Sahavato climate — normals and trends

Q: What is the climate of Sahavato?

Sahavato has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen Cfa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 21.5 °C and it receives 1,922 mm of precipitation per year.

Q: What is the hottest day ever recorded in Sahavato?

The hottest day measured in Sahavato between 1940 and 2025 was 8 January 2018, reaching 37.8 °C.

Q: What is the coldest day in Sahavato?

The coldest day measured in Sahavato between 1940 and 2025 was 6 June 2013, at 8.5 °C.

Q: Does it snow in Sahavato?

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

Q: Has the climate of Sahavato warmed?

Yes: Sahavato warmed by +1.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

Q: What is the wettest day in Sahavato?

The wettest day measured in Sahavato between 1940 and 2025 was 17 January 1963, with 387 mm of rain in 24 hours.

Q: What was the windiest day in Sahavato?

The windiest day measured in Sahavato between 1940 and 2025 was 10 March 1941, with winds reaching 52.4 km/h.

Q: What is the warmest month in Sahavato?

The warmest month in Sahavato is January (24.3 °C on average); the coldest is July (17.9 °C).

Q: How much does it rain in Sahavato?

Sahavato receives on average 1,922 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 230 rainy days.

Q: Is it sunny in Sahavato?

Sahavato gets on average 9.9 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,614 hours per year over 1940-2025.

Sahavato (Madagascar) has a humid subtropical climate (Cfa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 21.5 °C and it receives 1,922 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 (24.3 °C on average) and the coldest is July (17.9 °C). Rainfall peaks in January.

Sahavato averages 0 frost days, 32 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 230 rainy days per year.

Sahavato has warmed by +1.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.22 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.

The hottest day of the period reached 37.8 °C (on 8 January 2018) and the coldest 8.5 °C (on 6 June 2013).

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

SahavatoVatovavy Region

coords: -20.60°, 48.33°
period: 1940–2025 · 86 yrs

CfaHumid subtropicalWarmest monthJanuaryColdest monthJulyWettest monthJanuaryDriest monthSeptember

Mean daily temperature

21.5°C

Average daily high

25.8°C

Average daily low

18.4°C

Annual rainfall

1,922mm

Sunshine / day

9.9h

Mean relative humidity

86%

Average peak wind

11.1km/h

Seasonal range

6.4°C

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

32 d/yr

Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)

230 d/yr

Annual snowfall

0.0 cm

Average feels-like high

29.0 °C

Average feels-like low

20.3 °C

Average peak gust

30.1 km/h

Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)

137 d/yr

Solar radiation

16.9 MJ/m²

Has the climate changed?

One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025

+1.9 °C

since 1940

+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.80 · 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

