Maru Weather in August
Maru in August
The short of it: Maru in August averages a high of 30 °C (86 °F) and a low of 22 °C (72 °F), with 246 mm (9.7 in) of rain and about 12 h 32 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 22° · rain 246 mm · daylight 12 h 32 min
✦✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: January & December
Thirty years of records give Maru an average August high of 30°, a low of 22° and some 246 mm of rain. The dead of winter in Maru: highs scarcely reach 30°, nights fall to 22°. It is the wettest month of the year here, about 246 mm.
The sun is up for about 12 h 32 min in mid-August, 15 minutes less than a month before.
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, Maru runs warmer than most and drier than most in August. Gusau, 34 km to the ESE, sees much the same highs.
August in Maru, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 12th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 1st wettest of 12
- Versus July
- 1° colder, 78 mm more rain
- Versus September
- 2° colder
- Day–night spread
- 8°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 12 h 32 min
- Average wind
- 8 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
August averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GusauZamfara State | 34 km ESE | 30° | 22° | 252 mm |
| Kaura NamodaZamfara State | 35 km NE | 30° | 22° | 240 mm |
| Talata MafaraZamfara State | 45 km NW | 30° | 22° | 240 mm |
| KwatarkwashiZamfara State | 50 km ESE | 29° | 21° | 255 mm |
| AnkaZamfara State | 57 km WSW | 30° | 22° | 247 mm |
| MorikiZamfara State | 61 km N | 30° | 22° | 225 mm |
| TsafeZamfara State | 70 km SE | 29° | 21° | 264 mm |
| SauriZamfara State | 79 km SSE | 28° | 20° | 270 mm |