Stagione della polvere, mese per mese nel mondo

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Questa è una pagina di avvertenza, non un consiglio. Stagione della polvere riguarda 66 destinazioni su SeasonMap; i mesi qui sotto sono quelli in cui la finestra di rischio è aperta. La maggior parte delle settimane passa tranquilla, e il punteggio accanto a ogni luogo resta il normale punteggio climatico, rischi compresi.

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Numero di destinazioni in cui la stagione è in corso in quel mese (stagione della polvere). I periodi si spostano un po' ogni anno.

Stagione della polvere in gennaio

  1. Las Palmas de Gran Canaria 🇪🇸 SpagnaCalima · 15 gen – 15 apr (di solito)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 🇪🇸 SpagnaCalima · 15 gen – 15 apr (di solito)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 (di solito)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 🇪🇸 SpagnaCalima · 15 gen – 15 apr (di solito)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. Nouakchott 🇲🇷 MauritaniaSand and dust season · 25 nov – 15 apr (di solito)The harmattan carries Saharan sand straight over the city and the dunes keep working their way into the eastern quarters.88
  6. Boa Vista 🇨🇻 Capo VerdeBruma seca · 1 dic – 15 mar (di solito)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 🇨🇻 Capo VerdeBruma seca dust haze · 15 nov – 15 mar (di solito)Saharan dust crosses the archipelago in the cool months and turns the sky milky for days at a time.86
  8. Niamey 🇳🇪 NigerHarmattan · 25 nov – 28 feb (di solito)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. N’Djamena 🇹🇩 CiadHarmattan · 25 nov – 10 mar (di solito)Sahelian dust on a north-easterly, cold mornings and a sky the colour of weak tea.86
  10. Ilha do Sal 🇨🇻 Capo VerdeBruma seca · 1 dic – 15 mar (di solito)Saharan haze reaches the eastern islands in the cool months and can grey out a week of otherwise faultless weather.86
  11. Mindelo 🇨🇻 Capo VerdeBruma seca dust haze · 1 dic – 28 feb (di solito)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 (di solito)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 (di solito)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. Ouagadougou 🇧🇫 Burkina FasoHarmattan · 15 nov – 20 feb (di solito)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. Abuja 🇳🇬 NigeriaHarmattan · 1 dic – 20 feb (di solito)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 LeoneHarmattan haze · 1 dic – 20 feb (di solito)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 (di solito)Saharan dust drifts down the coast through the cool months and flattens the light for days at a time.78
  18. Conakry 🇬🇳 GuineaHarmattan and the dry months · 1 dic – 15 apr (di solito)The harmattan takes over in December and the rain effectively stops.76
  19. Kumasi 🇬🇭 GhanaHarmattan · 1 dic – 15 feb (di solito)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 (di solito)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. Cape Coast 🇬🇭 GhanaHarmattan haze · 1 dic – 15 feb (di solito)The coast gets a diluted version of the northern harmattan: a milky sky, dry skin and dust on the castle whitewash.71
  22. Cotonou 🇧🇯 BeninHarmattan haze · 5 dic – 10 feb (di solito)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 (di solito)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. Accra 🇬🇭 GhanaHarmattan haze · 5 dic – 10 feb (di solito)The coast gets a diluted version of the northern harmattan: hazy horizons, dry skin, and a fine dust on everything left outside.68
  25. Abidjan 🇨🇮 Costa d'AvorioHarmattan haze · 10 dic – 15 feb (di solito)Abidjan sits at the far southern edge of the harmattan.68

