Amparafaravola climate — normals and trends
Amparafaravola (Madagascar) has a humid subtropical, dry winter climate (Cwa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 20.2 °C and it receives 951 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 (22.6 °C on average) and the coldest is July (16.7 °C). Rainfall peaks in January.
Amparafaravola averages 0 frost days, 20 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 112 rainy days per year.
Amparafaravola has warmed by +1.8 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.22 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 35.5 °C (on 27 January 2017) and the coldest 5.7 °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
AmparafaravolaAlaotra Mangoro
- coords
- -17.59°, 48.22°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
20.2°C
Average daily high
25.5°C
Average daily low
16.5°C
Annual rainfall
951mm
Sunshine / day
9.7h
Mean relative humidity
77%
Average peak wind
16.2km/h
Seasonal range
5.9°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
20 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
112 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
26.3 °C
Average feels-like low
17.2 °C
Average peak gust
35.4 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
37 d/yr
Solar radiation
17.7 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
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
35.5 °C
27 January 2017
Coldest day
5.7 °C
31 August 1969
Wettest day
257 mm
16 March 2007
Windiest day
51.1 km/h
16 March 2007
Strongest gust
122.4 km/h
17 February 2008
Hottest feels-like
39.5 °C
20 December 2024
Coldest feels-like
3.3 °C
31 August 1969
Sunniest day
12.9 h
19 November 1940
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 | 30.5 °C | +3.2 °C | 107 mm | -130 mm |
| Feb | 28.9 °C | +1.7 °C | 307 mm | +99 mm |
| Mar | 28.0 °C | +1.2 °C | 106 mm | -48 mm |
| Apr | 28.9 °C | +2.8 °C | 20 mm | -23 mm |
| May | 25.9 °C | +1.4 °C | 11 mm | -3 mm |
| Jun | 24.0 °C | +1.6 °C | 9 mm | +1 mm |
| Jul | 22.1 °C | +0.4 °C | 6 mm | -2 mm |
| Aug | 23.8 °C | +1.5 °C | 5 mm | -3 mm |
| Sep | 26.3 °C | +1.9 °C | 1 mm | -5 mm |
| Oct | 28.0 °C | +1.2 °C | 7 mm | -16 mm |
| Nov | 28.9 °C | +0.7 °C | 176 mm | +102 mm |
| Dec | 27.4 °C | -0.6 °C | 258 mm | +88 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Amparafaravola?
Amparafaravola has a humid subtropical, dry winter climate (Köppen Cwa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 20.2 °C and it receives 951 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Amparafaravola?
The hottest day measured in Amparafaravola between 1940 and 2025 was 27 January 2017, reaching 35.5 °C.
What is the coldest day in Amparafaravola?
The coldest day measured in Amparafaravola between 1940 and 2025 was 31 August 1969, at 5.7 °C.
Does it snow in Amparafaravola?
Almost never: Amparafaravola sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Amparafaravola warmed?
Yes: Amparafaravola warmed by +1.8 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Amparafaravola?
The wettest day measured in Amparafaravola between 1940 and 2025 was 16 March 2007, with 257 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Amparafaravola?
The windiest day measured in Amparafaravola between 1940 and 2025 was 16 March 2007, with winds reaching 51.1 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Amparafaravola?
The warmest month in Amparafaravola is January (22.6 °C on average); the coldest is July (16.7 °C).
How much does it rain in Amparafaravola?
Amparafaravola receives on average 951 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 112 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Amparafaravola?
Amparafaravola gets on average 9.7 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,540 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Amparafaravola?
Yes: Amparafaravola has on average 37 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Amparafaravola?
In Amparafaravola, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 39.5 °C on 20 December 2024, and the lowest was 3.3 °C on 31 August 1969.
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