37.8 °C

8 January 2018

Coldest day

8.5 °C

6 June 2013

Wettest day

387 mm

17 January 1963

Windiest day

52.4 km/h

10 March 1941

Strongest gust

144.4 km/h

10 March 1941

Hottest feels-like

44.6 °C

8 January 2018

Coldest feels-like

7.0 °C

25 August 1955

Sunniest day

13.1 h

4 January 2021

Year	Hottest day	Coldest day	Annual mean	Rainfall	Hot days
2025	36.5 °C1 March 2025	11.0 °C2 August 2025	22.5 °C	1,992 mm	76
2024	34.2 °C20 December 2024	12.1 °C7 July 2024	22.5 °C	2,152 mm	76
2023	34.9 °C29 January 2023	10.2 °C27 June 2023	22.7 °C	2,043 mm	70
2022	33.2 °C20 November 2022	12.3 °C4 September 2022	21.9 °C	1,996 mm	40
2021	34.9 °C24 December 2021	12.4 °C8 August 2021	22.3 °C	1,400 mm	85
2020	33.6 °C2 December 2020	11.5 °C11 August 2020	21.9 °C	1,664 mm	39
2019	34.4 °C20 February 2019	9.6 °C8 August 2019	22.8 °C	1,749 mm	84
2018	37.8 °C8 January 2018	11.7 °C16 July 2018	22.1 °C	2,340 mm	42
2017	35.8 °C9 February 2017	11.9 °C11 July 2017	22.4 °C	1,919 mm	82
2016	35.2 °C10 February 2016	10.4 °C9 July 2016	22.1 °C	1,884 mm	64
2015	33.0 °C16 November 2015	12.5 °C7 August 2015	22.2 °C	1,962 mm	57
2014	32.3 °C16 March 2014	10.4 °C14 September 2014	22.3 °C	1,670 mm	57
2013	35.7 °C23 February 2013	8.5 °C6 June 2013	22.0 °C	1,950 mm	54
2012	34.3 °C19 February 2012	12.7 °C24 August 2012	22.1 °C	2,412 mm	45
2011	36.4 °C19 February 2011	13.8 °C7 July 2011	22.5 °C	1,724 mm	70
2010	34.5 °C15 December 2010	11.5 °C15 August 2010	22.4 °C	2,438 mm	70
2009	33.1 °C22 January 2009	13.2 °C5 August 2009	22.1 °C	1,824 mm	53
2008	33.8 °C7 January 2008	12.1 °C16 August 2008	21.8 °C	1,859 mm	44
2007	34.2 °C18 December 2007	10.4 °C16 June 2007	22.1 °C	2,841 mm	63
2006	33.5 °C7 March 2006	12.4 °C27 June 2006	22.1 °C	1,352 mm	45
2005	34.2 °C18 February 2005	11.2 °C27 July 2005	22.0 °C	1,521 mm	68
2004	35.5 °C4 February 2004	11.0 °C31 May 2004	22.0 °C	1,699 mm	31
2003	32.5 °C11 December 2003	10.8 °C4 August 2003	22.1 °C	2,101 mm	45
2002	33.3 °C24 January 2002	12.6 °C12 July 2002	21.8 °C	2,219 mm	31
2001	34.4 °C12 December 2001	11.0 °C21 July 2001	22.0 °C	1,951 mm	53
2000	33.6 °C30 January 2000	11.3 °C12 September 2000	21.6 °C	2,060 mm	22
1999	31.4 °C20 December 1999	10.9 °C21 August 1999	21.6 °C	1,253 mm	24
1998	34.3 °C3 February 1998	12.0 °C5 July 1998	22.0 °C	1,704 mm	42
1997	32.1 °C23 November 1997	11.8 °C12 August 1997	21.7 °C	1,934 mm	22
1996	33.2 °C1 December 1996	9.8 °C3 August 1996	21.6 °C	2,236 mm	40
1995	32.2 °C21 December 1995	11.2 °C2 July 1995	21.7 °C	1,933 mm	28
1994	33.0 °C6 February 1994	11.9 °C31 May 1994	21.6 °C	2,332 mm	24
1993	33.0 °C21 January 1993	9.8 °C9 June 1993	21.5 °C	1,581 mm	30
1992	33.7 °C27 December 1992	10.2 °C28 July 1992	21.3 °C	1,453 mm	17
1991	32.8 °C28 January 1991	9.5 °C26 August 1991	21.5 °C	1,648 mm	27
1990	32.2 °C26 October 1990	10.2 °C7 July 1990	21.7 °C	1,614 mm	36
1989	32.8 °C30 January 1989	12.1 °C7 July 1989	21.6 °C	2,425 mm	22
1988	31.3 °C11 January 1988	11.1 °C23 September 1988	21.6 °C	1,693 mm	26
1987	34.8 °C18 February 1987	10.5 °C10 July 1987	22.0 °C	1,377 mm	29
1986	32.2 °C6 February 1986	9.6 °C6 July 1986	21.2 °C	2,294 mm	9
