Ambanja climate — normals and trends

Q: What is the climate of Ambanja?

Ambanja has a tropical monsoon climate (Köppen Am). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 23.7 °C and it receives 2,298 mm of precipitation per year.

Q: What is the hottest day ever recorded in Ambanja?

The hottest day measured in Ambanja between 1940 and 2025 was 30 November 2006, reaching 33.9 °C.

Q: What is the coldest day in Ambanja?

The coldest day measured in Ambanja between 1940 and 2025 was 24 July 1993, at 13.8 °C.

Q: Does it snow in Ambanja?

Almost never: Ambanja sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.

Q: Has the climate of Ambanja warmed?

Yes: Ambanja warmed by +1.5 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

Q: What is the wettest day in Ambanja?

The wettest day measured in Ambanja between 1940 and 2025 was 28 March 2024, with 293 mm of rain in 24 hours.

Q: What was the windiest day in Ambanja?

The windiest day measured in Ambanja between 1940 and 2025 was 22 January 1976, with winds reaching 37.4 km/h.

Q: What is the warmest month in Ambanja?

The warmest month in Ambanja is March (24.7 °C on average); the coldest is July (22.0 °C).

Q: How much does it rain in Ambanja?

Ambanja receives on average 2,298 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 258 rainy days.

Q: Is it sunny in Ambanja?

Ambanja gets on average 10.6 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,869 hours per year over 1940-2025.

Ambanja (Madagascar) has a tropical monsoon climate (Am) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 23.7 °C and it receives 2,298 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 March (24.7 °C on average) and the coldest is July (22.0 °C). Rainfall peaks in January.

Ambanja averages 0 frost days, 52 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 258 rainy days per year.

Ambanja has warmed by +1.5 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.18 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.

The hottest day of the period reached 33.9 °C (on 30 November 2006) and the coldest 13.8 °C (on 24 July 1993).

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

AmbanjaDiana

coords: -13.67°, 48.45°
period: 1940–2025 · 86 yrs

AmTropical monsoonWarmest monthMarchColdest monthJulyWettest monthJanuaryDriest monthJune

Mean daily temperature

23.7°C

Average daily high

28.4°C

Average daily low

20.1°C

Annual rainfall

2,298mm

Sunshine / day

10.6h

Mean relative humidity

82%

Average peak wind

8.9km/h

Seasonal range

2.7°C

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

52 d/yr

Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)

258 d/yr

Annual snowfall

0.0 cm

Average feels-like high

33.1 °C

Average feels-like low

22.9 °C

Average peak gust

28.0 km/h

Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)

217 d/yr

Solar radiation

19.7 MJ/m²

Has the climate changed?

