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Monthly climate in Farafangana, Madagascar

Last updated: May 6, 2024

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Farafangana features a tropical monsoon climate (Am).Temperatures typically range between 20 °C (69 °F) and 27 °C (81 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to 14 °C (58 °F) or can rise to as high as 37 °C (98 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 1572 mm (61.9 inches) and receives 235 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Farafangana enjoys an average of 3779 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 10 hours 44 minutes to 13 hours 29 minutes per day.

Monthly average temperatures in Farafangana, Madagascar §

The warmest months in Farafangana are January, February and December, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 26 to 27 °C (80 - 81 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in June, July and August, when daily mean temperatures range from 20 to 21 °C (69 - 71 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Farafangana experiences 252 days above 25 °C (77.0 °F) and 0 days below 0 °C (32.0 °F).

Monthly average temperatures with daily means, minimums and maximums for period, average high and low temperatures in Farafangana, Madagascar.Generated using Copernicus Climate Change Service information.Data for period from January 2017 to June 2022.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Maximum 36°C
(97°F)		 35°C
(95°F)		 35°C
(95°F)		 33°C
(91°F)		 30°C
(87°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 27°C
(82°F)		 29°C
(85°F)		 33°C
(92°F)		 35°C
(96°F)		 37°C
(98°F)
Mean maximum 34°C
(94°F)		 33°C
(92°F)		 32°C
(90°F)		 32°C
(90°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 31°C
(88°F)		 33°C
(91°F)		 34°C
(93°F)
Average high 30°C
(87°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 29°C
(85°F)		 28°C
(82°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 30°C
(86°F)
Daily mean 27°C
(81°F)		 27°C
(80°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 21°C
(71°F)		 20°C
(69°F)		 21°C
(71°F)		 22°C
(73°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 26°C
(80°F)
Average low 24°C
(76°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 22°C
(73°F)		 20°C
(69°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 18°C
(64°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 20°C
(67°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 24°C
(75°F)
Mean minimum 23°C
(73°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 20°C
(69°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 17°C
(63°F)		 15°C
(59°F)		 15°C
(60°F)		 17°C
(63°F)		 18°C
(66°F)		 20°C
(69°F)		 22°C
(71°F)
Minimum 22°C
(71°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 22°C
(71°F)		 19°C
(67°F)		 17°C
(63°F)		 16°C
(60°F)		 14°C
(58°F)		 14°C
(58°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 16°C
(62°F)		 19°C
(67°F)		 20°C
(68°F)

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Monthly average precipitation in Farafangana, Madagascar §

Farafangana usually has the most precipitation in February, March and April, with an average of 24 rainy days and 207 mm (8.1 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Farafangana are July, August and September. On average, 59 mm (2.3 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.

Monthly average precipitation and precipitation days in Farafangana, Madagascar.Generated using Copernicus Climate Change Service information.Data for period from January 2017 to January 2022.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Average precipitation mm (inches) 165 (6.5) 175 (6.9) 268 (10.6) 177 (7.0) 109 (4.3) 154 (6.1) 81 (3.2) 41 (1.6) 56 (2.2) 95 (3.8) 98 (3.8) 152 (6.0)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) 20 23 27 24 21 22 17 12 14 15 17 23

Monthly sunshine hours in Farafangana, Madagascar §

The sunniest months in Farafangana are October, November and December, when the sun shines an average of 11 hours 8 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Farafangana: January, June and July receive an average of 9 hours 27 minutes of sunshine daily.

Mean monthly sunshine duration, average sunshine hours per day and mean daily daylight hours in Farafangana, Madagascar.Generated using Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information.Data for period from January 2017 to January 2022.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Mean monthly sunshine hours 289 307 327 306 307 281 299 316 318 340 328 356
Mean daily daylight hours 13h 20m 12h 50m 12h 11m 11h 32m 11h 0m 10h 44m 10h 52m 11h 20m 11h 57m 12h 37m 13h 11m 13h 29m

Solar UV radiation in Farafangana, Madagascar §

Farafangana experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in January, February and December, when the maximum UV index can reach values of 14 - 16, which corresponds to the Extreme category of sun exposure.May, June and July are in the High / Very High exposure category. In these months, the maximum values of the UV index do not exceed 8. For more detailed information, check out our hourly Farafangana UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for Farafangana, Madagascar.Generated using Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information.Data for period from January 2022 to January 2023.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
UV Index (month maximum) 16 16 14 11 8 6 7 9 11 11 13 14