Cosa c'è in programma nel mondo in gennaio →

Stagione della polvere in febbraio

  1. Las Palmas de Gran Canaria 🇪🇸 SpagnaCalima · 15 gen – 15 apr (di solito)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 (di solito)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 🇪🇸 SpagnaCalima · 15 gen – 15 apr (di solito)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 🇪🇸 SpagnaCalima · 15 gen – 15 apr (di solito)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 🇨🇻 Capo VerdeBruma seca dust haze · 15 nov – 15 mar (di solito)Saharan dust crosses the archipelago in the cool months and turns the sky milky for days at a time.88
  6. Ilha do Sal 🇨🇻 Capo VerdeBruma seca · 1 dic – 15 mar (di solito)Saharan haze reaches the eastern islands in the cool months and can grey out a week of otherwise faultless weather.88
  7. Mindelo 🇨🇻 Capo VerdeBruma seca dust haze · 1 dic – 28 feb (di solito)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. Boa Vista 🇨🇻 Capo VerdeBruma seca · 1 dic – 15 mar (di solito)The Saharan haze Cape Verdeans call bruma seca hits the eastern islands hardest, and Boa Vista sits closest to the African coast.88
  9. Nouakchott 🇲🇷 MauritaniaSand and dust season · 25 nov – 15 apr (di solito)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 (di solito)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 LeoneHarmattan haze · 1 dic – 20 feb (di solito)Saharan dust reaches this far down the coast through the driest weeks and takes the view of the hills with it.77
  12. N’Djamena 🇹🇩 CiadHarmattan · 25 nov – 10 mar (di solito)Sahelian dust on a north-easterly, cold mornings and a sky the colour of weak tea.75
  13. Niamey 🇳🇪 NigerHarmattan · 25 nov – 28 feb (di solito)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. Conakry 🇬🇳 GuineaHarmattan and the dry months · 1 dic – 15 apr (di solito)The harmattan takes over in December and the rain effectively stops.72
  15. Abuja 🇳🇬 NigeriaHarmattan · 1 dic – 20 feb (di solito)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 (di solito)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 (di solito)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 (di solito)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 (di solito)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. Cape Coast 🇬🇭 GhanaHarmattan haze · 1 dic – 15 feb (di solito)The coast gets a diluted version of the northern harmattan: a milky sky, dry skin and dust on the castle whitewash.68
  21. Ouagadougou 🇧🇫 Burkina FasoHarmattan · 15 nov – 20 feb (di solito)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. Accra 🇬🇭 GhanaHarmattan haze · 5 dic – 10 feb (di solito)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 (di solito)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. Cotonou 🇧🇯 BeninHarmattan haze · 5 dic – 10 feb (di solito)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. Abidjan 🇨🇮 Costa d'AvorioHarmattan haze · 10 dic – 15 feb (di solito)Abidjan sits at the far southern edge of the harmattan.64

…e altri 1 in febbraio.

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Stagione della polvere in marzo

  1. Il Cairo 🇪🇬 EgittoKhamaseen dust winds · 1 mar – 31 mag (di solito)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 🇪🇸 SpagnaCalima · 15 gen – 15 apr (di solito)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 Morto 🇯🇴 GiordaniaKhamsin dust winds · 15 mar – 31 mag (di solito)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 🇪🇸 SpagnaCalima · 15 gen – 15 apr (di solito)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. Alessandria d'Egitto 🇪🇬 EgittoKhamaseen dust winds · 1 mar – 15 mag (di solito)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. Baghdad 🇮🇶 IraqShamal dust storms · 15 mar – 30 giu (di solito)North-westerlies lift the dried marsh and desert soil; a bad day turns the sky orange and grounds flights at Baghdad International.92
  7. Tripoli 🇱🇾 LibiaThe ghibli · 1 mar – 31 mag (di solito)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 🇪🇸 SpagnaCalima · 15 gen – 15 apr (di solito)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. Boa Vista 🇨🇻 Capo VerdeBruma seca · 1 dic – 15 mar (di solito)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 🇨🇻 Capo VerdeBruma seca dust haze · 15 nov – 15 mar (di solito)Saharan dust crosses the archipelago in the cool months and turns the sky milky for days at a time.90
  11. Ilha do Sal 🇨🇻 Capo VerdeBruma seca · 1 dic – 15 mar (di solito)Saharan haze reaches the eastern islands in the cool months and can grey out a week of otherwise faultless weather.90
  12. Merzouga 🇲🇦 MaroccoSpring sandstorms · 15 mar – 31 mag (di solito)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 🇯🇴 GiordaniaKhamsin dust days · 15 mar – 31 mag (di solito)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 mag (di solito)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 🇨🇾 CiproSpring dust episodes · 1 mar – 31 mag (di solito)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. Gerusalemme 🇮🇱 IsraeleSharav dust days · 1 mar – 31 mag (di solito)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. Malaga 🇪🇸 SpagnaCalima dust · 1 mar – 31 ago (di solito)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 🇺🇸 Stati Uniti d'AmericaSpring wind and blowing dust · 1 mar – 31 magThe 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 🇪🇬 EgittoKhamaseen dust winds · 1 mar – 15 mag (di solito)Spring southerlies fill the valley with sand for a day or two at a time and ground the dawn balloon flights.83
  20. Nouakchott 🇲🇷 MauritaniaSand and dust season · 25 nov – 15 apr (di solito)The harmattan carries Saharan sand straight over the city and the dunes keep working their way into the eastern quarters.83
  21. Abu Dhabi 🇦🇪 Emirati Arabi UnitiShamal dust season · 1 mar – 15 giu (di solito)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. Bukhara 🇺🇿 UzbekistanDust and wind season · 15 mar – 31 ago (di solito)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. Hotan 🇨🇳 CinaSpring dust season · 1 mar – 31 mag (di solito)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 mag (di solito)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. Assuan 🇪🇬 EgittoKhamaseen dust winds · 1 mar – 31 mag (di solito)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

