Temporada de polvo, mes a mes en todo el mundo

Polvo y tormentas de arena en primavera; los pulmones sensibles, mejor a cubierto.

Esta es una página de aviso, no una recomendación. Temporada de polvo afecta a 66 destinos de SeasonMap; los meses de abajo son aquellos en los que la ventana de riesgo está abierta. La mayoría de sus semanas pasan sin incidentes, y la puntuación junto a cada lugar sigue siendo la puntuación climática normal, riesgo incluido.

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Número de destinos con temporada de polvo en ese mes. Las ventanas se mueven un poco cada año.

Temporada de polvo en enero

  1. Las Palmas de Gran Canaria 🇪🇸 EspañaCalima · 15 Ene – 15 Abr (normalmente)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
  2. Lanzarote 🇪🇸 EspañaCalima · 15 Ene – 15 Abr (normalmente)Saharan dust crosses on an easterly a few times each winter and spring, hazing the volcanoes out and occasionally closing the airport.91
  3. Dakar 🇸🇳 SenegalSaharan dust season · 1 Dic – 28 Feb (normalmente)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
  4. Fuerteventura 🇪🇸 EspañaCalima · 15 Ene – 15 Abr (normalmente)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
  5. Nuakchot 🇲🇷 MauritaniaSand and dust season · 25 Nov – 15 Abr (normalmente)The harmattan carries Saharan sand straight over the city and the dunes keep working their way into the eastern quarters.88
  6. Isla de Boa Vista 🇨🇻 Cabo VerdeBruma seca · 1 Dic – 15 Mar (normalmente)The Saharan haze Cape Verdeans call bruma seca hits the eastern islands hardest, and Boa Vista sits closest to the African coast.87
  7. Praia 🇨🇻 Cabo VerdeBruma seca dust haze · 15 Nov – 15 Mar (normalmente)Saharan dust crosses the archipelago in the cool months and turns the sky milky for days at a time.86
  8. Niamey 🇳🇪 NígerHarmattan · 25 Nov – 28 Feb (normalmente)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
  9. Yamena 🇹🇩 ChadHarmattan · 25 Nov – 10 Mar (normalmente)Sahelian dust on a north-easterly, cold mornings and a sky the colour of weak tea.86
  10. Isla de Sal 🇨🇻 Cabo VerdeBruma seca · 1 Dic – 15 Mar (normalmente)Saharan haze reaches the eastern islands in the cool months and can grey out a week of otherwise faultless weather.86
  11. Mindelo 🇨🇻 Cabo VerdeBruma seca dust haze · 1 Dic – 28 Feb (normalmente)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
  12. Saint Louis 🇸🇳 SenegalSaharan dust · 1 Dic – 28 Feb (normalmente)Dust off the desert crosses the river mouth through the cool months and drops the visibility for days at a time.85
  13. Bamako 🇲🇱 MaliHarmattan · 25 Nov – 15 Mar (normalmente)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
  14. Uagadugú 🇧🇫 Burkina FasoHarmattan · 15 Nov – 20 Feb (normalmente)The full Sahelian version: a permanent film of dust, a sun you can look straight at, and mornings cold enough for a coat.83
  15. Abuya 🇳🇬 NigeriaHarmattan · 1 Dic – 20 Feb (normalmente)Saharan dust reaches the middle belt properly: a flat white sky, dust on every surface, and mornings cold enough for a jacket.80
  16. Freetown 🇸🇱 Sierra LeonaHarmattan haze · 1 Dic – 20 Feb (normalmente)Saharan dust reaches this far down the coast through the driest weeks and takes the view of the hills with it.78
  17. Banjul 🇬🇲 GambiaHarmattan haze · 1 Dic – 1 Mar (normalmente)Saharan dust drifts down the coast through the cool months and flattens the light for days at a time.78
  18. Conakri 🇬🇳 GuineaHarmattan and the dry months · 1 Dic – 15 Abr (normalmente)The harmattan takes over in December and the rain effectively stops.76
  19. Kumasi 🇬🇭 GhanaHarmattan · 1 Dic – 15 Feb (normalmente)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
  20. Monrovia 🇱🇷 LiberiaHarmattan haze · 10 Dic – 10 Feb (normalmente)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
  21. Costa del Cabo 🇬🇭 GhanaHarmattan haze · 1 Dic – 15 Feb (normalmente)The coast gets a diluted version of the northern harmattan: a milky sky, dry skin and dust on the castle whitewash.71
  22. Cotonú 🇧🇯 BenínHarmattan haze · 5 Dic – 10 Feb (normalmente)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
  23. Lomé 🇹🇬 TogoHarmattan haze · 5 Dic – 15 Feb (normalmente)The coastal version of the Saharan wind: white sky, dry air, dust settling on the beach bars and the border traffic at Aflao.69
  24. Acra 🇬🇭 GhanaHarmattan haze · 5 Dic – 10 Feb (normalmente)The coast gets a diluted version of the northern harmattan: hazy horizons, dry skin, and a fine dust on everything left outside.68
  25. Abiyán 🇨🇮 Costa de MarfilHarmattan haze · 10 Dic – 15 Feb (normalmente)Abidjan sits at the far southern edge of the harmattan.68

