Best time to visit Madagascar

Madagascar is represented here by Antananarivo (-18.9°, 47.5°). The NASA POWER daily series for 2001–2020 gives that city a mild oceanic climate, 2383 mm of rain a year, and a 6.6°C swing between the coolest and warmest monthly averages.

Every city we list in Madagascar falls in a mild oceanic climate.

Climate in Antananarivo

Antananarivo is hottest in December (average 19.8°C) and coolest in July (13.2°C). The wet season runs October–April.

Open the Antananarivo page for the month-by-month table, the temperature–rainfall chart, and the scoring notes.

Best months by region

Antananarivo: typical hottest-month average 19.8°C and about 2383 mm of rain a year. Best-scoring months — Antananarivo (November, December, and January).

Antananarivo in Madagascar

Antananarivo sits at -18.91°, 47.54°. It is a mild oceanic climate. December is the warmest month at 19.8°C (high 24.3°C); July is the coolest at 13.2°C (low 9.0°C). The gap between those monthly averages is 6.6°C.

The wet season runs from October to April. The three highest-scoring months for a visit are November, December, and January. That ranking uses the same 22°C / low-rain / 60% humidity score as the city pages. Population in the GeoNames record is 1,349,501. The wettest month is January (475 mm, 30 days with at least 1 mm); the driest is September (46 mm).