Manakara climate — normals and trends
Manakara (Madagascar) has a tropical rainforest climate (Af) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 23.5 °C and it receives 2,016 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 (26.0 °C on average) and the coldest is July (20.7 °C). Rainfall peaks in February.
Manakara averages 0 frost days, 2 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 239 rainy days per year.
Manakara 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 33.8 °C (on 17 February 1987) and the coldest 15.6 °C (on 9 August 1961).
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
ManakaraFitovinany Region
- coords
- -22.15°, 48.01°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
23.5°C
Average daily high
25.1°C
Average daily low
22.2°C
Annual rainfall
2,016mm
Sunshine / day
10.4h
Mean relative humidity
82%
Average peak wind
21.0km/h
Seasonal range
5.3°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
2 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
239 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
27.8 °C
Average feels-like low
24.0 °C
Average peak gust
32.6 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
288 d/yr
Solar radiation
17.8 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.1 °C
since 1940
+0.1 °C per decade · r² = 0.71 · 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
33.8 °C
17 February 1987
Coldest day
15.6 °C
9 August 1961
Wettest day
256 mm
27 February 1996
Windiest day
95.8 km/h
10 March 1941
Strongest gust
149.0 km/h
5 February 2022
Hottest feels-like
41.3 °C
18 February 1987
Coldest feels-like
12.2 °C
27 June 2006
Sunniest day
13.3 h
2 January 2013
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 29.2 °C | +1.7 °C | 221 mm | -55 mm |
| Feb | 28.4 °C | +0.9 °C | 423 mm | +141 mm |
| Mar | 28.4 °C | +1.4 °C | 179 mm | -103 mm |
| Apr | 27.8 °C | +1.7 °C | 132 mm | -58 mm |
| May | 25.5 °C | +1.0 °C | 143 mm | -29 mm |
| Jun | 24.2 °C | +1.2 °C | 72 mm | -58 mm |
| Jul | 22.5 °C | +0.3 °C | 160 mm | +26 mm |
| Aug | 22.9 °C | +0.4 °C | 75 mm | -25 mm |
| Sep | 24.4 °C | +0.9 °C | 52 mm | -14 mm |
| Oct | 24.8 °C | +0.1 °C | 106 mm | +23 mm |
| Nov | 26.5 °C | +0.6 °C | 97 mm | -22 mm |
| Dec | 27.1 °C | +0.2 °C | 308 mm | +124 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Manakara?
Manakara has a tropical rainforest climate (Köppen Af). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 23.5 °C and it receives 2,016 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Manakara?
The hottest day measured in Manakara between 1940 and 2025 was 17 February 1987, reaching 33.8 °C.
What is the coldest day in Manakara?
The coldest day measured in Manakara between 1940 and 2025 was 9 August 1961, at 15.6 °C.
Does it snow in Manakara?
Almost never: Manakara sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Manakara warmed?
Yes: Manakara warmed by +1.1 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Manakara?
The wettest day measured in Manakara between 1940 and 2025 was 27 February 1996, with 256 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Manakara?
The windiest day measured in Manakara between 1940 and 2025 was 10 March 1941, with winds reaching 95.8 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Manakara?
The warmest month in Manakara is January (26.0 °C on average); the coldest is July (20.7 °C).
How much does it rain in Manakara?
Manakara receives on average 2,016 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 239 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Manakara?
Manakara gets on average 10.4 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,796 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Manakara?
Yes: Manakara has on average 288 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Manakara?
In Manakara, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 41.3 °C on 18 February 1987, and the lowest was 12.2 °C on 27 June 2006.
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