first and the worst days leave a film on parked cars.81
- إنتشون 🇰🇷 كوريا الجنوبيةFine dust season · 1 مار – 15 مايو (عادةً)Incheon is the first thing the spring westerlies hit, so it reads worse than Seoul on the bad days.81
- مرزوكة 🇲🇦 المغربSpring sandstorms · 15 مار – 31 مايو (عادةً)The wind gets up in spring and the dunes move with it: gritty air for days at a time, camps struck early and the road east regularly half-buried.80
- نواكشوط 🇲🇷 موريتانياSand and dust season · 25 نوف – 15 أبر (عادةً)The harmattan carries Saharan sand straight over the city and the dunes keep working their way into the eastern quarters.79
…و11 غيرها في أبريل.
موسم الغبار في مايو
- مالقة 🇪🇸 إسبانياCalima dust · 1 مار – 31 أغس (عادةً)Saharan dust rides in on a southerly and turns the sky orange and the parked cars brown for a day or two at a time, most often in spring and again at the height of summer.95
- القدس 🇮🇱 إسرائيلSharav dust days · 1 مار – 31 مايو (عادةً)Hot desert winds push dust over the hills for a few days at a stretch in spring and again in autumn, turning the light brown and the view from the Mount of Olives into nothing.91
- البتراء 🇯🇴 الأردنKhamsin dust days · 15 مار – 31 مايو (عادةً)Hot southerly winds pull desert dust over the escarpment for a few days at a stretch in spring, turning the rock flat brown and the light useless for photographs.91
- طرابلس 🇱🇾 ليبياThe ghibli · 1 مار – 31 مايو (عادةً)A hot, dust-laden southerly off the desert that can lift the temperature sharply in a few hours and leave grit on everything.91
- سول 🇰🇷 كوريا الجنوبيةFine dust season · 1 مار – 15 مايو (عادةً)Spring brings the worst air of the year, part local, part dust and pollution blown in from the west.90
- أورومتشي 🇨🇳 الصينSpring dust · 15 مار – 15 مايو (عادةً)Spring lifts the basin's dust into the wind gap the city sits in.90
- بكين 🇨🇳 الصينSandstorm season · 1 مار – 15 مايو (عادةً)Dust off the Mongolian plateau reaches the city several times each spring, turning the sky yellow and pushing the air readings off the usual scale for a day or two.88
- تل أبيب 🇮🇱 إسرائيلSharav heat spikes · 1 أبر – 5 يون (عادةً)A desert wind pushes in for two or three days at a time in spring, taking the humidity down and the temperature up, sometimes with dust off Sinai.88
- دمشق 🇸🇾 سورياKhamsin dust winds · 15 مار – 31 مايو (عادةً)The spring southerly arrives with a jump in temperature and a sky the colour of weak tea, usually two or three days at a time before it clears.88
- الإسكندرية 🇪🇬 مصرKhamaseen dust winds · 1 مار – 15 مايو (عادةً)Hot southerlies off the desert push dust over the city for a day or two at a time in spring, and the sea haze holds it in.88
- إنتشون 🇰🇷 كوريا الجنوبيةFine dust season · 1 مار – 15 مايو (عادةً)Incheon is the first thing the spring westerlies hit, so it reads worse than Seoul on the bad days.88
- ألبوكيركي 🇺🇸 الولايات المتحدةSpring wind and blowing dust · 1 مار – 31 مايوThe windiest stretch of the year across the Rio Grande valley, with afternoon gusts that lift dust off the mesa and shut down balloon flights and small aircraft.87
- كاشغر 🇨🇳 الصينFloating dust season · 1 مار – 31 مايو (عادةً)Spring lifts the Taklamakan off the desert floor and parks it over the oasis.87
- نيقوسيا 🇨🇾 قبرصSpring dust episodes · 1 مار – 31 مايو (عادةً)Dust off Syria and the Sahara reaches the island several times each spring and it hangs in the Mesaoria basin longer than on the coast.87
