Last updated: May 6, 2024
Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Tsaratanana features a tropical monsoon climate (Am).Temperatures typically range between 18 °C (65 °F) and 24 °C (76 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to 10 °C (50 °F) or can rise to as high as 35 °C (96 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 1692 mm (66.6 inches) and receives 126 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Tsaratanana enjoys an average of 3967 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 11 hours 7 minutes to 13 hours 5 minutes per day.
The warmest months in Tsaratanana are February, November and December, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 23 to 24 °C (74 - 76 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in June, July and August, when daily mean temperatures range from 18 to 19 °C (65 - 67 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Tsaratanana experiences 285 days above 25 °C (77.0 °F) and 0 days below 0 °C (32.0 °F).
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Maximum | 32°C (89°F) | 32°C (90°F) | 31°C (88°F) | 31°C (88°F) | 30°C (86°F) | 28°C (83°F) | 28°C (82°F) | 29°C (84°F) | 32°C (90°F) | 35°C (96°F) | 35°C (95°F) | 33°C (92°F) |
Mean maximum | 31°C (88°F) | 31°C (88°F) | 31°C (87°F) | 30°C (86°F) | 29°C (85°F) | 27°C (81°F) | 27°C (81°F) | 28°C (84°F) | 30°C (87°F) | 32°C (90°F) | 33°C (92°F) | 33°C (91°F) |
Average high | 28°C (82°F) | 28°C (83°F) | 28°C (83°F) | 28°C (83°F) | 27°C (81°F) | 25°C (78°F) | 25°C (76°F) | 26°C (79°F) | 28°C (82°F) | 29°C (85°F) | 30°C (87°F) | 29°C (85°F) |
Daily mean | 23°C (74°F) | 23°C (74°F) | 23°C (74°F) | 23°C (74°F) | 21°C (70°F) | 19°C (67°F) | 18°C (65°F) | 19°C (67°F) | 21°C (69°F) | 23°C (73°F) | 24°C (76°F) | 24°C (75°F) |
Average low | 20°C (68°F) | 20°C (68°F) | 20°C (68°F) | 19°C (66°F) | 17°C (62°F) | 15°C (59°F) | 14°C (57°F) | 14°C (57°F) | 15°C (59°F) | 17°C (63°F) | 19°C (67°F) | 20°C (68°F) |
Mean minimum | 18°C (64°F) | 18°C (65°F) | 18°C (65°F) | 17°C (63°F) | 14°C (57°F) | 12°C (54°F) | 11°C (52°F) | 11°C (52°F) | 12°C (54°F) | 14°C (58°F) | 16°C (61°F) | 18°C (64°F) |
Minimum | 17°C (63°F) | 17°C (63°F) | 17°C (64°F) | 16°C (61°F) | 13°C (56°F) | 11°C (53°F) | 10°C (50°F) | 10°C (50°F) | 12°C (54°F) | 14°C (57°F) | 15°C (59°F) | 17°C (63°F) |
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Tsaratanana usually has the most precipitation in January, February and March, with an average of 23 rainy days and 379 mm (14.9 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Tsaratanana are May, August and September. On average, 5 mm (0.2 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Average precipitation mm (inches) | 426 (16.8) | 381 (15.0) | 331 (13.0) | 70 (2.7) | 9 (0.4) | 19 (0.7) | 10 (0.4) | 2 (0.1) | 3 (0.1) | 46 (1.8) | 115 (4.5) | 281 (11.1) |
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) | 21 | 24 | 24 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 14 | 19 |
The sunniest months in Tsaratanana are October, November and December, when the sun shines an average of 11 hours 47 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Tsaratanana: January, February and June receive an average of 9 hours 50 minutes of sunshine daily.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Mean monthly sunshine hours | 264 | 305 | 325 | 327 | 334 | 316 | 329 | 339 | 340 | 365 | 356 | 362 |
Mean daily daylight hours | 12h 59m | 12h 37m | 12h 9m | 11h 41m | 11h 18m | 11h 7m | 11h 13m | 11h 33m | 11h 59m | 12h 28m | 12h 53m | 13h 5m |
Tsaratanana experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in January, February and March, when the maximum UV index can reach values of 16 - 17, which corresponds to the Extreme category of sun exposure.May, June and July are in the Very High exposure category. In these months, the maximum values of the UV index do not exceed 10. For more detailed information, check out our hourly Tsaratanana UV Index data.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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UV Index (month maximum) | 17 | 17 | 16 | 13 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 |