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Monthly climate in Sambava, Madagascar

Last updated: July 31, 2025

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Sambava features a tropical rainforest climate (Af). Temperatures typically range between 23 °C (73 °F) and 27 °C (81 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to 19 °C (67 °F) or can rise to as high as 32 °C (90 °F). The average annual precipitation amounts to about 2232 mm (87.9 inches) and receives 285 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually. Sambava enjoys an average of 3926 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 11 hours 16 minutes to 12 hours 56 minutes per day.

Monthly average temperatures in Sambava, Madagascar

The warmest months in Sambava are January, February and March, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 27 to 27 °C (80 - 81 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in July, August and September, when daily mean temperatures range from 23 to 23 °C (73 - 74 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Sambava experiences 268 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 Sambava. Generated using Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Data for period from January 2017 to June 2022.
 JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Maximum31°C
(87°F)		32°C
(90°F)		31°C
(88°F)		30°C
(86°F)		28°C
(84°F)		28°C
(82°F)		26°C
(80°F)		26°C
(79°F)		26°C
(80°F)		28°C
(82°F)		29°C
(85°F)		30°C
(87°F)
Mean maximum30°C
(86°F)		30°C
(87°F)		30°C
(87°F)		29°C
(84°F)		28°C
(83°F)		27°C
(81°F)		26°C
(79°F)		25°C
(78°F)		26°C
(79°F)		27°C
(82°F)		28°C
(83°F)		30°C
(86°F)
Average high28°C
(83°F)		29°C
(84°F)		28°C
(83°F)		28°C
(82°F)		27°C
(81°F)		25°C
(78°F)		25°C
(76°F)		24°C
(76°F)		25°C
(77°F)		26°C
(79°F)		27°C
(81°F)		28°C
(83°F)
Daily mean27°C
(80°F)		27°C
(81°F)		27°C
(81°F)		26°C
(79°F)		25°C
(78°F)		24°C
(75°F)		23°C
(74°F)		23°C
(73°F)		23°C
(74°F)		25°C
(76°F)		26°C
(79°F)		27°C
(80°F)
Average low25°C
(78°F)		25°C
(78°F)		26°C
(78°F)		25°C
(77°F)		24°C
(75°F)		23°C
(73°F)		21°C
(71°F)		21°C
(71°F)		22°C
(71°F)		23°C
(74°F)		24°C
(76°F)		25°C
(77°F)
Mean minimum24°C
(76°F)		25°C
(77°F)		25°C
(77°F)		24°C
(76°F)		23°C
(73°F)		21°C
(71°F)		20°C
(69°F)		20°C
(69°F)		21°C
(69°F)		22°C
(71°F)		23°C
(74°F)		24°C
(76°F)
Minimum24°C
(75°F)		24°C
(76°F)		25°C
(76°F)		24°C
(75°F)		22°C
(72°F)		21°C
(70°F)		20°C
(68°F)		19°C
(67°F)		20°C
(69°F)		21°C
(70°F)		22°C
(72°F)		23°C
(74°F)

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Monthly average precipitation in Sambava, Madagascar

Sambava usually has the most precipitation in January, March and April, with an average of 25 rainy days and 319 mm (12.6 inches) of precipitation per month. The driest months in Sambava are September, October and November. On average, 87 mm (3.4 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.

Monthly average precipitation and precipitation days in Sambava. Generated using Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Data for period from January 2017 to January 2022.
 JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average precipitation mm (inches)232 (9.1)227 (8.9)443 (17.5)282 (11.1)137 (5.4)179 (7.1)179 (7.0)105 (4.1)93 (3.7)81 (3.2)86 (3.4)186 (7.3)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm)232627262424242421212124

Monthly sunshine hours in Sambava, Madagascar

The sunniest months in Sambava are October, November and December, when the sun shines an average of 11 hours 47 minutes a day. Least sunny months in Sambava: January, June and July receive an average of 9 hours 42 minutes of sunshine daily.

Mean monthly sunshine duration, average sunshine hours per day and mean daily daylight hours in Sambava. Generated using Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Data for period from January 2017 to January 2022.
 JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Mean monthly sunshine hours284319323319325300308327331360355369
Mean daily daylight hours12h 50m12h 32m12h 9m11h 45m11h 26m11h 16m11h 21m11h 38m12h 0m12h 24m12h 45m12h 56m

Solar UV radiation in Sambava, Madagascar

Sambava experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in January, February and March, when the maximum UV index can reach values of 16 - 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 Sambava UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for Sambava. Generated using Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Data for period from January 2022 to January 2023.
 JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
UV Index (month maximum)1616161310991113131415