- بخارى 🇺🇿 أوزبكستانDust and wind season · 15 مار – 31 أغس (عادةً)Bukhara sits in one of the dustiest corners of Uzbekistan, and from spring into summer a strong westerly off the Kyzylkum can turn the sky over the old town brown for a day or so.85
- خوتان 🇨🇳 الصينSpring dust season · 1 مار – 31 مايو (عادةً)Hotan sits on the southern rim of the Taklamakan and spring is when the desert moves.85
- فوكوكا 🇯🇵 اليابانYellow sand season · 1 مار – 15 مايو (عادةً)Dust off the Asian mainland reaches Kyushu first and the worst days leave a film on parked cars.82
- أولان باتور 🇲🇳 منغولياSpring dust storms · 15 مار – 31 مايو (عادةً)Gobi dust rides the spring wind up over the city several times a season, turning the sky orange and grounding domestic flights.81
- كوسكو 🇵🇪 بيروAndean dry season · 1 مايو – 30 سبت (عادةً)Bright still days, hard frost at night at 3,400 metres, and dust on the trails by August.81
- أربيل 🇮🇶 العراقDust season · 1 أبر – 30 يون (عادةً)The shamal lifts the plains and the city turns the colour of the ground for a day or two at a time.81
- البحر الميت 🇯🇴 الأردنKhamsin dust winds · 15 مار – 31 مايو (عادةً)Hot southerlies off the desert push dust up the rift for a few days at a time in spring, dropping the visibility across the water to nothing and coating everything left outside.78
- القاهرة 🇪🇬 مصرKhamaseen dust winds · 1 مار – 31 مايو (عادةً)Hot southerly winds carry Saharan dust over the city for a day or two at a time, closing the horizon and grounding the view from the Giza plateau.77
- حديقة الغابة المتحجرة الوطنية 🇺🇸 الولايات المتحدةSpring wind and dust · 1 مار – 31 مايو (عادةً)March to May is the windy season on the Colorado Plateau, and there is nothing between the badlands and the horizon to slow it down.77
- كاغوشيما 🇯🇵 اليابانSakurajima ashfall · 15 مايو – 30 سبت (عادةً)The volcano across the bay erupts most weeks of the year, but it is in summer that the wind carries the ash over the city.72
- جبل الثلج 🇪🇸 إسبانياCalima on the snow · 15 فبر – 15 يون (عادةً)Saharan dust blows north over Andalusia most often in spring, turning the sky orange and leaving the pistes pink.69
…و9 غيرها في مايو.
موسم الغبار في يونيو
- تينيريف 🇪🇸 إسبانياCalima dust · 15 يون – 15 سبت (عادةً)Saharan dust can settle over the island for days, dropping visibility, raising the temperature and putting the airport on the news.91
- الجزائر 🇩🇿 الجزائرSirocco and Saharan dust · 15 يون – 15 سبت (عادةً)A few times a summer the wind swings round off the desert and the city goes hot, hazy and gritty for two or three days at a stretch.88
- مالقة 🇪🇸 إسبانياCalima dust · 1 مار – 31 أغس (عادةً)Saharan dust rides in on a southerly and turns the sky orange and the parked cars brown for a day or two at a time, most often in spring and again at the height of summer.88
- كوسكو 🇵🇪 بيروAndean dry season · 1 مايو – 30 سبت (عادةً)Bright still days, hard frost at night at 3,400 metres, and dust on the trails by August.82
- تل أبيب 🇮🇱 إسرائيلSharav heat spikes · 1 أبر – 5 يون (عادةً)A desert wind pushes in for two or three days at a time in spring, taking the humidity down and the temperature up, sometimes with dust off Sinai.80
- جبل الثلج 🇪🇸 إسبانياCalima on the snow · 15 فبر – 15 يون (عادةً)Saharan dust blows north over Andalusia most often in spring, turning the sky orange and leaving the pistes pink.79
- مراكش 🇲🇦 المغربThe chergui · 15 يون – 15 سبت (عادةً)A dry easterly off the Sahara that adds several degrees to an already extreme month and fills the air with dust.74