One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025

+1.5 °C

since 1940

+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.74 · p = < 0.001

19402025

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

33.9 °C

30 November 2006

Coldest day

13.8 °C

24 July 1993

Wettest day

293 mm

28 March 2024

Windiest day

37.4 km/h

22 January 1976

Strongest gust

107.3 km/h

22 January 1976

Hottest feels-like

40.6 °C

27 December 2018

Coldest feels-like

12.9 °C

24 July 1993

Sunniest day

12.8 h

1 December 1940

Year	Hottest day	Coldest day	Annual mean	Rainfall	Hot days
2025	33.2 °C25 October 2025	16.4 °C12 August 2025	24.7 °C	2,623 mm	157
2024	33.1 °C30 January 2024	17.1 °C21 July 2024	25.0 °C	3,153 mm	170
2023	32.3 °C18 October 2023	15.4 °C7 July 2023	24.7 °C	2,356 mm	159
2022	32.9 °C14 January 2022	14.7 °C1 July 2022	24.0 °C	2,343 mm	83
2021	32.5 °C17 February 2021	14.9 °C26 July 2021	24.3 °C	2,138 mm	102
2020	33.1 °C5 January 2020	15.8 °C19 July 2020	24.6 °C	2,445 mm	124
2019	33.0 °C27 March 2019	15.3 °C17 August 2019	24.9 °C	2,620 mm	164
2018	33.2 °C27 December 2018	15.6 °C17 July 2018	24.3 °C	3,236 mm	115
2017	32.3 °C15 February 2017	16.3 °C9 July 2017	24.6 °C	2,753 mm	93
2016	32.5 °C15 February 2016	15.3 °C7 July 2016	24.4 °C	2,381 mm	105
2015	33.7 °C3 November 2015	16.0 °C12 July 2015	24.5 °C	2,698 mm	109
2014	31.6 °C16 December 2014	16.7 °C13 July 2014	24.3 °C	2,513 mm	95
2013	33.0 °C23 January 2013	15.5 °C10 July 2013	24.3 °C	1,771 mm	121
2012	32.3 °C13 November 2012	15.4 °C10 July 2012	24.1 °C	2,495 mm	95
2011	32.5 °C12 February 2011	16.9 °C17 July 2011	24.2 °C	2,410 mm	80
2010	32.8 °C3 March 2010	15.2 °C6 July 2010	24.4 °C	1,908 mm	116
2009	32.0 °C12 February 2009	16.1 °C4 July 2009	24.4 °C	2,060 mm	116
2008	32.1 °C24 October 2008	15.2 °C22 July 2008	23.9 °C	2,441 mm	63
2007	31.5 °C31 January 2007	15.8 °C25 July 2007	24.3 °C	2,272 mm	82
2006	33.9 °C30 November 2006	15.7 °C6 September 2006	24.1 °C	2,487 mm	85
2005	32.4 °C16 March 2005	15.2 °C3 August 2005	24.1 °C	1,920 mm	90
2004	31.8 °C8 January 2004	14.6 °C8 August 2004	23.8 °C	2,791 mm	50
2003	32.2 °C10 November 2003	15.3 °C25 June 2003	24.2 °C	2,503 mm	95
2002	32.1 °C7 January 2002	14.6 °C17 June 2002	24.0 °C	2,614 mm	82
2001	32.0 °C20 January 2001	15.0 °C11 June 2001	24.0 °C	1,945 mm	63
2000	32.1 °C20 January 2000	15.6 °C14 July 2000	23.7 °C	2,157 mm	36
1999	31.1 °C12 February 1999	16.1 °C25 July 1999	23.8 °C	1,805 mm	38
1998	32.7 °C29 January 1998	15.9 °C1 July 1998	24.3 °C	2,144 mm	91
1997	32.3 °C26 November 1997	15.4 °C24 July 1997	23.9 °C	2,409 mm	78
1996	32.1 °C8 February 1996	14.6 °C26 July 1996	23.5 °C	2,212 mm	45
1995	32.0 °C19 October 1995	16.3 °C17 June 1995	23.9 °C	2,038 mm	49
1994	32.1 °C21 January 1994	14.8 °C22 July 1994	24.0 °C	2,457 mm	72
1993	32.2 °C16 February 1993	13.8 °C24 July 1993	23.7 °C	2,175 mm	52
1992	31.7 °C31 March 1992	15.1 °C17 July 1992	23.5 °C	2,053 mm	39
1991	31.6 °C5 April 1991	14.5 °C20 July 1991	23.7 °C	2,480 mm	40
1990	31.8 °C16 November 1990	14.6 °C12 July 1990	23.9 °C	1,782 mm	61
1989	31.5 °C18 December 1989	15.4 °C15 July 1989	23.5 °C	2,512 mm	38
1988	32.0 °C5 January 1988	16.5 °C13 August 1988	24.1 °C	2,318 mm	89
1987	33.1 °C12 March 1987	16.1 °C11 August 1987	24.2 °C	1,702 mm	91
