Maroantsetra climate — normals and trends
Maroantsetra (Madagascar) has a tropical rainforest climate (Af) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 22.8 °C and it receives 3,075 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 (25.3 °C on average) and the coldest is August (19.9 °C). Rainfall peaks in March.
Maroantsetra averages 0 frost days, 18 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 322 rainy days per year.
Maroantsetra has warmed by +1.1 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.12 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 34.0 °C (on 6 February 2022) and the coldest 14.3 °C (on 9 September 1947).
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
MaroantsetraAnalanjirofo
- coords
- -15.44°, 49.74°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
22.8°C
Average daily high
25.1°C
Average daily low
21.1°C
Annual rainfall
3,075mm
Sunshine / day
9.9h
Mean relative humidity
85%
Average peak wind
13.8km/h
Seasonal range
5.4°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
18 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
322 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
28.3 °C
Average feels-like low
23.5 °C
Average peak gust
29.6 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
238 d/yr
Solar radiation
16.4 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.1 °C
since 1940
+0.1 °C per decade · r² = 0.60 · 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
6 February 2022
Coldest day
14.3 °C
9 September 1947
Wettest day
344 mm
18 February 2003
Windiest day
71.6 km/h
2 April 2000
Strongest gust
146.9 km/h
2 April 2000
Hottest feels-like
41.3 °C
22 February 1983
Coldest feels-like
14.2 °C
25 July 1996
Sunniest day
12.9 h
3 December 1940
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 | 28.6 °C | +0.7 °C | 324 mm | +3 mm |
| Feb | 29.9 °C | +1.9 °C | 220 mm | -85 mm |
| Mar | 28.3 °C | +0.9 °C | 437 mm | +93 mm |
| Apr | 27.3 °C | +1.2 °C | 229 mm | -66 mm |
| May | 25.1 °C | +0.5 °C | 395 mm | +150 mm |
| Jun | 23.3 °C | +0.5 °C | 342 mm | +57 mm |
| Jul | 21.9 °C | +0.1 °C | 334 mm | +22 mm |
| Aug | 22.2 °C | +0.3 °C | 208 mm | -55 mm |
| Sep | 23.3 °C | +0.6 °C | 184 mm | -3 mm |
| Oct | 24.6 °C | +0.2 °C | 174 mm | +31 mm |
| Nov | 27.8 °C | +1.7 °C | 150 mm | +3 mm |
| Dec | 28.1 °C | +0.7 °C | 341 mm | +114 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Maroantsetra?
Maroantsetra has a tropical rainforest climate (Köppen Af). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 22.8 °C and it receives 3,075 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Maroantsetra?
The hottest day measured in Maroantsetra between 1940 and 2025 was 6 February 2022, reaching 34.0 °C.
What is the coldest day in Maroantsetra?
The coldest day measured in Maroantsetra between 1940 and 2025 was 9 September 1947, at 14.3 °C.
Does it snow in Maroantsetra?
Almost never: Maroantsetra sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Maroantsetra warmed?
Yes: Maroantsetra warmed by +1.1 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Maroantsetra?
The wettest day measured in Maroantsetra between 1940 and 2025 was 18 February 2003, with 344 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Maroantsetra?
The windiest day measured in Maroantsetra between 1940 and 2025 was 2 April 2000, with winds reaching 71.6 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Maroantsetra?
The warmest month in Maroantsetra is February (25.3 °C on average); the coldest is August (19.9 °C).
How much does it rain in Maroantsetra?
Maroantsetra receives on average 3,075 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 322 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Maroantsetra?
Maroantsetra gets on average 9.9 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,614 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Maroantsetra?
Yes: Maroantsetra has on average 238 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Maroantsetra?
In Maroantsetra, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 41.3 °C on 22 February 1983, and the lowest was 14.2 °C on 25 July 1996.
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