Maevatanana climate — normals and trends
Maevatanana (Madagascar) has a tropical savanna climate (Aw) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 26.3 °C and it receives 1,230 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 (28.3 °C on average) and the coldest is July (23.7 °C). Rainfall peaks in January.
Maevatanana averages 0 frost days, 308 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 118 rainy days per year.
Maevatanana has warmed by +1.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.22 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 39.8 °C (on 31 October 2019) and the coldest 11.5 °C (on 14 August 1948).
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
MaevatananaBetsiboka
- coords
- -16.95°, 46.83°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
26.3°C
Average daily high
32.0°C
Average daily low
21.3°C
Annual rainfall
1,230mm
Sunshine / day
11.0h
Mean relative humidity
63%
Average peak wind
12.3km/h
Seasonal range
4.6°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
308 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
118 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
35.2 °C
Average feels-like low
23.5 °C
Average peak gust
27.7 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
252 d/yr
Solar radiation
21.1 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.9 °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
39.8 °C
31 October 2019
Coldest day
11.5 °C
14 August 1948
Wettest day
166 mm
29 January 2004
Windiest day
49.5 km/h
8 March 2004
Strongest gust
117.0 km/h
8 March 2004
Hottest feels-like
44.1 °C
29 November 2023
Coldest feels-like
10.2 °C
14 August 1948
Sunniest day
12.8 h
25 December 1999
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 | 33.3 °C | +2.0 °C | 160 mm | -178 mm |
| Feb | 31.8 °C | +0.6 °C | 332 mm | +42 mm |
| Mar | 33.0 °C | +1.2 °C | 123 mm | -78 mm |
| Apr | 35.2 °C | +2.7 °C | 8 mm | -37 mm |
| May | 34.9 °C | +3.1 °C | 1 mm | -5 mm |
| Jun | 32.6 °C | +2.1 °C | 1 mm | +0 mm |
| Jul | 31.8 °C | +1.6 °C | 0 mm | -2 mm |
| Aug | 32.7 °C | +1.5 °C | 1 mm | -1 mm |
| Sep | 34.6 °C | +1.7 °C | 1 mm | -2 mm |
| Oct | 35.4 °C | +1.0 °C | 4 mm | -21 mm |
| Nov | 33.3 °C | -0.8 °C | 187 mm | +87 mm |
| Dec | 32.4 °C | -0.1 °C | 213 mm | -6 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Maevatanana?
Maevatanana has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 26.3 °C and it receives 1,230 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Maevatanana?
The hottest day measured in Maevatanana between 1940 and 2025 was 31 October 2019, reaching 39.8 °C.
What is the coldest day in Maevatanana?
The coldest day measured in Maevatanana between 1940 and 2025 was 14 August 1948, at 11.5 °C.
Does it snow in Maevatanana?
Almost never: Maevatanana sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Maevatanana warmed?
Yes: Maevatanana warmed by +1.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Maevatanana?
The wettest day measured in Maevatanana between 1940 and 2025 was 29 January 2004, with 166 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Maevatanana?
The windiest day measured in Maevatanana between 1940 and 2025 was 8 March 2004, with winds reaching 49.5 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Maevatanana?
The warmest month in Maevatanana is November (28.3 °C on average); the coldest is July (23.7 °C).
How much does it rain in Maevatanana?
Maevatanana receives on average 1,230 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 118 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Maevatanana?
Maevatanana gets on average 11.0 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 4,015 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Maevatanana?
Yes: Maevatanana has on average 252 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Maevatanana?
In Maevatanana, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 44.1 °C on 29 November 2023, and the lowest was 10.2 °C on 14 August 1948.
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