- بخارى 🇺🇿 أوزبكستانDust and wind season · 15 مار – 31 أغس (عادةً)Bukhara sits in one of the dustiest corners of Uzbekistan, and from spring into summer a strong westerly off the Kyzylkum can turn the sky over the old town brown for a day or so.61
- جدة 🇸🇦 السعوديةDust and sandstorm season · 1 مار – 31 يول (عادةً)Spring winds carry interior dust out over the Red Sea coast, whiting out the sky for a day or two at a time and holding flights on the worst of them.59
- كاغوشيما 🇯🇵 اليابانSakurajima ashfall · 15 مايو – 30 سبت (عادةً)The volcano across the bay erupts most weeks of the year, but it is in summer that the wind carries the ash over the city.49
- أربيل 🇮🇶 العراقDust season · 1 أبر – 30 يون (عادةً)The shamal lifts the plains and the city turns the colour of the ground for a day or two at a time.46
- أبوظبي 🇦🇪 الإمارات العربية المتحدةShamal dust season · 1 مار – 15 يون (عادةً)The northwesterly shamal blows for a day or three at a time in spring and takes the skyline with it; flights hold, the sea turns brown and anyone with a chest keeps indoors.44
- بورتسودان 🇸🇩 السودانHaboob dust storms · 1 يون – 15 سبت (عادةً)A wall of dust arrives off the desert ahead of a storm and visibility drops to nothing for an hour or two.43
- سكوتسديل 🇺🇸 الولايات المتحدةMonsoon dust storms · 15 يون – 30 سبتOutflow from collapsing thunderstorms pushes a wall of dust across the valley a few times a summer, dropping visibility to nothing on the freeways within minutes.42
- دلهي 🇮🇳 الهندThe loo and dust storms · 15 أبر – 20 يون (عادةً)A hot dry wind off the western desert that carries dust across the plain and can push visibility down for a day.33
- بغداد 🇮🇶 العراقShamal dust storms · 15 مار – 30 يون (عادةً)North-westerlies lift the dried marsh and desert soil; a bad day turns the sky orange and grounds flights at Baghdad International.30
- الدوحة 🇶🇦 قطرSummer shamal dust · 15 مايو – 15 أغس (عادةً)The long north-westerly blows for days at a stretch in early summer, hazing the skyline and putting sand through every door seal.29
- مدينة الكويت 🇰🇼 الكويتSummer shamal dust · 1 يون – 31 يول (عادةً)The northwesterly picks up desert sand and the sky goes orange for days at a stretch; flights are delayed and the air is unbreathable for anyone with a chest.28
موسم الغبار في يوليو
- تينيريف 🇪🇸 إسبانياCalima dust · 15 يون – 15 سبت (عادةً)Saharan dust can settle over the island for days, dropping visibility, raising the temperature and putting the airport on the news.86
- كوسكو 🇵🇪 بيروAndean dry season · 1 مايو – 30 سبت (عادةً)Bright still days, hard frost at night at 3,400 metres, and dust on the trails by August.83
- مالقة 🇪🇸 إسبانياCalima dust · 1 مار – 31 أغس (عادةً)Saharan dust rides in on a southerly and turns the sky orange and the parked cars brown for a day or two at a time, most often in spring and again at the height of summer.81
- الجزائر 🇩🇿 الجزائرSirocco and Saharan dust · 15 يون – 15 سبت (عادةً)A few times a summer the wind swings round off the desert and the city goes hot, hazy and gritty for two or three days at a stretch.79
- جدة 🇸🇦 السعوديةDust and sandstorm season · 1 مار – 31 يول (عادةً)Spring winds carry interior dust out over the Red Sea coast, whiting out the sky for a day or two at a time and holding flights on the worst of them.52
- بخارى 🇺🇿 أوزبكستانDust and wind season · 15 مار – 31 أغس (عادةً)Bukhara sits in one of the dustiest corners of Uzbekistan, and from spring into summer a strong westerly off the Kyzylkum can turn the sky over the old town brown for a day or so.50
