Ampahana climate — normals and trends

Q: What is the climate of Ampahana?

Ampahana has a tropical monsoon climate (Köppen Am). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 24.4 °C and it receives 1,352 mm of precipitation per year.

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

The hottest day measured in Ampahana between 1940 and 2025 was 17 January 2015, reaching 32.3 °C.

Q: What is the coldest day in Ampahana?

The coldest day measured in Ampahana between 1940 and 2025 was 9 July 1943, at 16.9 °C.

Q: Does it snow in Ampahana?

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

Q: Has the climate of Ampahana warmed?

Yes: Ampahana warmed by +1.1 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

Q: What is the wettest day in Ampahana?

The wettest day measured in Ampahana between 1940 and 2025 was 2 November 1959, with 277 mm of rain in 24 hours.

Q: What was the windiest day in Ampahana?

The windiest day measured in Ampahana between 1940 and 2025 was 7 March 2004, with winds reaching 75.0 km/h.

Q: What is the warmest month in Ampahana?

The warmest month in Ampahana is February (26.4 °C on average); the coldest is August (22.0 °C).

Q: How much does it rain in Ampahana?

Ampahana receives on average 1,352 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 238 rainy days.

Q: Is it sunny in Ampahana?

Ampahana gets on average 10.7 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,905 hours per year over 1940-2025.

Ampahana (Madagascar) has a tropical monsoon climate (Am) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 24.4 °C and it receives 1,352 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 (26.4 °C on average) and the coldest is August (22.0 °C). Rainfall peaks in January.

Ampahana averages 0 frost days, 6 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 238 rainy days per year.

Ampahana has warmed by +1.1 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.13 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.

The hottest day of the period reached 32.3 °C (on 17 January 2015) and the coldest 16.9 °C (on 9 July 1943).

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

AmpahanaSava

coords: -14.75°, 50.22°
period: 1940–2025 · 86 yrs

AmTropical monsoonWarmest monthFebruaryColdest monthAugustWettest monthJanuaryDriest monthSeptember

Mean daily temperature

24.4°C

Average daily high

26.5°C

Average daily low

22.7°C

Annual rainfall

1,352mm

Sunshine / day

10.7h

Mean relative humidity

80%

Average peak wind

19.7km/h

Seasonal range

4.4°C

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

6 d/yr

Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)

238 d/yr

Annual snowfall

0.0 cm

Average feels-like high

29.3 °C

Average feels-like low

24.9 °C

Average peak gust

32.5 km/h

Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)

340 d/yr

Solar radiation

18.0 MJ/m²

Has the climate changed?

One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025

+1.1 °C

since 1940

+0.1 °C per decade · r² = 0.63 · 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

