Maroua weather in June

In June, Maroua sees average daytime highs of 34°C and overnight lows near 24°C, with 66 mm of rain across 13.1 wet days and about 12.6 hours of daylight. It is the 6th-warmest and 4th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 35°C in the first days to 33°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 31% of the time in June, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 36 min at the start of June to 12 h 36 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, June is Maroua's 9th-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Maroua's year-round climate.

Daytime high
34°
6th warmest
Overnight low
24°
10th coldest
Rainfall
66 mm
13.1 wet days
Daylight
12 h 36 min
5:45 AM – 6:21 PM
Cloud cover
57%
9th clearest
Wind
9 km/h
8th windiest
Solar energy
6.06 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.9
out of 10

Maroua is capital of the Far North Region of Cameroon.

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

Temperature in June

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs ease over the month, from about 35°C in the first days to 33°C by the end.

A typical June day in Maroua reaches about 34°C in the afternoon and slips back to 24°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 31°C and 36°C. Set against its neighbours, June runs about 3°C cooler than May and about 3°C warmer than July.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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How June really feels in Maroua

Once humidity and wind are folded in, June averages 30 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
30
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

The story in June is heat — humidity pushes the afternoon "feels like" well above the raw temperature.

Maroua weather by month

How June compares with the rest of the year at a glance. June is the 6th-warmest and 4th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan32° / 17°0011.45.3
Feb35° / 20°0011.73.3
Mar38° / 24°00.211.91.0
Apr39° / 27°92.912.20.3
May37° / 26°388.912.51.5
Jun34° / 24°6613.112.62.9
Jul31° / 23°11918.812.63.5
Aug30° / 22°19523.312.33.5
Sep31° / 22°1091812.13.6
Oct34° / 22°285.911.83.4
Nov34° / 20°10.211.53.7
Dec32° / 18°0011.45.2

Cloud cover in June

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 31% of the time in June.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 22% of June, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 47%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15347
25347
35347
45446
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65545
75644
85644
95644
105644
115743
125743
135644
145644
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Chance of precipitation in June

Any precipitation

Maroua gets around 66 mm of rain over 13.1 wet days in June. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 43% and peaks near 49% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

0%20%40%60%151015202530
Rain chance (%)
142
242
342
442
542
641
741
841
940
1040
1140
1240
1340
1440
1541
1641
1742
1843
1943
2044
2145
2246
2346
2447
2547
2648
2748
2849
2949
3049

Humidity in June

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of June feels oppressive — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, June lands in the oppressive band about 58% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 98% of them.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
1255241
2145243
3145144
4135145
5135047
6124948
7124849
8124750
9024652
10014554
11014554
12014455
13014356
14014257
15004159
16004060
17003961
18003862
19003664
20003565
21003466
22003466
23003367
24003268
25003169
26003169
27003070
28003070
29002971
30002971

Wind in June

Winds average 9 km/h in June.

Across June, daily wind ranges from about 9 km/h on the calmest days to 9 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
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309calm

Sunrise & sunset in June

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 36 min at the start of June to 12 h 36 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 0 minutes over June. Sunrise moves from 5:43 AM to 5:47 AM, and sunset from 6:17 PM to 6:24 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.65:436:17
212.65:436:18
312.65:436:18
412.65:436:18
512.65:436:19
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712.65:436:19
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Solar energy in June

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in June, about 6.06 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.08 kWh/m² to a high of 7.13 kWh/m² in March across the year — June's 6.06 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.2Intense
26.2Intense
36.2Intense
46.2Intense
56.2Intense
66.2Intense
76.2Intense
86.2Intense
96.1Intense
106.1Intense
116.1Intense
126.1Intense
136.1Intense
146.1Intense
156.1Intense
166.1Intense
176.1Intense
186.0Intense
196.0Intense
206.0Intense
216.0Intense
226.0Bright
236.0Bright
246.0Bright
256.0Bright
265.9Bright
275.9Bright
285.9Bright
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305.9Bright
Planning a trip in June

Hazard calendar for Maroua

In seasonPeak

In June, Maroua sits inside its dust season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

Maroua's monsoon runs July–September, when most of the year's rain falls.

Maroua sees seasonal dust haze (February–June), heaviest in March.

Monsoon
Dust
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is June a good time to visit Maroua?

Our two travel scores rate June for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal).

2.9
Sightseeing
9th-best month of the year
5.5
Beach & pool
6th-best month of the year

June is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Maroua.

What to pack for Maroua in June

From June's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.

In June, Maroua sees daytime highs around 34°C and nights near 24°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection. Worth having: rain gear. About 13 days see rain.

light clothessun protectionrain gear

UV index in Maroua in June

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in June peaks around 11 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Maroua peaks around March 15 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 15 at about 8 (very high).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — every month of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeExtremeVery highMar 15UV 13Dec 15UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan10Extreme
Feb12Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr11Extreme
May10Very high
Jun11Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep11Extreme
Oct11Extreme
Nov10Very high
Dec8Very high

Air quality in Maroua in June

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where June falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in Maroua is worst in March — around 89 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 4.4× the cleanest month (July, 20 µg/m³).

Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).

0306090120JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyModeratePoorUnhealthyMar 1088 µg/m³Jul 2020 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan77Unhealthy
Feb87Unhealthy
Mar89Unhealthy
Apr62Unhealthy
May34Moderate
Jun27Moderate
Jul20Moderate
Aug22Moderate
Sep27Moderate
Oct40Poor
Nov45Poor
Dec68Unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Maroua?

Maroua sits at 10.6°N, 14.3°E, 406 m above sea level, in Cameroon. The nearest listed city is Bogo, 36 km away.

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Topography around Maroua

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Maroua.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Maroua has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 320 m around an average of 410 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 587 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,150 m.

The land around Maroua is covered by artificial surfaces (36%) and cropland (30%) within 3 km, cropland (44%) and grassland (41%) within 16 km, and grassland (47%) and cropland (36%) within 80 km.

3 km
320 m
16 km
587 m
80 km
1,150 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwetland
June weather nearby: Bogo 36 km · Mora 54 km · Kaélé 56 km · Mokolo 59 km · Guidiguis 66 km · Maga 74 km · Guider 84 km · Gwoza 87 km

Cameroon travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 2
Exercise Increased Caution
Power plugs
Type C / E
220 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 34% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$1,972
2025
Happiness
5.1 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Homicide rate
6.8
per 100k, 2022
Road deaths
30.2
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Lower middle
World Bank
English
Very low
EF EPI 445
Religion
Roman Catholic 33%Muslim 31%Protestant 27%animist 1%

Sources: World Bank, US State Department, World Happiness Report, WHO/UNICEF, EF EPI, CIA World Factbook.

Data sources

Temperature, precipitation, cloud, humidity, wind and solar figures are a 1991–2020 climatology for Maroua (10.5909°, 14.3159°, elevation 406 m), computed from hourly ERA5 reanalysis — contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Sun figures are astronomical calculations, not observations. City data © GeoNames, CC BY 4.0. Map outlines from Natural Earth (public domain); interactive map © Google. UV index is derived from CAMS (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service) clear-sky UV data — contains modified Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Monthly air-quality (PM2.5) seasonality is from the CAMS EAC4 reanalysis (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service), scaled to the WHO annual mean where available. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).