…e altri 14 in marzo.

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Stagione della polvere in aprile

  1. Gerusalemme 🇮🇱 IsraeleSharav dust days · 1 mar – 31 mag (di solito)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 🇯🇴 GiordaniaKhamsin dust days · 15 mar – 31 mag (di solito)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. Tripoli 🇱🇾 LibiaThe ghibli · 1 mar – 31 mag (di solito)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 🇪🇸 SpagnaCalima · 15 gen – 15 apr (di solito)Saharan dust crosses on an easterly a few times each winter and spring, hazing the volcanoes out and occasionally closing the airport.96
  5. Alessandria d'Egitto 🇪🇬 EgittoKhamaseen dust winds · 1 mar – 15 mag (di solito)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. Bukhara 🇺🇿 UzbekistanDust and wind season · 15 mar – 31 ago (di solito)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 🇮🇱 IsraeleSharav heat spikes · 1 apr – 5 giu (di solito)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. Malaga 🇪🇸 SpagnaCalima dust · 1 mar – 31 ago (di solito)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 🇪🇸 SpagnaCalima · 15 gen – 15 apr (di solito)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. Hotan 🇨🇳 CinaSpring dust season · 1 mar – 31 mag (di solito)Hotan sits on the southern rim of the Taklamakan and spring is when the desert moves.93
  11. Kashgar 🇨🇳 CinaFloating dust season · 1 mar – 31 mag (di solito)Spring lifts the Taklamakan off the desert floor and parks it over the oasis.93
  12. Nicosia 🇨🇾 CiproSpring dust episodes · 1 mar – 31 mag (di solito)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 mag (di solito)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 🇪🇸 SpagnaCalima · 15 gen – 15 apr (di solito)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. Pechino 🇨🇳 CinaSandstorm season · 1 mar – 15 mag (di solito)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 🇮🇶 IraqDust season · 1 apr – 30 giu (di solito)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 🇺🇸 Stati Uniti d'AmericaSpring wind and blowing dust · 1 mar – 31 magThe 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 Morto 🇯🇴 GiordaniaKhamsin dust winds · 15 mar – 31 mag (di solito)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. Il Cairo 🇪🇬 EgittoKhamaseen dust winds · 1 mar – 31 mag (di solito)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. Seul 🇰🇷 Corea del SudFine dust season · 1 mar – 15 mag (di solito)Spring brings the worst air of the year, part local, part dust and pollution blown in from the west.85
  21. Baghdad 🇮🇶 IraqShamal dust storms · 15 mar – 30 giu (di solito)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 🇯🇵 GiapponeYellow sand season · 1 mar – 15 mag (di solito)Dust off the Asian mainland reaches Kyushu first and the worst days leave a film on parked cars.81
  23. Incheon 🇰🇷 Corea del SudFine dust season · 1 mar – 15 mag (di solito)Incheon is the first thing the spring westerlies hit, so it reads worse than Seoul on the bad days.81
  24. Merzouga 🇲🇦 MaroccoSpring sandstorms · 15 mar – 31 mag (di solito)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. Nouakchott 🇲🇷 MauritaniaSand and dust season · 25 nov – 15 apr (di solito)The harmattan carries Saharan sand straight over the city and the dunes keep working their way into the eastern quarters.79

…e altri 11 in aprile.

