Climate averages 1991–2020
Mahajanga weather
in June.
A hot, very dry month: the 9th warmest and the driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
June is a hot month in Mahajanga: daytime highs average 30.6°C and nights cool to about 21.6°C. By daytime temperature it is the 9th warmest of the 12 months.
Rain is very rare: less than 1 mm falls in a typical June (the driest month of the year). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 11 h 13 min on an average June day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Mamoudzou (347 km away). In June its highs average 26.4°C, 4.2°C cooler than Mahajanga, with 12 mm of rain.
Among the 12 cities listed in Madagascar, Mahajanga ranks 1st of 12 for the warmest June highs and 1st of 12 for the driest June (rainfall, lowest first). The mean June high of those 12 cities is 23.1°C; Mahajanga is 7.5°C warmer than that mean.
From June to July, average highs fall by 0.4°C to 30.3°C, and monthly rainfall rises from under 1 mm to 1.2 mm.
The annual picture
June 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, selected | 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
June in nearby cities
- Mamoudzou in JuneMayotte · 347 kmHigh 26.4°C · Low 24.7°C · 12 mm rain
- Antananarivo in JuneMadagascar · 378 kmHigh 19.6°C · Low 11.1°C · 4.2 mm rain
- Imerintsiatosika in JuneMadagascar · 378 kmHigh 19.8°C · Low 10.7°C · 3.7 mm rain
- Toamasina in JuneMadagascar · 425 kmHigh 23.3°C · Low 19.9°C · 174 mm rain
- Antalaha in JuneMadagascar · 435 kmHigh 25.1°C · Low 20.7°C · 55 mm rain
- Sambava in JuneMadagascar · 444 kmHigh 25.4°C · Low 20.6°C · 127 mm rain
- Antanifotsy in JuneMadagascar · 450 kmHigh 17.4°C · Low 8.4°C · 8.2 mm rain
- Antsirabe in JuneMadagascar · 468 kmHigh 19.1°C · Low 8.5°C · 6.0 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.