Jafaro climate — normals and trends
Jafaro (Madagascar) has a hot semi-arid climate (BSh) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 23.3 °C and it receives 605 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 (26.4 °C on average) and the coldest is July (19.1 °C). Rainfall peaks in January.
Jafaro averages 0 frost days, 169 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 91 rainy days per year.
Jafaro has warmed by +1.3 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.15 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 42.0 °C (on 26 November 1951) and the coldest 7.9 °C (on 27 July 1975).
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
JafaroAndroy
- coords
- -24.92°, 45.52°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
23.3°C
Average daily high
29.5°C
Average daily low
18.8°C
Annual rainfall
605mm
Sunshine / day
10.9h
Mean relative humidity
70%
Average peak wind
18.3km/h
Seasonal range
7.3°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
169 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
91 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
30.8 °C
Average feels-like low
19.7 °C
Average peak gust
37.9 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
151 d/yr
Solar radiation
19.9 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.3 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.43 · 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
42.0 °C
26 November 1951
Coldest day
7.9 °C
27 July 1975
Wettest day
212 mm
21 February 1983
Windiest day
53.1 km/h
29 January 1968
Strongest gust
113.0 km/h
1 March 2025
Hottest feels-like
45.0 °C
10 January 2025
Coldest feels-like
6.0 °C
16 July 1965
Sunniest day
13.6 h
20 December 1942
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 35.3 °C | +3.4 °C | 201 mm | +67 mm |
| Feb | 30.8 °C | -1.0 °C | 171 mm | +58 mm |
| Mar | 29.4 °C | -1.4 °C | 195 mm | +116 mm |
| Apr | 30.0 °C | +0.4 °C | 11 mm | -21 mm |
| May | 27.3 °C | 0.0 °C | 13 mm | -4 mm |
| Jun | 26.1 °C | +0.7 °C | 4 mm | -4 mm |
| Jul | 24.6 °C | -0.6 °C | 10 mm | +3 mm |
| Aug | 26.4 °C | -0.6 °C | 20 mm | +12 mm |
| Sep | 30.6 °C | +1.1 °C | 1 mm | -9 mm |
| Oct | 31.2 °C | -0.2 °C | 15 mm | -9 mm |
| Nov | 30.8 °C | -1.1 °C | 22 mm | -30 mm |
| Dec | 32.7 °C | +0.8 °C | 85 mm | -36 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Jafaro?
Jafaro has a hot semi-arid climate (Köppen BSh). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 23.3 °C and it receives 605 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Jafaro?
The hottest day measured in Jafaro between 1940 and 2025 was 26 November 1951, reaching 42.0 °C.
What is the coldest day in Jafaro?
The coldest day measured in Jafaro between 1940 and 2025 was 27 July 1975, at 7.9 °C.
Does it snow in Jafaro?
Almost never: Jafaro sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Jafaro warmed?
Yes: Jafaro warmed by +1.3 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Jafaro?
The wettest day measured in Jafaro between 1940 and 2025 was 21 February 1983, with 212 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Jafaro?
The windiest day measured in Jafaro between 1940 and 2025 was 29 January 1968, with winds reaching 53.1 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Jafaro?
The warmest month in Jafaro is January (26.4 °C on average); the coldest is July (19.1 °C).
How much does it rain in Jafaro?
Jafaro receives on average 605 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 91 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Jafaro?
Jafaro gets on average 10.9 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,979 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Jafaro?
Yes: Jafaro has on average 151 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Jafaro?
In Jafaro, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 45.0 °C on 10 January 2025, and the lowest was 6.0 °C on 16 July 1965.
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