Climate averages 1991–2020
Mamoudzou weather
in December.
A warm, wet month: the 5th warmest and the 9th driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
December is a warm month in Mamoudzou: daytime highs average 27.9°C and nights cool to about 25.9°C. By daytime temperature it is the 5th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 109 mm of rain on roughly 17 days, which makes December a wet month (the 9th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 12 h 52 min on an average December day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Moroni (246 km away). In December its highs average 30.0°C, 2.0°C warmer than Mamoudzou, with 166 mm of rain.
From December to January, average highs stay level at 28.0°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 109 mm to 238 mm.
The annual picture
December 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
Mamoudzou climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 28.0°C26.0°C | 26.0°C | 238 | 21.7 | 12.813 h |
| February | 28.0°C26.0°C | 26.0°C | 197 | 19.9 | 12.513 h |
| March | 28.2°C26.2°C | 26.2°C | 169 | 20.0 | 12.212 h |
| April | 28.3°C26.3°C | 26.3°C | 69 | 13.0 | 11.812 h |
| May | 27.6°C25.8°C | 25.8°C | 21 | 5.8 | 11.512 h |
| June | 26.4°C24.7°C | 24.7°C | 12 | 2.9 | 11.411 h |
| July | 25.6°C23.8°C | 23.8°C | 10 | 2.5 | 11.411 h |
| August | 25.6°C23.2°C | 23.2°C | 9.6 | 2.1 | 11.712 h |
| September | 26.1°C23.6°C | 23.6°C | 12 | 3.6 | 12.012 h |
| October | 26.9°C24.5°C | 24.5°C | 20 | 5.4 | 12.412 h |
| November | 27.5°C25.4°C | 25.4°C | 40 | 9.0 | 12.713 h |
| December, selected | 27.9°C25.9°C | 25.9°C | 109 | 16.5 | 12.913 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
December in nearby cities
- Moroni in DecemberComoros · 246 kmHigh 30.0°C · Low 25.9°C · 166 mm rain
- Mahajanga in DecemberMadagascar · 347 kmHigh 31.2°C · Low 24.6°C · 205 mm rain
- Antsiranana in DecemberMadagascar · 444 kmHigh 30.4°C · Low 23.8°C · 121 mm rain
- Pemba in DecemberMozambique · 511 kmHigh 30.7°C · Low 24.8°C · 166 mm rain
- Nacala in DecemberMozambique · 529 kmHigh 29.4°C · Low 24.2°C · 114 mm rain
- Sambava in DecemberMadagascar · 559 kmHigh 29.2°C · Low 23.4°C · 179 mm rain
- Antalaha in DecemberMadagascar · 594 kmHigh 28.9°C · Low 23.3°C · 173 mm rain
- Mtwara in DecemberTanzania · 617 kmHigh 29.0°C · Low 25.5°C · 123 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 Mamoudzou) is explained once on the Mamoudzou year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.