Maroua Weather in August
Maroua in August
The short of it: Maroua in August averages a high of 30 °C (85 °F) and a low of 21 °C (70 °F), with 244 mm (9.6 in) of rain and about 12 h 28 min of daylight. Rated 2 of 5 for a visit; the best months are January and December. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 30° · low 21° · rain 244 mm · daylight 12 h 28 min
✦✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: January & December
August in Maroua brings afternoons near 30° and nights around 21°, with about 244 mm of rain over the month. The dead of winter in Maroua: highs scarcely reach 30°, nights fall to 21°. It is the wettest month of the year here, about 244 mm.
The sun is up for about 12 h 28 min in mid-August.
For the traveller: pack linen, a wide hat and water, and an oilskin besides. The Almanac rates August 2 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are January and December.
Against its neighbours, Maroua runs cooler than most and wetter than most in August. Mindif, 25 km to the SSE, sees much the same highs.
August in Maroua, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 12th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 1st wettest of 12
- Versus July
- 1° colder, 83 mm more rain
- Versus September
- 2° colder
- Day–night spread
- 9°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 12 h 28 min
- Average wind
- 6 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
August averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MindifFar North | 25 km SSE | 30° | 21° | 236 mm |
| BogoFar North | 36 km ENE | 30° | 22° | 226 mm |
| MoraFar North | 54 km NNW | 30° | 21° | 229 mm |
| KaéléFar North | 56 km SSE | 30° | 22° | 232 mm |
| KozaFar North | 57 km WNW | 29° | 20° | 246 mm |
| MokoloFar North | 59 km WNW | 27° | 18° | 265 mm |
| GuidiguisFar North | 66 km SE | 30° | 22° | 231 mm |
| MagaFar North | 74 km ENE | 30° | 22° | 211 mm |