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Stagione della polvere in maggio

  1. Malaga 🇪🇸 SpagnaCalima dust · 1 mar – 31 ago (di solito)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. Gerusalemme 🇮🇱 IsraeleSharav dust days · 1 mar – 31 mag (di solito)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 🇯🇴 GiordaniaKhamsin dust days · 15 mar – 31 mag (di solito)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. Tripoli 🇱🇾 LibiaThe ghibli · 1 mar – 31 mag (di solito)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. Seul 🇰🇷 Corea del SudFine dust season · 1 mar – 15 mag (di solito)Spring brings the worst air of the year, part local, part dust and pollution blown in from the west.90
  6. Ürümqi 🇨🇳 CinaSpring dust · 15 mar – 15 mag (di solito)Spring lifts the basin's dust into the wind gap the city sits in.90
  7. Pechino 🇨🇳 CinaSandstorm season · 1 mar – 15 mag (di solito)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 🇮🇱 IsraeleSharav heat spikes · 1 apr – 5 giu (di solito)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 mag (di solito)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. Alessandria d'Egitto 🇪🇬 EgittoKhamaseen dust winds · 1 mar – 15 mag (di solito)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 SudFine dust season · 1 mar – 15 mag (di solito)Incheon is the first thing the spring westerlies hit, so it reads worse than Seoul on the bad days.88
  12. Albuquerque 🇺🇸 Stati Uniti d'AmericaSpring wind and blowing dust · 1 mar – 31 magThe 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. Kashgar 🇨🇳 CinaFloating dust season · 1 mar – 31 mag (di solito)Spring lifts the Taklamakan off the desert floor and parks it over the oasis.87
  14. Nicosia 🇨🇾 CiproSpring dust episodes · 1 mar – 31 mag (di solito)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. Bukhara 🇺🇿 UzbekistanDust and wind season · 15 mar – 31 ago (di solito)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. Hotan 🇨🇳 CinaSpring dust season · 1 mar – 31 mag (di solito)Hotan sits on the southern rim of the Taklamakan and spring is when the desert moves.85
  17. Fukuoka 🇯🇵 GiapponeYellow sand season · 1 mar – 15 mag (di solito)Dust off the Asian mainland reaches Kyushu first and the worst days leave a film on parked cars.82
  18. Ulan Bator 🇲🇳 MongoliaSpring dust storms · 15 mar – 31 mag (di solito)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 🇵🇪 PerùAndean dry season · 1 mag – 30 set (di solito)Bright still days, hard frost at night at 3,400 metres, and dust on the trails by August.81
  20. Erbil 🇮🇶 IraqDust season · 1 apr – 30 giu (di solito)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 Morto 🇯🇴 GiordaniaKhamsin dust winds · 15 mar – 31 mag (di solito)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. Il Cairo 🇪🇬 EgittoKhamaseen dust winds · 1 mar – 31 mag (di solito)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. Parco nazionale della foresta pietrificata 🇺🇸 Stati Uniti d'AmericaSpring wind and dust · 1 mar – 31 mag (di solito)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 🇯🇵 GiapponeSakurajima ashfall · 15 mag – 30 set (di solito)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 🇪🇸 SpagnaCalima on the snow · 15 feb – 15 giu (di solito)Saharan dust blows north over Andalusia most often in spring, turning the sky orange and leaving the pistes pink.69

…e altri 9 in maggio.

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Stagione della polvere in giugno

  1. Tenerife 🇪🇸 SpagnaCalima dust · 15 giu – 15 set (di solito)Saharan dust can settle over the island for days, dropping visibility, raising the temperature and putting the airport on the news.91
  2. Algeri 🇩🇿 AlgeriaSirocco and Saharan dust · 15 giu – 15 set (di solito)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. Malaga 🇪🇸 SpagnaCalima dust · 1 mar – 31 ago (di solito)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 🇵🇪 PerùAndean dry season · 1 mag – 30 set (di solito)Bright still days, hard frost at night at 3,400 metres, and dust on the trails by August.82
  5. Tel Aviv 🇮🇱 IsraeleSharav heat spikes · 1 apr – 5 giu (di solito)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 🇪🇸 SpagnaCalima on the snow · 15 feb – 15 giu (di solito)Saharan dust blows north over Andalusia most often in spring, turning the sky orange and leaving the pistes pink.79
  7. Marrakech 🇲🇦 MaroccoThe chergui · 15 giu – 15 set (di solito)A dry easterly off the Sahara that adds several degrees to an already extreme month and fills the air with dust.74
  8. Bukhara 🇺🇿 UzbekistanDust and wind season · 15 mar – 31 ago (di solito)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. Gedda 🇸🇦 Arabia SauditaDust and sandstorm season · 1 mar – 31 lug (di solito)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 🇯🇵 GiapponeSakurajima ashfall · 15 mag – 30 set (di solito)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 🇮🇶 IraqDust season · 1 apr – 30 giu (di solito)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 Dhabi 🇦🇪 Emirati Arabi UnitiShamal dust season · 1 mar – 15 giu (di solito)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. Porto Sudan 🇸🇩 SudanHaboob dust storms · 1 giu – 15 set (di solito)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 🇺🇸 Stati Uniti d'AmericaMonsoon dust storms · 15 giu – 30 setOutflow 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 apr – 20 giu (di solito)A hot dry wind off the western desert that carries dust across the plain and can push visibility down for a day.33
  16. Baghdad 🇮🇶 IraqShamal dust storms · 15 mar – 30 giu (di solito)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 🇶🇦 QatarSummer shamal dust · 15 mag – 15 ago (di solito)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. Al Kuwait 🇰🇼 KuwaitSummer shamal dust · 1 giu – 31 lug (di solito)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

