Morondava climate — normals and trends
Morondava (Madagascar) has a tropical savanna climate (Aw) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 25.7 °C and it receives 943 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 (27.3 °C on average) and the coldest is July (23.0 °C). Rainfall peaks in January.
Morondava averages 0 frost days, 63 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 106 rainy days per year.
Morondava has warmed by +1.2 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.14 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 35.7 °C (on 12 January 2025) and the coldest 15.8 °C (on 18 July 1976).
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
MorondavaMenabe
- coords
- -20.29°, 44.32°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
25.7°C
Average daily high
28.4°C
Average daily low
23.2°C
Annual rainfall
943mm
Sunshine / day
11.2h
Mean relative humidity
75%
Average peak wind
19.1km/h
Seasonal range
4.3°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
63 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
106 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
32.5 °C
Average feels-like low
25.7 °C
Average peak gust
30.4 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
324 d/yr
Solar radiation
21.2 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.2 °C
since 1940
+0.1 °C per decade · r² = 0.68 · 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
35.7 °C
12 January 2025
Coldest day
15.8 °C
18 July 1976
Wettest day
230 mm
25 January 2023
Windiest day
86.1 km/h
18 March 1941
Strongest gust
138.6 km/h
17 March 1941
Hottest feels-like
43.1 °C
11 January 2025
Coldest feels-like
11.1 °C
13 August 1991
Sunniest day
13.2 h
20 December 2023
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 30.3 °C | +1.0 °C | 394 mm | +101 mm |
| Feb | 29.6 °C | +0.4 °C | 465 mm | +214 mm |
| Mar | 30.3 °C | +0.7 °C | 102 mm | -49 mm |
| Apr | 30.8 °C | +1.3 °C | 6 mm | -22 mm |
| May | 30.2 °C | +1.9 °C | 1 mm | -8 mm |
| Jun | 28.2 °C | +1.2 °C | 0 mm | -2 mm |
| Jul | 27.8 °C | +1.2 °C | 0 mm | -2 mm |
| Aug | 27.4 °C | +0.5 °C | 2 mm | +0 mm |
| Sep | 28.6 °C | +1.0 °C | 1 mm | -3 mm |
| Oct | 29.0 °C | +0.5 °C | 1 mm | -10 mm |
| Nov | 29.2 °C | 0.0 °C | 16 mm | -22 mm |
| Dec | 29.7 °C | +0.3 °C | 311 mm | +159 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Morondava?
Morondava has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 25.7 °C and it receives 943 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Morondava?
The hottest day measured in Morondava between 1940 and 2025 was 12 January 2025, reaching 35.7 °C.
What is the coldest day in Morondava?
The coldest day measured in Morondava between 1940 and 2025 was 18 July 1976, at 15.8 °C.
Does it snow in Morondava?
Almost never: Morondava sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Morondava warmed?
Yes: Morondava warmed by +1.2 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Morondava?
The wettest day measured in Morondava between 1940 and 2025 was 25 January 2023, with 230 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Morondava?
The windiest day measured in Morondava between 1940 and 2025 was 18 March 1941, with winds reaching 86.1 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Morondava?
The warmest month in Morondava is March (27.3 °C on average); the coldest is July (23.0 °C).
How much does it rain in Morondava?
Morondava receives on average 943 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 106 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Morondava?
Morondava gets on average 11.2 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 4,088 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Morondava?
Yes: Morondava has on average 324 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Morondava?
In Morondava, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 43.1 °C on 11 January 2025, and the lowest was 11.1 °C on 13 August 1991.
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