Qué hay en el mundo en enero →

Temporada de polvo en febrero

  1. Las Palmas de Gran Canaria 🇪🇸 EspañaCalima · 15 Ene – 15 Abr (normalmente)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
  2. Dakar 🇸🇳 SenegalSaharan dust season · 1 Dic – 28 Feb (normalmente)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
  3. Lanzarote 🇪🇸 EspañaCalima · 15 Ene – 15 Abr (normalmente)Saharan dust crosses on an easterly a few times each winter and spring, hazing the volcanoes out and occasionally closing the airport.91
  4. Fuerteventura 🇪🇸 EspañaCalima · 15 Ene – 15 Abr (normalmente)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
  5. Praia 🇨🇻 Cabo VerdeBruma seca dust haze · 15 Nov – 15 Mar (normalmente)Saharan dust crosses the archipelago in the cool months and turns the sky milky for days at a time.88
  6. Isla de Sal 🇨🇻 Cabo VerdeBruma seca · 1 Dic – 15 Mar (normalmente)Saharan haze reaches the eastern islands in the cool months and can grey out a week of otherwise faultless weather.88
  7. Mindelo 🇨🇻 Cabo VerdeBruma seca dust haze · 1 Dic – 28 Feb (normalmente)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
  8. Isla de Boa Vista 🇨🇻 Cabo VerdeBruma seca · 1 Dic – 15 Mar (normalmente)The Saharan haze Cape Verdeans call bruma seca hits the eastern islands hardest, and Boa Vista sits closest to the African coast.88
  9. Nuakchot 🇲🇷 MauritaniaSand and dust season · 25 Nov – 15 Abr (normalmente)The harmattan carries Saharan sand straight over the city and the dunes keep working their way into the eastern quarters.85
  10. Saint Louis 🇸🇳 SenegalSaharan dust · 1 Dic – 28 Feb (normalmente)Dust off the desert crosses the river mouth through the cool months and drops the visibility for days at a time.83
  11. Freetown 🇸🇱 Sierra LeonaHarmattan haze · 1 Dic – 20 Feb (normalmente)Saharan dust reaches this far down the coast through the driest weeks and takes the view of the hills with it.77
  12. Yamena 🇹🇩 ChadHarmattan · 25 Nov – 10 Mar (normalmente)Sahelian dust on a north-easterly, cold mornings and a sky the colour of weak tea.75
  13. Niamey 🇳🇪 NígerHarmattan · 25 Nov – 28 Feb (normalmente)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
  14. Conakri 🇬🇳 GuineaHarmattan and the dry months · 1 Dic – 15 Abr (normalmente)The harmattan takes over in December and the rain effectively stops.72
  15. Abuya 🇳🇬 NigeriaHarmattan · 1 Dic – 20 Feb (normalmente)Saharan dust reaches the middle belt properly: a flat white sky, dust on every surface, and mornings cold enough for a jacket.70
  16. Bamako 🇲🇱 MaliHarmattan · 25 Nov – 15 Mar (normalmente)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
  17. Banjul 🇬🇲 GambiaHarmattan haze · 1 Dic – 1 Mar (normalmente)Saharan dust drifts down the coast through the cool months and flattens the light for days at a time.69
  18. Monrovia 🇱🇷 LiberiaHarmattan haze · 10 Dic – 10 Feb (normalmente)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
  19. Kumasi 🇬🇭 GhanaHarmattan · 1 Dic – 15 Feb (normalmente)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
  20. Costa del Cabo 🇬🇭 GhanaHarmattan haze · 1 Dic – 15 Feb (normalmente)The coast gets a diluted version of the northern harmattan: a milky sky, dry skin and dust on the castle whitewash.68
  21. Uagadugú 🇧🇫 Burkina FasoHarmattan · 15 Nov – 20 Feb (normalmente)The full Sahelian version: a permanent film of dust, a sun you can look straight at, and mornings cold enough for a coat.67
  22. Acra 🇬🇭 GhanaHarmattan haze · 5 Dic – 10 Feb (normalmente)The coast gets a diluted version of the northern harmattan: hazy horizons, dry skin, and a fine dust on everything left outside.66
  23. Lomé 🇹🇬 TogoHarmattan haze · 5 Dic – 15 Feb (normalmente)The coastal version of the Saharan wind: white sky, dry air, dust settling on the beach bars and the border traffic at Aflao.66
  24. Cotonú 🇧🇯 BenínHarmattan haze · 5 Dic – 10 Feb (normalmente)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
  25. Abiyán 🇨🇮 Costa de MarfilHarmattan haze · 10 Dic – 15 Feb (normalmente)Abidjan sits at the far southern edge of the harmattan.64

