Maroua in Spring

In spring (March, April and May), Maroua sees average daytime highs around 38°C and overnight lows near 26°C, with 47 mm of rain over about 12 wet days across the season. It is the warmest season of the year and the 3rd-wettest season.

Across spring, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 38°C. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 38% of the time across spring, and the air most often feels dry.

Spring is Maroua's weakest season of the year to visit on our travel score. For the whole year in context, see Maroua's year-round climate.

Avg daytime high: 38°C; warmest season of the year
Avg overnight low: 26°C
Rainfall: 47 mm; 12 wet days
Avg wind: 10 km/h
Travel score: 0.9; weakest season of the year
Months: Mar · Apr · May

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Temperature in Maroua in Spring

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Across spring, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 38°C.

A typical spring day in Maroua reaches about 38°C and drops to 26°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is April, the coolest March.

How spring really feels in Maroua

Once humidity and wind are folded in, spring brings about 92 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C

62 feel dangerously hot (≥ 39°C)

Days feeling ≤ 0°C

wind chill below the day's low

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

Maroua weather by month

How the three spring months (March, April and May) compare with the rest of the year — the season's months are highlighted.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	32° / 17°	0	0	11.4	5.3
Feb	35° / 20°	0	0	11.7	3.3
Mar	38° / 24°	0	0.2	11.9	1.0
Apr	39° / 27°	9	2.9	12.2	0.3
May	37° / 26°	38	8.9	12.5	1.5
Jun	34° / 24°	66	13.1	12.6	2.9
Jul	31° / 23°	119	18.8	12.6	3.5
Aug	30° / 22°	195	23.3	12.3	3.5
Sep	31° / 22°	109	18	12.1	3.6
Oct	34° / 22°	28	5.9	11.8	3.4
Nov	34° / 20°	1	0.2	11.5	3.7
Dec	32° / 18°	0	0	11.4	5.2

Cloud cover in Spring

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 38% of the time across spring.

Chance of precipitation in Spring

Any precipitation

Maroua gets around 47 mm of rain over 12 wet days across spring. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Humidity in Spring

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

Wind in Spring

Winds average 10 km/h across spring.

Sunrise & sunset in Spring

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 48 min in early March to 12 h 36 min by late May. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Solar energy in Spring

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day across spring, about 6.8 kWh/m².

Planning a trip in spring

Hazard calendar for Maroua

In seasonPeak

In spring, Maroua overlaps 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

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Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Is spring a good time to visit Maroua?

Our two travel scores rate spring for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal), averaged across the three months.

0.9

Sightseeing

4th-best month of the year

3.9

Beach & pool

4th-best month of the year

spring is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Maroua.

What to pack for Maroua in Spring

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

In spring, Maroua sees daytime highs around 38°C and nights near 26°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection. Worth having: rain gear. About 12 days see rain.

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UV index in Maroua in Spring

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV across spring averages 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.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	10	12	13	11	10	11	12	13	11	11	10	8
Level	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	Very high

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	10	Extreme
Feb	12	Extreme
Mar	13	Extreme
Apr	11	Extreme
May	10	Very high
Jun	11	Extreme
Jul	12	Extreme
Aug	13	Extreme
Sep	11	Extreme
Oct	11	Extreme
Nov	10	Very high
Dec	8	Very high

Air quality in Maroua in Spring

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where spring 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).

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
PM2.5 (µg/m³)	77	87	89	62	34	27	20	22	27	40	45	68
Level	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Poor	Poor	Unhealthy

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	77	Unhealthy
Feb	87	Unhealthy
Mar	89	Unhealthy
Apr	62	Unhealthy
May	34	Moderate
Jun	27	Moderate
Jul	20	Moderate
Aug	22	Moderate
Sep	27	Moderate
Oct	40	Poor
Nov	45	Poor
Dec	68	Unhealthy

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.

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

artificial surfaces 36%

16 km

587 m

cropland 44%

80 km

1,150 m

grassland 47%

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Spring 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

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.