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What is the climate of the Sahara desert?

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The Sahara Desert is hot and arid (dry). The temperature is around 50^oC (122^oF) in the daytime - it's one of the hottest places on earth. At night it can become very cold - most of the animals living in the Sahara are nocturnal, preferring to come out of their burrows to feed when it is cooler. Sometimes the temperature goes below 60^oF (15.55^oC).

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