Vohibinany climate — normals and trends
Vohibinany (Madagascar) has a humid subtropical climate (Cfa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 20.2 °C and it receives 2,027 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 (23.1 °C on average) and the coldest is July (16.8 °C). Rainfall peaks in January.
Vohibinany averages 0 frost days, 21 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 267 rainy days per year.
Vohibinany 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 35.7 °C (on 6 January 2005) and the coldest 8.5 °C (on 26 August 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
VohibinanyAtsinanana
- coords
- -17.35°, 49.03°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
20.2°C
Average daily high
24.4°C
Average daily low
17.4°C
Annual rainfall
2,027mm
Sunshine / day
9.5h
Mean relative humidity
89%
Average peak wind
12.3km/h
Seasonal range
6.3°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
21 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
267 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
26.9 °C
Average feels-like low
19.1 °C
Average peak gust
33.4 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
77 d/yr
Solar radiation
16.2 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.6 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.71 · 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
35.7 °C
6 January 2005
Coldest day
8.5 °C
26 August 1991
Wettest day
245 mm
16 March 2007
Windiest day
49.3 km/h
17 February 2008
Strongest gust
136.1 km/h
16 March 2007
Hottest feels-like
43.1 °C
24 December 2021
Coldest feels-like
6.9 °C
31 August 1969
Sunniest day
12.9 h
26 November 2025
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 29.4 °C | +1.7 °C | 247 mm | -94 mm |
| Feb | 30.2 °C | +2.5 °C | 507 mm | +206 mm |
| Mar | 28.2 °C | +1.4 °C | 249 mm | -25 mm |
| Apr | 27.3 °C | +1.9 °C | 84 mm | -57 mm |
| May | 24.1 °C | +0.5 °C | 97 mm | +6 mm |
| Jun | 22.0 °C | +0.6 °C | 97 mm | +5 mm |
| Jul | 20.5 °C | +0.1 °C | 117 mm | +3 mm |
| Aug | 21.3 °C | +0.6 °C | 59 mm | -59 mm |
| Sep | 22.8 °C | +0.9 °C | 70 mm | -21 mm |
| Oct | 24.4 °C | +0.5 °C | 83 mm | -8 mm |
| Nov | 27.7 °C | +1.7 °C | 233 mm | +113 mm |
| Dec | 27.7 °C | +0.4 °C | 379 mm | +125 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Vohibinany?
Vohibinany has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen Cfa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 20.2 °C and it receives 2,027 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Vohibinany?
The hottest day measured in Vohibinany between 1940 and 2025 was 6 January 2005, reaching 35.7 °C.
What is the coldest day in Vohibinany?
The coldest day measured in Vohibinany between 1940 and 2025 was 26 August 1991, at 8.5 °C.
Does it snow in Vohibinany?
Almost never: Vohibinany sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Vohibinany warmed?
Yes: Vohibinany warmed by +1.6 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Vohibinany?
The wettest day measured in Vohibinany between 1940 and 2025 was 16 March 2007, with 245 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Vohibinany?
The windiest day measured in Vohibinany between 1940 and 2025 was 17 February 2008, with winds reaching 49.3 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Vohibinany?
The warmest month in Vohibinany is January (23.1 °C on average); the coldest is July (16.8 °C).
How much does it rain in Vohibinany?
Vohibinany receives on average 2,027 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 267 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Vohibinany?
Vohibinany gets on average 9.5 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,468 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Vohibinany?
Yes: Vohibinany has on average 77 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Vohibinany?
In Vohibinany, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 43.1 °C on 24 December 2021, and the lowest was 6.9 °C on 31 August 1969.
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