1985	31.9 °C22 February 1985	11.7 °C8 August 1985	21.1 °C	1,945 mm	21
1984	32.8 °C25 January 1984	11.4 °C4 September 1984	21.3 °C	2,008 mm	27
1983	32.3 °C22 February 1983	10.1 °C10 September 1983	21.7 °C	1,621 mm	32
1982	32.4 °C9 February 1982	11.7 °C27 August 1982	21.5 °C	2,501 mm	15
1981	32.8 °C10 January 1981	11.5 °C23 July 1981	21.7 °C	1,791 mm	34
1980	32.6 °C30 December 1980	11.9 °C24 July 1980	21.6 °C	1,708 mm	24
1979	32.5 °C17 February 1979	10.2 °C28 June 1979	21.5 °C	1,835 mm	11
1978	35.1 °C30 January 1978	11.7 °C24 September 1978	21.8 °C	1,632 mm	34
1977	34.5 °C8 February 1977	11.4 °C15 July 1977	21.8 °C	2,250 mm	29
1976	33.3 °C30 November 1976	10.4 °C18 July 1976	21.5 °C	1,919 mm	16
1975	31.2 °C20 January 1975	10.8 °C29 July 1975	21.0 °C	2,219 mm	7
1974	31.3 °C30 November 1974	11.7 °C1 October 1974	21.1 °C	1,807 mm	15
1973	33.7 °C1 February 1973	12.0 °C30 August 1973	21.4 °C	2,354 mm	16
1972	31.2 °C14 December 1972	11.0 °C5 June 1972	21.6 °C	2,479 mm	17
1971	33.0 °C10 February 1971	10.4 °C27 September 1971	21.1 °C	1,903 mm	23
1970	33.0 °C26 February 1970	10.9 °C14 July 1970	21.2 °C	2,017 mm	31
1969	32.7 °C20 December 1969	10.8 °C15 June 1969	21.6 °C	1,838 mm	38
1968	34.3 °C30 January 1968	11.2 °C2 August 1968	20.9 °C	1,753 mm	12
1967	33.0 °C11 February 1967	12.0 °C2 August 1967	21.3 °C	2,033 mm	16
1966	31.9 °C25 February 1966	10.8 °C17 August 1966	20.9 °C	1,758 mm	18
1965	31.8 °C20 November 1965	11.4 °C12 July 1965	20.2 °C	2,237 mm	3
1964	33.4 °C13 January 1964	9.6 °C29 June 1964	20.4 °C	1,681 mm	12
1963	30.6 °C24 January 1963	11.3 °C24 August 1963	20.8 °C	2,342 mm	7
1962	32.0 °C17 February 1962	12.0 °C10 September 1962	20.8 °C	1,518 mm	21
1961	31.3 °C8 February 1961	12.4 °C9 August 1961	21.3 °C	2,043 mm	23
1960	32.0 °C20 January 1960	11.3 °C4 July 1960	20.7 °C	1,624 mm	8
1959	33.7 °C6 March 1959	12.7 °C17 August 1959	20.6 °C	2,993 mm	14
1958	31.7 °C7 February 1958	11.2 °C29 July 1958	20.8 °C	2,397 mm	27
1957	33.4 °C25 November 1957	11.1 °C16 July 1957	20.9 °C	1,525 mm	37
1956	31.8 °C10 October 1956	11.0 °C10 July 1956	20.6 °C	1,794 mm	15
1955	32.1 °C15 November 1955	8.7 °C25 August 1955	20.5 °C	1,853 mm	16
1954	32.4 °C23 January 1954	11.5 °C19 June 1954	20.8 °C	1,596 mm	13
1953	32.4 °C21 January 1953	11.5 °C29 August 1953	21.1 °C	1,829 mm	25
1952	32.9 °C8 January 1952	10.1 °C12 August 1952	20.9 °C	2,327 mm	33
1951	33.0 °C31 January 1951	10.5 °C4 August 1951	20.8 °C	1,859 mm	21
1950	31.7 °C13 November 1950	11.0 °C24 July 1950	20.3 °C	2,073 mm	8
1949	32.4 °C16 January 1949	10.9 °C20 August 1949	21.1 °C	1,837 mm	39
1948	32.4 °C5 January 1948	10.5 °C14 August 1948	21.0 °C	2,284 mm	27
1947	32.4 °C28 November 1947	11.0 °C16 August 1947	21.0 °C	1,906 mm	40
1946	32.8 °C13 December 1946	11.4 °C1 August 1946	20.9 °C	1,640 mm	20
1945	32.5 °C6 March 1945	9.6 °C3 July 1945	20.5 °C	1,553 mm	16
1944	32.6 °C17 January 1944	10.8 °C10 July 1944	20.7 °C	1,354 mm	18
1943	31.5 °C19 January 1943	10.6 °C2 June 1943	20.5 °C	1,738 mm	16
1942	31.6 °C8 January 1942	9.8 °C3 July 1942	20.8 °C	1,568 mm	17
1941	33.7 °C19 March 1941	11.6 °C15 June 1941	20.9 °C	2,186 mm	19
1940	32.2 °C19 February 1940	11.9 °C1 July 1940	20.9 °C	2,009 mm	9

Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.

A specific year

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Year

Across the whole year

Average daily high

26.9 °C

+1.1 °C

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

76 d/yr

+44

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

Annual rainfall

1992 mm

+70 mm

Month by month

	High	vs. normal	Precipitation	vs. normal
Jan	32.0 °C	+3.3 °C	161 mm	-159 mm
Feb	29.4 °C	+1.0 °C	531 mm	+217 mm
Mar	29.3 °C	+1.7 °C	205 mm	-95 mm
Apr	28.9 °C	+2.5 °C	143 mm	-12 mm
May	25.0 °C	+0.5 °C	110 mm	-3 mm
Jun	23.9 °C	+1.3 °C	38 mm	-40 mm
Jul	22.1 °C	+0.2 °C	105 mm	+21 mm
Aug	23.2 °C	+0.7 °C	57 mm	-17 mm
Sep	25.6 °C	+1.5 °C	37 mm	-17 mm
Oct	26.4 °C	+0.2 °C	84 mm	+11 mm
Nov	28.7 °C	+0.9 °C	136 mm	+9 mm
Dec	28.3 °C	-0.2 °C	386 mm	+154 mm

The year's extremes

Hottest day

36.5 °C

1 Mar 2025

Coldest day

11.0 °C

2 Aug 2025

Wettest day

95.4 mm

18 Feb 2025

Windiest day

22.2 km/h

4 Feb 2025

Strongest gust

51.8 km/h

4 Feb 2025

Hottest feels-like

44.5 °C

1 Mar 2025

Coldest feels-like

9.8 °C

2 Aug 2025

Sunniest day

13.1 h

6 Jan 2025

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Frequently asked questions

What is the climate of Sahavato?

Sahavato has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen Cfa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 21.5 °C and it receives 1,922 mm of precipitation per year.

What is the hottest day ever recorded in Sahavato?

The hottest day measured in Sahavato between 1940 and 2025 was 8 January 2018, reaching 37.8 °C.

What is the coldest day in Sahavato?

The coldest day measured in Sahavato between 1940 and 2025 was 6 June 2013, at 8.5 °C.

Does it snow in Sahavato?

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

Has the climate of Sahavato warmed?

Yes: Sahavato warmed by +1.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

What is the wettest day in Sahavato?

The wettest day measured in Sahavato between 1940 and 2025 was 17 January 1963, with 387 mm of rain in 24 hours.

What was the windiest day in Sahavato?

The windiest day measured in Sahavato between 1940 and 2025 was 10 March 1941, with winds reaching 52.4 km/h.

What is the warmest month in Sahavato?

The warmest month in Sahavato is January (24.3 °C on average); the coldest is July (17.9 °C).

How much does it rain in Sahavato?

Sahavato receives on average 1,922 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 230 rainy days.

Is it sunny in Sahavato?

Sahavato gets on average 9.9 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,614 hours per year over 1940-2025.

Are there tropical nights in Sahavato?

Yes: Sahavato has on average 137 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.

What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Sahavato?

In Sahavato, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 44.6 °C on 8 January 2018, and the lowest was 7.0 °C on 25 August 1955.

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