Nosy Varika climate — normals and trends

Q: What is the climate of Nosy Varika?

Nosy Varika has a tropical rainforest climate (Köppen Af). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 23.2 °C and it receives 1,912 mm of precipitation per year.

Q: What is the hottest day ever recorded in Nosy Varika?

The hottest day measured in Nosy Varika between 1940 and 2025 was 8 January 2018, reaching 34.8 °C.

Q: What is the coldest day in Nosy Varika?

The coldest day measured in Nosy Varika between 1940 and 2025 was 6 July 1986, at 14.0 °C.

Q: Does it snow in Nosy Varika?

Almost never: Nosy Varika sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.

Q: Has the climate of Nosy Varika warmed?

Yes: Nosy Varika warmed by +1.4 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

Q: What is the wettest day in Nosy Varika?

The wettest day measured in Nosy Varika between 1940 and 2025 was 28 March 1989, with 354 mm of rain in 24 hours.

Q: What was the windiest day in Nosy Varika?

The windiest day measured in Nosy Varika between 1940 and 2025 was 10 March 1941, with winds reaching 79.0 km/h.

Q: What is the warmest month in Nosy Varika?

The warmest month in Nosy Varika is January (25.7 °C on average); the coldest is July (20.0 °C).

Q: How much does it rain in Nosy Varika?

Nosy Varika receives on average 1,912 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 226 rainy days.

Q: Is it sunny in Nosy Varika?

Nosy Varika gets on average 10.3 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,760 hours per year over 1940-2025.

Nosy Varika (Madagascar) has a tropical rainforest climate (Af) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 23.2 °C and it receives 1,912 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 (25.7 °C on average) and the coldest is July (20.0 °C). Rainfall peaks in March.

Nosy Varika averages 0 frost days, 14 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 226 rainy days per year.

Nosy Varika has warmed by +1.4 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.17 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.

The hottest day of the period reached 34.8 °C (on 8 January 2018) and the coldest 14.0 °C (on 6 July 1986).

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

Nosy VarikaVatovavy Region

coords: -20.58°, 48.53°
period: 1940–2025 · 86 yrs

AfTropical rainforestWarmest monthJanuaryColdest monthJulyWettest monthMarchDriest monthSeptember

Mean daily temperature

23.2°C

Average daily high

25.9°C

Average daily low

21.1°C

Annual rainfall

1,912mm

Sunshine / day

10.3h

Mean relative humidity

83%

Average peak wind

15.3km/h

Seasonal range

5.7°C

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

14 d/yr

Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)

226 d/yr

Annual snowfall

0.0 cm

Average feels-like high

29.1 °C

Average feels-like low

23.4 °C

Average peak gust

29.8 km/h

Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)

236 d/yr

Solar radiation

17.5 MJ/m²

Has the climate changed?

