Ambodimanga II climate — normals and trends
Ambodimanga II (Madagascar) has a tropical rainforest climate (Af) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 22.2 °C and it receives 2,214 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 February (24.9 °C on average) and the coldest is July (19.1 °C). Rainfall peaks in January.
Ambodimanga II averages 0 frost days, 27 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 280 rainy days per year.
Ambodimanga II 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 36.2 °C (on 6 January 2005) and the coldest 11.9 °C (on 10 July 1944).
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
- -17.27°, 49.17°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
22.2°C
Average daily high
25.5°C
Average daily low
19.9°C
Annual rainfall
2,214mm
Sunshine / day
9.4h
Mean relative humidity
86%
Average peak wind
13.0km/h
Seasonal range
5.8°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
27 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
280 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
28.7 °C
Average feels-like low
22.0 °C
Average peak gust
32.6 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
189 d/yr
Solar radiation
16.3 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
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
36.2 °C
6 January 2005
Coldest day
11.9 °C
10 July 1944
Wettest day
266 mm
28 January 1973
Windiest day
59.0 km/h
19 January 1962
Strongest gust
137.9 km/h
17 February 2008
Hottest feels-like
43.8 °C
15 January 2024
Coldest feels-like
10.2 °C
10 July 1944
Sunniest day
12.9 h
9 December 2025
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 29.9 °C | +1.3 °C | 265 mm | -55 mm |
| Feb | 30.9 °C | +2.3 °C | 388 mm | +87 mm |
| Mar | 29.2 °C | +1.5 °C | 290 mm | -7 mm |
| Apr | 28.2 °C | +1.8 °C | 111 mm | -67 mm |
| May | 25.5 °C | +0.7 °C | 174 mm | +46 mm |
| Jun | 23.7 °C | +0.8 °C | 122 mm | -17 mm |
| Jul | 22.2 °C | +0.2 °C | 185 mm | +19 mm |
| Aug | 22.6 °C | +0.5 °C | 99 mm | -58 mm |
| Sep | 24.0 °C | +0.9 °C | 96 mm | -15 mm |
| Oct | 25.2 °C | +0.4 °C | 116 mm | +21 mm |
| Nov | 28.2 °C | +1.5 °C | 242 mm | +134 mm |
| Dec | 28.4 °C | +0.4 °C | 391 mm | +176 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Ambodimanga II?
Ambodimanga II has a tropical rainforest climate (Köppen Af). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 22.2 °C and it receives 2,214 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Ambodimanga II?
The hottest day measured in Ambodimanga II between 1940 and 2025 was 6 January 2005, reaching 36.2 °C.
What is the coldest day in Ambodimanga II?
The coldest day measured in Ambodimanga II between 1940 and 2025 was 10 July 1944, at 11.9 °C.
Does it snow in Ambodimanga II?
Almost never: Ambodimanga II sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Ambodimanga II warmed?
Yes: Ambodimanga II warmed by +1.5 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Ambodimanga II?
The wettest day measured in Ambodimanga II between 1940 and 2025 was 28 January 1973, with 266 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Ambodimanga II?
The windiest day measured in Ambodimanga II between 1940 and 2025 was 19 January 1962, with winds reaching 59.0 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Ambodimanga II?
The warmest month in Ambodimanga II is February (24.9 °C on average); the coldest is July (19.1 °C).
How much does it rain in Ambodimanga II?
Ambodimanga II receives on average 2,214 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 280 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Ambodimanga II?
Ambodimanga II gets on average 9.4 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,431 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Ambodimanga II?
Yes: Ambodimanga II has on average 189 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Ambodimanga II?
In Ambodimanga II, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 43.8 °C on 15 January 2024, and the lowest was 10.2 °C on 10 July 1944.
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