The climate of Toamasina (Madagascar)
Toamasina is a large port in the northeastern part of Madagascar.
During French colonial times the city was known as Tamatave. Nowadays
Toamasina is the most important port of the country that is directly
connected with the capital Antananarivo by railway. The city is
located in the province of Atsinanana of which it also is the capital.
The city has its own university. The city is not very popular among
tourists because the largest part of the city consists of slums and
the sea water is too polluted to swim in. The tourists that do travel
here come to enjoy the colorful local markets. Toamasina has a
tropical rainforest climate with extremely high precipitation figures
all year round. During some months more than 500 millimeters of
precipitation can be recorded. High temperatures in combination with
high precipitation figures cause humidity figures to be high as well.
The southeasterly trade wind strongly influences the climate in
Toamasina. During the first few months of the year there is a risk of
tropical storms and hurricanes.
Climate information
The figures below are based on long term weather and climate records.
They are an average for Toamasina.
average maximum
temperature (°C)
average
minimum
temperature (°C)
average
hours of sunshine
per day
average days with
precipitation
per month
average
mm precipitation
per month
average
sea
temperature (°C)
January
30
22
7
27
28
February
30
23
7
24
28
March
30
22
6
28
28
April
29
21
7
22
28
May
27
18
6
21
27
June
26
17
6
21
26
July
25
17
5
26
25
August
25
17
6
24
24
September
26
17
7
19
24
October
27
19
8
17
25
November
28
20
8
20
26
December
30
22
7
24
27
= 0-5 mm ●
= 6-30 mm ●
= 31-60 mm ●
= 61-100 mm ●
= 101-200 mm ●
=
over 200 mm = 0-0.2 inches ● = 0.2-1.2 inches ● = 1.2-2.4 inches ● = 2.5-4 inches ● = 4.1-8 inches ● = over 8 inches
More climate information
Climate figures are very useful but don’t present a general impression
of the climate and the eventual weather circumstances within a certain
period. The figures don’t always reflect the chance of wintry weather,
extreme heat or hurricanes. That is why we offer useful extra climate
information for each month of the year:
Disclaimer
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= 0-5 mm ●
= 6-30 mm ●
= 31-60 mm ●
= 61-100 mm ●
= 101-200 mm ●
=
over 200 mm
