Last updated: May 6, 2024
Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Maintirano features a tropical savanna climate (Aw).Temperatures typically range between 24 °C (76 °F) and 28 °C (83 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to 18 °C (65 °F) or can rise to as high as 33 °C (91 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 976 mm (38.4 inches) and receives 119 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Maintirano enjoys an average of 4015 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 11 hours 2 minutes to 13 hours 10 minutes per day.
The warmest months in Maintirano are February, March and December, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 27 to 28 °C (82 - 83 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in June, July and August, when daily mean temperatures range from 24 to 25 °C (76 - 77 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Maintirano experiences 328 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 (90°F) | 32°C (90°F) | 32°C (91°F) | 32°C (89°F) | 31°C (88°F) | 30°C (87°F) | 29°C (85°F) | 30°C (86°F) | 31°C (88°F) | 32°C (90°F) | 33°C (91°F) | 33°C (91°F) |
Mean maximum | 31°C (89°F) | 31°C (88°F) | 31°C (89°F) | 31°C (89°F) | 30°C (87°F) | 29°C (85°F) | 29°C (84°F) | 29°C (85°F) | 30°C (87°F) | 32°C (89°F) | 32°C (89°F) | 32°C (90°F) |
Average high | 30°C (85°F) | 30°C (86°F) | 30°C (86°F) | 30°C (86°F) | 29°C (84°F) | 28°C (82°F) | 27°C (81°F) | 28°C (82°F) | 29°C (84°F) | 30°C (86°F) | 30°C (86°F) | 30°C (87°F) |
Daily mean | 27°C (81°F) | 27°C (82°F) | 28°C (82°F) | 27°C (82°F) | 26°C (79°F) | 25°C (77°F) | 24°C (76°F) | 25°C (76°F) | 25°C (78°F) | 27°C (80°F) | 27°C (82°F) | 28°C (83°F) |
Average low | 26°C (78°F) | 26°C (79°F) | 26°C (79°F) | 26°C (78°F) | 24°C (75°F) | 22°C (73°F) | 21°C (71°F) | 22°C (72°F) | 23°C (74°F) | 24°C (76°F) | 25°C (78°F) | 26°C (79°F) |
Mean minimum | 24°C (76°F) | 25°C (77°F) | 25°C (77°F) | 24°C (76°F) | 23°C (73°F) | 21°C (70°F) | 19°C (67°F) | 21°C (69°F) | 22°C (72°F) | 22°C (72°F) | 23°C (74°F) | 25°C (77°F) |
Minimum | 24°C (75°F) | 24°C (76°F) | 24°C (75°F) | 24°C (75°F) | 21°C (71°F) | 20°C (68°F) | 18°C (65°F) | 20°C (68°F) | 21°C (71°F) | 21°C (71°F) | 21°C (71°F) | 24°C (76°F) |
Compare temperature, precipitation, sunshine, UV index in Maintirano, Madagascar with other places around the world.
Maintirano usually has the most precipitation in January, February and March, with an average of 22 rainy days and 231 mm (9.1 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Maintirano are May, July and August. On average, 3 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) | 294 (11.6) | 221 (8.7) | 178 (7.0) | 54 (2.1) | 5 (0.2) | 7 (0.3) | 2 (0.1) | 3 (0.1) | 6 (0.2) | 10 (0.4) | 53 (2.1) | 142 (5.6) |
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) | 23 | 24 | 21 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 22 |
The sunniest months in Maintirano are October, November and December, when the sun shines an average of 11 hours 58 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Maintirano: January, February and June receive an average of 10 hours 4 minutes of sunshine daily.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Mean monthly sunshine hours | 282 | 306 | 341 | 330 | 333 | 317 | 330 | 335 | 337 | 364 | 363 | 374 |
Mean daily daylight hours | 13h 3m | 12h 39m | 12h 10m | 11h 39m | 11h 14m | 11h 2m | 11h 9m | 11h 30m | 11h 59m | 12h 30m | 12h 57m | 13h 10m |
Maintirano experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in January, February and December, when the maximum UV index can reach values of 15 - 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 9. For more detailed information, check out our hourly Maintirano UV Index data.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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UV Index (month maximum) | 17 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 15 |