Ambatolampy climate — normals and trends
Ambatolampy (Madagascar) has a subtropical highland, dry winter climate (Cwb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 15.6 °C and it receives 1,374 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 (18.3 °C on average) and the coldest is July (11.5 °C). Rainfall peaks in January.
Ambatolampy averages 0 frost days, 0 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 150 rainy days per year.
Ambatolampy has warmed by +2.0 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.23 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 31.5 °C (on 20 December 2024) and the coldest -0.3 °C (on 5 June 1972).
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
AmbatolampyVakinankaratra
- coords
- -19.38°, 47.42°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
15.6°C
Average daily high
21.2°C
Average daily low
11.5°C
Annual rainfall
1,374mm
Sunshine / day
9.7h
Mean relative humidity
81%
Average peak wind
13.4km/h
Seasonal range
6.8°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
0 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
150 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
21.5 °C
Average feels-like low
10.8 °C
Average peak gust
31.4 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
0 d/yr
Solar radiation
18.9 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.0 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.80 · 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
31.5 °C
20 December 2024
Coldest day
-0.3 °C
5 June 1972
Wettest day
134 mm
20 January 1962
Windiest day
69.3 km/h
14 February 2012
Strongest gust
141.1 km/h
14 February 2012
Hottest feels-like
34.0 °C
20 December 2024
Coldest feels-like
-3.5 °C
9 June 1993
Sunniest day
13.1 h
3 January 2013
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 | 26.0 °C | +2.5 °C | 178 mm | -117 mm |
| Feb | 24.5 °C | +1.1 °C | 542 mm | +275 mm |
| Mar | 24.3 °C | +1.3 °C | 119 mm | -78 mm |
| Apr | 24.3 °C | +2.4 °C | 53 mm | -13 mm |
| May | 20.3 °C | +0.5 °C | 57 mm | +34 mm |
| Jun | 18.8 °C | +1.3 °C | 12 mm | -1 mm |
| Jul | 16.9 °C | +0.1 °C | 14 mm | -2 mm |
| Aug | 18.8 °C | +0.9 °C | 36 mm | +20 mm |
| Sep | 22.1 °C | +1.6 °C | 4 mm | -11 mm |
| Oct | 23.5 °C | +0.6 °C | 29 mm | -30 mm |
| Nov | 24.9 °C | +1.1 °C | 266 mm | +124 mm |
| Dec | 23.2 °C | -0.5 °C | 562 mm | +294 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Ambatolampy?
Ambatolampy has a subtropical highland, dry winter climate (Köppen Cwb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 15.6 °C and it receives 1,374 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Ambatolampy?
The hottest day measured in Ambatolampy between 1940 and 2025 was 20 December 2024, reaching 31.5 °C.
What is the coldest day in Ambatolampy?
The coldest day measured in Ambatolampy between 1940 and 2025 was 5 June 1972, at -0.3 °C.
Does it snow in Ambatolampy?
Almost never: Ambatolampy sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Ambatolampy warmed?
Yes: Ambatolampy warmed by +2.0 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Ambatolampy?
The wettest day measured in Ambatolampy between 1940 and 2025 was 20 January 1962, with 134 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Ambatolampy?
The windiest day measured in Ambatolampy between 1940 and 2025 was 14 February 2012, with winds reaching 69.3 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Ambatolampy?
The warmest month in Ambatolampy is January (18.3 °C on average); the coldest is July (11.5 °C).
How much does it rain in Ambatolampy?
Ambatolampy receives on average 1,374 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 150 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Ambatolampy?
Ambatolampy gets on average 9.7 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,540 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Ambatolampy?
Almost never: tropical nights (temperature staying above 20 °C) are virtually non-existent in Ambatolampy.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Ambatolampy?
In Ambatolampy, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 34.0 °C on 20 December 2024, and the lowest was -3.5 °C on 9 June 1993.
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