32.3 °C

17 January 2015

Coldest day

16.9 °C

9 July 1943

Wettest day

277 mm

2 November 1959

Windiest day

75.0 km/h

7 March 2004

Strongest gust

134.6 km/h

14 March 2007

Hottest feels-like

39.9 °C

12 February 1998

Coldest feels-like

15.9 °C

17 August 1950

Sunniest day

12.9 h

13 December 1940

Year	Hottest day	Coldest day	Annual mean	Rainfall	Hot days
2025	31.1 °C31 January 2025	18.8 °C3 August 2025	25.2 °C	1,482 mm	31
2024	31.9 °C4 January 2024	18.7 °C4 August 2024	25.4 °C	2,140 mm	25
2023	31.2 °C11 March 2023	19.4 °C29 July 2023	25.4 °C	1,078 mm	20
2022	32.0 °C20 February 2022	18.4 °C4 September 2022	24.5 °C	1,617 mm	19
2021	30.8 °C18 January 2021	19.3 °C26 August 2021	24.9 °C	1,098 mm	11
2020	31.7 °C26 December 2020	17.7 °C13 August 2020	24.9 °C	1,757 mm	15
2019	30.8 °C23 December 2019	19.9 °C15 July 2019	25.3 °C	1,497 mm	15
2018	30.8 °C21 December 2018	18.7 °C16 July 2018	24.9 °C	1,664 mm	5
2017	30.8 °C5 March 2017	18.1 °C16 September 2017	25.1 °C	1,483 mm	7
2016	30.7 °C9 January 2016	18.9 °C11 July 2016	24.8 °C	1,395 mm	23
2015	32.3 °C17 January 2015	18.5 °C4 August 2015	25.1 °C	1,310 mm	12
2014	30.5 °C23 November 2014	18.9 °C22 August 2014	24.9 °C	1,466 mm	4
2013	31.5 °C29 January 2013	18.6 °C21 July 2013	24.9 °C	808 mm	23
2012	30.5 °C9 March 2012	18.4 °C18 July 2012	24.6 °C	1,516 mm	10
2011	31.6 °C14 December 2011	18.7 °C27 July 2011	24.9 °C	917 mm	11
2010	31.0 °C4 February 2010	19.0 °C5 September 2010	25.0 °C	1,145 mm	17
2009	31.8 °C30 December 2009	18.9 °C24 August 2009	24.8 °C	1,425 mm	2
2008	30.7 °C29 December 2008	18.1 °C23 July 2008	24.5 °C	1,547 mm	5
2007	31.0 °C21 February 2007	18.4 °C10 July 2007	24.7 °C	1,772 mm	14
2006	30.1 °C4 March 2006	18.9 °C9 July 2006	24.5 °C	1,932 mm	1
2005	30.5 °C23 March 2005	18.1 °C14 September 2005	24.6 °C	1,100 mm	11
2004	31.6 °C4 February 2004	17.9 °C7 July 2004	24.5 °C	1,406 mm	6
2003	30.5 °C12 February 2003	18.2 °C28 August 2003	24.6 °C	1,756 mm	1
2002	31.9 °C22 January 2002	18.8 °C11 July 2002	24.6 °C	1,682 mm	11
2001	30.5 °C5 January 2001	18.3 °C12 July 2001	24.5 °C	1,073 mm	2
2000	31.4 °C28 January 2000	19.0 °C8 September 2000	24.2 °C	1,349 mm	12
1999	30.6 °C29 December 1999	19.0 °C24 July 1999	24.3 °C	962 mm	4
1998	31.6 °C27 February 1998	19.2 °C18 August 1998	24.7 °C	1,221 mm	31
1997	29.4 °C21 January 1997	18.7 °C17 September 1997	24.4 °C	1,242 mm	0
1996	30.4 °C4 February 1996	17.9 °C5 August 1996	24.2 °C	1,172 mm	5
1995	30.2 °C7 January 1995	19.0 °C28 June 1995	24.5 °C	1,377 mm	3
1994	30.4 °C12 January 1994	19.1 °C12 September 1994	24.5 °C	1,407 mm	3
1993	29.9 °C21 January 1993	18.7 °C16 August 1993	24.2 °C	1,093 mm	0
1992	31.1 °C11 February 1992	17.4 °C19 August 1992	24.1 °C	1,143 mm	4
1991	30.8 °C30 January 1991	18.3 °C5 August 1991	24.5 °C	1,682 mm	5
1990	30.3 °C12 February 1990	16.9 °C5 September 1990	24.4 °C	1,087 mm	3
1989	30.3 °C29 January 1989	18.9 °C12 August 1989	24.2 °C	1,329 mm	3
1988	30.3 °C26 March 1988	19.3 °C2 August 1988	24.7 °C	1,439 mm	2
1987	30.5 °C11 February 1987	19.0 °C30 May 1987	24.9 °C	970 mm	6
1986	30.6 °C5 February 1986	17.6 °C17 August 1986	24.2 °C	1,051 mm	2
