26 to 36°C
temperature
3177 hours
sunshine per day
825 mm
rain
151 days
dry
214 days
rain
0 days
snow

Climate of Maroua

Maroua has a semi-arid climate. It is warm to hot all year round and trees don't grow here because of the drought. It consists mainly of sand with grasses and sometimes shrubs. The average annual temperature for Maroua is 30° degrees and there is about 825 mm of rain in a year. It is dry for 139 days a year with an average humidity of 69% and an UV-index of 6.

Climate averages for the whole year

  • Day: the average daily temperature during the day is between 26°C and 36°C
  • Night:the average nighttime temperature is between 18°C and 21°C
  • Rain: it rains 214 days and there is a total of approximately 825 mm rainfall
  • Sun hours: throughout the year there are 3177 sun hours
Maximum temperature: between 26°C and 36°C
Warmest month: 36°C in February
Coldest month: 26°C in July
Night temperature: between 18°C and 21°C
Dry days: 151 days
Days with rain: 214 days
Days with snow: 0 days
Total rain sum: 825 mm
Hours of sunshine: 3177 hours

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Temperature graph

This graph shows the average maximum temperature (red) and minimum temperature (blue) for Maroua.

Precipitation graph

This graph shows the average amount of rainfall per month for Maroua.

Climate table of Maroua

In this climate table you can see at a glance what the average weather per month is for Maroua. The data has been collected over a 30-year period, from which an average per month has been derived. From year to year the differences may be larger or smaller, but with this climate table you have a good idea of what the weather for Maroua might be like in a given month.

Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Day temp. (°C) 35 36 35 33 30 28 26 26 27 28 30 33
Night temp. (°C) 18 20 21 20 19 18 18 18 18 18 18 18
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Precipitation (mm) 1 5 29 79 126 105 105 122 126 109 17 1
Days with rain 1 3 12 22 28 27 29 29 28 26 8 1
Dry days 30 25 19 8 3 3 2 2 2 5 22 30
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Sun hours per day 10 10 10 10 10 9 7 6 7 7 10 8
Wind force (Bft) 2 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2
UV-index 7 7 7 6 6 5 5 5 6 6 6 7

Best time to visit Maroua

The best time to visit Maroua in Cameroon is November. In this period you have a warm temperature and almost no precipitation. The highest average temperature in Maroua is 36°C in February and the lowest is 26°C in July.

Climate of Maroua by month

What is the average climate in a given month for Maroua? Click on a month to see all monthly averages for sunshine, maximum and minimum temperatures, percent chance of rain per day, snowfall and number of rainy days.

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