- مراكش 🇲🇦 المغربThe chergui · 15 يون – 15 سبت (عادةً)A dry easterly off the Sahara that adds several degrees to an already extreme month and fills the air with dust.49
- كاغوشيما 🇯🇵 اليابانSakurajima ashfall · 15 مايو – 30 سبت (عادةً)The volcano across the bay erupts most weeks of the year, but it is in summer that the wind carries the ash over the city.45
- بورتسودان 🇸🇩 السودانHaboob dust storms · 1 يون – 15 سبت (عادةً)A wall of dust arrives off the desert ahead of a storm and visibility drops to nothing for an hour or two.34
- سكوتسديل 🇺🇸 الولايات المتحدةMonsoon dust storms · 15 يون – 30 سبتOutflow from collapsing thunderstorms pushes a wall of dust across the valley a few times a summer, dropping visibility to nothing on the freeways within minutes.31
- فينيكس 🇺🇸 الولايات المتحدةHaboobs · 1 يول – 10 سبت (عادةً)Thunderstorm outflows lift a wall of dust hundreds of metres high across the valley in minutes, grounding flights and dropping visibility to nothing.29
- مدينة الكويت 🇰🇼 الكويتSummer shamal dust · 1 يون – 31 يول (عادةً)The northwesterly picks up desert sand and the sky goes orange for days at a stretch; flights are delayed and the air is unbreathable for anyone with a chest.25
- الدوحة 🇶🇦 قطرSummer shamal dust · 15 مايو – 15 أغس (عادةً)The long north-westerly blows for days at a stretch in early summer, hazing the skyline and putting sand through every door seal.24
موسم الغبار في أغسطس
- كوسكو 🇵🇪 بيروAndean dry season · 1 مايو – 30 سبت (عادةً)Bright still days, hard frost at night at 3,400 metres, and dust on the trails by August.84
- تينيريف 🇪🇸 إسبانياCalima dust · 15 يون – 15 سبت (عادةً)Saharan dust can settle over the island for days, dropping visibility, raising the temperature and putting the airport on the news.82
- مالقة 🇪🇸 إسبانياCalima dust · 1 مار – 31 أغس (عادةً)Saharan dust rides in on a southerly and turns the sky orange and the parked cars brown for a day or two at a time, most often in spring and again at the height of summer.79
- الجزائر 🇩🇿 الجزائرSirocco and Saharan dust · 15 يون – 15 سبت (عادةً)A few times a summer the wind swings round off the desert and the city goes hot, hazy and gritty for two or three days at a stretch.78
- بخارى 🇺🇿 أوزبكستانDust and wind season · 15 مار – 31 أغس (عادةً)Bukhara sits in one of the dustiest corners of Uzbekistan, and from spring into summer a strong westerly off the Kyzylkum can turn the sky over the old town brown for a day or so.72
- كاغوشيما 🇯🇵 اليابانSakurajima ashfall · 15 مايو – 30 سبت (عادةً)The volcano across the bay erupts most weeks of the year, but it is in summer that the wind carries the ash over the city.52
- مراكش 🇲🇦 المغربThe chergui · 15 يون – 15 سبت (عادةً)A dry easterly off the Sahara that adds several degrees to an already extreme month and fills the air with dust.46
- سكوتسديل 🇺🇸 الولايات المتحدةMonsoon dust storms · 15 يون – 30 سبتOutflow from collapsing thunderstorms pushes a wall of dust across the valley a few times a summer, dropping visibility to nothing on the freeways within minutes.37
- فينيكس 🇺🇸 الولايات المتحدةHaboobs · 1 يول – 10 سبت (عادةً)Thunderstorm outflows lift a wall of dust hundreds of metres high across the valley in minutes, grounding flights and dropping visibility to nothing.34
- بورتسودان 🇸🇩 السودانHaboob dust storms · 1 يون – 15 سبت (عادةً)A wall of dust arrives off the desert ahead of a storm and visibility drops to nothing for an hour or two.31