…y 1 más en febrero.

Qué hay en el mundo en febrero →

Temporada de polvo en marzo

  1. El Cairo 🇪🇬 EgiptoKhamaseen dust winds · 1 Mar – 31 May (normalmente)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
  2. Lanzarote 🇪🇸 EspañaCalima · 15 Ene – 15 Abr (normalmente)Saharan dust crosses on an easterly a few times each winter and spring, hazing the volcanoes out and occasionally closing the airport.95
  3. Mar Muerto 🇯🇴 JordaniaKhamsin dust winds · 15 Mar – 31 May (normalmente)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
  4. Las Palmas de Gran Canaria 🇪🇸 EspañaCalima · 15 Ene – 15 Abr (normalmente)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
  5. Alejandría 🇪🇬 EgiptoKhamaseen dust winds · 1 Mar – 15 May (normalmente)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
  6. Bagdad 🇮🇶 IrakShamal dust storms · 15 Mar – 30 Jun (normalmente)North-westerlies lift the dried marsh and desert soil; a bad day turns the sky orange and grounds flights at Baghdad International.92
  7. Trípoli 🇱🇾 LibiaThe ghibli · 1 Mar – 31 May (normalmente)A hot, dust-laden southerly off the desert that can lift the temperature sharply in a few hours and leave grit on everything.92
  8. Fuerteventura 🇪🇸 EspañaCalima · 15 Ene – 15 Abr (normalmente)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
  9. Isla de Boa Vista 🇨🇻 Cabo VerdeBruma seca · 1 Dic – 15 Mar (normalmente)The Saharan haze Cape Verdeans call bruma seca hits the eastern islands hardest, and Boa Vista sits closest to the African coast.91
  10. Praia 🇨🇻 Cabo VerdeBruma seca dust haze · 15 Nov – 15 Mar (normalmente)Saharan dust crosses the archipelago in the cool months and turns the sky milky for days at a time.90
  11. Isla de Sal 🇨🇻 Cabo VerdeBruma seca · 1 Dic – 15 Mar (normalmente)Saharan haze reaches the eastern islands in the cool months and can grey out a week of otherwise faultless weather.90
  12. Merzouga 🇲🇦 MarruecosSpring sandstorms · 15 Mar – 31 May (normalmente)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
  13. Petra 🇯🇴 JordaniaKhamsin dust days · 15 Mar – 31 May (normalmente)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
  14. Riad 🇸🇦 Arabia SauditaSpring dust storms · 1 Mar – 31 May (normalmente)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
  15. Nicosia 🇨🇾 ChipreSpring dust episodes · 1 Mar – 31 May (normalmente)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
  16. Jerusalén 🇮🇱 IsraelSharav dust days · 1 Mar – 31 May (normalmente)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
  17. Málaga 🇪🇸 EspañaCalima dust · 1 Mar – 31 Ago (normalmente)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
  18. Albuquerque 🇺🇸 Estados UnidosSpring wind and blowing dust · 1 Mar – 31 MayThe 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
  19. Luxor 🇪🇬 EgiptoKhamaseen dust winds · 1 Mar – 15 May (normalmente)Spring southerlies fill the valley with sand for a day or two at a time and ground the dawn balloon flights.83
  20. Nuakchot 🇲🇷 MauritaniaSand and dust season · 25 Nov – 15 Abr (normalmente)The harmattan carries Saharan sand straight over the city and the dunes keep working their way into the eastern quarters.83
  21. Abu Dabi 🇦🇪 Emiratos Árabes UnidosShamal dust season · 1 Mar – 15 Jun (normalmente)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
  22. Bujará 🇺🇿 UzbekistánDust and wind season · 15 Mar – 31 Ago (normalmente)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
  23. Jotán 🇨🇳 República Popular ChinaSpring dust season · 1 Mar – 31 May (normalmente)Hotan sits on the southern rim of the Taklamakan and spring is when the desert moves.82
  24. Damasco 🇸🇾 SiriaKhamsin dust winds · 15 Mar – 31 May (normalmente)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
  25. Asuán 🇪🇬 EgiptoKhamaseen dust winds · 1 Mar – 31 May (normalmente)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

…y 14 más en marzo.

