Ambatondrazaka climate — normals and trends

Q: What is the climate of Ambatondrazaka?

Ambatondrazaka has a humid subtropical, dry winter climate (Köppen Cwa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 19.7 °C and it receives 989 mm of precipitation per year.

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

The hottest day measured in Ambatondrazaka between 1940 and 2025 was 20 December 2024, reaching 35.7 °C.

Q: What is the coldest day in Ambatondrazaka?

The coldest day measured in Ambatondrazaka between 1940 and 2025 was 31 August 1969, at 5.5 °C.

Q: Does it snow in Ambatondrazaka?

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

Q: Has the climate of Ambatondrazaka warmed?

Yes: Ambatondrazaka warmed by +1.8 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

Q: What is the wettest day in Ambatondrazaka?

The wettest day measured in Ambatondrazaka between 1940 and 2025 was 17 February 2008, with 235 mm of rain in 24 hours.

Q: What was the windiest day in Ambatondrazaka?

The windiest day measured in Ambatondrazaka between 1940 and 2025 was 17 February 2008, with winds reaching 49.9 km/h.

Q: What is the warmest month in Ambatondrazaka?

The warmest month in Ambatondrazaka is January (22.1 °C on average); the coldest is July (16.1 °C).

Q: How much does it rain in Ambatondrazaka?

Ambatondrazaka receives on average 989 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 138 rainy days.

Q: Is it sunny in Ambatondrazaka?

Ambatondrazaka gets on average 9.7 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,540 hours per year over 1940-2025.

Ambatondrazaka (Madagascar) has a humid subtropical, dry winter climate (Cwa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 19.7 °C and it receives 989 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 (22.1 °C on average) and the coldest is July (16.1 °C). Rainfall peaks in January.

Ambatondrazaka averages 0 frost days, 16 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 138 rainy days per year.

Ambatondrazaka 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 35.7 °C (on 20 December 2024) and the coldest 5.5 °C (on 31 August 1969).

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

AmbatondrazakaAlaotra Mangoro

coords: -17.83°, 48.42°
period: 1940–2025 · 86 yrs

CwaHumid subtropical, dry winterWarmest monthJanuaryColdest monthJulyWettest monthJanuaryDriest monthSeptember

Mean daily temperature

19.7°C

Average daily high

25.0°C

Average daily low

16.0°C

Annual rainfall

989mm

Sunshine / day

9.7h

Mean relative humidity

79%

Average peak wind

14.4km/h

Seasonal range

6.0°C

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

16 d/yr

Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)

138 d/yr

Annual snowfall

0.0 cm

Average feels-like high

26.0 °C

Average feels-like low

16.7 °C

Average peak gust

35.6 km/h

Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)

