Climate and average weather in Morondava
In Morondava, the weather is oppressive, hot, wet, and mostly clear and remarkably steady, with daytime highs holding near hot levels all year. The wettest stretch peaks around January.
Over the course of the year, the temperature in Morondava typically varies from 20°C to 30°C, and is rarely below 18°C or above 32°C. March is the hottest month of the year, while July is the coldest.
Based on the travel score, the best time of year to visit Morondava for warm-weather activities is from early May to late October.
- Hottest
- Mar
- 30°
- Coldest
- Jul
- 20°
- Wettest
- Jan
- 339 mm
- Driest
- Jul
- 1 mm
- Rain / yr
- 943 mm
- 99 wet days
- Daylight
- 10.8–13.2 h
- shortest–longest
- Elevation
- 8 m
- 20.3°S
- Clearest
- Jun
- 8% cloud
Morondava weather by month, at a glance
The whole year in one picture — sky, rain, humidity, temperature and travel score. Click any band to jump to its full chart.
Each stripe is one measure across the whole year, stacked so a single day reads top to bottom. The sky band runs overcast grey on top down to clear blue at the base — more blue means sunnier — followed by the rainfall curve, the humidity band, a temperature strip that tints each stretch of the year by how warm its average high is, and the travel-score line at the foot. Scan straight down any date to read that day across every measure at once; the score climbs highest around early May to late October.
Temperature through the year
Daily average highs and lows in Morondava, from 1991–2020 of climate data. The shaded bands show the range most days fall in — 10th to 90th percentile.
Temperatures in Morondava stay fairly even through the year, without a distinct hot or cool season. The warmest month is March, with an average high of 30°C and low of 26°C; the coolest is July, with an average low of 20°C and high of 27°C.
Days typically run about 5°C warmer than nights, with the widest day–night swing (around 7°C) in July.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°C) | 29 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 30 |
| Avg low (°C) | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 24 | 25 | 26 |
| Avg high (°C) | Avg low (°C) | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 29 | 26 |
| Feb | 30 | 26 |
| Mar | 30 | 26 |
| Apr | 30 | 25 |
| May | 29 | 23 |
| Jun | 27 | 21 |
| Jul | 27 | 20 |
| Aug | 27 | 21 |
| Sep | 28 | 22 |
| Oct | 29 | 24 |
| Nov | 30 | 25 |
| Dec | 30 | 26 |
How hot and cold Morondava really feels
The felt-temperature range through the year — heat index on the day's high (summer humidity), wind chill on the night's low (winter wind). The dashed lines are the plain thermometer; the gap is how much hotter or colder it really feels.
On the hottest afternoons, once humidity is folded in, Morondava feels like about 36°C (around March 21). About 181 days a year carry some heat stress, peaking in March.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feels-like high (°C) | 35 | 35 | 36 | 34 | 30 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 29 | 31 | 33 | 35 |
| Air high (°C) | 29 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 30 |
| Feels-like low (°C) | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 24 | 25 | 26 |
| Air low (°C) | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 24 | 25 | 26 |
| Feels-like high (°C) | Air high (°C) | Feels-like low (°C) | Air low (°C) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 35 | 29 | 26 | 26 |
| Feb | 35 | 30 | 26 | 26 |
| Mar | 36 | 30 | 26 | 26 |
| Apr | 34 | 30 | 25 | 25 |
| May | 30 | 29 | 23 | 23 |
| Jun | 28 | 27 | 21 | 21 |
| Jul | 27 | 27 | 20 | 20 |
| Aug | 27 | 27 | 21 | 21 |
| Sep | 29 | 28 | 22 | 22 |
| Oct | 31 | 29 | 24 | 24 |
| Nov | 33 | 30 | 25 | 25 |
| Dec | 35 | 30 | 26 | 26 |
Average hourly temperature in Morondava
A compact picture of the whole year, hour by hour: each column is a day, each row an hour, and the color is the modeled average temperature. Darker overlays mark night, lighter ones the civil-twilight hours around sunrise and sunset.
Read left to right for the day of the year and top to bottom for the hour of the day; the color is the modeled temperature, cool blues through to hot reds on the same scale as the other charts. A vertical slice is a single day's swing — coolest just before dawn, warmest in the mid-afternoon — while a horizontal slice follows one hour across the seasons. The darker overlay marks night and the lighter one the twilight around sunrise and sunset. Colors run warmest on March afternoons, near 30°C, and coldest before dawn in July, near 20°C.
Morondava weather by month
Every month at a glance. Click a month for its detailed page.
| Month | High / Low (°C) | Rainfall (mm) | Wet days | Daylight (hours) | Travel score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 29° / 26° | 339 | 25.2 | 13.1 | 3.5 |
| Feb | 30° / 26° | 267 | 21.5 | 12.7 | 3.6 |
| Mar | 30° / 26° | 124 | 16.4 | 12.1 | 4.4 |
| Apr | 30° / 25° | 31 | 5.7 | 11.5 | 6.1 |
| May | 29° / 23° | 5 | 1.2 | 11.1 | 7.7 |
| Jun | 27° / 21° | 2 | 0.5 | 10.8 | 8.9 |
| Jul | 27° / 20° | 1 | 0.3 | 10.9 | 9.0 |
| Aug | 27° / 21° | 1 | 0.4 | 11.3 | 9.0 |
| Sep | 28° / 22° | 2 | 0.5 | 11.9 | 8.6 |
| Oct | 29° / 24° | 10 | 2.2 | 12.5 | 7.4 |
| Nov | 30° / 25° | 38 | 7.2 | 13 | 6.0 |
| Dec | 30° / 26° | 125 | 18 | 13.2 | 4.4 |
Chance of rain
How likely it is to rain on a typical day, and how that shifts across the wetter and drier seasons.
