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Monthly climate in Sambava, Madagascar

Last updated: May 6, 2024

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, 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 31°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 maximum 30°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 high 28°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 mean 27°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 low 25°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 minimum 24°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)
Minimum 24°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, 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) 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) 23 26 27 26 24 24 24 24 21 21 21 24

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, 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 284 319 323 319 325 300 308 327 331 360 355 369
Mean daily daylight hours 12h 50m 12h 32m 12h 9m 11h 45m 11h 26m 11h 16m 11h 21m 11h 38m 12h 0m 12h 24m 12h 45m 12h 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, 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 16 13 10 9 9 11 13 13 14 15