16 d/yr

Solar radiation

17.4 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

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

35.7 °C

20 December 2024

Coldest day

5.5 °C

31 August 1969

Wettest day

235 mm

17 February 2008

Windiest day

49.9 km/h

17 February 2008

Strongest gust

134.3 km/h

17 February 2008

Hottest feels-like

39.8 °C

20 December 2024

Coldest feels-like

3.0 °C

31 August 1969

Sunniest day

12.9 h

26 November 2025

Year	Hottest day	Coldest day	Annual mean	Rainfall	Hot days
2025	33.2 °C30 January 2025	8.0 °C29 August 2025	20.5 °C	1,103 mm	57
2024	35.7 °C20 December 2024	7.9 °C4 August 2024	20.7 °C	1,128 mm	52
2023	34.5 °C29 November 2023	9.6 °C29 June 2023	20.9 °C	1,081 mm	47
2022	32.2 °C2 December 2022	9.4 °C4 September 2022	19.9 °C	1,069 mm	22
2021	33.2 °C24 November 2021	9.3 °C6 July 2021	20.3 °C	844 mm	31
2020	33.8 °C4 December 2020	7.6 °C10 August 2020	20.2 °C	1,116 mm	25
2019	33.6 °C26 October 2019	8.9 °C23 July 2019	20.9 °C	949 mm	51
2018	33.7 °C11 December 2018	7.7 °C16 July 2018	20.3 °C	1,059 mm	31
2017	34.2 °C27 January 2017	9.4 °C12 July 2017	20.6 °C	1,010 mm	46
2016	33.7 °C31 December 2016	9.0 °C10 July 2016	20.2 °C	819 mm	38
2015	32.4 °C15 December 2015	9.3 °C9 August 2015	20.5 °C	1,204 mm	36
2014	33.1 °C4 December 2014	9.7 °C17 August 2014	20.6 °C	939 mm	40
2013	34.3 °C3 January 2013	6.1 °C6 June 2013	20.3 °C	907 mm	45
2012	33.3 °C27 November 2012	7.8 °C24 August 2012	20.2 °C	1,012 mm	25
2011	35.1 °C26 October 2011	9.0 °C25 July 2011	20.7 °C	706 mm	46
2010	35.3 °C15 December 2010	9.1 °C15 August 2010	20.4 °C	1,139 mm	40
2009	34.0 °C17 November 2009	8.0 °C21 July 2009	20.5 °C	932 mm	40
2008	32.8 °C31 December 2008	8.8 °C5 September 2008	20.0 °C	1,139 mm	10
2007	35.3 °C19 December 2007	8.8 °C17 June 2007	20.1 °C	1,400 mm	24
2006	32.6 °C18 February 2006	10.0 °C14 September 2006	20.2 °C	676 mm	23
2005	33.3 °C8 December 2005	8.1 °C27 July 2005	20.2 °C	686 mm	42
2004	32.4 °C12 December 2004	8.0 °C9 August 2004	19.9 °C	1,055 mm	14
2003	31.8 °C2 December 2003	7.2 °C4 August 2003	20.1 °C	964 mm	22
2002	33.2 °C27 November 2002	10.5 °C30 September 2002	20.1 °C	1,184 mm	26
2001	33.5 °C12 December 2001	7.9 °C21 July 2001	20.1 °C	648 mm	30
2000	32.1 °C20 January 2000	7.6 °C12 September 2000	19.6 °C	984 mm	11
1999	32.6 °C4 November 1999	7.9 °C11 August 1999	19.8 °C	481 mm	17
1998	31.5 °C31 January 1998	9.0 °C5 July 1998	20.2 °C	879 mm	16
1997	34.1 °C10 November 1997	7.8 °C2 September 1997	20.0 °C	976 mm	22
1996	32.0 °C29 November 1996	7.3 °C11 July 1996	19.7 °C	1,023 mm	11
1995	31.5 °C22 March 1995	8.9 °C29 August 1995	20.0 °C	1,035 mm	18
1994	31.2 °C28 January 1994	9.4 °C29 September 1994	19.9 °C	1,202 mm	10
1993	33.0 °C29 November 1993	7.8 °C17 August 1993	19.7 °C	762 mm	21
1992	32.5 °C27 December 1992	7.1 °C24 July 1992	19.4 °C	819 mm	10
1991	32.1 °C29 January 1991	5.9 °C16 July 1991	19.7 °C	1,146 mm	19
1990	32.4 °C26 October 1990	8.0 °C13 July 1990	19.9 °C	723 mm	24
1989	31.3 °C11 November 1989	9.5 °C2 October 1989	19.7 °C	963 mm	8
1988	32.2 °C6 December 1988	8.0 °C12 September 1988	19.9 °C	839 mm	22
1987	33.1 °C17 December 1987	8.4 °C9 July 1987	20.3 °C	652 mm	19
