Climate averages 1991–2020
Mahajanga weather
in July.
A hot, very dry month: the 10th warmest and the joint 2nd driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
July is a hot month in Mahajanga: daytime highs average 30.3°C and nights cool to about 20.7°C. By daytime temperature it is the 10th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 1.2 mm of rain on fewer than one day, which makes July a very dry month (the joint 2nd driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 11 h 17 min on an average July day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Mamoudzou (347 km away). In July its highs average 25.6°C, 4.6°C cooler than Mahajanga, with 10 mm of rain.
Among the 12 cities listed in Madagascar, Mahajanga ranks 1st of 12 for the warmest July highs and 1st of 12 for the driest July (rainfall, lowest first). The mean July high of those 12 cities is 22.4°C; Mahajanga is 7.9°C warmer than that mean.
From July to August, average highs rise by 1.0°C to 31.3°C, and monthly rainfall stays at 1.2 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
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 | 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, selected | 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
July in nearby cities
- Mamoudzou in JulyMayotte · 347 kmHigh 25.6°C · Low 23.8°C · 10 mm rain
- Antananarivo in JulyMadagascar · 378 kmHigh 18.7°C · Low 10.0°C · 4.6 mm rain
- Imerintsiatosika in JulyMadagascar · 378 kmHigh 19.0°C · Low 9.7°C · 3.7 mm rain
- Toamasina in JulyMadagascar · 425 kmHigh 22.4°C · Low 18.9°C · 180 mm rain
- Antalaha in JulyMadagascar · 435 kmHigh 24.2°C · Low 19.7°C · 66 mm rain
- Sambava in JulyMadagascar · 444 kmHigh 24.5°C · Low 19.6°C · 137 mm rain
- Antanifotsy in JulyMadagascar · 450 kmHigh 16.6°C · Low 7.4°C · 7.8 mm rain
- Antsirabe in JulyMadagascar · 468 kmHigh 18.4°C · Low 7.6°C · 5.4 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.