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Stagione della polvere in luglio

  1. Tenerife 🇪🇸 SpagnaCalima dust · 15 giu – 15 set (di solito)Saharan dust can settle over the island for days, dropping visibility, raising the temperature and putting the airport on the news.86
  2. Cusco 🇵🇪 PerùAndean dry season · 1 mag – 30 set (di solito)Bright still days, hard frost at night at 3,400 metres, and dust on the trails by August.83
  3. Malaga 🇪🇸 SpagnaCalima dust · 1 mar – 31 ago (di solito)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. Algeri 🇩🇿 AlgeriaSirocco and Saharan dust · 15 giu – 15 set (di solito)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. Gedda 🇸🇦 Arabia SauditaDust and sandstorm season · 1 mar – 31 lug (di solito)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. Bukhara 🇺🇿 UzbekistanDust and wind season · 15 mar – 31 ago (di solito)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 🇲🇦 MaroccoThe chergui · 15 giu – 15 set (di solito)A dry easterly off the Sahara that adds several degrees to an already extreme month and fills the air with dust.49
  8. Kagoshima 🇯🇵 GiapponeSakurajima ashfall · 15 mag – 30 set (di solito)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. Porto Sudan 🇸🇩 SudanHaboob dust storms · 1 giu – 15 set (di solito)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 🇺🇸 Stati Uniti d'AmericaMonsoon dust storms · 15 giu – 30 setOutflow 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 🇺🇸 Stati Uniti d'AmericaHaboobs · 1 lug – 10 set (di solito)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. Al Kuwait 🇰🇼 KuwaitSummer shamal dust · 1 giu – 31 lug (di solito)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 🇶🇦 QatarSummer shamal dust · 15 mag – 15 ago (di solito)The long north-westerly blows for days at a stretch in early summer, hazing the skyline and putting sand through every door seal.24

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Stagione della polvere in agosto

  1. Cusco 🇵🇪 PerùAndean dry season · 1 mag – 30 set (di solito)Bright still days, hard frost at night at 3,400 metres, and dust on the trails by August.84
  2. Tenerife 🇪🇸 SpagnaCalima dust · 15 giu – 15 set (di solito)Saharan dust can settle over the island for days, dropping visibility, raising the temperature and putting the airport on the news.82
  3. Malaga 🇪🇸 SpagnaCalima dust · 1 mar – 31 ago (di solito)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. Algeri 🇩🇿 AlgeriaSirocco and Saharan dust · 15 giu – 15 set (di solito)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. Bukhara 🇺🇿 UzbekistanDust and wind season · 15 mar – 31 ago (di solito)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 🇯🇵 GiapponeSakurajima ashfall · 15 mag – 30 set (di solito)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 🇲🇦 MaroccoThe chergui · 15 giu – 15 set (di solito)A dry easterly off the Sahara that adds several degrees to an already extreme month and fills the air with dust.46
  8. Scottsdale 🇺🇸 Stati Uniti d'AmericaMonsoon dust storms · 15 giu – 30 setOutflow 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 🇺🇸 Stati Uniti d'AmericaHaboobs · 1 lug – 10 set (di solito)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. Porto Sudan 🇸🇩 SudanHaboob dust storms · 1 giu – 15 set (di solito)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 🇶🇦 QatarSummer shamal dust · 15 mag – 15 ago (di solito)The long north-westerly blows for days at a stretch in early summer, hazing the skyline and putting sand through every door seal.27

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Stagione della polvere in settembre