1986	31.1 °C3 March 1986	14.9 °C2 July 1986	23.7 °C	2,126 mm	36
1985	31.2 °C22 March 1985	14.8 °C21 August 1985	23.5 °C	2,498 mm	47
1984	31.9 °C14 March 1984	14.7 °C2 August 1984	23.2 °C	2,580 mm	26
1983	32.5 °C24 February 1983	16.0 °C4 September 1983	24.1 °C	2,219 mm	58
1982	31.3 °C1 January 1982	15.2 °C8 August 1982	23.9 °C	2,516 mm	47
1981	32.0 °C12 January 1981	15.0 °C22 June 1981	23.7 °C	2,307 mm	48
1980	31.3 °C18 February 1980	15.9 °C30 May 1980	23.9 °C	2,471 mm	42
1979	31.9 °C27 September 1979	16.0 °C4 August 1979	23.9 °C	2,136 mm	19
1978	31.1 °C19 December 1978	16.1 °C11 August 1978	23.8 °C	2,313 mm	42
1977	31.6 °C20 January 1977	16.1 °C6 July 1977	24.0 °C	2,501 mm	43
1976	31.6 °C25 December 1976	15.9 °C5 August 1976	23.5 °C	2,426 mm	24
1975	30.5 °C22 February 1975	14.2 °C27 June 1975	23.3 °C	2,427 mm	8
1974	30.8 °C26 November 1974	15.2 °C31 July 1974	23.1 °C	2,247 mm	5
1973	31.4 °C13 January 1973	16.0 °C14 August 1973	23.6 °C	2,768 mm	28
1972	31.8 °C22 December 1972	15.0 °C18 June 1972	23.6 °C	2,688 mm	25
1971	30.7 °C7 April 1971	14.9 °C1 June 1971	22.9 °C	3,053 mm	6
1970	31.7 °C3 March 1970	15.6 °C13 July 1970	23.5 °C	2,237 mm	20
1969	31.8 °C25 December 1969	15.1 °C20 August 1969	23.6 °C	2,180 mm	37
1968	31.8 °C15 January 1968	15.4 °C25 July 1968	23.3 °C	2,478 mm	15
1967	30.7 °C26 December 1967	16.0 °C6 July 1967	23.6 °C	2,322 mm	13
1966	31.3 °C1 February 1966	15.4 °C29 July 1966	23.5 °C	1,790 mm	26
1965	31.7 °C20 November 1965	14.6 °C6 July 1965	23.0 °C	2,018 mm	18
1964	30.2 °C19 April 1964	15.6 °C14 July 1964	23.2 °C	1,992 mm	8
1963	31.5 °C6 November 1963	15.2 °C5 June 1963	23.2 °C	1,940 mm	24
1962	30.8 °C26 November 1962	15.9 °C18 July 1962	23.2 °C	2,270 mm	12
1961	32.3 °C25 November 1961	16.1 °C11 June 1961	23.5 °C	2,461 mm	25
1960	31.0 °C6 December 1960	15.9 °C15 August 1960	23.2 °C	2,226 mm	11
1959	30.4 °C16 November 1959	16.3 °C25 June 1959	23.3 °C	2,844 mm	9
1958	30.9 °C29 January 1958	14.3 °C19 July 1958	23.3 °C	2,056 mm	10
1957	31.3 °C4 November 1957	16.3 °C6 August 1957	23.3 °C	2,373 mm	35
1956	30.1 °C15 February 1956	15.6 °C17 July 1956	22.9 °C	2,021 mm	1
1955	30.4 °C9 October 1955	15.4 °C22 July 1955	22.9 °C	2,130 mm	3
1954	30.7 °C26 February 1954	15.5 °C9 July 1954	23.1 °C	2,496 mm	4
1953	32.4 °C24 February 1953	15.9 °C22 August 1953	23.6 °C	2,280 mm	33
1952	31.6 °C9 January 1952	15.8 °C16 August 1952	23.7 °C	1,671 mm	39
1951	31.4 °C23 March 1951	15.8 °C2 August 1951	23.6 °C	1,906 mm	19
1950	30.7 °C8 February 1950	15.4 °C27 July 1950	23.2 °C	2,193 mm	14
1949	31.3 °C23 January 1949	16.0 °C8 August 1949	23.5 °C	2,069 mm	25
1948	30.7 °C24 October 1948	16.2 °C19 August 1948	23.5 °C	1,992 mm	17
1947	30.8 °C14 January 1947	15.9 °C1 August 1947	23.4 °C	1,736 mm	13
1946	30.5 °C7 January 1946	15.9 °C30 August 1946	23.2 °C	2,277 mm	9
1945	31.0 °C1 November 1945	15.6 °C17 August 1945	23.0 °C	2,157 mm	5
1944	31.6 °C19 January 1944	14.5 °C11 July 1944	23.3 °C	1,731 mm	16
1943	30.7 °C19 December 1943	14.7 °C15 July 1943	22.6 °C	2,148 mm	10
1942	30.0 °C3 April 1942	15.6 °C4 September 1942	22.9 °C	1,718 mm	1
1941	31.9 °C27 March 1941	14.4 °C20 June 1941	23.1 °C	3,064 mm	21
1940	30.6 °C22 January 1940	16.1 °C24 July 1940	23.1 °C	2,415 mm	6

Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.

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Year

Across the whole year

Average daily high

29.6 °C

+1.2 °C

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

157 d/yr

+105

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

Annual rainfall

2623 mm

+325 mm

Month by month

	High	vs. normal	Precipitation	vs. normal
Jan	29.9 °C	+1.2 °C	436 mm	-52 mm
Feb	29.8 °C	+1.0 °C	479 mm	+76 mm
Mar	30.2 °C	+1.0 °C	425 mm	+84 mm
Apr	30.3 °C	+1.2 °C	98 mm	-77 mm
May	29.9 °C	+1.6 °C	75 mm	+17 mm
Jun	29.1 °C	+1.7 °C	25 mm	-9 mm
Jul	28.6 °C	+1.5 °C	32 mm	-10 mm
Aug	28.4 °C	+1.0 °C	40 mm	-19 mm
Sep	29.8 °C	+1.8 °C	72 mm	+2 mm
Oct	29.8 °C	+1.1 °C	74 mm	-27 mm
Nov	29.8 °C	+0.8 °C	413 mm	+225 mm
Dec	29.9 °C	+0.8 °C	454 mm	+114 mm

The year's extremes

Hottest day

33.2 °C

25 Oct 2025

Coldest day

16.4 °C

12 Aug 2025

Wettest day

144.3 mm

30 Nov 2025

Windiest day

24.4 km/h

12 Jan 2025

Strongest gust

75.6 km/h

12 Jan 2025

Hottest feels-like

40.3 °C

6 Mar 2025

Coldest feels-like

16.6 °C

6 Aug 2025

Sunniest day

12.8 h

3 Dec 2025

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Frequently asked questions

What is the climate of Ambanja?

Ambanja has a tropical monsoon climate (Köppen Am). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 23.7 °C and it receives 2,298 mm of precipitation per year.

What is the hottest day ever recorded in Ambanja?

The hottest day measured in Ambanja between 1940 and 2025 was 30 November 2006, reaching 33.9 °C.

What is the coldest day in Ambanja?

The coldest day measured in Ambanja between 1940 and 2025 was 24 July 1993, at 13.8 °C.

Does it snow in Ambanja?

Almost never: Ambanja sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.

Has the climate of Ambanja warmed?

Yes: Ambanja warmed by +1.5 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

What is the wettest day in Ambanja?

The wettest day measured in Ambanja between 1940 and 2025 was 28 March 2024, with 293 mm of rain in 24 hours.

What was the windiest day in Ambanja?

The windiest day measured in Ambanja between 1940 and 2025 was 22 January 1976, with winds reaching 37.4 km/h.

What is the warmest month in Ambanja?

The warmest month in Ambanja is March (24.7 °C on average); the coldest is July (22.0 °C).

How much does it rain in Ambanja?

Ambanja receives on average 2,298 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 258 rainy days.

Is it sunny in Ambanja?

Ambanja gets on average 10.6 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,869 hours per year over 1940-2025.

Are there tropical nights in Ambanja?

Yes: Ambanja has on average 217 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.

What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Ambanja?

In Ambanja, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 40.6 °C on 27 December 2018, and the lowest was 12.9 °C on 24 July 1993.

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