Vatomandry climate — normals and trends
Vatomandry (Madagascar) has a tropical rainforest climate (Af) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 23.7 °C and it receives 2,057 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 (26.2 °C on average) and the coldest is July (20.7 °C). Rainfall peaks in March.
Vatomandry averages 0 frost days, 13 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 257 rainy days per year.
Vatomandry has warmed by +1.6 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.19 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 36.3 °C (on 28 January 2011) and the coldest 15.1 °C (on 7 September 1986).
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
VatomandryAtsinanana
- coords
- -19.33°, 48.98°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
23.7°C
Average daily high
25.9°C
Average daily low
21.9°C
Annual rainfall
2,057mm
Sunshine / day
10.0h
Mean relative humidity
85%
Average peak wind
14.4km/h
Seasonal range
5.5°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
13 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
257 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
29.7 °C
Average feels-like low
24.7 °C
Average peak gust
29.5 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
269 d/yr
Solar radiation
17.4 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.6 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.81 · 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
36.3 °C
28 January 2011
Coldest day
15.1 °C
7 September 1986
Wettest day
317 mm
14 March 2020
Windiest day
82.7 km/h
13 February 2012
Strongest gust
168.8 km/h
14 February 2012
Hottest feels-like
43.6 °C
28 January 2011
Coldest feels-like
13.0 °C
18 July 1991
Sunniest day
13.0 h
18 November 1940
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Across the whole year
Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 30.3 °C | +1.8 °C | 141 mm | -141 mm |
| Feb | 30.0 °C | +1.6 °C | 408 mm | +116 mm |
| Mar | 29.7 °C | +1.8 °C | 139 mm | -176 mm |
| Apr | 29.0 °C | +2.1 °C | 132 mm | -54 mm |
| May | 26.2 °C | +1.0 °C | 206 mm | +57 mm |
| Jun | 24.6 °C | +1.1 °C | 116 mm | -14 mm |
| Jul | 23.1 °C | +0.4 °C | 155 mm | +17 mm |
| Aug | 23.3 °C | +0.3 °C | 145 mm | +34 mm |
| Sep | 24.9 °C | +1.0 °C | 47 mm | -26 mm |
| Oct | 25.9 °C | +0.5 °C | 67 mm | -10 mm |
| Nov | 28.3 °C | +1.3 °C | 128 mm | +23 mm |
| Dec | 28.2 °C | +0.2 °C | 533 mm | +332 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Vatomandry?
Vatomandry has a tropical rainforest climate (Köppen Af). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 23.7 °C and it receives 2,057 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Vatomandry?
The hottest day measured in Vatomandry between 1940 and 2025 was 28 January 2011, reaching 36.3 °C.
What is the coldest day in Vatomandry?
The coldest day measured in Vatomandry between 1940 and 2025 was 7 September 1986, at 15.1 °C.
Does it snow in Vatomandry?
Almost never: Vatomandry sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Vatomandry warmed?
Yes: Vatomandry warmed by +1.6 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Vatomandry?
The wettest day measured in Vatomandry between 1940 and 2025 was 14 March 2020, with 317 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Vatomandry?
The windiest day measured in Vatomandry between 1940 and 2025 was 13 February 2012, with winds reaching 82.7 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Vatomandry?
The warmest month in Vatomandry is January (26.2 °C on average); the coldest is July (20.7 °C).
How much does it rain in Vatomandry?
Vatomandry receives on average 2,057 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 257 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Vatomandry?
Vatomandry gets on average 10.0 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,650 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Vatomandry?
Yes: Vatomandry has on average 269 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Vatomandry?
In Vatomandry, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 43.6 °C on 28 January 2011, and the lowest was 13.0 °C on 18 July 1991.
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