1986	32.1 °C10 November 1986	7.1 °C7 September 1986	19.5 °C	893 mm	5
1985	31.4 °C19 January 1985	9.4 °C22 July 1985	19.3 °C	1,044 mm	9
1984	31.4 °C26 December 1984	8.9 °C5 September 1984	19.4 °C	1,083 mm	4
1983	31.0 °C22 February 1983	8.8 °C15 September 1983	20.0 °C	1,200 mm	7
1982	31.6 °C3 December 1982	10.1 °C29 July 1982	19.9 °C	1,208 mm	7
1981	33.0 °C7 January 1981	8.2 °C15 July 1981	20.0 °C	787 mm	17
1980	32.1 °C30 November 1980	9.0 °C10 June 1980	19.8 °C	882 mm	4
1979	33.1 °C31 October 1979	7.8 °C4 August 1979	19.8 °C	902 mm	8
1978	32.2 °C14 January 1978	8.3 °C30 August 1978	19.9 °C	794 mm	19
1977	31.8 °C15 January 1977	8.0 °C15 July 1977	20.0 °C	1,097 mm	8
1976	31.2 °C8 October 1976	9.0 °C5 August 1976	19.7 °C	945 mm	6
1975	29.7 °C6 November 1975	9.0 °C13 September 1975	19.2 °C	1,018 mm	0
1974	31.1 °C12 November 1974	7.0 °C25 September 1974	19.2 °C	927 mm	5
1973	33.3 °C12 November 1973	8.6 °C13 July 1973	19.7 °C	1,218 mm	12
1972	31.6 °C8 January 1972	8.4 °C5 June 1972	19.9 °C	1,584 mm	9
1971	30.2 °C22 December 1971	7.7 °C7 August 1971	19.2 °C	1,038 mm	1
1970	31.3 °C24 December 1970	8.6 °C18 August 1970	19.4 °C	904 mm	5
1969	32.7 °C24 November 1969	5.5 °C31 August 1969	19.9 °C	937 mm	21
1968	31.2 °C10 November 1968	9.2 °C2 June 1968	19.2 °C	939 mm	5
1967	30.5 °C12 February 1967	9.3 °C8 September 1967	19.4 °C	1,101 mm	3
1966	31.6 °C8 December 1966	7.9 °C18 August 1966	19.3 °C	756 mm	7
1965	31.3 °C20 November 1965	7.1 °C24 June 1965	18.6 °C	1,159 mm	5
1964	29.6 °C19 November 1964	8.9 °C8 July 1964	18.6 °C	1,044 mm	0
1963	31.1 °C29 October 1963	7.4 °C5 September 1963	18.9 °C	969 mm	2
1962	30.6 °C21 December 1962	7.5 °C13 September 1962	18.8 °C	1,162 mm	1
1961	31.4 °C8 February 1961	8.0 °C1 August 1961	19.5 °C	873 mm	5
1960	29.9 °C4 January 1960	9.5 °C4 July 1960	18.9 °C	789 mm	0
1959	29.5 °C24 December 1959	8.8 °C8 June 1959	18.8 °C	1,361 mm	0
1958	31.2 °C7 December 1958	9.1 °C29 July 1958	19.1 °C	1,212 mm	6
1957	32.9 °C3 November 1957	7.8 °C14 September 1957	19.0 °C	914 mm	23
1956	30.5 °C5 November 1956	6.8 °C22 August 1956	18.6 °C	1,046 mm	2
1955	31.4 °C15 November 1955	7.7 °C9 July 1955	18.8 °C	877 mm	5
1954	29.9 °C26 October 1954	8.8 °C28 September 1954	18.9 °C	801 mm	0
1953	29.9 °C6 November 1953	8.5 °C6 September 1953	19.1 °C	1,188 mm	0
1952	29.8 °C7 December 1952	7.7 °C11 August 1952	19.1 °C	1,146 mm	0
1951	30.7 °C8 November 1951	7.1 °C22 July 1951	19.0 °C	970 mm	6
1950	30.6 °C13 November 1950	7.9 °C24 May 1950	18.7 °C	1,155 mm	5
1949	32.2 °C19 November 1949	8.1 °C7 September 1949	19.2 °C	931 mm	8
1948	30.4 °C1 January 1948	6.2 °C14 August 1948	19.3 °C	1,210 mm	7
1947	32.1 °C15 December 1947	6.8 °C7 September 1947	19.1 °C	1,062 mm	16
1946	31.5 °C14 January 1946	8.7 °C1 August 1946	19.0 °C	1,064 mm	4
1945	31.1 °C13 November 1945	7.0 °C2 July 1945	18.6 °C	751 mm	3
1944	31.4 °C14 December 1944	6.3 °C10 July 1944	18.9 °C	838 mm	6
1943	32.7 °C19 November 1943	7.7 °C4 September 1943	18.9 °C	1,008 mm	14
1942	31.2 °C8 November 1942	7.2 °C19 July 1942	19.1 °C	829 mm	5
1941	32.2 °C22 October 1941	8.5 °C19 June 1941	19.1 °C	1,089 mm	9
1940	31.0 °C9 November 1940	9.3 °C7 August 1940	19.3 °C	1,080 mm	1

Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.

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Year

Across the whole year

Average daily high

26.2 °C

+1.2 °C

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

57 d/yr

+41

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

Annual rainfall

1103 mm

+114 mm

Month by month

	High	vs. normal	Precipitation	vs. normal
Jan	30.0 °C	+2.8 °C	127 mm	-114 mm
Feb	28.5 °C	+1.5 °C	363 mm	+149 mm
Mar	27.6 °C	+1.1 °C	116 mm	-42 mm
Apr	28.5 °C	+2.8 °C	24 mm	-27 mm
May	25.0 °C	+0.9 °C	17 mm	-3 mm
Jun	23.2 °C	+1.3 °C	11 mm	-3 mm
Jul	21.1 °C	+0.1 °C	16 mm	+1 mm
Aug	22.7 °C	+1.1 °C	9 mm	-7 mm
Sep	25.3 °C	+1.7 °C	3 mm	-8 mm
Oct	27.2 °C	+1.2 °C	10 mm	-12 mm
Nov	28.8 °C	+1.1 °C	149 mm	+84 mm
Dec	27.0 °C	-0.8 °C	260 mm	+97 mm

The year's extremes

Hottest day

33.2 °C

30 Jan 2025

Coldest day

8.0 °C

29 Aug 2025

Wettest day

107.0 mm

4 Feb 2025

Windiest day

28.4 km/h

28 Feb 2025

Strongest gust

61.9 km/h

15 Jun 2025

Hottest feels-like

37.1 °C

30 Jan 2025

Coldest feels-like

6.4 °C

29 Aug 2025

Sunniest day

12.9 h

26 Nov 2025

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Frequently asked questions

What is the climate of Ambatondrazaka?

Ambatondrazaka has a humid subtropical, dry winter climate (Köppen Cwa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 19.7 °C and it receives 989 mm of precipitation per year.

What is the hottest day ever recorded in Ambatondrazaka?

The hottest day measured in Ambatondrazaka between 1940 and 2025 was 20 December 2024, reaching 35.7 °C.

What is the coldest day in Ambatondrazaka?

The coldest day measured in Ambatondrazaka between 1940 and 2025 was 31 August 1969, at 5.5 °C.

Does it snow in Ambatondrazaka?

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

Has the climate of Ambatondrazaka warmed?

Yes: Ambatondrazaka warmed by +1.8 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

What is the wettest day in Ambatondrazaka?

The wettest day measured in Ambatondrazaka between 1940 and 2025 was 17 February 2008, with 235 mm of rain in 24 hours.

What was the windiest day in Ambatondrazaka?

The windiest day measured in Ambatondrazaka between 1940 and 2025 was 17 February 2008, with winds reaching 49.9 km/h.

What is the warmest month in Ambatondrazaka?

The warmest month in Ambatondrazaka is January (22.1 °C on average); the coldest is July (16.1 °C).

How much does it rain in Ambatondrazaka?

Ambatondrazaka receives on average 989 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 138 rainy days.

Is it sunny in Ambatondrazaka?

Ambatondrazaka gets on average 9.7 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,540 hours per year over 1940-2025.

Are there tropical nights in Ambatondrazaka?

Yes: Ambatondrazaka has on average 16 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.

What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Ambatondrazaka?

In Ambatondrazaka, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 39.8 °C on 20 December 2024, and the lowest was 3.0 °C on 31 August 1969.

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