Qué hay en el mundo en marzo →

Temporada de polvo en abril

  1. Jerusalén 🇮🇱 IsraelSharav dust days · 1 Mar – 31 May (normalmente)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
  2. Petra 🇯🇴 JordaniaKhamsin dust days · 15 Mar – 31 May (normalmente)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
  3. Trípoli 🇱🇾 LibiaThe ghibli · 1 Mar – 31 May (normalmente)A hot, dust-laden southerly off the desert that can lift the temperature sharply in a few hours and leave grit on everything.96
  4. Lanzarote 🇪🇸 EspañaCalima · 15 Ene – 15 Abr (normalmente)Saharan dust crosses on an easterly a few times each winter and spring, hazing the volcanoes out and occasionally closing the airport.96
  5. Alejandría 🇪🇬 EgiptoKhamaseen dust winds · 1 Mar – 15 May (normalmente)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
  6. Bujará 🇺🇿 UzbekistánDust and wind season · 15 Mar – 31 Ago (normalmente)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
  7. Tel Aviv 🇮🇱 IsraelSharav heat spikes · 1 Abr – 5 Jun (normalmente)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
  8. Málaga 🇪🇸 EspañaCalima dust · 1 Mar – 31 Ago (normalmente)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
  9. Las Palmas de Gran Canaria 🇪🇸 EspañaCalima · 15 Ene – 15 Abr (normalmente)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
  10. Jotán 🇨🇳 República Popular ChinaSpring dust season · 1 Mar – 31 May (normalmente)Hotan sits on the southern rim of the Taklamakan and spring is when the desert moves.93
  11. Kasgar 🇨🇳 República Popular ChinaFloating dust season · 1 Mar – 31 May (normalmente)Spring lifts the Taklamakan off the desert floor and parks it over the oasis.93
  12. Nicosia 🇨🇾 ChipreSpring dust episodes · 1 Mar – 31 May (normalmente)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
  13. Damasco 🇸🇾 SiriaKhamsin dust winds · 15 Mar – 31 May (normalmente)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
  14. Fuerteventura 🇪🇸 EspañaCalima · 15 Ene – 15 Abr (normalmente)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
  15. Pekín 🇨🇳 República Popular ChinaSandstorm season · 1 Mar – 15 May (normalmente)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
  16. Erbil 🇮🇶 IrakDust season · 1 Abr – 30 Jun (normalmente)The shamal lifts the plains and the city turns the colour of the ground for a day or two at a time.91
  17. Albuquerque 🇺🇸 Estados UnidosSpring wind and blowing dust · 1 Mar – 31 MayThe 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
  18. Mar Muerto 🇯🇴 JordaniaKhamsin dust winds · 15 Mar – 31 May (normalmente)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
  19. El Cairo 🇪🇬 EgiptoKhamaseen dust winds · 1 Mar – 31 May (normalmente)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
  20. Seúl 🇰🇷 Corea del SurFine dust season · 1 Mar – 15 May (normalmente)Spring brings the worst air of the year, part local, part dust and pollution blown in from the west.85
  21. Bagdad 🇮🇶 IrakShamal dust storms · 15 Mar – 30 Jun (normalmente)North-westerlies lift the dried marsh and desert soil; a bad day turns the sky orange and grounds flights at Baghdad International.84
  22. Fukuoka 🇯🇵 JapónYellow sand season · 1 Mar – 15 May (normalmente)Dust off the Asian mainland reaches Kyushu first and the worst days leave a film on parked cars.81
  23. Incheon 🇰🇷 Corea del SurFine dust season · 1 Mar – 15 May (normalmente)Incheon is the first thing the spring westerlies hit, so it reads worse than Seoul on the bad days.81
  24. Merzouga 🇲🇦 MarruecosSpring sandstorms · 15 Mar – 31 May (normalmente)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
  25. Nuakchot 🇲🇷 MauritaniaSand and dust season · 25 Nov – 15 Abr (normalmente)The harmattan carries Saharan sand straight over the city and the dunes keep working their way into the eastern quarters.79

…y 11 más en abril.

