climigo

Madagascar

When to go?

The best months are April–October. Avoid December–March (hot and often rainy, at times torrential rain).

Climate zones

ComorosAntananarivoAntananarivoAntananarivoToamasinaToamasinaToamasinaAntsirananaAntsirananaAntsirananaAntsirabeAntsirabeAntsirabeNosy KombaNosy KombaNosy KombaNosy BeNosy BeNosy Be

Mean maximum and minimum temperature and mean monthly precipitation of the season (the mean of its three months), ERA5-Land 1996–2025, at about 9 km resolution: colours are in levels (the same as the city scale) and smaller details are not real.

What is the climate like?

Area mean indicative, over the whole territory

Temperature and rain

January 29°22° torrential rain
February 29°22°
March 29°21°
April 28°20°
May 27°18°
June 25°16°
July 25°15°
August 26°15°
September 27°16°
October 29°18°
November 30°19°
December 30°21°

Monthly min and max temperature (°C)

−5°0°5°10°15°20°25°30°35°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec21.8 · 29.2 °CJanuary: 21.8 · 29.2 °C21.9 · 29.2 °CFebruary: 21.9 · 29.2 °C21.3 · 29.0 °CMarch: 21.3 · 29.0 °C19.9 · 28.4 °CApril: 19.9 · 28.4 °C17.8 · 26.9 °CMay: 17.8 · 26.9 °C15.8 · 25.3 °CJune: 15.8 · 25.3 °C14.9 · 24.6 °CJuly: 14.9 · 24.6 °C15.1 · 25.7 °CAugust: 15.1 · 25.7 °C16.0 · 27.3 °CSeptember: 16.0 · 27.3 °C17.7 · 28.8 °COctober: 17.7 · 28.8 °C19.4 · 29.7 °CNovember: 19.4 · 29.7 °C20.9 · 29.6 °CDecember: 20.9 · 29.6 °C

Monthly min and max temperature (°C)

Jan 21.8 – 29.2 °C
Feb 21.9 – 29.2 °C
Mar 21.3 – 29.0 °C
Apr 19.9 – 28.4 °C
May 17.8 – 26.9 °C
Jun 15.8 – 25.3 °C
Jul 14.9 – 24.6 °C
Aug 15.1 – 25.7 °C
Sep 16.0 – 27.3 °C
Oct 17.7 – 28.8 °C
Nov 19.4 – 29.7 °C
Dec 20.9 – 29.6 °C

How much it rains

January 333 mm23 d torrential rain
February 273 mm20 d
March 202 mm17 d
April 73 mm10 d
May 41 mm6 d
June 31 mm4 d
July 33 mm5 d
August 26 mm4 d
September 25 mm4 d
October 49 mm7 d
November 100 mm11 d
December 212 mm18 d

Rain days and how much water

0102030 dJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec333 mm · 23 rain days · 14 mm a dayJanuary: 333 mm · 23 rain days · 14 mm a day273 mm · 20 rain days · 14 mm a dayFebruary: 273 mm · 20 rain days · 14 mm a day202 mm · 17 rain days · 12 mm a dayMarch: 202 mm · 17 rain days · 12 mm a day73 mm · 10 rain days · 7 mm a dayApril: 73 mm · 10 rain days · 7 mm a day41 mm · 6 rain days · 7 mm a dayMay: 41 mm · 6 rain days · 7 mm a day31 mm · 4 rain days · 8 mm a dayJune: 31 mm · 4 rain days · 8 mm a day33 mm · 5 rain days · 7 mm a dayJuly: 33 mm · 5 rain days · 7 mm a day26 mm · 4 rain days · 7 mm a dayAugust: 26 mm · 4 rain days · 7 mm a day25 mm · 4 rain days · 6 mm a daySeptember: 25 mm · 4 rain days · 6 mm a day49 mm · 7 rain days · 7 mm a dayOctober: 49 mm · 7 rain days · 7 mm a day100 mm · 11 rain days · 9 mm a dayNovember: 100 mm · 11 rain days · 9 mm a day212 mm · 18 rain days · 12 mm a dayDecember: 212 mm · 18 rain days · 12 mm a day

Rain days and how much water

Jan 333 mm23 d
Feb 273 mm20 d
Mar 202 mm17 d
Apr 73 mm10 d
May 41 mm6 d
Jun 31 mm4 d
Jul 33 mm5 d
Aug 26 mm4 d
Sep 25 mm4 d
Oct 49 mm7 d
Nov 100 mm11 d
Dec 212 mm18 d

Bars: length = rain days, thickness = mm on a rain day, area = the month's rain. 3 mm a day7 mm a day15 mm a day

Colour = the month's rain: 103060100160250400mm

Daylight hours

January 13 h 11
February 12 h 44
March 12 h 13
April 11 h 39
May 11 h 12
June 10 h 57
July 11 h 03
August 11 h 26
September 11 h 59
October 12 h 32
November 13 h 02
December 13 h 18

Mean daylight hours over the whole territory.

Spatial mean over the whole area, weighted by area (cosine of the latitude), not by population: indicative only, since the climate varies a lot within an area (coasts, plains, mountains). Look at the cities for the weather you will find.

Tourist areas

Cities