One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025

+1.4 °C

since 1940

+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.76 · p = < 0.001

19402025

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

34.8 °C

8 January 2018

Coldest day

14.0 °C

6 July 1986

Wettest day

354 mm

28 March 1989

Windiest day

79.0 km/h

10 March 1941

Strongest gust

158.0 km/h

10 March 1941

Hottest feels-like

43.3 °C

23 February 2013

Coldest feels-like

12.1 °C

3 September 1943

Sunniest day

13.1 h

4 January 1940

Year	Hottest day	Coldest day	Annual mean	Rainfall	Hot days
2025	34.6 °C1 March 2025	16.3 °C2 August 2025	24.1 °C	1,914 mm	57
2024	32.3 °C3 January 2024	16.5 °C8 July 2024	24.1 °C	2,335 mm	33
2023	32.2 °C29 January 2023	15.6 °C27 June 2023	24.2 °C	2,130 mm	31
2022	32.2 °C14 January 2022	16.5 °C8 August 2022	23.4 °C	2,020 mm	18
2021	32.5 °C23 December 2021	16.6 °C28 July 2021	23.8 °C	1,639 mm	40
2020	32.0 °C19 January 2020	16.0 °C13 August 2020	23.5 °C	1,757 mm	12
2019	33.3 °C20 February 2019	15.6 °C8 August 2019	24.3 °C	1,583 mm	55
2018	34.8 °C8 January 2018	16.2 °C19 July 2018	23.7 °C	2,277 mm	22
2017	32.8 °C9 February 2017	16.1 °C11 July 2017	23.9 °C	1,984 mm	45
2016	32.7 °C10 February 2016	15.3 °C9 July 2016	23.6 °C	2,066 mm	29
2015	31.5 °C18 January 2015	16.3 °C7 August 2015	23.7 °C	1,923 mm	19
2014	31.3 °C10 January 2014	16.0 °C2 August 2014	23.9 °C	1,531 mm	27
2013	34.4 °C23 February 2013	15.0 °C6 June 2013	23.5 °C	2,069 mm	29
2012	32.3 °C19 February 2012	16.8 °C29 July 2012	23.7 °C	2,307 mm	15
2011	34.3 °C19 February 2011	17.6 °C12 July 2011	24.0 °C	1,599 mm	25
2010	32.3 °C29 January 2010	15.8 °C15 August 2010	23.9 °C	2,325 mm	35
2009	32.1 °C22 January 2009	16.4 °C5 August 2009	23.7 °C	1,841 mm	27
2008	31.8 °C7 January 2008	15.6 °C23 July 2008	23.4 °C	1,918 mm	19
2007	32.6 °C20 January 2007	15.7 °C16 June 2007	23.6 °C	2,957 mm	32
2006	31.8 °C7 March 2006	16.3 °C10 October 2006	23.6 °C	1,363 mm	17
2005	32.5 °C18 February 2005	16.4 °C27 July 2005	23.5 °C	1,533 mm	38
2004	34.2 °C5 February 2004	16.4 °C21 August 2004	23.5 °C	1,733 mm	18
2003	30.8 °C11 December 2003	15.0 °C4 August 2003	23.6 °C	2,101 mm	20
2002	31.8 °C3 January 2002	16.7 °C18 September 2002	23.4 °C	2,347 mm	11
2001	31.3 °C12 December 2001	16.2 °C21 July 2001	23.5 °C	1,807 mm	27
2000	32.7 °C30 January 2000	15.6 °C2 July 2000	23.2 °C	2,119 mm	10
1999	30.6 °C12 February 1999	15.3 °C21 August 1999	23.2 °C	1,325 mm	5
1998	32.4 °C3 February 1998	16.1 °C5 July 1998	23.6 °C	1,651 mm	18
1997	30.9 °C21 March 1997	16.2 °C12 August 1997	23.3 °C	1,895 mm	8
1996	31.0 °C2 December 1996	15.2 °C25 July 1996	23.2 °C	2,168 mm	7
1995	30.7 °C21 December 1995	16.1 °C2 July 1995	23.3 °C	1,887 mm	4
1994	31.9 °C6 February 1994	16.1 °C5 September 1994	23.3 °C	2,295 mm	6
1993	31.8 °C21 January 1993	15.3 °C4 September 1993	23.1 °C	1,375 mm	14
1992	31.5 °C27 December 1992	15.1 °C28 July 1992	23.0 °C	1,324 mm	8
1991	31.2 °C28 January 1991	14.7 °C26 August 1991	23.3 °C	1,753 mm	15
1990	30.8 °C4 January 1990	15.5 °C7 July 1990	23.3 °C	1,557 mm	9
1989	32.2 °C30 January 1989	16.8 °C17 September 1989	23.2 °C	2,678 mm	10
1988	30.5 °C20 January 1988	16.2 °C23 September 1988	23.3 °C	1,676 mm	5
1987	33.0 °C18 February 1987	15.7 °C10 July 1987	23.6 °C	1,359 mm	14
