Climate averages 1991–2020
Maroua weather
in March.
A very hot, very dry month: the 2nd warmest and the 4th driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
March is a very hot month in Maroua: daytime highs average 38.5°C and nights cool to about 23.7°C. By daytime temperature it is the 2nd warmest of the 12 months.
Rain is very rare: less than 1 mm falls in a typical March (the 4th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 12 h 04 min on an average March day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Guider (84 km away). In March its highs average 39.5°C, 1.1°C warmer than Maroua, with almost no rain (under 1 mm).
Among the 24 cities listed in Cameroon, Maroua ranks 2nd of 24 for the warmest March highs and 1st of 24 for the driest March (rainfall, lowest first). The mean March high of those 24 cities is 30.4°C; Maroua is 8.1°C warmer than that mean.
From March to April, average highs rise by 1.2°C to 39.7°C, and monthly rainfall rises from under 1 mm to 9.0 mm.
The annual picture
March 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 | 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, selected | 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
March in nearby cities
- Guider in MarchCameroon · 84 kmHigh 39.5°C · Low 24.8°C · 0.6 mm rain
- Mubi in MarchNigeria · 120 kmHigh 37.0°C · Low 20.8°C · 0.7 mm rain
- Bama in MarchNigeria · 124 kmHigh 38.5°C · Low 21.6°C · 0.2 mm rain
- Pala in MarchChad · 151 kmHigh 38.7°C · Low 23.8°C · 1.2 mm rain
- N'Djamena in MarchChad · 186 kmHigh 39.3°C · Low 23.4°C · 0.1 mm rain
- Maiduguri in MarchNigeria · 188 kmHigh 38.0°C · Low 22.3°C · 0.1 mm rain
- Gamboru in MarchNigeria · 199 kmHigh 38.6°C · Low 22.8°C · 0.1 mm rain
- Kelo in MarchChad · 217 kmHigh 39.3°C · Low 24.2°C · 1.4 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.