Bealanana climate — normals and trends
Bealanana (Madagascar) has a subtropical highland, dry winter climate (Cwb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 18.1 °C and it receives 1,512 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 (20.0 °C on average) and the coldest is July (15.0 °C). Rainfall peaks in January.
Bealanana averages 0 frost days, 2 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 146 rainy days per year.
Bealanana has warmed by +1.6 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.19 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 32.2 °C (on 24 November 2024) and the coldest 5.1 °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
BealananaSofia
- coords
- -14.54°, 48.75°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
18.1°C
Average daily high
24.2°C
Average daily low
13.8°C
Annual rainfall
1,512mm
Sunshine / day
10.4h
Mean relative humidity
79%
Average peak wind
10.9km/h
Seasonal range
5.0°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
2 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
146 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
25.3 °C
Average feels-like low
13.9 °C
Average peak gust
35.1 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
0 d/yr
Solar radiation
19.1 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.6 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.73 · 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
32.2 °C
24 November 2024
Coldest day
5.1 °C
10 July 1944
Wettest day
257 mm
14 February 1959
Windiest day
35.9 km/h
15 March 2007
Strongest gust
108.0 km/h
15 March 2007
Hottest feels-like
36.0 °C
18 February 2021
Coldest feels-like
2.4 °C
10 July 1944
Sunniest day
12.8 h
4 December 2025
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 26.9 °C | +1.9 °C | 243 mm | -120 mm |
| Feb | 25.9 °C | +0.9 °C | 411 mm | +78 mm |
| Mar | 26.1 °C | +0.8 °C | 258 mm | +2 mm |
| Apr | 26.7 °C | +1.7 °C | 34 mm | -54 mm |
| May | 24.8 °C | +1.1 °C | 15 mm | -7 mm |
| Jun | 22.6 °C | +1.0 °C | 4 mm | -5 mm |
| Jul | 21.2 °C | +0.4 °C | 3 mm | -5 mm |
| Aug | 22.6 °C | +1.0 °C | 4 mm | -4 mm |
| Sep | 25.3 °C | +1.6 °C | 1 mm | -6 mm |
| Oct | 26.3 °C | +0.2 °C | 30 mm | -5 mm |
| Nov | 26.5 °C | -0.1 °C | 247 mm | +129 mm |
| Dec | 26.1 °C | +0.2 °C | 415 mm | +150 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Bealanana?
Bealanana has a subtropical highland, dry winter climate (Köppen Cwb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 18.1 °C and it receives 1,512 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Bealanana?
The hottest day measured in Bealanana between 1940 and 2025 was 24 November 2024, reaching 32.2 °C.
What is the coldest day in Bealanana?
The coldest day measured in Bealanana between 1940 and 2025 was 10 July 1944, at 5.1 °C.
Does it snow in Bealanana?
Almost never: Bealanana sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Bealanana warmed?
Yes: Bealanana warmed by +1.6 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Bealanana?
The wettest day measured in Bealanana between 1940 and 2025 was 14 February 1959, with 257 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Bealanana?
The windiest day measured in Bealanana between 1940 and 2025 was 15 March 2007, with winds reaching 35.9 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Bealanana?
The warmest month in Bealanana is November (20.0 °C on average); the coldest is July (15.0 °C).
How much does it rain in Bealanana?
Bealanana receives on average 1,512 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 146 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Bealanana?
Bealanana gets on average 10.4 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,796 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Bealanana?
Almost never: tropical nights (temperature staying above 20 °C) are virtually non-existent in Bealanana.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Bealanana?
In Bealanana, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 36.0 °C on 18 February 2021, and the lowest was 2.4 °C on 10 July 1944.
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