Ambalavao climate — normals and trends
Ambalavao (Madagascar) has a subtropical highland, dry winter climate (Cwb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 17.7 °C and it receives 1,153 mm of precipitation per year.
These figures are normals computed over 86 complete calendar years, from 1940 to 2025, using ERA5 reanalysis data from the Copernicus programme.
The warmest month is January (20.4 °C on average) and the coldest is July (13.7 °C). Rainfall peaks in January.
Ambalavao averages 0 frost days, 1 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 162 rainy days per year.
Ambalavao has warmed by +1.8 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.21 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 33.4 °C (on 27 October 2011) and the coldest 3.0 °C (on 16 June 1991).
Data from ERA5 reanalysis (Copernicus Climate Change Service), redistributed under a CC-BY 4.0 licence. Normals are recomputed whenever the archive is updated.
Climate normals · ERA5
AmbalavaoUpper Matsiatra
- coords
- -21.83°, 46.93°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
17.7°C
Average daily high
22.8°C
Average daily low
13.9°C
Annual rainfall
1,153mm
Sunshine / day
10.4h
Mean relative humidity
80%
Average peak wind
13.0km/h
Seasonal range
6.7°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
1 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
162 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
23.5 °C
Average feels-like low
14.0 °C
Average peak gust
34.3 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
0 d/yr
Solar radiation
18.7 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.8 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.77 · p = < 0.001
Trend fitted by linear regression (ordinary least squares) on annual means. A trend is shown only when it is statistically significant (p < 0.05).
A climograph overlays rainfall (bars) and temperature (line): the standard reading in climatology, where you can see at a glance whether the warm season is also the dry one.
Records for the period
Hottest day
33.4 °C
27 October 2011
Coldest day
3.0 °C
16 June 1991
Wettest day
191 mm
2 January 1990
Windiest day
50.4 km/h
6 February 2022
Strongest gust
140.4 km/h
6 February 2022
Hottest feels-like
36.3 °C
29 November 2023
Coldest feels-like
0.4 °C
3 September 1943
Sunniest day
13.3 h
26 December 2020
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Across the whole year
Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 27.9 °C | +3.0 °C | 254 mm | +7 mm |
| Feb | 25.3 °C | +0.6 °C | 389 mm | +172 mm |
| Mar | 24.9 °C | +0.7 °C | 77 mm | -81 mm |
| Apr | 25.8 °C | +2.5 °C | 38 mm | -17 mm |
| May | 22.1 °C | +0.7 °C | 37 mm | +10 mm |
| Jun | 20.9 °C | +1.6 °C | 11 mm | -8 mm |
| Jul | 18.5 °C | -0.2 °C | 39 mm | +16 mm |
| Aug | 20.6 °C | +0.8 °C | 18 mm | -3 mm |
| Sep | 23.5 °C | +1.4 °C | 15 mm | -5 mm |
| Oct | 24.2 °C | -0.1 °C | 51 mm | -1 mm |
| Nov | 26.2 °C | +0.9 °C | 135 mm | +22 mm |
| Dec | 24.8 °C | -0.4 °C | 250 mm | +48 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Ambalavao?
Ambalavao has a subtropical highland, dry winter climate (Köppen Cwb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 17.7 °C and it receives 1,153 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Ambalavao?
The hottest day measured in Ambalavao between 1940 and 2025 was 27 October 2011, reaching 33.4 °C.
What is the coldest day in Ambalavao?
The coldest day measured in Ambalavao between 1940 and 2025 was 16 June 1991, at 3.0 °C.
Does it snow in Ambalavao?
Almost never: Ambalavao sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Ambalavao warmed?
Yes: Ambalavao warmed by +1.8 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Ambalavao?
The wettest day measured in Ambalavao between 1940 and 2025 was 2 January 1990, with 191 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Ambalavao?
The windiest day measured in Ambalavao between 1940 and 2025 was 6 February 2022, with winds reaching 50.4 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Ambalavao?
The warmest month in Ambalavao is January (20.4 °C on average); the coldest is July (13.7 °C).
How much does it rain in Ambalavao?
Ambalavao receives on average 1,153 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 162 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Ambalavao?
Ambalavao gets on average 10.4 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,796 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Ambalavao?
Almost never: tropical nights (temperature staying above 20 °C) are virtually non-existent in Ambalavao.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Ambalavao?
In Ambalavao, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 36.3 °C on 29 November 2023, and the lowest was 0.4 °C on 3 September 1943.
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