- الدوحة 🇶🇦 قطرSummer shamal dust · 15 مايو – 15 أغس (عادةً)The long north-westerly blows for days at a stretch in early summer, hazing the skyline and putting sand through every door seal.27
موسم الغبار في سبتمبر
- كوسكو 🇵🇪 بيروAndean dry season · 1 مايو – 30 سبت (عادةً)Bright still days, hard frost at night at 3,400 metres, and dust on the trails by August.84
- تينيريف 🇪🇸 إسبانياCalima dust · 15 يون – 15 سبت (عادةً)Saharan dust can settle over the island for days, dropping visibility, raising the temperature and putting the airport on the news.84
- الجزائر 🇩🇿 الجزائرSirocco and Saharan dust · 15 يون – 15 سبت (عادةً)A few times a summer the wind swings round off the desert and the city goes hot, hazy and gritty for two or three days at a stretch.83
- مراكش 🇲🇦 المغربThe chergui · 15 يون – 15 سبت (عادةً)A dry easterly off the Sahara that adds several degrees to an already extreme month and fills the air with dust.75
- كاغوشيما 🇯🇵 اليابانSakurajima ashfall · 15 مايو – 30 سبت (عادةً)The volcano across the bay erupts most weeks of the year, but it is in summer that the wind carries the ash over the city.55
- سكوتسديل 🇺🇸 الولايات المتحدةMonsoon dust storms · 15 يون – 30 سبتOutflow from collapsing thunderstorms pushes a wall of dust across the valley a few times a summer, dropping visibility to nothing on the freeways within minutes.52
- فينيكس 🇺🇸 الولايات المتحدةHaboobs · 1 يول – 10 سبت (عادةً)Thunderstorm outflows lift a wall of dust hundreds of metres high across the valley in minutes, grounding flights and dropping visibility to nothing.49
- بورتسودان 🇸🇩 السودانHaboob dust storms · 1 يون – 15 سبت (عادةً)A wall of dust arrives off the desert ahead of a storm and visibility drops to nothing for an hour or two.46
موسم الغبار في نوفمبر
- نواكشوط 🇲🇷 موريتانياSand and dust season · 25 نوف – 15 أبر (عادةً)The harmattan carries Saharan sand straight over the city and the dunes keep working their way into the eastern quarters.80
- برايا 🇨🇻 الرأس الأخضرBruma seca dust haze · 15 نوف – 15 مار (عادةً)Saharan dust crosses the archipelago in the cool months and turns the sky milky for days at a time.77
- باماكو 🇲🇱 ماليHarmattan · 25 نوف – 15 مار (عادةً)The Saharan wind arrives from the north-east in late November and stays until spring: dry air, a sky that never quite clears, and red dust over everything in the unpaved quarters.71
- واغادوغو 🇧🇫 بوركينا فاسوHarmattan · 15 نوف – 20 فبر (عادةً)The full Sahelian version: a permanent film of dust, a sun you can look straight at, and mornings cold enough for a coat.68
- انجمينا 🇹🇩 تشادHarmattan · 25 نوف – 10 مار (عادةً)Sahelian dust on a north-easterly, cold mornings and a sky the colour of weak tea.64
- نيامي 🇳🇪 النيجرHarmattan · 25 نوف – 28 فبر (عادةً)The coolest and driest weeks of the year, and the dustiest: a north-easterly off the Sahara, cold enough for a jacket at dawn, and a haze that never fully lifts.60
موسم الغبار في ديسمبر
- نيامي 🇳🇪 النيجرHarmattan · 25 نوف – 28 فبر (عادةً)The coolest and driest weeks of the year, and the dustiest: a north-easterly off the Sahara, cold enough for a jacket at dawn, and a haze that never fully lifts.84
- انجمينا 🇹🇩 تشادHarmattan · 25 نوف – 10 مار (عادةً)Sahelian dust on a north-easterly, cold mornings and a sky the colour of weak tea.84
- نواكشوط 🇲🇷 موريتانياSand and dust season · 25 نوف – 15 أبر (عادةً)The harmattan carries Saharan sand straight over the city and the dunes keep working their way into the eastern quarters.84
- برايا 🇨🇻 الرأس الأخضرBruma seca dust haze · 15 نوف – 15 مار (عادةً)Saharan dust crosses the archipelago in the cool months and turns the sky milky for days at a time.83
