Climate averages 1991–2020
Antananarivo weather
in July.
A mild, very dry month: the coolest and the 3rd driest of the year. Meets the pleasant-weather rule
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
July is a mild month in Antananarivo: daytime highs average 18.7°C and nights cool to about 10.0°C. By daytime temperature it is the coolest month of the year.
Expect about 4.6 mm of rain on roughly 1 day, which makes July a very dry month (the 3rd driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 11 h 06 min on an average July day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Imerintsiatosika (24 km away). In July its highs average 19.0°C, about as warm as Antananarivo, with 3.7 mm of rain.
Among the 12 cities listed in Madagascar, Antananarivo ranks 9th of 12 for the warmest July highs and 4th of 12 for the driest July (rainfall, lowest first). The mean July high of those 12 cities is 22.4°C; Antananarivo is 3.7°C cooler than that mean.
From July to August, average highs rise by 1.5°C to 20.2°C, and monthly rainfall falls from 4.6 mm to 3.3 mm.
The annual picture
July in context
Monthly rainfall
Average total · mmAverages from hourly ERA5 reanalysis data. Actual weather varies from year to year. How these numbers are calculated
Every month, side by side
Antananarivo climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 24.6°C16.8°C | 16.8°C | 287 | 22.1 | 13.113 h |
| February | 24.4°C16.8°C | 16.8°C | 252 | 20.1 | 12.713 h |
| March | 24.3°C16.5°C | 16.5°C | 143 | 15.4 | 12.212 h |
| April | 23.5°C15.2°C | 15.2°C | 32 | 7.0 | 11.712 h |
| May | 21.9°C13.3°C | 13.3°C | 12 | 2.4 | 11.211 h |
| June | 19.6°C11.1°C | 11.1°C | 4.2 | 0.7 | 11.011 h |
| July, selected | 18.7°C10.0°C | 10.0°C | 4.6 | 1.0 | 11.111 h |
| August | 20.2°C10.2°C | 10.2°C | 3.3 | 0.7 | 11.511 h |
| September | 22.9°C11.3°C | 11.3°C | 5.1 | 1.1 | 12.012 h |
| October | 25.3°C13.5°C | 13.5°C | 27 | 4.8 | 12.513 h |
| November | 26.2°C15.2°C | 15.2°C | 79 | 10.3 | 13.013 h |
| December | 25.7°C16.4°C | 16.4°C | 181 | 17.5 | 13.213 h |
Rainfall is the average of the 30 separate monthly totals. A rain day is a local calendar day with at least 1 mm of precipitation. Daylight is the calculated sunrise-to-sunset length, not measured sunshine.
Compare places
July in nearby cities
- Imerintsiatosika in JulyMadagascar · 24 kmHigh 19.0°C · Low 9.7°C · 3.7 mm rain
- Antanifotsy in JulyMadagascar · 85 kmHigh 16.6°C · Low 7.4°C · 7.8 mm rain
- Antsirabe in JulyMadagascar · 118 kmHigh 18.4°C · Low 7.6°C · 5.4 mm rain
- Toamasina in JulyMadagascar · 214 kmHigh 22.4°C · Low 18.9°C · 180 mm rain
- Fianarantsoa in JulyMadagascar · 286 kmHigh 17.9°C · Low 10.5°C · 15 mm rain
- Mahajanga in JulyMadagascar · 378 kmHigh 30.3°C · Low 20.7°C · 1.2 mm rain
- Antalaha in JulyMadagascar · 533 kmHigh 24.2°C · Low 19.7°C · 66 mm rain
- Sambava in JulyMadagascar · 588 kmHigh 24.5°C · Low 19.6°C · 137 mm rain
Read the numbers correctly
Climate, not a promise.
These patterns help compare months. They cannot tell you the weather on a specific day of your trip.
Sources, method and limitsHow these numbers are made (what the highs, lows and rain days mean, the sources and the model cell used for Antananarivo) is explained once on the Antananarivo year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.