Qué hay en el mundo en abril →

Temporada de polvo en mayo

  1. Málaga 🇪🇸 EspañaCalima dust · 1 Mar – 31 Ago (normalmente)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
  2. Jerusalén 🇮🇱 IsraelSharav dust days · 1 Mar – 31 May (normalmente)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
  3. Petra 🇯🇴 JordaniaKhamsin dust days · 15 Mar – 31 May (normalmente)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
  4. Trípoli 🇱🇾 LibiaThe ghibli · 1 Mar – 31 May (normalmente)A hot, dust-laden southerly off the desert that can lift the temperature sharply in a few hours and leave grit on everything.91
  5. Seúl 🇰🇷 Corea del SurFine dust season · 1 Mar – 15 May (normalmente)Spring brings the worst air of the year, part local, part dust and pollution blown in from the west.90
  6. Urumqi 🇨🇳 República Popular ChinaSpring dust · 15 Mar – 15 May (normalmente)Spring lifts the basin's dust into the wind gap the city sits in.90
  7. Pekín 🇨🇳 República Popular ChinaSandstorm season · 1 Mar – 15 May (normalmente)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
  8. Tel Aviv 🇮🇱 IsraelSharav heat spikes · 1 Abr – 5 Jun (normalmente)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
  9. Damasco 🇸🇾 SiriaKhamsin dust winds · 15 Mar – 31 May (normalmente)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
  10. Alejandría 🇪🇬 EgiptoKhamaseen dust winds · 1 Mar – 15 May (normalmente)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
  11. Incheon 🇰🇷 Corea del SurFine dust season · 1 Mar – 15 May (normalmente)Incheon is the first thing the spring westerlies hit, so it reads worse than Seoul on the bad days.88
  12. Albuquerque 🇺🇸 Estados UnidosSpring wind and blowing dust · 1 Mar – 31 MayThe 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
  13. Kasgar 🇨🇳 República Popular ChinaFloating dust season · 1 Mar – 31 May (normalmente)Spring lifts the Taklamakan off the desert floor and parks it over the oasis.87
  14. Nicosia 🇨🇾 ChipreSpring dust episodes · 1 Mar – 31 May (normalmente)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
  15. Bujará 🇺🇿 UzbekistánDust and wind season · 15 Mar – 31 Ago (normalmente)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
  16. Jotán 🇨🇳 República Popular ChinaSpring dust season · 1 Mar – 31 May (normalmente)Hotan sits on the southern rim of the Taklamakan and spring is when the desert moves.85
  17. Fukuoka 🇯🇵 JapónYellow sand season · 1 Mar – 15 May (normalmente)Dust off the Asian mainland reaches Kyushu first and the worst days leave a film on parked cars.82
  18. Ulán Bator 🇲🇳 MongoliaSpring dust storms · 15 Mar – 31 May (normalmente)Gobi dust rides the spring wind up over the city several times a season, turning the sky orange and grounding domestic flights.81
  19. Cusco 🇵🇪 PerúAndean dry season · 1 May – 30 Sep (normalmente)Bright still days, hard frost at night at 3,400 metres, and dust on the trails by August.81
  20. Erbil 🇮🇶 IrakDust season · 1 Abr – 30 Jun (normalmente)The shamal lifts the plains and the city turns the colour of the ground for a day or two at a time.81
  21. Mar Muerto 🇯🇴 JordaniaKhamsin dust winds · 15 Mar – 31 May (normalmente)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
  22. El Cairo 🇪🇬 EgiptoKhamaseen dust winds · 1 Mar – 31 May (normalmente)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
  23. Parque nacional del Bosque Petrificado 🇺🇸 Estados UnidosSpring wind and dust · 1 Mar – 31 May (normalmente)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
  24. Kagoshima 🇯🇵 JapónSakurajima ashfall · 15 May – 30 Sep (normalmente)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
  25. Sierra Nevada 🇪🇸 EspañaCalima on the snow · 15 Feb – 15 Jun (normalmente)Saharan dust blows north over Andalusia most often in spring, turning the sky orange and leaving the pistes pink.69

…y 9 más en mayo.

