Ifatsy climate — normals and trends

Q: What is the climate of Ifatsy?

Ifatsy has a tropical monsoon climate (Köppen Am). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 23.3 °C and it receives 1,692 mm of precipitation per year.

Q: What is the hottest day ever recorded in Ifatsy?

The hottest day measured in Ifatsy between 1940 and 2025 was 23 December 2021, reaching 36.9 °C.

Q: What is the coldest day in Ifatsy?

The coldest day measured in Ifatsy between 1940 and 2025 was 18 July 1976, at 11.7 °C.

Q: Does it snow in Ifatsy?

Almost never: Ifatsy sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.

Q: Has the climate of Ifatsy warmed?

Yes: Ifatsy warmed by +1.6 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

Q: What is the wettest day in Ifatsy?

The wettest day measured in Ifatsy between 1940 and 2025 was 2 January 2024, with 356 mm of rain in 24 hours.

Q: What was the windiest day in Ifatsy?

The windiest day measured in Ifatsy between 1940 and 2025 was 10 March 1941, with winds reaching 74.3 km/h.

Q: What is the warmest month in Ifatsy?

The warmest month in Ifatsy is January (26.1 °C on average); the coldest is July (19.7 °C).

Q: How much does it rain in Ifatsy?

Ifatsy receives on average 1,692 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 227 rainy days.

Q: Is it sunny in Ifatsy?

Ifatsy gets on average 10.2 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,723 hours per year over 1940-2025.

Ifatsy (Madagascar) has a tropical monsoon climate (Am) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 23.3 °C and it receives 1,692 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 (26.1 °C on average) and the coldest is July (19.7 °C). Rainfall peaks in January.

Ifatsy averages 0 frost days, 44 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 227 rainy days per year.

Ifatsy 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 36.9 °C (on 23 December 2021) and the coldest 11.7 °C (on 18 July 1976).

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

IfatsyFitovinany Region

coords: -22.40°, 47.75°
period: 1940–2025 · 86 yrs

AmTropical monsoonWarmest monthJanuaryColdest monthJulyWettest monthJanuaryDriest monthSeptember

Mean daily temperature

23.3°C

Average daily high

26.6°C

Average daily low

20.6°C

Annual rainfall

1,692mm

Sunshine / day

10.2h

Mean relative humidity

82%

Average peak wind

15.2km/h

Seasonal range

6.4°C

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

44 d/yr

Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)

227 d/yr

Annual snowfall

0.0 cm

Average feels-like high

29.7 °C

Average feels-like low

23.0 °C

Average peak gust

31.6 km/h

Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)

219 d/yr

Solar radiation

16.9 MJ/m²

Has the climate changed?

