Maga climate — normals and trends
Maga (Cameroon) has a hot semi-arid climate (BSh) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 28.3 °C and it receives 622 mm of precipitation per year.
These figures are normals computed over 86 complete calendar years, from 1940 to 2025, using ERA5 reanalysis data from the Copernicus programme.
The warmest month is April (33.3 °C on average) and the coldest is January (24.8 °C). Rainfall peaks in August.
Maga averages 0 frost days, 324 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 91 rainy days per year.
Maga has warmed by +1.3 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.15 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 46.4 °C (on 30 March 2024) and the coldest 11.1 °C (on 12 January 1957).
Data from ERA5 reanalysis (Copernicus Climate Change Service), redistributed under a CC-BY 4.0 licence. Normals are recomputed whenever the archive is updated.
Climate normals · ERA5
MagaFar North
- coords
- 10.84°, 14.94°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
28.3°C
Average daily high
34.9°C
Average daily low
22.5°C
Annual rainfall
622mm
Sunshine / day
10.9h
Mean relative humidity
46%
Average peak wind
14.3km/h
Seasonal range
8.5°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
324 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
91 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
36.4 °C
Average feels-like low
22.8 °C
Average peak gust
30.3 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
273 d/yr
Solar radiation
22.1 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.3 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.34 · p = < 0.001
Trend fitted by linear regression (ordinary least squares) on annual means. A trend is shown only when it is statistically significant (p < 0.05).
A climograph overlays rainfall (bars) and temperature (line): the standard reading in climatology, where you can see at a glance whether the warm season is also the dry one.
Records for the period
Hottest day
46.4 °C
30 March 2024
Coldest day
11.1 °C
12 January 1957
Wettest day
141 mm
4 September 1948
Windiest day
33.5 km/h
10 June 2011
Strongest gust
64.1 km/h
9 May 1980
Hottest feels-like
47.8 °C
4 May 2024
Coldest feels-like
6.4 °C
12 January 1957
Sunniest day
12.0 h
28 March 1940
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Across the whole year
Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 34.6 °C | +1.3 °C | 0 mm | 0 mm |
| Feb | 37.0 °C | +1.0 °C | 0 mm | 0 mm |
| Mar | 41.1 °C | +1.7 °C | 0 mm | -1 mm |
| Apr | 41.1 °C | +0.6 °C | 0 mm | -7 mm |
| May | 39.8 °C | +1.3 °C | 1 mm | -32 mm |
| Jun | 36.0 °C | +0.7 °C | 42 mm | -21 mm |
| Jul | 31.1 °C | -0.5 °C | 221 mm | +66 mm |
| Aug | 29.8 °C | -0.1 °C | 203 mm | -18 mm |
| Sep | 31.5 °C | +0.3 °C | 125 mm | +10 mm |
| Oct | 34.8 °C | +0.4 °C | 3 mm | -24 mm |
| Nov | 37.2 °C | +2.0 °C | 0 mm | -2 mm |
| Dec | 36.5 °C | +3.0 °C | 0 mm | -0 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Maga?
Maga has a hot semi-arid climate (Köppen BSh). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 28.3 °C and it receives 622 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Maga?
The hottest day measured in Maga between 1940 and 2025 was 30 March 2024, reaching 46.4 °C.
What is the coldest day in Maga?
The coldest day measured in Maga between 1940 and 2025 was 12 January 1957, at 11.1 °C.
Does it snow in Maga?
Almost never: Maga sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Maga warmed?
Yes: Maga warmed by +1.3 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Maga?
The wettest day measured in Maga between 1940 and 2025 was 4 September 1948, with 141 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Maga?
The windiest day measured in Maga between 1940 and 2025 was 10 June 2011, with winds reaching 33.5 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Maga?
The warmest month in Maga is April (33.3 °C on average); the coldest is January (24.8 °C).
How much does it rain in Maga?
Maga receives on average 622 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 91 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Maga?
Maga gets on average 10.9 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,979 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Maga?
Yes: Maga has on average 273 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Maga?
In Maga, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 47.8 °C on 4 May 2024, and the lowest was 6.4 °C on 12 January 1957.
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