Sambava climate — normals and trends
Sambava (Madagascar) has a tropical rainforest climate (Af) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 24.5 °C and it receives 1,926 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 (26.5 °C on average) and the coldest is August (22.2 °C). Rainfall peaks in March.
Sambava averages 0 frost days, 3 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 281 rainy days per year.
Sambava 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 31.9 °C (on 16 January 2015) and the coldest 18.3 °C (on 22 August 1985).
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
SambavaSava
- coords
- -14.27°, 50.17°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
24.5°C
Average daily high
26.1°C
Average daily low
23.2°C
Annual rainfall
1,926mm
Sunshine / day
10.8h
Mean relative humidity
81%
Average peak wind
22.8km/h
Seasonal range
4.3°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
3 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
281 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
28.8 °C
Average feels-like low
24.8 °C
Average peak gust
36.1 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
358 d/yr
Solar radiation
18.6 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.1 °C
since 1940
+0.1 °C per decade · r² = 0.62 · 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
31.9 °C
16 January 2015
Coldest day
18.3 °C
22 August 1985
Wettest day
241 mm
27 March 2024
Windiest day
73.5 km/h
7 March 2004
Strongest gust
126.4 km/h
7 March 2004
Hottest feels-like
40.6 °C
3 January 2024
Coldest feels-like
16.0 °C
25 July 1996
Sunniest day
12.8 h
11 December 2025
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 28.5 °C | +0.5 °C | 254 mm | +2 mm |
| Feb | 29.7 °C | +1.5 °C | 133 mm | -102 mm |
| Mar | 28.6 °C | +0.7 °C | 403 mm | +139 mm |
| Apr | 28.2 °C | +0.9 °C | 162 mm | -49 mm |
| May | 27.2 °C | +0.9 °C | 149 mm | +26 mm |
| Jun | 25.7 °C | +0.9 °C | 162 mm | +36 mm |
| Jul | 24.5 °C | +0.6 °C | 144 mm | +6 mm |
| Aug | 24.6 °C | +0.8 °C | 67 mm | -50 mm |
| Sep | 25.2 °C | +1.0 °C | 86 mm | -5 mm |
| Oct | 26.1 °C | +0.9 °C | 64 mm | -26 mm |
| Nov | 27.7 °C | +1.2 °C | 87 mm | -13 mm |
| Dec | 27.8 °C | +0.4 °C | 334 mm | +152 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Sambava?
Sambava has a tropical rainforest climate (Köppen Af). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 24.5 °C and it receives 1,926 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Sambava?
The hottest day measured in Sambava between 1940 and 2025 was 16 January 2015, reaching 31.9 °C.
What is the coldest day in Sambava?
The coldest day measured in Sambava between 1940 and 2025 was 22 August 1985, at 18.3 °C.
Does it snow in Sambava?
Almost never: Sambava sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Sambava warmed?
Yes: Sambava warmed by +1.1 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Sambava?
The wettest day measured in Sambava between 1940 and 2025 was 27 March 2024, with 241 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Sambava?
The windiest day measured in Sambava between 1940 and 2025 was 7 March 2004, with winds reaching 73.5 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Sambava?
The warmest month in Sambava is February (26.5 °C on average); the coldest is August (22.2 °C).
How much does it rain in Sambava?
Sambava receives on average 1,926 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 281 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Sambava?
Sambava gets on average 10.8 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,942 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Sambava?
Yes: Sambava has on average 358 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Sambava?
In Sambava, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 40.6 °C on 3 January 2024, and the lowest was 16.0 °C on 25 July 1996.
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