  1. Cusco 🇵🇪 PerùAndean dry season · 1 mag – 30 set (di solito)Bright still days, hard frost at night at 3,400 metres, and dust on the trails by August.84
  2. Tenerife 🇪🇸 SpagnaCalima dust · 15 giu – 15 set (di solito)Saharan dust can settle over the island for days, dropping visibility, raising the temperature and putting the airport on the news.84
  3. Algeri 🇩🇿 AlgeriaSirocco and Saharan dust · 15 giu – 15 set (di solito)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 🇲🇦 MaroccoThe chergui · 15 giu – 15 set (di solito)A dry easterly off the Sahara that adds several degrees to an already extreme month and fills the air with dust.75
  5. Kagoshima 🇯🇵 GiapponeSakurajima ashfall · 15 mag – 30 set (di solito)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 🇺🇸 Stati Uniti d'AmericaMonsoon dust storms · 15 giu – 30 setOutflow 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 🇺🇸 Stati Uniti d'AmericaHaboobs · 1 lug – 10 set (di solito)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. Porto Sudan 🇸🇩 SudanHaboob dust storms · 1 giu – 15 set (di solito)A wall of dust arrives off the desert ahead of a storm and visibility drops to nothing for an hour or two.46

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Stagione della polvere in novembre

  1. Nouakchott 🇲🇷 MauritaniaSand and dust season · 25 nov – 15 apr (di solito)The harmattan carries Saharan sand straight over the city and the dunes keep working their way into the eastern quarters.80
  2. Praia 🇨🇻 Capo VerdeBruma seca dust haze · 15 nov – 15 mar (di solito)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 (di solito)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. Ouagadougou 🇧🇫 Burkina FasoHarmattan · 15 nov – 20 feb (di solito)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. N’Djamena 🇹🇩 CiadHarmattan · 25 nov – 10 mar (di solito)Sahelian dust on a north-easterly, cold mornings and a sky the colour of weak tea.64
  6. Niamey 🇳🇪 NigerHarmattan · 25 nov – 28 feb (di solito)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

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Stagione della polvere in dicembre

  1. Niamey 🇳🇪 NigerHarmattan · 25 nov – 28 feb (di solito)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. N’Djamena 🇹🇩 CiadHarmattan · 25 nov – 10 mar (di solito)Sahelian dust on a north-easterly, cold mornings and a sky the colour of weak tea.84
  3. Nouakchott 🇲🇷 MauritaniaSand and dust season · 25 nov – 15 apr (di solito)The harmattan carries Saharan sand straight over the city and the dunes keep working their way into the eastern quarters.84
  4. Praia 🇨🇻 Capo VerdeBruma seca dust haze · 15 nov – 15 mar (di solito)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 (di solito)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. Boa Vista 🇨🇻 Capo VerdeBruma seca · 1 dic – 15 mar (di solito)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 (di solito)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. Ilha do Sal 🇨🇻 Capo VerdeBruma seca · 1 dic – 15 mar (di solito)Saharan haze reaches the eastern islands in the cool months and can grey out a week of otherwise faultless weather.82
  9. Mindelo 🇨🇻 Capo VerdeBruma seca dust haze · 1 dic – 28 feb (di solito)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. Abuja 🇳🇬 NigeriaHarmattan · 1 dic – 20 feb (di solito)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 (di solito)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 (di solito)Dust off the desert crosses the river mouth through the cool months and drops the visibility for days at a time.80
  13. Ouagadougou 🇧🇫 Burkina FasoHarmattan · 15 nov – 20 feb (di solito)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 (di solito)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. Conakry 🇬🇳 GuineaHarmattan and the dry months · 1 dic – 15 apr (di solito)The harmattan takes over in December and the rain effectively stops.74
  16. Freetown 🇸🇱 Sierra LeoneHarmattan haze · 1 dic – 20 feb (di solito)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 (di solito)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. Cape Coast 🇬🇭 GhanaHarmattan haze · 1 dic – 15 feb (di solito)The coast gets a diluted version of the northern harmattan: a milky sky, dry skin and dust on the castle whitewash.70
  19. Cotonou 🇧🇯 BeninHarmattan haze · 5 dic – 10 feb (di solito)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. Accra 🇬🇭 GhanaHarmattan haze · 5 dic – 10 feb (di solito)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 (di solito)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. Abidjan 🇨🇮 Costa d'AvorioHarmattan haze · 10 dic – 15 feb (di solito)Abidjan sits at the far southern edge of the harmattan.66

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