One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025

+1.6 °C

since 1940

+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.78 · p = < 0.001

19402025

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

36.9 °C

23 December 2021

Coldest day

11.7 °C

18 July 1976

Wettest day

356 mm

2 January 2024

Windiest day

74.3 km/h

10 March 1941

Strongest gust

148.3 km/h

10 March 1941

Hottest feels-like

44.1 °C

19 February 2012

Coldest feels-like

9.5 °C

18 July 1976

Sunniest day

13.4 h

27 December 1945

Year	Hottest day	Coldest day	Annual mean	Rainfall	Hot days
2025	35.6 °C28 February 2025	15.0 °C12 July 2025	24.2 °C	1,584 mm	87
2024	33.7 °C29 November 2024	14.8 °C2 July 2024	24.2 °C	2,016 mm	76
2023	35.4 °C29 January 2023	13.4 °C27 June 2023	24.3 °C	1,897 mm	84
2022	33.4 °C14 January 2022	15.2 °C26 June 2022	23.7 °C	1,719 mm	48
2021	36.9 °C23 December 2021	14.8 °C24 June 2021	24.0 °C	1,043 mm	103
2020	33.8 °C19 January 2020	13.5 °C27 July 2020	23.6 °C	1,441 mm	56
2019	34.0 °C17 November 2019	14.0 °C22 July 2019	24.4 °C	1,385 mm	107
2018	35.8 °C20 January 2018	15.1 °C19 July 2018	23.8 °C	1,673 mm	57
2017	35.3 °C27 January 2017	15.1 °C10 July 2017	24.1 °C	1,682 mm	88
2016	35.5 °C11 February 2016	14.3 °C8 July 2016	23.9 °C	1,528 mm	86
2015	32.7 °C13 November 2015	14.3 °C8 July 2015	24.0 °C	2,026 mm	67
2014	33.9 °C31 December 2014	14.3 °C10 July 2014	24.0 °C	1,350 mm	93
2013	36.1 °C4 January 2013	12.8 °C6 June 2013	23.6 °C	1,585 mm	74
2012	35.6 °C19 February 2012	15.6 °C8 July 2012	23.9 °C	2,034 mm	71
2011	34.7 °C28 January 2011	16.0 °C3 July 2011	24.1 °C	1,819 mm	83
2010	35.5 °C29 January 2010	14.2 °C15 August 2010	24.1 °C	1,826 mm	89
2009	33.3 °C22 January 2009	15.2 °C19 August 2009	23.8 °C	1,695 mm	74
2008	34.1 °C6 January 2008	14.3 °C25 August 2008	23.5 °C	1,466 mm	66
2007	34.9 °C9 January 2007	13.7 °C16 June 2007	23.9 °C	2,038 mm	80
2006	33.7 °C20 January 2006	13.1 °C27 June 2006	23.8 °C	1,228 mm	70
2005	32.9 °C23 January 2005	13.8 °C27 July 2005	23.6 °C	1,641 mm	64
2004	34.3 °C4 February 2004	14.9 °C8 July 2004	23.7 °C	1,603 mm	46
2003	33.0 °C21 December 2003	14.3 °C10 July 2003	23.8 °C	1,538 mm	69
2002	33.5 °C24 January 2002	15.5 °C18 August 2002	23.5 °C	1,778 mm	29
2001	33.5 °C21 December 2001	14.5 °C9 July 2001	23.7 °C	1,600 mm	61
2000	33.8 °C31 January 2000	13.3 °C22 July 2000	23.4 °C	1,820 mm	27
1999	31.6 °C13 February 1999	14.8 °C18 August 1999	23.4 °C	1,434 mm	36
1998	32.6 °C3 February 1998	15.1 °C10 August 1998	23.8 °C	1,569 mm	53
1997	32.3 °C9 January 1997	14.8 °C1 September 1997	23.4 °C	1,563 mm	26
1996	33.0 °C1 December 1996	12.9 °C30 June 1996	23.5 °C	1,892 mm	40
1995	33.3 °C21 December 1995	15.3 °C10 July 1995	23.4 °C	2,017 mm	29
1994	32.7 °C6 February 1994	13.3 °C28 May 1994	23.2 °C	1,961 mm	25
1993	33.6 °C22 January 1993	14.2 °C9 June 1993	23.3 °C	1,494 mm	32
1992	33.3 °C28 December 1992	13.8 °C27 July 1992	23.2 °C	1,260 mm	32
1991	33.2 °C5 December 1991	13.1 °C18 July 1991	23.4 °C	1,442 mm	51
1990	32.3 °C20 November 1990	14.0 °C5 July 1990	23.4 °C	1,714 mm	30
1989	34.0 °C31 January 1989	15.0 °C15 June 1989	23.4 °C	2,158 mm	26
1988	32.1 °C20 January 1988	14.6 °C20 August 1988	23.4 °C	1,268 mm	31
1987	35.5 °C17 February 1987	14.3 °C21 June 1987	23.7 °C	1,085 mm	42