Qué hay en el mundo en mayo →

Temporada de polvo en junio

  1. Tenerife 🇪🇸 EspañaCalima dust · 15 Jun – 15 Sep (normalmente)Saharan dust can settle over the island for days, dropping visibility, raising the temperature and putting the airport on the news.91
  2. Argel 🇩🇿 ArgeliaSirocco and Saharan dust · 15 Jun – 15 Sep (normalmente)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
  3. Málaga 🇪🇸 EspañaCalima dust · 1 Mar – 31 Ago (normalmente)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
  4. Cusco 🇵🇪 PerúAndean dry season · 1 May – 30 Sep (normalmente)Bright still days, hard frost at night at 3,400 metres, and dust on the trails by August.82
  5. Tel Aviv 🇮🇱 IsraelSharav heat spikes · 1 Abr – 5 Jun (normalmente)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
  6. Sierra Nevada 🇪🇸 EspañaCalima on the snow · 15 Feb – 15 Jun (normalmente)Saharan dust blows north over Andalusia most often in spring, turning the sky orange and leaving the pistes pink.79
  7. Marrakech 🇲🇦 MarruecosThe chergui · 15 Jun – 15 Sep (normalmente)A dry easterly off the Sahara that adds several degrees to an already extreme month and fills the air with dust.74
  8. Bujará 🇺🇿 UzbekistánDust and wind season · 15 Mar – 31 Ago (normalmente)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
  9. Yeda 🇸🇦 Arabia SauditaDust and sandstorm season · 1 Mar – 31 Jul (normalmente)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
  10. Kagoshima 🇯🇵 JapónSakurajima ashfall · 15 May – 30 Sep (normalmente)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
  11. Erbil 🇮🇶 IrakDust season · 1 Abr – 30 Jun (normalmente)The shamal lifts the plains and the city turns the colour of the ground for a day or two at a time.46
  12. Abu Dabi 🇦🇪 Emiratos Árabes UnidosShamal dust season · 1 Mar – 15 Jun (normalmente)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
  13. Puerto Sudán 🇸🇩 SudánHaboob dust storms · 1 Jun – 15 Sep (normalmente)A wall of dust arrives off the desert ahead of a storm and visibility drops to nothing for an hour or two.43
  14. Scottsdale 🇺🇸 Estados UnidosMonsoon dust storms · 15 Jun – 30 SepOutflow 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
  15. Delhi 🇮🇳 IndiaThe loo and dust storms · 15 Abr – 20 Jun (normalmente)A hot dry wind off the western desert that carries dust across the plain and can push visibility down for a day.33
  16. Bagdad 🇮🇶 IrakShamal dust storms · 15 Mar – 30 Jun (normalmente)North-westerlies lift the dried marsh and desert soil; a bad day turns the sky orange and grounds flights at Baghdad International.30
  17. Doha 🇶🇦 CatarSummer shamal dust · 15 May – 15 Ago (normalmente)The long north-westerly blows for days at a stretch in early summer, hazing the skyline and putting sand through every door seal.29
  18. Kuwait 🇰🇼 KuwaitSummer shamal dust · 1 Jun – 31 Jul (normalmente)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

Qué hay en el mundo en junio →

Temporada de polvo en julio

  1. Tenerife 🇪🇸 EspañaCalima dust · 15 Jun – 15 Sep (normalmente)Saharan dust can settle over the island for days, dropping visibility, raising the temperature and putting the airport on the news.86
  2. Cusco 🇵🇪 PerúAndean dry season · 1 May – 30 Sep (normalmente)Bright still days, hard frost at night at 3,400 metres, and dust on the trails by August.83
  3. Málaga 🇪🇸 EspañaCalima dust · 1 Mar – 31 Ago (normalmente)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
  4. Argel 🇩🇿 ArgeliaSirocco and Saharan dust · 15 Jun – 15 Sep (normalmente)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
  5. Yeda 🇸🇦 Arabia SauditaDust and sandstorm season · 1 Mar – 31 Jul (normalmente)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
  6. Bujará 🇺🇿 UzbekistánDust and wind season · 15 Mar – 31 Ago (normalmente)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
  7. Marrakech 🇲🇦 MarruecosThe chergui · 15 Jun – 15 Sep (normalmente)A dry easterly off the Sahara that adds several degrees to an already extreme month and fills the air with dust.49
  8. Kagoshima 🇯🇵 JapónSakurajima ashfall · 15 May – 30 Sep (normalmente)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
  9. Puerto Sudán 🇸🇩 SudánHaboob dust storms · 1 Jun – 15 Sep (normalmente)A wall of dust arrives off the desert ahead of a storm and visibility drops to nothing for an hour or two.34
  10. Scottsdale 🇺🇸 Estados UnidosMonsoon dust storms · 15 Jun – 30 SepOutflow 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
  11. Phoenix 🇺🇸 Estados UnidosHaboobs · 1 Jul – 10 Sep (normalmente)Thunderstorm outflows lift a wall of dust hundreds of metres high across the valley in minutes, grounding flights and dropping visibility to nothing.29
  12. Kuwait 🇰🇼 KuwaitSummer shamal dust · 1 Jun – 31 Jul (normalmente)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
  13. Doha 🇶🇦 CatarSummer shamal dust · 15 May – 15 Ago (normalmente)The long north-westerly blows for days at a stretch in early summer, hazing the skyline and putting sand through every door seal.24

