Ankazondandy climate — normals and trends
Ankazondandy (Madagascar) has a subtropical highland, dry winter climate (Cwb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 17.1 °C and it receives 1,523 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 (19.8 °C on average) and the coldest is July (13.1 °C). Rainfall peaks in January.
Ankazondandy averages 0 frost days, 1 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 165 rainy days per year.
Ankazondandy 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 34.1 °C (on 20 December 2024) and the coldest 3.6 °C (on 7 September 1986).
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
AnkazondandyAnalamanga
- coords
- -18.70°, 47.78°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
17.1°C
Average daily high
22.2°C
Average daily low
13.5°C
Annual rainfall
1,523mm
Sunshine / day
9.8h
Mean relative humidity
82%
Average peak wind
15.1km/h
Seasonal range
6.7°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
1 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
165 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
22.6 °C
Average feels-like low
13.2 °C
Average peak gust
35.0 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
0 d/yr
Solar radiation
18.1 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.8 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.78 · 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
34.1 °C
20 December 2024
Coldest day
3.6 °C
7 September 1986
Wettest day
172 mm
20 January 1962
Windiest day
58.5 km/h
3 February 1994
Strongest gust
131.8 km/h
14 February 2012
Hottest feels-like
36.6 °C
20 December 2024
Coldest feels-like
1.1 °C
18 July 1991
Sunniest day
13.0 h
29 December 1990
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 | 27.5 °C | +2.8 °C | 177 mm | -150 mm |
| Feb | 26.1 °C | +1.5 °C | 587 mm | +304 mm |
| Mar | 25.6 °C | +1.5 °C | 133 mm | -90 mm |
| Apr | 25.6 °C | +2.6 °C | 42 mm | -33 mm |
| May | 21.6 °C | +0.7 °C | 44 mm | +14 mm |
| Jun | 19.9 °C | +1.3 °C | 14 mm | -4 mm |
| Jul | 17.9 °C | +0.1 °C | 22 mm | +0 mm |
| Aug | 19.7 °C | +1.1 °C | 14 mm | -6 mm |
| Sep | 22.8 °C | +1.8 °C | 4 mm | -14 mm |
| Oct | 24.8 °C | +1.2 °C | 12 mm | -48 mm |
| Nov | 26.0 °C | +1.2 °C | 394 mm | +236 mm |
| Dec | 24.3 °C | -0.7 °C | 550 mm | +258 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Ankazondandy?
Ankazondandy has a subtropical highland, dry winter climate (Köppen Cwb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 17.1 °C and it receives 1,523 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Ankazondandy?
The hottest day measured in Ankazondandy between 1940 and 2025 was 20 December 2024, reaching 34.1 °C.
What is the coldest day in Ankazondandy?
The coldest day measured in Ankazondandy between 1940 and 2025 was 7 September 1986, at 3.6 °C.
Does it snow in Ankazondandy?
Almost never: Ankazondandy sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Ankazondandy warmed?
Yes: Ankazondandy warmed by +1.8 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Ankazondandy?
The wettest day measured in Ankazondandy between 1940 and 2025 was 20 January 1962, with 172 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Ankazondandy?
The windiest day measured in Ankazondandy between 1940 and 2025 was 3 February 1994, with winds reaching 58.5 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Ankazondandy?
The warmest month in Ankazondandy is January (19.8 °C on average); the coldest is July (13.1 °C).
How much does it rain in Ankazondandy?
Ankazondandy receives on average 1,523 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 165 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Ankazondandy?
Ankazondandy gets on average 9.8 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,577 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Ankazondandy?
Almost never: tropical nights (temperature staying above 20 °C) are virtually non-existent in Ankazondandy.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Ankazondandy?
In Ankazondandy, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 36.6 °C on 20 December 2024, and the lowest was 1.1 °C on 18 July 1991.
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