Ankazoabo climate — normals and trends
Ankazoabo (Madagascar) has a hot semi-arid climate (BSh) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 23.5 °C and it receives 735 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 (26.1 °C on average) and the coldest is July (19.4 °C). Rainfall peaks in January.
Ankazoabo averages 0 frost days, 169 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 94 rainy days per year.
Ankazoabo has warmed by +1.6 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.18 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 39.7 °C (on 31 December 2009) and the coldest 7.3 °C (on 12 June 1968).
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
AnkazoaboAtsimo-Andrefana
- coords
- -22.28°, 44.52°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
23.5°C
Average daily high
29.7°C
Average daily low
18.1°C
Annual rainfall
735mm
Sunshine / day
11.1h
Mean relative humidity
62%
Average peak wind
14.7km/h
Seasonal range
6.7°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
169 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
94 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
31.1 °C
Average feels-like low
18.7 °C
Average peak gust
32.9 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
141 d/yr
Solar radiation
21.1 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.6 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.55 · 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
39.7 °C
31 December 2009
Coldest day
7.3 °C
12 June 1968
Wettest day
233 mm
18 March 1941
Windiest day
62.5 km/h
24 March 1941
Strongest gust
133.2 km/h
24 March 1941
Hottest feels-like
42.1 °C
11 January 2020
Coldest feels-like
3.1 °C
21 June 1987
Sunniest day
13.4 h
16 December 1940
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 30.9 °C | +0.7 °C | 312 mm | +116 mm |
| Feb | 29.6 °C | -0.5 °C | 234 mm | +71 mm |
| Mar | 30.2 °C | -0.1 °C | 92 mm | -17 mm |
| Apr | 31.8 °C | +1.6 °C | 13 mm | -8 mm |
| May | 30.1 °C | +1.8 °C | 2 mm | -5 mm |
| Jun | 27.7 °C | +1.3 °C | 0 mm | -2 mm |
| Jul | 26.9 °C | +0.7 °C | 1 mm | -1 mm |
| Aug | 28.6 °C | +0.7 °C | 7 mm | +5 mm |
| Sep | 31.8 °C | +1.3 °C | 0 mm | -4 mm |
| Oct | 32.7 °C | +0.4 °C | 4 mm | -17 mm |
| Nov | 33.0 °C | +0.5 °C | 25 mm | -31 mm |
| Dec | 31.8 °C | +0.8 °C | 185 mm | +31 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Ankazoabo?
Ankazoabo has a hot semi-arid climate (Köppen BSh). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 23.5 °C and it receives 735 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Ankazoabo?
The hottest day measured in Ankazoabo between 1940 and 2025 was 31 December 2009, reaching 39.7 °C.
What is the coldest day in Ankazoabo?
The coldest day measured in Ankazoabo between 1940 and 2025 was 12 June 1968, at 7.3 °C.
Does it snow in Ankazoabo?
Almost never: Ankazoabo sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Ankazoabo warmed?
Yes: Ankazoabo warmed by +1.6 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Ankazoabo?
The wettest day measured in Ankazoabo between 1940 and 2025 was 18 March 1941, with 233 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Ankazoabo?
The windiest day measured in Ankazoabo between 1940 and 2025 was 24 March 1941, with winds reaching 62.5 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Ankazoabo?
The warmest month in Ankazoabo is November (26.1 °C on average); the coldest is July (19.4 °C).
How much does it rain in Ankazoabo?
Ankazoabo receives on average 735 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 94 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Ankazoabo?
Ankazoabo gets on average 11.1 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 4,052 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Ankazoabo?
Yes: Ankazoabo has on average 141 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Ankazoabo?
In Ankazoabo, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 42.1 °C on 11 January 2020, and the lowest was 3.1 °C on 21 June 1987.
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