Climate averages 1991–2020
Mahajanga weather
in April.
A hot, moderately wet month: the 4th warmest and the 7th driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
April is a hot month in Mahajanga: daytime highs average 31.9°C and nights cool to about 24.5°C. By daytime temperature it is the 4th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 43 mm of rain on roughly 8 days, which makes April a moderately wet month (the 7th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 11 h 45 min on an average April day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Mamoudzou (347 km away). In April its highs average 28.3°C, 3.6°C cooler than Mahajanga, with 69 mm of rain.
Among the 12 cities listed in Madagascar, Mahajanga ranks 1st of 12 for the warmest April highs and 4th of 12 for the driest April (rainfall, lowest first). The mean April high of those 12 cities is 26.3°C; Mahajanga is 5.6°C warmer than that mean.
From April to May, average highs stay level at 31.8°C, and monthly rainfall falls from 43 mm to 6.4 mm.
The annual picture
April 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
Mahajanga climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 29.7°C24.4°C | 24.4°C | 431 | 28.4 | 12.913 h |
| February | 29.7°C24.4°C | 24.4°C | 315 | 24.2 | 12.613 h |
| March | 30.7°C24.6°C | 24.6°C | 197 | 21.0 | 12.212 h |
| April, selected | 31.9°C24.5°C | 24.5°C | 43 | 8.3 | 11.812 h |
| May | 31.8°C23.3°C | 23.3°C | 6.4 | 1.1 | 11.411 h |
| June | 30.6°C21.6°C | 21.6°C | 0.8 | 0.2 | 11.211 h |
| July | 30.3°C20.7°C | 20.7°C | 1.2 | 0.2 | 11.311 h |
| August | 31.3°C20.9°C | 20.9°C | 1.2 | 0.2 | 11.612 h |
| September | 32.6°C21.9°C | 21.9°C | 2.8 | 0.6 | 12.012 h |
| October | 33.6°C23.6°C | 23.6°C | 17 | 4.3 | 12.412 h |
| November | 32.9°C24.5°C | 24.5°C | 80 | 15.0 | 12.813 h |
| December | 31.2°C24.6°C | 24.6°C | 205 | 23.9 | 13.013 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
April in nearby cities
- Mamoudzou in AprilMayotte · 347 kmHigh 28.3°C · Low 26.3°C · 69 mm rain
- Antananarivo in AprilMadagascar · 378 kmHigh 23.5°C · Low 15.2°C · 32 mm rain
- Imerintsiatosika in AprilMadagascar · 378 kmHigh 23.6°C · Low 14.9°C · 38 mm rain
- Toamasina in AprilMadagascar · 425 kmHigh 26.4°C · Low 22.9°C · 200 mm rain
- Antalaha in AprilMadagascar · 435 kmHigh 27.9°C · Low 23.4°C · 123 mm rain
- Sambava in AprilMadagascar · 444 kmHigh 28.1°C · Low 23.3°C · 199 mm rain
- Antanifotsy in AprilMadagascar · 450 kmHigh 21.8°C · Low 12.8°C · 67 mm rain
- Antsirabe in AprilMadagascar · 468 kmHigh 22.7°C · Low 13.1°C · 73 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 Mahajanga) is explained once on the Mahajanga year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.