Maro climate — normals and trends
Maro (Chad) has a tropical savanna climate (Aw) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 27.0 °C and it receives 1,061 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 (31.5 °C on average) and the coldest is August (24.4 °C). Rainfall peaks in August.
Maro averages 0 frost days, 275 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 140 rainy days per year.
Maro has warmed by +0.6 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.07 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 42.8 °C (on 29 March 2024) and the coldest 11.0 °C (on 25 December 1971).
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
MaroMandoul Region
- coords
- 9.22°, 17.71°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
27.0°C
Average daily high
33.1°C
Average daily low
22.1°C
Annual rainfall
1,061mm
Sunshine / day
10.6h
Mean relative humidity
56%
Average peak wind
13.7km/h
Seasonal range
7.1°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
275 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
140 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
35.7 °C
Average feels-like low
22.8 °C
Average peak gust
30.1 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
292 d/yr
Solar radiation
21.2 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+0.6 °C
since 1940
+0.1 °C per decade · r² = 0.11 · p = 0.002
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
42.8 °C
29 March 2024
Coldest day
11.0 °C
25 December 1971
Wettest day
177 mm
5 July 1980
Windiest day
33.7 km/h
9 April 2003
Strongest gust
64.4 km/h
9 April 2003
Hottest feels-like
45.8 °C
18 April 2024
Coldest feels-like
7.9 °C
25 December 1971
Sunniest day
12.1 h
22 May 1965
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 | 35.2 °C | +1.3 °C | 0 mm | -0 mm |
| Feb | 37.5 °C | +1.2 °C | 0 mm | -0 mm |
| Mar | 39.9 °C | +1.7 °C | 0 mm | -8 mm |
| Apr | 38.5 °C | +0.8 °C | 4 mm | -28 mm |
| May | 35.8 °C | +1.0 °C | 9 mm | -72 mm |
| Jun | 32.8 °C | +1.2 °C | 20 mm | -104 mm |
| Jul | 29.7 °C | +0.6 °C | 348 mm | +113 mm |
| Aug | 28.7 °C | +0.4 °C | 266 mm | -16 mm |
| Sep | 30.0 °C | +0.8 °C | 134 mm | -68 mm |
| Oct | 31.5 °C | +0.5 °C | 39 mm | -52 mm |
| Nov | 34.7 °C | +1.4 °C | 1 mm | -7 mm |
| Dec | 35.2 °C | +1.7 °C | 0 mm | -1 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Maro?
Maro has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 27.0 °C and it receives 1,061 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Maro?
The hottest day measured in Maro between 1940 and 2025 was 29 March 2024, reaching 42.8 °C.
What is the coldest day in Maro?
The coldest day measured in Maro between 1940 and 2025 was 25 December 1971, at 11.0 °C.
Does it snow in Maro?
Almost never: Maro sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Maro warmed?
Yes: Maro warmed by +0.6 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Maro?
The wettest day measured in Maro between 1940 and 2025 was 5 July 1980, with 177 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Maro?
The windiest day measured in Maro between 1940 and 2025 was 9 April 2003, with winds reaching 33.7 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Maro?
The warmest month in Maro is April (31.5 °C on average); the coldest is August (24.4 °C).
How much does it rain in Maro?
Maro receives on average 1,061 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 140 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Maro?
Maro gets on average 10.6 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,869 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Maro?
Yes: Maro has on average 292 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Maro?
In Maro, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 45.8 °C on 18 April 2024, and the lowest was 7.9 °C on 25 December 1971.
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