Ambilobe climate — normals and trends
Ambilobe (Madagascar) has a tropical savanna climate (Aw) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 25.6 °C and it receives 1,497 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 November (26.9 °C on average) and the coldest is July (23.9 °C). Rainfall peaks in January.
Ambilobe averages 0 frost days, 322 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 155 rainy days per year.
Ambilobe has warmed by +1.7 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.19 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 38.3 °C (on 1 November 2019) and the coldest 13.4 °C (on 2 August 1984).
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
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- coords
- -13.20°, 49.05°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
25.6°C
Average daily high
32.0°C
Average daily low
20.8°C
Annual rainfall
1,497mm
Sunshine / day
10.8h
Mean relative humidity
72%
Average peak wind
10.7km/h
Seasonal range
3.0°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
322 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
155 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
35.8 °C
Average feels-like low
23.3 °C
Average peak gust
32.8 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
242 d/yr
Solar radiation
20.6 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.7 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.73 · 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
38.3 °C
1 November 2019
Coldest day
13.4 °C
2 August 1984
Wettest day
199 mm
7 March 2004
Windiest day
42.8 km/h
22 January 1976
Strongest gust
104.0 km/h
7 March 2004
Hottest feels-like
44.5 °C
22 December 2021
Coldest feels-like
13.1 °C
2 August 1984
Sunniest day
12.8 h
12 December 1940
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 32.1 °C | +1.2 °C | 385 mm | -13 mm |
| Feb | 31.7 °C | +0.9 °C | 305 mm | -31 mm |
| Mar | 32.9 °C | +1.2 °C | 314 mm | +59 mm |
| Apr | 34.2 °C | +1.8 °C | 32 mm | -63 mm |
| May | 35.0 °C | +2.9 °C | 5 mm | -18 mm |
| Jun | 33.3 °C | +2.2 °C | 2 mm | -9 mm |
| Jul | 32.8 °C | +1.8 °C | 3 mm | -5 mm |
| Aug | 31.9 °C | +0.3 °C | 24 mm | +13 mm |
| Sep | 34.4 °C | +1.8 °C | 2 mm | -10 mm |
| Oct | 34.4 °C | +0.7 °C | 33 mm | +7 mm |
| Nov | 33.6 °C | -0.1 °C | 177 mm | +96 mm |
| Dec | 33.2 °C | +0.8 °C | 167 mm | -75 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Ambilobe?
Ambilobe has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 25.6 °C and it receives 1,497 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Ambilobe?
The hottest day measured in Ambilobe between 1940 and 2025 was 1 November 2019, reaching 38.3 °C.
What is the coldest day in Ambilobe?
The coldest day measured in Ambilobe between 1940 and 2025 was 2 August 1984, at 13.4 °C.
Does it snow in Ambilobe?
Almost never: Ambilobe sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Ambilobe warmed?
Yes: Ambilobe warmed by +1.7 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Ambilobe?
The wettest day measured in Ambilobe between 1940 and 2025 was 7 March 2004, with 199 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Ambilobe?
The windiest day measured in Ambilobe between 1940 and 2025 was 22 January 1976, with winds reaching 42.8 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Ambilobe?
The warmest month in Ambilobe is November (26.9 °C on average); the coldest is July (23.9 °C).
How much does it rain in Ambilobe?
Ambilobe receives on average 1,497 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 155 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Ambilobe?
Ambilobe gets on average 10.8 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,942 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Ambilobe?
Yes: Ambilobe has on average 242 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Ambilobe?
In Ambilobe, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 44.5 °C on 22 December 2021, and the lowest was 13.1 °C on 2 August 1984.
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