Maroua Weather in March
Maroua in March
The short of it: Maroua in March averages a high of 38 °C (101 °F) and a low of 23 °C (74 °F), with 1.0 mm (0.04 in) of rain and about 12 h 3 min of daylight. Rated 3 of 5 for a visit; the best months are January and December. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 38° · low 23° · rain 1.0 mm · daylight 12 h 3 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: January & December
Thirty years of records give Maroua an average March high of 38°, a low of 23° and some 1.0 mm of rain. Days run hot, near 38° in the afternoon; ride early and rest at noon. Rain is scarce, about 1.0 mm, the 8th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 12 h 3 min in mid-March, 16 minutes more than a month before.
For the traveller: pack linen, a wide hat and water. The Almanac rates March 3 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 March. Mindif, 25 km to the SSE, sees much the same highs.
March in Maroua, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 2nd warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 8th wettest of 12
- Versus February
- 3° warmer, 1.0 mm more rain
- Versus April
- about the same
- Day–night spread
- 15°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 12 h 3 min
- Average wind
- 10 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
March averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MindifFar North | 25 km SSE | 39° | 24° | 0.0 mm |
| BogoFar North | 36 km ENE | 39° | 23° | 0.0 mm |
| MoraFar North | 54 km NNW | 38° | 22° | 0.0 mm |
| KaéléFar North | 56 km SSE | 39° | 24° | 0.0 mm |
| KozaFar North | 57 km WNW | 37° | 21° | 1.0 mm |
| MokoloFar North | 59 km WNW | 35° | 20° | 1.0 mm |
| GuidiguisFar North | 66 km SE | 39° | 24° | 0.0 mm |
| MagaFar North | 74 km ENE | 38° | 23° | 0.0 mm |