Soavinandriana climate — normals and trends
Soavinandriana (Madagascar) has a subtropical highland, dry winter climate (Cwb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 18.5 °C and it receives 1,501 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 (20.3 °C on average) and the coldest is July (15.1 °C). Rainfall peaks in January.
Soavinandriana averages 0 frost days, 3 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 146 rainy days per year.
Soavinandriana has warmed by +2.3 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.26 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 34.0 °C (on 12 October 2010) and the coldest 1.5 °C (on 9 June 1993).
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
SoavinandrianaItasy
- coords
- -19.17°, 46.73°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
18.5°C
Average daily high
24.3°C
Average daily low
13.5°C
Annual rainfall
1,501mm
Sunshine / day
10.8h
Mean relative humidity
71%
Average peak wind
13.3km/h
Seasonal range
5.2°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
3 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
146 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
25.4 °C
Average feels-like low
13.0 °C
Average peak gust
31.1 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
0 d/yr
Solar radiation
20.5 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.3 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.85 · 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
34.0 °C
12 October 2010
Coldest day
1.5 °C
9 June 1993
Wettest day
190 mm
23 January 1984
Windiest day
51.1 km/h
18 March 1941
Strongest gust
123.8 km/h
7 March 2004
Hottest feels-like
35.6 °C
13 November 2024
Coldest feels-like
-1.6 °C
9 June 1993
Sunniest day
13.1 h
31 December 2020
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 27.3 °C | +2.2 °C | 336 mm | -24 mm |
| Feb | 25.4 °C | +0.4 °C | 549 mm | +231 mm |
| Mar | 26.6 °C | +1.5 °C | 145 mm | -84 mm |
| Apr | 26.6 °C | +2.1 °C | 71 mm | +4 mm |
| May | 24.7 °C | +1.7 °C | 60 mm | +43 mm |
| Jun | 23.4 °C | +1.7 °C | 1 mm | -3 mm |
| Jul | 22.9 °C | +1.3 °C | 1 mm | -5 mm |
| Aug | 24.3 °C | +1.3 °C | 3 mm | -2 mm |
| Sep | 27.4 °C | +2.1 °C | 0 mm | -10 mm |
| Oct | 27.5 °C | +1.0 °C | 14 mm | -49 mm |
| Nov | 26.2 °C | +0.3 °C | 223 mm | +71 mm |
| Dec | 25.2 °C | -0.1 °C | 429 mm | +159 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Soavinandriana?
Soavinandriana has a subtropical highland, dry winter climate (Köppen Cwb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 18.5 °C and it receives 1,501 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Soavinandriana?
The hottest day measured in Soavinandriana between 1940 and 2025 was 12 October 2010, reaching 34.0 °C.
What is the coldest day in Soavinandriana?
The coldest day measured in Soavinandriana between 1940 and 2025 was 9 June 1993, at 1.5 °C.
Does it snow in Soavinandriana?
Almost never: Soavinandriana sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Soavinandriana warmed?
Yes: Soavinandriana warmed by +2.3 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Soavinandriana?
The wettest day measured in Soavinandriana between 1940 and 2025 was 23 January 1984, with 190 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Soavinandriana?
The windiest day measured in Soavinandriana between 1940 and 2025 was 18 March 1941, with winds reaching 51.1 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Soavinandriana?
The warmest month in Soavinandriana is January (20.3 °C on average); the coldest is July (15.1 °C).
How much does it rain in Soavinandriana?
Soavinandriana receives on average 1,501 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 146 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Soavinandriana?
Soavinandriana gets on average 10.8 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,942 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Soavinandriana?
Almost never: tropical nights (temperature staying above 20 °C) are virtually non-existent in Soavinandriana.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Soavinandriana?
In Soavinandriana, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 35.6 °C on 13 November 2024, and the lowest was -1.6 °C on 9 June 1993.
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