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Farafangana, Madagascar climate
Am Tropical monsoon
Farafangana has a remarkably steady tropical climate (Tropical monsoon, Köppen Am). The hottest month is February with an average daily high near 28°C, while the coldest is August averaging around 22°C at night. Precipitation totals about 2670 mm a year and is strongly seasonal — May alone averages 453 mm while October barely receives 36 mm.
Temperature & precipitation
Daily high–low temperature range with the monthly average, plus monthly precipitation · 1991–2020 normals · hover a month for the exact figuresHours of sunshine per day
Estimated sunny hours each month — daylight length × clear-sky fraction · 1991–2020 monthly cloud cover (NASA POWER)Farafangana climate normals (1991–2020)
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°C) | 27 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 27 |
| Avg temp (°C) | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 |
| Avg low (°C) | 26 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 26 |
| Precipitation (mm) | 384 | 253 | 341 | 258 | 453 | 388 | 145 | 88 | 75 | 36 | 41 | 207 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°C) | 27 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 25 | 24 |
| Avg temp (°C) | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 24 |
| Avg low (°C) | 26 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 24 | 23 |
| Precipitation (mm) | 384 | 253 | 341 | 258 | 453 | 388 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°C) | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 27 |
| Avg temp (°C) | 23 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 |
| Avg low (°C) | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 26 |
| Precipitation (mm) | 145 | 88 | 75 | 36 | 41 | 207 |
How often — frequency of weather events
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Days with measurable rain (days) | 10 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 8 |
| Days with high ≥ 32°C (days) | 0.4 | 0.7 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | — | — | — | — | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.3 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Days with measurable rain (days) | 10 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 9 |
| Days with high ≥ 32°C (days) | 0.4 | 0.7 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | — |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Days with measurable rain (days) | 9 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 8 |
| Days with high ≥ 32°C (days) | — | — | — | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.3 |
Sky & atmosphere
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloud cover (%) | 76 | 74 | 68 | 59 | 53 | 53 | 56 | 51 | 51 | 60 | 66 | 71 |
| Relative humidity (%) | 82 | 81 | 80 | 79 | 77 | 74 | 74 | 75 | 77 | 80 | 81 | 82 |
| Wind speed (mph) | 11.8 | 11.7 | 11.1 | 11.0 | 10.8 | 10.9 | 11.3 | 11.8 | 12.5 | 13.0 | 12.5 | 11.8 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloud cover (%) | 76 | 74 | 68 | 59 | 53 | 53 |
| Relative humidity (%) | 82 | 81 | 80 | 79 | 77 | 74 |
| Wind speed (mph) | 11.8 | 11.7 | 11.1 | 11.0 | 10.8 | 10.9 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloud cover (%) | 56 | 51 | 51 | 60 | 66 | 71 |
| Relative humidity (%) | 74 | 75 | 77 | 80 | 81 | 82 |
| Wind speed (mph) | 11.3 | 11.8 | 12.5 | 13.0 | 12.5 | 11.8 |
Methodology & sources
Temperature — modelled for this location from ERA5-Land reanalysis, a ~9 km global grid, because no long-record weather station is close enough to use.
Precipitation — 1991–2020 normals computed from 2 years of daily observations at Farafangana, a weather station, about 2 km from the city centre. The underlying daily records come from NOAA's global station network.
Cloud, humidity, wind & sunshine — modelled estimates from NASA POWER, NASA's satellite-and-reanalysis climatology. This is the standard global source for atmospheric variables, which are not measured at most weather stations.