Sakaraha climate — normals and trends
Sakaraha (Madagascar) has a tropical savanna climate (Aw) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 22.9 °C and it receives 758 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 November (25.4 °C on average) and the coldest is July (18.6 °C). Rainfall peaks in January.
Sakaraha averages 0 frost days, 162 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 91 rainy days per year.
Sakaraha has warmed by +1.5 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.17 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 40.1 °C (on 25 November 2011) and the coldest 5.5 °C (on 18 July 1991).
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
SakarahaAtsimo-Andrefana
- coords
- -22.90°, 44.53°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
22.9°C
Average daily high
29.5°C
Average daily low
17.4°C
Annual rainfall
758mm
Sunshine / day
11.1h
Mean relative humidity
64%
Average peak wind
14.4km/h
Seasonal range
6.8°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
162 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
91 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
30.9 °C
Average feels-like low
18.2 °C
Average peak gust
31.1 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
115 d/yr
Solar radiation
20.9 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.5 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.49 · 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
40.1 °C
25 November 2011
Coldest day
5.5 °C
18 July 1991
Wettest day
124 mm
23 December 1985
Windiest day
60.9 km/h
18 March 1941
Strongest gust
128.9 km/h
22 February 2013
Hottest feels-like
42.7 °C
27 December 2019
Coldest feels-like
2.8 °C
18 July 1991
Sunniest day
13.4 h
26 December 2024
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 31.6 °C | +1.1 °C | 225 mm | +29 mm |
| Feb | 30.0 °C | -0.5 °C | 181 mm | +30 mm |
| Mar | 30.5 °C | +0.2 °C | 52 mm | -53 mm |
| Apr | 32.0 °C | +2.2 °C | 15 mm | -12 mm |
| May | 29.7 °C | +2.0 °C | 6 mm | -5 mm |
| Jun | 27.6 °C | +1.8 °C | 1 mm | -2 mm |
| Jul | 26.7 °C | +1.0 °C | 3 mm | +0 mm |
| Aug | 28.2 °C | +0.7 °C | 8 mm | +5 mm |
| Sep | 32.2 °C | +2.0 °C | 0 mm | -6 mm |
| Oct | 32.6 °C | +0.6 °C | 2 mm | -23 mm |
| Nov | 32.6 °C | +0.3 °C | 29 mm | -34 mm |
| Dec | 31.7 °C | +0.6 °C | 179 mm | +15 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Sakaraha?
Sakaraha has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 22.9 °C and it receives 758 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Sakaraha?
The hottest day measured in Sakaraha between 1940 and 2025 was 25 November 2011, reaching 40.1 °C.
What is the coldest day in Sakaraha?
The coldest day measured in Sakaraha between 1940 and 2025 was 18 July 1991, at 5.5 °C.
Does it snow in Sakaraha?
Almost never: Sakaraha sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Sakaraha warmed?
Yes: Sakaraha warmed by +1.5 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Sakaraha?
The wettest day measured in Sakaraha between 1940 and 2025 was 23 December 1985, with 124 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Sakaraha?
The windiest day measured in Sakaraha between 1940 and 2025 was 18 March 1941, with winds reaching 60.9 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Sakaraha?
The warmest month in Sakaraha is November (25.4 °C on average); the coldest is July (18.6 °C).
How much does it rain in Sakaraha?
Sakaraha receives on average 758 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 91 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Sakaraha?
Sakaraha gets on average 11.1 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 4,052 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Sakaraha?
Yes: Sakaraha has on average 115 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Sakaraha?
In Sakaraha, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 42.7 °C on 27 December 2019, and the lowest was 2.8 °C on 18 July 1991.
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