Andilamena climate — normals and trends
Andilamena (Madagascar) has a subtropical highland, dry winter climate (Cwb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 19.2 °C and it receives 1,122 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 (21.7 °C on average) and the coldest is July (15.6 °C). Rainfall peaks in January.
Andilamena averages 0 frost days, 9 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 140 rainy days per year.
Andilamena has warmed by +1.7 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.20 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 34.9 °C (on 19 December 2007) and the coldest 6.0 °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
AndilamenaAlaotra Mangoro
- coords
- -17.01°, 48.57°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
19.2°C
Average daily high
24.3°C
Average daily low
15.8°C
Annual rainfall
1,122mm
Sunshine / day
9.8h
Mean relative humidity
82%
Average peak wind
16.7km/h
Seasonal range
6.1°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
9 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
140 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
25.1 °C
Average feels-like low
16.2 °C
Average peak gust
38.8 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
8 d/yr
Solar radiation
17.5 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
34.9 °C
19 December 2007
Coldest day
6.0 °C
10 July 1944
Wettest day
288 mm
16 March 2007
Windiest day
61.1 km/h
16 March 2007
Strongest gust
139.0 km/h
16 March 2007
Hottest feels-like
39.0 °C
24 December 2021
Coldest feels-like
3.7 °C
31 August 1969
Sunniest day
12.9 h
25 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 | 29.2 °C | +2.6 °C | 188 mm | -76 mm |
| Feb | 28.4 °C | +1.9 °C | 398 mm | +164 mm |
| Mar | 27.0 °C | +0.9 °C | 149 mm | -35 mm |
| Apr | 27.2 °C | +2.1 °C | 26 mm | -26 mm |
| May | 24.0 °C | +0.6 °C | 16 mm | -4 mm |
| Jun | 21.9 °C | +0.8 °C | 13 mm | -2 mm |
| Jul | 20.4 °C | +0.2 °C | 20 mm | +4 mm |
| Aug | 21.8 °C | +1.1 °C | 7 mm | -10 mm |
| Sep | 23.9 °C | +1.4 °C | 8 mm | -4 mm |
| Oct | 25.8 °C | +0.7 °C | 14 mm | -12 mm |
| Nov | 27.8 °C | +0.9 °C | 279 mm | +201 mm |
| Dec | 27.0 °C | -0.2 °C | 308 mm | +105 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Andilamena?
Andilamena has a subtropical highland, dry winter climate (Köppen Cwb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 19.2 °C and it receives 1,122 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Andilamena?
The hottest day measured in Andilamena between 1940 and 2025 was 19 December 2007, reaching 34.9 °C.
What is the coldest day in Andilamena?
The coldest day measured in Andilamena between 1940 and 2025 was 10 July 1944, at 6.0 °C.
Does it snow in Andilamena?
Almost never: Andilamena sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Andilamena warmed?
Yes: Andilamena warmed by +1.7 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Andilamena?
The wettest day measured in Andilamena between 1940 and 2025 was 16 March 2007, with 288 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Andilamena?
The windiest day measured in Andilamena between 1940 and 2025 was 16 March 2007, with winds reaching 61.1 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Andilamena?
The warmest month in Andilamena is January (21.7 °C on average); the coldest is July (15.6 °C).
How much does it rain in Andilamena?
Andilamena receives on average 1,122 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 140 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Andilamena?
Andilamena gets on average 9.8 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,577 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Andilamena?
Yes: Andilamena has on average 8 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Andilamena?
In Andilamena, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 39.0 °C on 24 December 2021, and the lowest was 3.7 °C on 31 August 1969.
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