1986	30.9 °C6 February 1986	14.0 °C6 July 1986	22.9 °C	2,116 mm	2
1985	30.8 °C22 February 1985	16.1 °C8 August 1985	22.8 °C	1,967 mm	8
1984	31.2 °C20 February 1984	15.6 °C21 August 1984	22.9 °C	1,962 mm	16
1983	31.6 °C22 February 1983	15.5 °C5 September 1983	23.4 °C	1,623 mm	12
1982	31.2 °C9 February 1982	16.1 °C27 August 1982	23.2 °C	2,473 mm	9
1981	31.2 °C2 February 1981	15.8 °C26 August 1981	23.3 °C	1,930 mm	21
1980	31.4 °C31 December 1980	16.3 °C11 August 1980	23.2 °C	1,895 mm	6
1979	31.1 °C17 February 1979	15.0 °C28 June 1979	23.2 °C	1,941 mm	3
1978	33.2 °C30 January 1978	16.4 °C1 August 1978	23.4 °C	1,725 mm	14
1977	32.3 °C8 February 1977	16.1 °C5 July 1977	23.4 °C	2,274 mm	10
1976	30.8 °C30 November 1976	15.3 °C18 July 1976	23.1 °C	1,979 mm	1
1975	30.5 °C20 January 1975	15.6 °C29 July 1975	22.8 °C	2,212 mm	2
1974	29.9 °C2 January 1974	15.6 °C27 July 1974	22.8 °C	1,742 mm	0
1973	31.8 °C1 February 1973	16.4 °C30 August 1973	23.1 °C	2,605 mm	6
1972	30.1 °C29 February 1972	16.4 °C5 June 1972	23.2 °C	2,537 mm	2
1971	31.1 °C10 February 1971	15.6 °C27 September 1971	22.9 °C	1,654 mm	10
1970	31.7 °C26 February 1970	16.1 °C7 August 1970	23.0 °C	2,085 mm	19
1969	31.3 °C20 December 1969	15.7 °C31 August 1969	23.4 °C	1,692 mm	18
1968	32.1 °C30 January 1968	15.9 °C30 July 1968	22.7 °C	1,773 mm	7
1967	31.0 °C11 February 1967	16.3 °C24 August 1967	23.0 °C	1,927 mm	5
1966	31.3 °C25 February 1966	15.3 °C27 July 1966	22.8 °C	1,689 mm	9
1965	29.9 °C20 November 1965	15.8 °C12 June 1965	22.2 °C	2,303 mm	0
1964	31.8 °C13 January 1964	15.2 °C28 June 1964	22.3 °C	1,675 mm	7
1963	30.2 °C25 January 1963	16.2 °C5 September 1963	22.7 °C	2,255 mm	2
1962	31.4 °C17 February 1962	16.5 °C23 July 1962	22.7 °C	1,488 mm	11
1961	30.3 °C21 January 1961	14.8 °C9 August 1961	23.1 °C	1,949 mm	11
1960	31.2 °C20 January 1960	16.1 °C4 July 1960	22.6 °C	1,564 mm	2
1959	31.8 °C6 March 1959	16.2 °C18 August 1959	22.5 °C	2,989 mm	7
1958	30.8 °C7 February 1958	15.3 °C29 July 1958	22.8 °C	2,325 mm	7
1957	30.6 °C24 November 1957	15.4 °C9 August 1957	22.8 °C	1,499 mm	16
1956	30.4 °C25 December 1956	15.5 °C3 July 1956	22.5 °C	1,818 mm	3
1955	30.5 °C14 January 1955	14.6 °C27 August 1955	22.4 °C	1,816 mm	4
1954	32.0 °C23 January 1954	16.2 °C19 June 1954	22.7 °C	1,472 mm	10
1953	31.6 °C21 January 1953	15.6 °C23 July 1953	22.9 °C	1,790 mm	10
1952	31.8 °C21 March 1952	14.7 °C6 July 1952	22.7 °C	2,161 mm	19
1951	32.0 °C31 January 1951	15.1 °C4 August 1951	22.6 °C	1,887 mm	5
1950	29.6 °C16 December 1950	15.4 °C24 July 1950	22.2 °C	1,997 mm	0
1949	31.7 °C25 February 1949	15.6 °C19 August 1949	22.9 °C	1,848 mm	10
1948	31.1 °C19 February 1948	15.8 °C14 August 1948	22.8 °C	2,117 mm	11
1947	30.7 °C26 December 1947	15.5 °C21 August 1947	22.9 °C	1,558 mm	13
1946	31.9 °C13 December 1946	15.6 °C14 July 1946	22.8 °C	1,700 mm	11
1945	32.3 °C6 March 1945	15.0 °C3 July 1945	22.5 °C	1,724 mm	3
1944	30.9 °C18 January 1944	15.3 °C10 July 1944	22.6 °C	1,539 mm	4
1943	30.2 °C17 December 1943	14.8 °C6 September 1943	22.4 °C	1,650 mm	3
1942	30.4 °C8 January 1942	14.7 °C2 July 1942	22.7 °C	1,269 mm	4
1941	33.3 °C19 March 1941	16.0 °C15 June 1941	22.8 °C	2,127 mm	6
1940	31.8 °C19 February 1940	16.0 °C3 August 1940	22.8 °C	2,020 mm	3

Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.

A specific year

Pick a year and see how it compares to normal — warmer, drier or more extreme than usual?

Year

Across the whole year

Average daily high

26.8 °C

+0.9 °C

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

57 d/yr

+43

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

Annual rainfall

1914 mm

+2 mm

Month by month

	High	vs. normal	Precipitation	vs. normal
Jan	30.7 °C	+2.2 °C	125 mm	-141 mm
Feb	29.3 °C	+1.0 °C	451 mm	+167 mm
Mar	29.3 °C	+1.6 °C	151 mm	-141 mm
Apr	28.7 °C	+2.0 °C	141 mm	-32 mm
May	25.7 °C	+0.7 °C	176 mm	+20 mm
Jun	24.6 °C	+1.3 °C	79 mm	-45 mm
Jul	22.8 °C	+0.2 °C	176 mm	+48 mm
Aug	23.4 °C	+0.4 °C	73 mm	-23 mm
Sep	25.3 °C	+1.2 °C	42 mm	-19 mm
Oct	26.0 °C	+0.3 °C	84 mm	+17 mm
Nov	27.9 °C	+0.7 °C	86 mm	-11 mm
Dec	28.1 °C	0.0 °C	330 mm	+160 mm

The year's extremes

Hottest day

34.6 °C

1 Mar 2025

Coldest day

16.3 °C

2 Aug 2025

Wettest day

110.9 mm

18 Feb 2025

Windiest day

33.6 km/h

4 Feb 2025

Strongest gust

57.6 km/h

4 Feb 2025

Hottest feels-like

42.3 °C

1 Mar 2025

Coldest feels-like

15.7 °C

2 Aug 2025

Sunniest day

13.0 h

6 Jan 2025

What was the weather like that day?

Your birthday, a wedding, a memorable trip: discover the actual weather for any date since 1940.

Date

Frequently asked questions

What is the climate of Nosy Varika?

Nosy Varika has a tropical rainforest climate (Köppen Af). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 23.2 °C and it receives 1,912 mm of precipitation per year.

What is the hottest day ever recorded in Nosy Varika?

The hottest day measured in Nosy Varika between 1940 and 2025 was 8 January 2018, reaching 34.8 °C.

What is the coldest day in Nosy Varika?

The coldest day measured in Nosy Varika between 1940 and 2025 was 6 July 1986, at 14.0 °C.

Does it snow in Nosy Varika?

Almost never: Nosy Varika sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.

Has the climate of Nosy Varika warmed?

Yes: Nosy Varika warmed by +1.4 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

What is the wettest day in Nosy Varika?

The wettest day measured in Nosy Varika between 1940 and 2025 was 28 March 1989, with 354 mm of rain in 24 hours.

What was the windiest day in Nosy Varika?

The windiest day measured in Nosy Varika between 1940 and 2025 was 10 March 1941, with winds reaching 79.0 km/h.

What is the warmest month in Nosy Varika?

The warmest month in Nosy Varika is January (25.7 °C on average); the coldest is July (20.0 °C).

How much does it rain in Nosy Varika?

Nosy Varika receives on average 1,912 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 226 rainy days.

Is it sunny in Nosy Varika?

Nosy Varika gets on average 10.3 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,760 hours per year over 1940-2025.

Are there tropical nights in Nosy Varika?

Yes: Nosy Varika has on average 236 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.

What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Nosy Varika?

In Nosy Varika, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 43.3 °C on 23 February 2013, and the lowest was 12.1 °C on 3 September 1943.

Compare Nosy Varika with another city

Pick a second city: its normals will be set against these, indicator by indicator.

Nearby cities

The climate around Nosy Varika

Other cities — Madagascar

All cities in Madagascar →