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Best time to visit Maroua

December is the best time to visit Maroua for general sightseeing, with average highs of 32 °C and about 0 wet days. The comfortable season runs roughly October to January.

It depends what you are going for

One month rarely wins on everything. These are the best months on each measure taken on its own.

If you want Best month On that measure
Sightseeing and walking December comfort 71/100
The least cloud December 28 % average cloud cover
The least rain January 0 mm
Warmth April 40 °C
Cooler weather August 29 °C

Ranked by comfort

# Month Comfort / 100 Avg high Wet days
1 December 71 32 °C 0
2 January 71 32 °C 0
3 October 65 33 °C 6
4 November 64 34 °C 0
5 February 57 35 °C 0
6 August 52 29 °C 23
7 September 52 31 °C 18
8 June 50 34 °C 12
9 July 50 31 °C 19
10 May 45 37 °C 9
11 April 44 40 °C 3
12 March 43 38 °C 0

When to think twice

March scores lowest with about 0 wet days and highs near 38 °C. That does not make it a bad month — it depends entirely on what you are travelling for. The numbers are all here; the judgement is yours.

The full year

Month Avg high Rainfall Cloud
January 31.7 °C 0 mm 32 %
February 34.9 °C under 1 mm 36 %
March 38.4 °C under 1 mm 47 %
April 39.6 °C 9 mm 55 %
May 37.4 °C 36 mm 58 %
June 34.3 °C 67 mm 61 %
July 31.1 °C 124 mm 73 %
August 29.3 °C 192 mm 81 %
September 30.6 °C 112 mm 72 %
October 33.3 °C 29 mm 55 %
November 33.9 °C 1 mm 40 %
December 31.9 °C 0 mm 28 %

Data sources and method

Normal period
1991–2020
Dataset version
era5-1991-2020-scores1.1
Last processed

Measured values come from ERA5 reanalysis and are reproduced unchanged. Calculated by us: comfort score, beach score, season boundaries. Full formulas are on the methodology page.

Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026. Neither the European Commission nor ECMWF is responsible for any use that may be made of the Copernicus information or data it contains.