Faratsiho climate — normals and trends
Faratsiho (Madagascar) has a subtropical highland, dry winter climate (Cwb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 15.0 °C and it receives 2,065 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 (17.4 °C on average) and the coldest is July (11.1 °C). Rainfall peaks in January.
Faratsiho averages 0 frost days, 0 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 162 rainy days per year.
Faratsiho has warmed by +2.2 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.26 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 29.6 °C (on 6 October 2006) and the coldest -0.7 °C (on 16 June 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
FaratsihoVakinankaratra
- coords
- -19.40°, 46.95°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
15.0°C
Average daily high
20.9°C
Average daily low
10.4°C
Annual rainfall
2,065mm
Sunshine / day
10.8h
Mean relative humidity
77%
Average peak wind
12.5km/h
Seasonal range
6.3°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
0 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
162 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
21.2 °C
Average feels-like low
9.4 °C
Average peak gust
33.7 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
0 d/yr
Solar radiation
20.1 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.2 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.85 · 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
29.6 °C
6 October 2006
Coldest day
-0.7 °C
16 June 1969
Wettest day
304 mm
12 December 1991
Windiest day
55.4 km/h
18 March 1941
Strongest gust
132.5 km/h
18 February 2008
Hottest feels-like
32.3 °C
14 December 2024
Coldest feels-like
-3.7 °C
16 June 1969
Sunniest day
13.2 h
30 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 | 24.4 °C | +2.1 °C | 329 mm | -107 mm |
| Feb | 22.9 °C | +0.6 °C | 600 mm | +228 mm |
| Mar | 23.6 °C | +1.4 °C | 177 mm | -115 mm |
| Apr | 23.6 °C | +2.1 °C | 113 mm | +6 mm |
| May | 20.8 °C | +1.3 °C | 58 mm | +30 mm |
| Jun | 19.5 °C | +1.7 °C | 1 mm | -9 mm |
| Jul | 18.3 °C | +0.9 °C | 1 mm | -12 mm |
| Aug | 20.2 °C | +1.4 °C | 15 mm | +0 mm |
| Sep | 23.7 °C | +2.2 °C | 8 mm | -16 mm |
| Oct | 24.0 °C | +1.1 °C | 39 mm | -72 mm |
| Nov | 23.3 °C | +0.7 °C | 327 mm | +78 mm |
| Dec | 22.0 °C | -0.4 °C | 526 mm | +118 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Faratsiho?
Faratsiho has a subtropical highland, dry winter climate (Köppen Cwb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 15.0 °C and it receives 2,065 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Faratsiho?
The hottest day measured in Faratsiho between 1940 and 2025 was 6 October 2006, reaching 29.6 °C.
What is the coldest day in Faratsiho?
The coldest day measured in Faratsiho between 1940 and 2025 was 16 June 1969, at -0.7 °C.
Does it snow in Faratsiho?
Almost never: Faratsiho sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Faratsiho warmed?
Yes: Faratsiho warmed by +2.2 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Faratsiho?
The wettest day measured in Faratsiho between 1940 and 2025 was 12 December 1991, with 304 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Faratsiho?
The windiest day measured in Faratsiho between 1940 and 2025 was 18 March 1941, with winds reaching 55.4 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Faratsiho?
The warmest month in Faratsiho is January (17.4 °C on average); the coldest is July (11.1 °C).
How much does it rain in Faratsiho?
Faratsiho receives on average 2,065 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 162 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Faratsiho?
Faratsiho gets on average 10.8 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,942 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Faratsiho?
Almost never: tropical nights (temperature staying above 20 °C) are virtually non-existent in Faratsiho.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Faratsiho?
In Faratsiho, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 32.3 °C on 14 December 2024, and the lowest was -3.7 °C on 16 June 1969.
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