Climate averages 1991–2020
Maroua weather
in January.
A hot, very dry month: the 9th warmest and one of the driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
January is a hot month in Maroua: daytime highs average 31.7°C and nights cool to about 17.6°C. By daytime temperature it is the 9th warmest of the 12 months.
Rain is very rare: less than 1 mm falls in a typical January (one of the driest months of the year). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 11 h 35 min on an average January day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Guider (84 km away). In January its highs average 33.8°C, 2.0°C warmer than Maroua, with almost no rain (under 1 mm).
Among the 24 cities listed in Cameroon, Maroua ranks 4th of 24 for the warmest January highs and joint 1st of 24 for the driest January (rainfall, lowest first). The mean January high of those 24 cities is 30.0°C; Maroua is 1.7°C warmer than that mean.
From January to February, average highs rise by 3.2°C to 34.9°C, and monthly rainfall stays under 1 mm.
The annual picture
January in context
Monthly rainfall
Average total · mmAverages from hourly ERA5 reanalysis data. Actual weather varies from year to year. How these numbers are calculated
Every month, side by side
Maroua climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January, selected | 31.7°C17.6°C | 17.6°C | 0 | 0.0 | 11.612 h |
| February | 34.9°C20.1°C | 20.1°C | 0 | 0.0 | 11.812 h |
| March | 38.5°C23.7°C | 23.7°C | 0.4 | 0.2 | 12.112 h |
| April | 39.7°C26.2°C | 26.2°C | 9.0 | 2.9 | 12.412 h |
| May | 37.4°C26.2°C | 26.2°C | 38 | 8.9 | 12.613 h |
| June | 34.4°C24.8°C | 24.8°C | 66 | 13.0 | 12.713 h |
| July | 31.1°C23.1°C | 23.1°C | 119 | 18.8 | 12.713 h |
| August | 29.3°C22.1°C | 22.1°C | 195 | 23.3 | 12.512 h |
| September | 30.6°C22.3°C | 22.3°C | 109 | 18.0 | 12.212 h |
| October | 33.3°C22.5°C | 22.5°C | 28 | 5.8 | 11.912 h |
| November | 33.9°C20.9°C | 20.9°C | 0.6 | 0.2 | 11.612 h |
| December | 31.8°C18.3°C | 18.3°C | 0 | 0.0 | 11.512 h |
Rainfall is the average of the 30 separate monthly totals. A rain day is a local calendar day with at least 1 mm of precipitation. Daylight is the calculated sunrise-to-sunset length, not measured sunshine.
Compare places
January in nearby cities
- Guider in JanuaryCameroon · 84 kmHigh 33.8°C · Low 19.5°C · 0 mm rain
- Mubi in JanuaryNigeria · 120 kmHigh 31.2°C · Low 14.2°C · 0 mm rain
- Bama in JanuaryNigeria · 124 kmHigh 31.4°C · Low 15.2°C · 0 mm rain
- Pala in JanuaryChad · 151 kmHigh 32.8°C · Low 18.0°C · 0 mm rain
- N'Djamena in JanuaryChad · 186 kmHigh 32.0°C · Low 16.6°C · 0 mm rain
- Maiduguri in JanuaryNigeria · 188 kmHigh 30.6°C · Low 15.9°C · 0 mm rain
- Gamboru in JanuaryNigeria · 199 kmHigh 31.2°C · Low 16.2°C · 0 mm rain
- Kelo in JanuaryChad · 217 kmHigh 33.6°C · Low 18.2°C · 0 mm rain
Read the numbers correctly
Climate, not a promise.
These patterns help compare months. They cannot tell you the weather on a specific day of your trip.
Sources, method and limitsHow these numbers are made (what the highs, lows and rain days mean, the sources and the model cell used for Maroua) is explained once on the Maroua year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.