Qué hay en el mundo en julio →

Temporada de polvo en agosto

  1. Cusco 🇵🇪 PerúAndean dry season · 1 May – 30 Sep (normalmente)Bright still days, hard frost at night at 3,400 metres, and dust on the trails by August.84
  2. Tenerife 🇪🇸 EspañaCalima dust · 15 Jun – 15 Sep (normalmente)Saharan dust can settle over the island for days, dropping visibility, raising the temperature and putting the airport on the news.82
  3. Málaga 🇪🇸 EspañaCalima dust · 1 Mar – 31 Ago (normalmente)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
  4. Argel 🇩🇿 ArgeliaSirocco and Saharan dust · 15 Jun – 15 Sep (normalmente)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
  5. Bujará 🇺🇿 UzbekistánDust and wind season · 15 Mar – 31 Ago (normalmente)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
  6. Kagoshima 🇯🇵 JapónSakurajima ashfall · 15 May – 30 Sep (normalmente)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
  7. Marrakech 🇲🇦 MarruecosThe chergui · 15 Jun – 15 Sep (normalmente)A dry easterly off the Sahara that adds several degrees to an already extreme month and fills the air with dust.46
  8. Scottsdale 🇺🇸 Estados UnidosMonsoon dust storms · 15 Jun – 30 SepOutflow 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
  9. Phoenix 🇺🇸 Estados UnidosHaboobs · 1 Jul – 10 Sep (normalmente)Thunderstorm outflows lift a wall of dust hundreds of metres high across the valley in minutes, grounding flights and dropping visibility to nothing.34
  10. Puerto Sudán 🇸🇩 SudánHaboob dust storms · 1 Jun – 15 Sep (normalmente)A wall of dust arrives off the desert ahead of a storm and visibility drops to nothing for an hour or two.31
  11. Doha 🇶🇦 CatarSummer shamal dust · 15 May – 15 Ago (normalmente)The long north-westerly blows for days at a stretch in early summer, hazing the skyline and putting sand through every door seal.27

Qué hay en el mundo en agosto →

Temporada de polvo en septiembre

  1. Cusco 🇵🇪 PerúAndean dry season · 1 May – 30 Sep (normalmente)Bright still days, hard frost at night at 3,400 metres, and dust on the trails by August.84
  2. Tenerife 🇪🇸 EspañaCalima dust · 15 Jun – 15 Sep (normalmente)Saharan dust can settle over the island for days, dropping visibility, raising the temperature and putting the airport on the news.84
  3. Argel 🇩🇿 ArgeliaSirocco and Saharan dust · 15 Jun – 15 Sep (normalmente)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
  4. Marrakech 🇲🇦 MarruecosThe chergui · 15 Jun – 15 Sep (normalmente)A dry easterly off the Sahara that adds several degrees to an already extreme month and fills the air with dust.75
  5. Kagoshima 🇯🇵 JapónSakurajima ashfall · 15 May – 30 Sep (normalmente)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
  6. Scottsdale 🇺🇸 Estados UnidosMonsoon dust storms · 15 Jun – 30 SepOutflow 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
  7. Phoenix 🇺🇸 Estados UnidosHaboobs · 1 Jul – 10 Sep (normalmente)Thunderstorm outflows lift a wall of dust hundreds of metres high across the valley in minutes, grounding flights and dropping visibility to nothing.49
  8. Puerto Sudán 🇸🇩 SudánHaboob dust storms · 1 Jun – 15 Sep (normalmente)A wall of dust arrives off the desert ahead of a storm and visibility drops to nothing for an hour or two.46

Qué hay en el mundo en septiembre →

Temporada de polvo en noviembre

  1. Nuakchot 🇲🇷 MauritaniaSand and dust season · 25 Nov – 15 Abr (normalmente)The harmattan carries Saharan sand straight over the city and the dunes keep working their way into the eastern quarters.80
  2. Praia 🇨🇻 Cabo VerdeBruma seca dust haze · 15 Nov – 15 Mar (normalmente)Saharan dust crosses the archipelago in the cool months and turns the sky milky for days at a time.77
  3. Bamako 🇲🇱 MaliHarmattan · 25 Nov – 15 Mar (normalmente)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
  4. Uagadugú 🇧🇫 Burkina FasoHarmattan · 15 Nov – 20 Feb (normalmente)The full Sahelian version: a permanent film of dust, a sun you can look straight at, and mornings cold enough for a coat.68
  5. Yamena 🇹🇩 ChadHarmattan · 25 Nov – 10 Mar (normalmente)Sahelian dust on a north-easterly, cold mornings and a sky the colour of weak tea.64
  6. Niamey 🇳🇪 NígerHarmattan · 25 Nov – 28 Feb (normalmente)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

