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Snowfall in the hot desert may seem like a contradiction, but snow has been recorded in the Sahara Desert several times over the past decades, most recently in January 2022.


As such, snowfall may be unusual, but not unprecedented in the region.


While the Sahara generally experiences very high temperatures, it also experiences low temperatures due to the bare ground and cloudless skies.


Winter air circulation patterns draw cool, moist air towards the northern Sahara from the Atlantic and Mediterranean.

This results in more winter precipitation in the Sahara margin this season.


Snow has blanketed many parts of South Africa over