1986	30.9 °C30 January 1986	12.9 °C27 June 1986	23.0 °C	1,806 mm	14
1985	32.0 °C16 January 1985	14.6 °C4 June 1985	22.9 °C	1,780 mm	21
1984	32.7 °C20 February 1984	14.4 °C22 August 1984	23.0 °C	2,254 mm	24
1983	32.9 °C23 January 1983	14.4 °C5 September 1983	23.5 °C	1,209 mm	37
1982	33.5 °C8 February 1982	13.7 °C26 August 1982	23.1 °C	2,113 mm	23
1981	31.9 °C30 January 1981	13.5 °C6 July 1981	23.3 °C	1,478 mm	61
1980	32.7 °C15 March 1980	13.4 °C19 June 1980	23.2 °C	1,800 mm	23
1979	32.0 °C17 February 1979	14.2 °C9 September 1979	23.3 °C	1,588 mm	25
1978	34.6 °C30 January 1978	14.2 °C1 August 1978	23.7 °C	1,501 mm	61
1977	33.2 °C2 March 1977	14.7 °C5 September 1977	23.6 °C	1,677 mm	36
1976	31.1 °C18 December 1976	11.7 °C18 July 1976	23.3 °C	1,752 mm	14
1975	32.1 °C21 March 1975	14.5 °C17 August 1975	22.8 °C	2,247 mm	16
1974	32.0 °C2 January 1974	13.7 °C26 July 1974	23.0 °C	1,702 mm	21
1973	32.3 °C10 January 1973	14.7 °C14 July 1973	23.2 °C	1,963 mm	21
1972	32.2 °C14 December 1972	13.3 °C6 June 1972	23.3 °C	2,197 mm	30
1971	33.3 °C11 February 1971	14.5 °C27 September 1971	23.0 °C	1,858 mm	29
1970	33.7 °C26 February 1970	14.5 °C11 July 1970	23.1 °C	2,105 mm	39
1969	35.0 °C20 December 1969	14.3 °C30 August 1969	23.4 °C	2,307 mm	58
1968	35.2 °C30 January 1968	12.3 °C12 June 1968	22.8 °C	1,440 mm	19
1967	31.8 °C9 January 1967	14.2 °C8 July 1967	23.1 °C	1,909 mm	32
1966	33.5 °C23 February 1966	13.5 °C27 July 1966	22.7 °C	1,829 mm	35
1965	31.5 °C20 November 1965	14.1 °C14 July 1965	22.1 °C	1,799 mm	5
1964	35.1 °C13 January 1964	12.0 °C28 June 1964	22.4 °C	1,464 mm	17
1963	31.6 °C25 January 1963	14.1 °C5 August 1963	22.7 °C	1,578 mm	18
1962	33.2 °C16 February 1962	13.7 °C16 July 1962	22.8 °C	1,299 mm	32
1961	32.0 °C26 November 1961	13.9 °C9 August 1961	23.2 °C	1,853 mm	36
1960	31.9 °C3 January 1960	14.6 °C4 July 1960	22.6 °C	1,478 mm	18
1959	33.7 °C8 March 1959	14.7 °C18 August 1959	22.6 °C	1,942 mm	21
1958	33.4 °C20 December 1958	13.7 °C22 June 1958	22.8 °C	1,812 mm	47
1957	33.2 °C25 November 1957	13.5 °C9 August 1957	22.9 °C	1,282 mm	43
1956	33.3 °C1 March 1956	14.7 °C9 July 1956	22.8 °C	1,527 mm	19
1955	31.9 °C6 January 1955	13.6 °C26 August 1955	22.6 °C	1,793 mm	22
1954	32.2 °C23 January 1954	14.6 °C18 June 1954	22.7 °C	1,640 mm	23
1953	33.5 °C22 February 1953	14.1 °C23 July 1953	22.9 °C	1,674 mm	41
1952	33.3 °C8 January 1952	13.1 °C21 September 1952	22.7 °C	2,392 mm	34
1951	34.3 °C31 January 1951	13.6 °C22 July 1951	22.8 °C	1,539 mm	37
1950	31.1 °C8 November 1950	13.4 °C7 August 1950	22.2 °C	1,741 mm	13
1949	33.8 °C25 February 1949	13.6 °C21 August 1949	22.9 °C	1,854 mm	54
1948	33.2 °C19 February 1948	13.3 °C13 August 1948	22.9 °C	1,967 mm	42
1947	33.3 °C28 November 1947	14.2 °C16 August 1947	22.9 °C	1,529 mm	54
1946	32.0 °C15 February 1946	13.9 °C2 August 1946	22.9 °C	1,382 mm	45
1945	33.2 °C8 February 1945	14.0 °C1 July 1945	22.6 °C	1,470 mm	27
1944	33.4 °C18 January 1944	13.9 °C6 July 1944	22.7 °C	1,258 mm	35
1943	32.7 °C25 January 1943	12.9 °C6 September 1943	22.3 °C	1,712 mm	26
1942	31.8 °C10 January 1942	12.8 °C3 July 1942	22.7 °C	1,343 mm	38
1941	33.6 °C8 November 1941	14.2 °C24 August 1941	22.9 °C	1,966 mm	39
1940	31.8 °C21 December 1940	14.5 °C6 August 1940	22.8 °C	1,810 mm	22

Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.

A specific year

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Year

Across the whole year

Average daily high

27.6 °C

+1.0 °C

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

87 d/yr

+43

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

Annual rainfall

1584 mm

-108 mm

Month by month

	High	vs. normal	Precipitation	vs. normal
Jan	32.1 °C	+2.7 °C	181 mm	-94 mm
Feb	29.9 °C	+0.8 °C	429 mm	+164 mm
Mar	30.1 °C	+1.7 °C	135 mm	-121 mm
Apr	29.4 °C	+2.1 °C	118 mm	-29 mm
May	26.3 °C	+0.9 °C	76 mm	-40 mm
Jun	25.1 °C	+1.3 °C	48 mm	-35 mm
Jul	23.3 °C	+0.2 °C	124 mm	+35 mm
Aug	24.2 °C	+0.5 °C	45 mm	-24 mm
Sep	26.1 °C	+1.0 °C	33 mm	-15 mm
Oct	26.8 °C	0.0 °C	58 mm	-7 mm
Nov	29.1 °C	+0.9 °C	82 mm	-21 mm
Dec	28.9 °C	-0.2 °C	256 mm	+79 mm

The year's extremes

Hottest day

35.6 °C

28 Feb 2025

Coldest day

15.0 °C

12 Jul 2025

Wettest day

63.1 mm

25 Feb 2025

Windiest day

33.4 km/h

14 Nov 2025

Strongest gust

63.7 km/h

14 Nov 2025

Hottest feels-like

42.2 °C

31 Jan 2025

Coldest feels-like

14.6 °C

4 Aug 2025

Sunniest day

13.3 h

6 Jan 2025

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Frequently asked questions

What is the climate of Ifatsy?

Ifatsy has a tropical monsoon climate (Köppen Am). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 23.3 °C and it receives 1,692 mm of precipitation per year.

What is the hottest day ever recorded in Ifatsy?

The hottest day measured in Ifatsy between 1940 and 2025 was 23 December 2021, reaching 36.9 °C.

What is the coldest day in Ifatsy?

The coldest day measured in Ifatsy between 1940 and 2025 was 18 July 1976, at 11.7 °C.

Does it snow in Ifatsy?

Almost never: Ifatsy sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.

Has the climate of Ifatsy warmed?

Yes: Ifatsy warmed by +1.6 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

What is the wettest day in Ifatsy?

The wettest day measured in Ifatsy between 1940 and 2025 was 2 January 2024, with 356 mm of rain in 24 hours.

What was the windiest day in Ifatsy?

The windiest day measured in Ifatsy between 1940 and 2025 was 10 March 1941, with winds reaching 74.3 km/h.

What is the warmest month in Ifatsy?

The warmest month in Ifatsy is January (26.1 °C on average); the coldest is July (19.7 °C).

How much does it rain in Ifatsy?

Ifatsy receives on average 1,692 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 227 rainy days.

Is it sunny in Ifatsy?

Ifatsy gets on average 10.2 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,723 hours per year over 1940-2025.

Are there tropical nights in Ifatsy?

Yes: Ifatsy has on average 219 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.

What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Ifatsy?

In Ifatsy, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 44.1 °C on 19 February 2012, and the lowest was 9.5 °C on 18 July 1976.

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