1985	30.4 °C8 February 1985	18.0 °C22 August 1985	24.0 °C	1,073 mm	1
1984	29.7 °C24 January 1984	17.3 °C1 August 1984	23.8 °C	1,433 mm	0
1983	30.6 °C24 January 1983	19.2 °C2 September 1983	24.6 °C	1,249 mm	9
1982	30.4 °C6 February 1982	18.9 °C13 July 1982	24.6 °C	1,535 mm	2
1981	30.1 °C23 February 1981	18.5 °C15 July 1981	24.6 °C	1,273 mm	2
1980	30.8 °C4 February 1980	19.0 °C4 August 1980	24.5 °C	1,485 mm	6
1979	29.9 °C9 February 1979	19.1 °C28 June 1979	24.6 °C	1,015 mm	0
1978	30.8 °C21 January 1978	18.6 °C1 August 1978	24.3 °C	1,155 mm	2
1977	31.5 °C31 January 1977	18.5 °C6 September 1977	24.6 °C	1,306 mm	3
1976	29.0 °C18 January 1976	17.8 °C6 August 1976	24.2 °C	1,555 mm	0
1975	29.7 °C6 February 1975	18.4 °C17 August 1975	23.9 °C	1,704 mm	0
1974	29.0 °C12 February 1974	18.1 °C28 July 1974	23.7 °C	1,179 mm	0
1973	30.6 °C9 January 1973	18.6 °C29 August 1973	24.4 °C	1,756 mm	10
1972	30.7 °C6 March 1972	18.5 °C10 June 1972	24.6 °C	1,248 mm	4
1971	29.7 °C12 February 1971	18.5 °C27 September 1971	23.9 °C	1,719 mm	0
1970	31.7 °C21 February 1970	18.0 °C5 September 1970	24.3 °C	1,145 mm	7
1969	30.4 °C27 March 1969	17.7 °C4 September 1969	24.5 °C	1,403 mm	1
1968	30.2 °C31 January 1968	18.7 °C25 July 1968	24.0 °C	1,678 mm	1
1967	30.3 °C14 January 1967	18.5 °C5 July 1967	24.2 °C	1,544 mm	1
1966	31.1 °C7 March 1966	16.9 °C26 July 1966	24.3 °C	980 mm	5
1965	29.4 °C8 February 1965	17.8 °C5 July 1965	23.9 °C	1,031 mm	0
1964	30.3 °C6 March 1964	18.5 °C26 June 1964	23.9 °C	1,088 mm	3
1963	29.9 °C25 December 1963	17.3 °C18 August 1963	23.9 °C	1,197 mm	0
1962	30.4 °C4 December 1962	17.6 °C8 August 1962	24.0 °C	1,048 mm	1
1961	29.8 °C8 February 1961	18.7 °C3 August 1961	24.2 °C	1,360 mm	0
1960	31.4 °C27 February 1960	18.2 °C4 September 1960	23.9 °C	1,412 mm	2
1959	31.0 °C12 February 1959	18.4 °C5 June 1959	24.0 °C	1,765 mm	3
1958	30.2 °C11 March 1958	18.8 °C18 July 1958	24.2 °C	1,421 mm	1
1957	30.2 °C23 January 1957	17.7 °C9 July 1957	24.0 °C	1,463 mm	2
1956	29.4 °C10 January 1956	17.2 °C21 August 1956	23.5 °C	1,700 mm	0
1955	30.6 °C13 February 1955	17.4 °C8 August 1955	23.8 °C	1,198 mm	3
1954	30.2 °C25 January 1954	18.8 °C24 July 1954	24.0 °C	1,159 mm	3
1953	29.9 °C7 March 1953	18.8 °C28 August 1953	24.2 °C	1,506 mm	0
1952	30.8 °C11 January 1952	18.1 °C6 July 1952	24.2 °C	1,127 mm	5
1951	30.4 °C11 February 1951	18.8 °C22 July 1951	24.1 °C	1,291 mm	1
1950	29.5 °C15 January 1950	17.4 °C17 August 1950	23.9 °C	1,181 mm	0
1949	30.2 °C21 February 1949	17.3 °C18 August 1949	24.1 °C	1,199 mm	2
1948	29.5 °C8 February 1948	18.7 °C28 August 1948	24.2 °C	1,354 mm	0
1947	29.3 °C5 February 1947	17.0 °C9 September 1947	24.1 °C	1,022 mm	0
1946	30.1 °C18 February 1946	17.1 °C19 September 1946	24.1 °C	1,765 mm	1
1945	31.8 °C5 February 1945	17.6 °C23 September 1945	23.9 °C	1,263 mm	11
1944	30.7 °C30 January 1944	16.9 °C10 July 1944	24.1 °C	1,343 mm	5
1943	29.8 °C19 January 1943	16.9 °C9 July 1943	23.7 °C	1,204 mm	0
1942	30.5 °C5 January 1942	17.5 °C26 July 1942	24.0 °C	971 mm	3
1941	31.6 °C8 March 1941	17.8 °C7 October 1941	24.2 °C	1,429 mm	8
1940	30.1 °C20 February 1940	18.4 °C4 August 1940	24.1 °C	1,747 mm	2

Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.

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Year

Across the whole year

Average daily high

27.4 °C

+0.9 °C

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

31 d/yr

+25

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

Annual rainfall

1482 mm

+130 mm

Month by month

	High	vs. normal	Precipitation	vs. normal
Jan	28.9 °C	+0.6 °C	208 mm	+1 mm
Feb	30.0 °C	+1.5 °C	166 mm	-26 mm
Mar	28.9 °C	+0.7 °C	306 mm	+114 mm
Apr	28.6 °C	+1.0 °C	69 mm	-61 mm
May	27.5 °C	+0.9 °C	86 mm	+20 mm
Jun	25.9 °C	+0.8 °C	90 mm	+17 mm
Jul	24.7 °C	+0.5 °C	86 mm	-1 mm
Aug	25.1 °C	+1.0 °C	43 mm	-34 mm
Sep	26.0 °C	+1.3 °C	52 mm	-4 mm
Oct	26.8 °C	+1.0 °C	40 mm	-18 mm
Nov	28.0 °C	+1.0 °C	79 mm	+2 mm
Dec	28.1 °C	+0.2 °C	259 mm	+121 mm

The year's extremes

Hottest day

31.1 °C

31 Jan 2025

Coldest day

18.8 °C

3 Aug 2025

Wettest day

110.4 mm

7 Mar 2025

Windiest day

41.3 km/h

11 Jan 2025

Strongest gust

63.0 km/h

7 Mar 2025

Hottest feels-like

39.4 °C

1 Mar 2025

Coldest feels-like

18.1 °C

5 Aug 2025

Sunniest day

12.9 h

9 Dec 2025

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Frequently asked questions

What is the climate of Ampahana?

Ampahana has a tropical monsoon climate (Köppen Am). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 24.4 °C and it receives 1,352 mm of precipitation per year.

What is the hottest day ever recorded in Ampahana?

The hottest day measured in Ampahana between 1940 and 2025 was 17 January 2015, reaching 32.3 °C.

What is the coldest day in Ampahana?

The coldest day measured in Ampahana between 1940 and 2025 was 9 July 1943, at 16.9 °C.

Does it snow in Ampahana?

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

Has the climate of Ampahana warmed?

Yes: Ampahana warmed by +1.1 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

What is the wettest day in Ampahana?

The wettest day measured in Ampahana between 1940 and 2025 was 2 November 1959, with 277 mm of rain in 24 hours.

What was the windiest day in Ampahana?

The windiest day measured in Ampahana between 1940 and 2025 was 7 March 2004, with winds reaching 75.0 km/h.

What is the warmest month in Ampahana?

The warmest month in Ampahana is February (26.4 °C on average); the coldest is August (22.0 °C).

How much does it rain in Ampahana?

Ampahana receives on average 1,352 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 238 rainy days.

Is it sunny in Ampahana?

Ampahana gets on average 10.7 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,905 hours per year over 1940-2025.

Are there tropical nights in Ampahana?

Yes: Ampahana has on average 340 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.

What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Ampahana?

In Ampahana, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 39.9 °C on 12 February 1998, and the lowest was 15.9 °C on 17 August 1950.

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