eli5: why does it get so cold in the desert at night.

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Let’s take the Sahara for example, it’s a lot closer to the equator, yet at night temperatures fall to -4c (25f). Yet in the uk which is a lot further away from the equator, the night temperatures are around 15c (60f) during the summer. Why is this?

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Please correct me if I am wrong. All of the provided answers so far have dealt with water/humidity as the causing factors. But could it also be said that densely populated areas (while obviously still having a different temp than the desert due to weather effects), also have higher temps due to lighting, electricity, and other factors caused by the urbanization of an area?

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