Last updated: May 6, 2024
Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Mahajanga features a tropical savanna climate (Aw).Temperatures typically range between 25 °C (78 °F) and 28 °C (83 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to 19 °C (66 °F) or can rise to as high as 35 °C (94 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 1265 mm (49.8 inches) and receives 126 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Mahajanga enjoys an average of 3999 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 11 hours 11 minutes to 13 hours 1 minutes per day.
The warmest months in Mahajanga are April, November and December, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 28 to 28 °C (83 - 83 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in June, July and August, when daily mean temperatures range from 25 to 26 °C (78 - 79 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Mahajanga experiences 329 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 | 33°C (91°F) | 33°C (92°F) | 34°C (93°F) | 34°C (94°F) | 33°C (92°F) | 32°C (90°F) | 32°C (89°F) | 32°C (90°F) | 33°C (92°F) | 34°C (94°F) | 34°C (94°F) | 35°C (94°F) |
Mean maximum | 32°C (90°F) | 32°C (91°F) | 32°C (91°F) | 33°C (92°F) | 33°C (91°F) | 31°C (88°F) | 31°C (88°F) | 32°C (89°F) | 33°C (92°F) | 34°C (93°F) | 34°C (93°F) | 33°C (92°F) |
Average high | 30°C (86°F) | 30°C (87°F) | 31°C (87°F) | 32°C (89°F) | 31°C (89°F) | 30°C (86°F) | 30°C (85°F) | 30°C (87°F) | 31°C (88°F) | 32°C (89°F) | 31°C (88°F) | 31°C (88°F) |
Daily mean | 27°C (81°F) | 28°C (82°F) | 28°C (82°F) | 28°C (83°F) | 27°C (82°F) | 26°C (79°F) | 25°C (78°F) | 26°C (78°F) | 27°C (80°F) | 28°C (82°F) | 28°C (83°F) | 28°C (83°F) |
Average low | 25°C (78°F) | 26°C (78°F) | 26°C (78°F) | 26°C (78°F) | 24°C (75°F) | 22°C (72°F) | 21°C (70°F) | 22°C (71°F) | 23°C (73°F) | 25°C (77°F) | 26°C (78°F) | 26°C (79°F) |
Mean minimum | 24°C (76°F) | 24°C (76°F) | 25°C (77°F) | 24°C (76°F) | 22°C (72°F) | 20°C (69°F) | 19°C (67°F) | 20°C (68°F) | 21°C (70°F) | 23°C (74°F) | 24°C (75°F) | 24°C (76°F) |
Minimum | 24°C (76°F) | 24°C (75°F) | 24°C (76°F) | 23°C (74°F) | 21°C (71°F) | 20°C (68°F) | 19°C (66°F) | 19°C (67°F) | 20°C (69°F) | 22°C (73°F) | 22°C (72°F) | 24°C (75°F) |
Compare temperature, precipitation, sunshine, UV index in Mahajanga, Madagascar with other places around the world.
Mahajanga usually has the most precipitation in January, February and March, with an average of 24 rainy days and 289 mm (11.4 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Mahajanga are July, August and September. On average, 2 mm (0.1 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) | 394 (15.5) | 253 (10.0) | 220 (8.7) | 63 (2.5) | 3 (0.1) | 3 (0.1) | 2 (0.1) | 2 (0.1) | 2 (0.1) | 12 (0.5) | 97 (3.8) | 213 (8.4) |
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) | 24 | 25 | 24 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 16 | 22 |
The sunniest months in Mahajanga are October, November and December, when the sun shines an average of 11 hours 52 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Mahajanga: January, February and June receive an average of 9 hours 52 minutes of sunshine daily.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Mean monthly sunshine hours | 260 | 306 | 332 | 330 | 335 | 321 | 335 | 342 | 342 | 366 | 359 | 366 |
Mean daily daylight hours | 12h 55m | 12h 35m | 12h 9m | 11h 43m | 11h 21m | 11h 11m | 11h 16m | 11h 35m | 12h 0m | 12h 26m | 12h 49m | 13h 1m |
Mahajanga experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in January, February and December, when the maximum UV index can reach values of 15 - 16, 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 Mahajanga UV Index data.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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UV Index (month maximum) | 16 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 15 |