Qué hay en el mundo en noviembre →

Temporada de polvo en diciembre

  1. Niamey 🇳🇪 NígerHarmattan · 25 Nov – 28 Feb (normalmente)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
  2. Yamena 🇹🇩 ChadHarmattan · 25 Nov – 10 Mar (normalmente)Sahelian dust on a north-easterly, cold mornings and a sky the colour of weak tea.84
  3. Nuakchot 🇲🇷 MauritaniaSand and dust season · 25 Nov – 15 Abr (normalmente)The harmattan carries Saharan sand straight over the city and the dunes keep working their way into the eastern quarters.84
  4. Praia 🇨🇻 Cabo VerdeBruma seca dust haze · 15 Nov – 15 Mar (normalmente)Saharan dust crosses the archipelago in the cool months and turns the sky milky for days at a time.83
  5. Bamako 🇲🇱 MaliHarmattan · 25 Nov – 15 Mar (normalmente)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
  6. Isla de Boa Vista 🇨🇻 Cabo VerdeBruma seca · 1 Dic – 15 Mar (normalmente)The Saharan haze Cape Verdeans call bruma seca hits the eastern islands hardest, and Boa Vista sits closest to the African coast.83
  7. Dakar 🇸🇳 SenegalSaharan dust season · 1 Dic – 28 Feb (normalmente)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
  8. Isla de Sal 🇨🇻 Cabo VerdeBruma seca · 1 Dic – 15 Mar (normalmente)Saharan haze reaches the eastern islands in the cool months and can grey out a week of otherwise faultless weather.82
  9. Mindelo 🇨🇻 Cabo VerdeBruma seca dust haze · 1 Dic – 28 Feb (normalmente)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
  10. Abuya 🇳🇬 NigeriaHarmattan · 1 Dic – 20 Feb (normalmente)Saharan dust reaches the middle belt properly: a flat white sky, dust on every surface, and mornings cold enough for a jacket.81
  11. Banjul 🇬🇲 GambiaHarmattan haze · 1 Dic – 1 Mar (normalmente)Saharan dust drifts down the coast through the cool months and flattens the light for days at a time.80
  12. Saint Louis 🇸🇳 SenegalSaharan dust · 1 Dic – 28 Feb (normalmente)Dust off the desert crosses the river mouth through the cool months and drops the visibility for days at a time.80
  13. Uagadugú 🇧🇫 Burkina FasoHarmattan · 15 Nov – 20 Feb (normalmente)The full Sahelian version: a permanent film of dust, a sun you can look straight at, and mornings cold enough for a coat.78
  14. Kumasi 🇬🇭 GhanaHarmattan · 1 Dic – 15 Feb (normalmente)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
  15. Conakri 🇬🇳 GuineaHarmattan and the dry months · 1 Dic – 15 Abr (normalmente)The harmattan takes over in December and the rain effectively stops.74
  16. Freetown 🇸🇱 Sierra LeonaHarmattan haze · 1 Dic – 20 Feb (normalmente)Saharan dust reaches this far down the coast through the driest weeks and takes the view of the hills with it.74
  17. Monrovia 🇱🇷 LiberiaHarmattan haze · 10 Dic – 10 Feb (normalmente)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
  18. Costa del Cabo 🇬🇭 GhanaHarmattan haze · 1 Dic – 15 Feb (normalmente)The coast gets a diluted version of the northern harmattan: a milky sky, dry skin and dust on the castle whitewash.70
  19. Cotonú 🇧🇯 BenínHarmattan haze · 5 Dic – 10 Feb (normalmente)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
  20. Acra 🇬🇭 GhanaHarmattan haze · 5 Dic – 10 Feb (normalmente)The coast gets a diluted version of the northern harmattan: hazy horizons, dry skin, and a fine dust on everything left outside.68
  21. Lomé 🇹🇬 TogoHarmattan haze · 5 Dic – 15 Feb (normalmente)The coastal version of the Saharan wind: white sky, dry air, dust settling on the beach bars and the border traffic at Aflao.68
  22. Abiyán 🇨🇮 Costa de MarfilHarmattan haze · 10 Dic – 15 Feb (normalmente)Abidjan sits at the far southern edge of the harmattan.66

Qué hay en el mundo en diciembre →

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