Maroua climate — normals and trends
Maroua (Cameroon) has a hot semi-arid climate (BSh) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 27.3 °C and it receives 592 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 (32.2 °C on average) and the coldest is January (24.2 °C). Rainfall peaks in August.
Maroua averages 0 frost days, 303 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 94 rainy days per year.
Maroua has warmed by +1.1 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.13 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 44.9 °C (on 19 April 2010) and the coldest 10.5 °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
MarouaFar North
- coords
- 10.59°, 14.32°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
27.3°C
Average daily high
33.7°C
Average daily low
22.0°C
Annual rainfall
592mm
Sunshine / day
10.9h
Mean relative humidity
46%
Average peak wind
14.4km/h
Seasonal range
8.0°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
303 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
94 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
35.1 °C
Average feels-like low
21.6 °C
Average peak gust
31.6 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
277 d/yr
Solar radiation
22.3 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.1 °C
since 1940
+0.1 °C per decade · r² = 0.31 · 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
44.9 °C
19 April 2010
Coldest day
10.5 °C
12 January 1957
Wettest day
94 mm
20 August 2020
Windiest day
30.0 km/h
10 June 2011
Strongest gust
58.0 km/h
10 June 2011
Hottest feels-like
47.0 °C
4 May 2024
Coldest feels-like
5.4 °C
12 January 1957
Sunniest day
12.0 h
23 July 2008
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 33.3 °C | +1.5 °C | 0 mm | 0 mm |
| Feb | 35.8 °C | +1.3 °C | 0 mm | 0 mm |
| Mar | 39.9 °C | +2.0 °C | 0 mm | -1 mm |
| Apr | 40.1 °C | +0.9 °C | 1 mm | -8 mm |
| May | 38.6 °C | +1.5 °C | 3 mm | -35 mm |
| Jun | 34.6 °C | +0.6 °C | 35 mm | -30 mm |
| Jul | 30.4 °C | -0.3 °C | 216 mm | +77 mm |
| Aug | 29.3 °C | -0.1 °C | 208 mm | +12 mm |
| Sep | 30.9 °C | +0.3 °C | 127 mm | +11 mm |
| Oct | 33.9 °C | +0.3 °C | 8 mm | -19 mm |
| Nov | 35.5 °C | +1.7 °C | 0 mm | -1 mm |
| Dec | 35.0 °C | +3.0 °C | 0 mm | 0 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Maroua?
Maroua has a hot semi-arid climate (Köppen BSh). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 27.3 °C and it receives 592 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Maroua?
The hottest day measured in Maroua between 1940 and 2025 was 19 April 2010, reaching 44.9 °C.
What is the coldest day in Maroua?
The coldest day measured in Maroua between 1940 and 2025 was 12 January 1957, at 10.5 °C.
Does it snow in Maroua?
Almost never: Maroua sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Maroua warmed?
Yes: Maroua warmed by +1.1 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Maroua?
The wettest day measured in Maroua between 1940 and 2025 was 20 August 2020, with 94 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Maroua?
The windiest day measured in Maroua between 1940 and 2025 was 10 June 2011, with winds reaching 30.0 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Maroua?
The warmest month in Maroua is April (32.2 °C on average); the coldest is January (24.2 °C).
How much does it rain in Maroua?
Maroua receives on average 592 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 94 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Maroua?
Maroua gets on average 10.9 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,979 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Maroua?
Yes: Maroua has on average 277 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Maroua?
In Maroua, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 47.0 °C on 4 May 2024, and the lowest was 5.4 °C on 12 January 1957.
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