Toliara climate — normals and trends
Toliara (Madagascar) has a hot semi-arid climate (BSh) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 24.3 °C and it receives 588 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 (26.9 °C on average) and the coldest is July (20.7 °C). Rainfall peaks in January.
Toliara averages 0 frost days, 163 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 78 rainy days per year.
Toliara has warmed by +1.2 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.14 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 38.7 °C (on 23 January 2022) and the coldest 11.2 °C (on 2 August 1982).
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
ToliaraAtsimo-Andrefana
- coords
- -23.35°, 43.67°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
24.3°C
Average daily high
29.4°C
Average daily low
20.4°C
Annual rainfall
588mm
Sunshine / day
11.3h
Mean relative humidity
69%
Average peak wind
18.2km/h
Seasonal range
6.2°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
163 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
78 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
31.8 °C
Average feels-like low
21.5 °C
Average peak gust
36.7 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
205 d/yr
Solar radiation
21.3 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.2 °C
since 1940
+0.1 °C per decade · r² = 0.53 · 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
38.7 °C
23 January 2022
Coldest day
11.2 °C
2 August 1982
Wettest day
169 mm
2 January 2002
Windiest day
71.8 km/h
25 March 1982
Strongest gust
139.3 km/h
25 March 1982
Hottest feels-like
44.5 °C
11 January 2025
Coldest feels-like
7.5 °C
23 August 1994
Sunniest day
13.4 h
31 December 2025
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 32.0 °C | +1.1 °C | 167 mm | -6 mm |
| Feb | 30.5 °C | -0.3 °C | 261 mm | +124 mm |
| Mar | 30.3 °C | -0.4 °C | 120 mm | +34 mm |
| Apr | 30.7 °C | +0.6 °C | 7 mm | -13 mm |
| May | 29.3 °C | +1.1 °C | 2 mm | -8 mm |
| Jun | 27.5 °C | +0.9 °C | 3 mm | -2 mm |
| Jul | 27.2 °C | +0.8 °C | 1 mm | -3 mm |
| Aug | 28.0 °C | +0.5 °C | 2 mm | -1 mm |
| Sep | 30.6 °C | +1.3 °C | 0 mm | -5 mm |
| Oct | 30.8 °C | +0.3 °C | 4 mm | -8 mm |
| Nov | 30.6 °C | -0.5 °C | 12 mm | -18 mm |
| Dec | 30.9 °C | -0.1 °C | 180 mm | +77 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Toliara?
Toliara has a hot semi-arid climate (Köppen BSh). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 24.3 °C and it receives 588 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Toliara?
The hottest day measured in Toliara between 1940 and 2025 was 23 January 2022, reaching 38.7 °C.
What is the coldest day in Toliara?
The coldest day measured in Toliara between 1940 and 2025 was 2 August 1982, at 11.2 °C.
Does it snow in Toliara?
Almost never: Toliara sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Toliara warmed?
Yes: Toliara warmed by +1.2 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Toliara?
The wettest day measured in Toliara between 1940 and 2025 was 2 January 2002, with 169 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Toliara?
The windiest day measured in Toliara between 1940 and 2025 was 25 March 1982, with winds reaching 71.8 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Toliara?
The warmest month in Toliara is January (26.9 °C on average); the coldest is July (20.7 °C).
How much does it rain in Toliara?
Toliara receives on average 588 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 78 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Toliara?
Toliara gets on average 11.3 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 4,125 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Toliara?
Yes: Toliara has on average 205 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Toliara?
In Toliara, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 44.5 °C on 11 January 2025, and the lowest was 7.5 °C on 23 August 1994.
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