- باماكو 🇲🇱 ماليHarmattan · 25 نوف – 15 مار (عادةً)The Saharan wind arrives from the north-east in late November and stays until spring: dry air, a sky that never quite clears, and red dust over everything in the unpaved quarters.83
- بوا فيستا 🇨🇻 الرأس الأخضرBruma seca · 1 ديس – 15 مار (عادةً)The Saharan haze Cape Verdeans call bruma seca hits the eastern islands hardest, and Boa Vista sits closest to the African coast.83
- دكار 🇸🇳 السنغالSaharan dust season · 1 ديس – 28 فبر (عادةً)Dust off the Sahara crosses the Cap-Vert peninsula through the cool months and drops the visibility to a few kilometres for days at a time.82
- سال 🇨🇻 الرأس الأخضرBruma seca · 1 ديس – 15 مار (عادةً)Saharan haze reaches the eastern islands in the cool months and can grey out a week of otherwise faultless weather.82
- منديلو 🇨🇻 الرأس الأخضرBruma seca dust haze · 1 ديس – 28 فبر (عادةً)Saharan dust on the harmattan can blanket the islands for days, cutting visibility enough to divert or cancel flights into Sao Vicente and delay the Santo Antao ferry.82
- أبوجا 🇳🇬 نيجيرياHarmattan · 1 ديس – 20 فبر (عادةً)Saharan dust reaches the middle belt properly: a flat white sky, dust on every surface, and mornings cold enough for a jacket.81
- بانجول 🇬🇲 غامبياHarmattan haze · 1 ديس – 1 مار (عادةً)Saharan dust drifts down the coast through the cool months and flattens the light for days at a time.80
- سانت لويس 🇸🇳 السنغالSaharan dust · 1 ديس – 28 فبر (عادةً)Dust off the desert crosses the river mouth through the cool months and drops the visibility for days at a time.80
- واغادوغو 🇧🇫 بوركينا فاسوHarmattan · 15 نوف – 20 فبر (عادةً)The full Sahelian version: a permanent film of dust, a sun you can look straight at, and mornings cold enough for a coat.78
- كوماسي 🇬🇭 غاناHarmattan · 1 ديس – 15 فبر (عادةً)Inland Ashanti gets the harmattan properly, not the coastal version: cold mornings, cracked skin, a red haze over the city and dust through every open window on the road to Accra.75
- كوناكري 🇬🇳 غينياHarmattan and the dry months · 1 ديس – 15 أبر (عادةً)The harmattan takes over in December and the rain effectively stops.74
- فريتاون 🇸🇱 سيراليونHarmattan haze · 1 ديس – 20 فبر (عادةً)Saharan dust reaches this far down the coast through the driest weeks and takes the view of the hills with it.74
- مونروفيا 🇱🇷 ليبيرياHarmattan haze · 10 ديس – 10 فبر (عادةً)A weak version of the Sahelian harmattan reaches the coast for a few weeks: hazy horizons, cooler nights and dry air, which after six months of rain is a relief more than a nuisance.70
- كيب كوست 🇬🇭 غاناHarmattan haze · 1 ديس – 15 فبر (عادةً)The coast gets a diluted version of the northern harmattan: a milky sky, dry skin and dust on the castle whitewash.70
- كوتونو 🇧🇯 بنينHarmattan haze · 5 ديس – 10 فبر (عادةً)The coast gets a thinned-down version of the northern harmattan: a flat white sky, dry air off the Sahara and dust on everything left out on the balcony.69
- أكرا 🇬🇭 غاناHarmattan haze · 5 ديس – 10 فبر (عادةً)The coast gets a diluted version of the northern harmattan: hazy horizons, dry skin, and a fine dust on everything left outside.68
- لومي 🇹🇬 توغوHarmattan haze · 5 ديس – 15 فبر (عادةً)The coastal version of the Saharan wind: white sky, dry air, dust settling on the beach bars and the border traffic at Aflao.68
- أبيدجان 🇨🇮 ساحل العاجHarmattan haze · 10 ديس – 15 فبر (عادةً)Abidjan sits at the far southern edge of the harmattan.66