Maintirano climate — normals and trends
Maintirano (Madagascar) has a tropical savanna climate (Aw) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 25.7 °C and it receives 1,104 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 March (27.0 °C on average) and the coldest is July (23.5 °C). Rainfall peaks in January.
Maintirano averages 0 frost days, 57 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 132 rainy days per year.
Maintirano has warmed by +1.1 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.13 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 34.0 °C (on 23 November 2023) and the coldest 16.9 °C (on 20 July 1991).
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
MaintiranoMelaky
- coords
- -18.06°, 44.03°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
25.7°C
Average daily high
28.5°C
Average daily low
23.7°C
Annual rainfall
1,104mm
Sunshine / day
11.1h
Mean relative humidity
77%
Average peak wind
18.4km/h
Seasonal range
3.5°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
57 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
132 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
32.5 °C
Average feels-like low
26.5 °C
Average peak gust
31.3 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
358 d/yr
Solar radiation
20.7 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.1 °C
since 1940
+0.1 °C per decade · r² = 0.69 · 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
34.0 °C
23 November 2023
Coldest day
16.9 °C
20 July 1991
Wettest day
228 mm
9 March 2004
Windiest day
83.8 km/h
23 March 1941
Strongest gust
134.3 km/h
17 April 1941
Hottest feels-like
41.9 °C
10 January 2025
Coldest feels-like
14.2 °C
30 June 2009
Sunniest day
13.0 h
15 December 1956
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 | 30.3 °C | +1.3 °C | 273 mm | -55 mm |
| Feb | 29.5 °C | +0.5 °C | 361 mm | +85 mm |
| Mar | 30.3 °C | +0.9 °C | 139 mm | -44 mm |
| Apr | 30.8 °C | +1.5 °C | 26 mm | -21 mm |
| May | 30.2 °C | +2.0 °C | 10 mm | -0 mm |
| Jun | 28.4 °C | +1.4 °C | 1 mm | -2 mm |
| Jul | 27.7 °C | +1.2 °C | 1 mm | -2 mm |
| Aug | 27.7 °C | +0.7 °C | 5 mm | +1 mm |
| Sep | 29.2 °C | +1.2 °C | 5 mm | -1 mm |
| Oct | 29.8 °C | +0.8 °C | 6 mm | -15 mm |
| Nov | 29.9 °C | +0.3 °C | 104 mm | +48 mm |
| Dec | 30.0 °C | +0.5 °C | 364 mm | +196 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Maintirano?
Maintirano has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 25.7 °C and it receives 1,104 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Maintirano?
The hottest day measured in Maintirano between 1940 and 2025 was 23 November 2023, reaching 34.0 °C.
What is the coldest day in Maintirano?
The coldest day measured in Maintirano between 1940 and 2025 was 20 July 1991, at 16.9 °C.
Does it snow in Maintirano?
Almost never: Maintirano sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Maintirano warmed?
Yes: Maintirano warmed by +1.1 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Maintirano?
The wettest day measured in Maintirano between 1940 and 2025 was 9 March 2004, with 228 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Maintirano?
The windiest day measured in Maintirano between 1940 and 2025 was 23 March 1941, with winds reaching 83.8 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Maintirano?
The warmest month in Maintirano is March (27.0 °C on average); the coldest is July (23.5 °C).
How much does it rain in Maintirano?
Maintirano receives on average 1,104 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 132 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Maintirano?
Maintirano gets on average 11.1 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 4,052 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Maintirano?
Yes: Maintirano has on average 358 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Maintirano?
In Maintirano, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 41.9 °C on 10 January 2025, and the lowest was 14.2 °C on 30 June 2009.
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