Mananara climate — normals and trends
Mananara (Madagascar) has a tropical rainforest climate (Af) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 23.3 °C and it receives 2,327 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 February (25.7 °C on average) and the coldest is August (20.6 °C). Rainfall peaks in March.
Mananara averages 0 frost days, 4 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 305 rainy days per year.
Mananara 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 32.9 °C (on 24 February 2013) and the coldest 16.8 °C (on 3 September 1943).
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
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- coords
- -16.17°, 49.77°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
23.3°C
Average daily high
24.9°C
Average daily low
22.1°C
Annual rainfall
2,327mm
Sunshine / day
10.5h
Mean relative humidity
84%
Average peak wind
17.3km/h
Seasonal range
5.1°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
4 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
305 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
28.0 °C
Average feels-like low
24.2 °C
Average peak gust
31.0 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
294 d/yr
Solar radiation
17.6 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.1 °C
since 1940
+0.1 °C per decade · r² = 0.67 · 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
32.9 °C
24 February 2013
Coldest day
16.8 °C
3 September 1943
Wettest day
372 mm
15 March 2007
Windiest day
72.0 km/h
6 March 1972
Strongest gust
129.2 km/h
17 February 2008
Hottest feels-like
39.2 °C
21 February 1983
Coldest feels-like
14.5 °C
25 July 1996
Sunniest day
12.9 h
11 December 2025
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 | 28.2 °C | +0.8 °C | 271 mm | -5 mm |
| Feb | 29.4 °C | +1.8 °C | 195 mm | -68 mm |
| Mar | 27.9 °C | +0.8 °C | 350 mm | +60 mm |
| Apr | 27.2 °C | +1.2 °C | 137 mm | -80 mm |
| May | 25.5 °C | +0.9 °C | 321 mm | +151 mm |
| Jun | 23.8 °C | +0.8 °C | 200 mm | +15 mm |
| Jul | 22.5 °C | +0.4 °C | 189 mm | -11 mm |
| Aug | 22.5 °C | +0.4 °C | 128 mm | -41 mm |
| Sep | 23.4 °C | +0.7 °C | 119 mm | -8 mm |
| Oct | 24.3 °C | +0.3 °C | 131 mm | +17 mm |
| Nov | 26.8 °C | +1.3 °C | 154 mm | +35 mm |
| Dec | 27.3 °C | +0.6 °C | 316 mm | +119 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Mananara?
Mananara has a tropical rainforest climate (Köppen Af). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 23.3 °C and it receives 2,327 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Mananara?
The hottest day measured in Mananara between 1940 and 2025 was 24 February 2013, reaching 32.9 °C.
What is the coldest day in Mananara?
The coldest day measured in Mananara between 1940 and 2025 was 3 September 1943, at 16.8 °C.
Does it snow in Mananara?
Almost never: Mananara sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Mananara warmed?
Yes: Mananara warmed by +1.1 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Mananara?
The wettest day measured in Mananara between 1940 and 2025 was 15 March 2007, with 372 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Mananara?
The windiest day measured in Mananara between 1940 and 2025 was 6 March 1972, with winds reaching 72.0 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Mananara?
The warmest month in Mananara is February (25.7 °C on average); the coldest is August (20.6 °C).
How much does it rain in Mananara?
Mananara receives on average 2,327 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 305 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Mananara?
Mananara gets on average 10.5 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,833 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Mananara?
Yes: Mananara has on average 294 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Mananara?
In Mananara, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 39.2 °C on 21 February 1983, and the lowest was 14.5 °C on 25 July 1996.
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