Morondava gets about 943 mm of precipitation a year. On a typical day the chance of rain is some rain, but that rises and falls sharply with the seasons.
The wetter season lasts 4.7 months, from around Nov 18 to Apr 8, peaking in January at about 83% chance on a given day. The drier stretch runs the rest of the year, bottoming out around Jul 7.
January is the wettest month by volume, with 339 mm over about 25 wet days; July is the driest, with 1 mm.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rain on a day (%) | 81 | 76 | 54 | 19 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 24 | 58 |
| Rain days | 25 | 22 | 16 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 18 |
| Rain on a day (%) | Rain days | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 81 | 25 |
| Feb | 76 | 22 |
| Mar | 54 | 16 |
| Apr | 19 | 6 |
| May | 4 | 1 |
| Jun | 2 | 1 |
| Jul | 1 | 0 |
| Aug | 1 | 0 |
| Sep | 2 | 1 |
| Oct | 7 | 2 |
| Nov | 24 | 7 |
| Dec | 58 | 18 |
Monthly rainfall
Over a full year, Morondava collects about 943 mm of rain across 99 wet days — roughly 79 mm in an average month.
It doesn’t fall evenly. January is the wettest month with 339 mm, while July is the driest at just 1 mm. The three wettest months alone bring about 77% of the year’s total.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rainfall (mm) | 339 | 267 | 124 | 31 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 38 | 125 |
| Rain days | 25 | 22 | 16 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 18 |
| Rainfall (mm) | Rain days | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 339 | 25 |
| Feb | 267 | 22 |
| Mar | 124 | 16 |
| Apr | 31 | 6 |
| May | 5 | 1 |
| Jun | 2 | 1 |
| Jul | 1 | 0 |
| Aug | 1 | 0 |
| Sep | 2 | 1 |
| Oct | 10 | 2 |
| Nov | 38 | 7 |
| Dec | 125 | 18 |
Clouds and sunshine
How often the daytime sky is clear, partly cloudy or overcast.
In Morondava, the average share of the sky covered by clouds shows significant seasonal variation over the course of the year.
The clearer part of the year begins around April 5 and lasts for 7.5 months, ending around November 19. The clearest month is August, when the sky is clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy 99% of the time on average.
The cloudier part of the year begins around November 20 and lasts for 4.5 months, ending around April 4. The cloudiest month is January, when it is overcast or mostly cloudy 55% of the time.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clearer (%) | 45 | 49 | 71 | 88 | 93 | 98 | 98 | 99 | 98 | 94 | 85 | 67 |
| Cloudier (%) | 55 | 51 | 29 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 15 | 33 |
| Clearer (%) | Cloudier (%) | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 45 | 55 |
| Feb | 49 | 51 |
| Mar | 71 | 29 |
| Apr | 88 | 12 |
| May | 93 | 7 |
| Jun | 98 | 2 |
| Jul | 98 | 2 |
| Aug | 99 | 1 |
| Sep | 98 | 2 |
| Oct | 94 | 6 |
| Nov | 85 | 15 |
| Dec | 67 | 33 |
Daylight, sunrise and sunset
Hours of daylight through the year, with sunrise and sunset times.
The gold band is daylight — sunrise runs along its lower edge, sunset along the upper — so it widens toward summer and pinches toward winter, with night the dark area above and below. The longest day, around January 1, brings about 13 h 12 min of light; the shortest, around June 3, only 10 h 48 min — a swing of roughly 2 h 24 min.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daylight (h) | 13.1 | 12.7 | 12.1 | 11.5 | 11.1 | 10.8 | 10.9 | 11.3 | 11.9 | 12.5 | 13.0 | 13.2 |
| Sunrise (AM) | 5:39 | 5:57 | 6:08 | 6:17 | 6:28 | 6:40 | 6:42 | 6:28 | 6:00 | 5:34 | 5:19 | 5:22 |
| Sunset (PM) | 6:45 | 6:38 | 6:17 | 5:49 | 5:30 | 5:26 | 5:35 | 5:46 | 5:54 | 6:02 | 6:17 | 6:36 |
| Daylight (h) | Sunrise (AM) | Sunset (PM) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 13.1 | 5:39 | 6:45 |
| Feb | 12.7 | 5:57 | 6:38 |
| Mar | 12.1 | 6:08 | 6:17 |
| Apr | 11.5 | 6:17 | 5:49 |
| May | 11.1 | 6:28 | 5:30 |
| Jun | 10.8 | 6:40 | 5:26 |
| Jul | 10.9 | 6:42 | 5:35 |
| Aug | 11.3 | 6:28 | 5:46 |
| Sep | 11.9 | 6:00 | 5:54 |
| Oct | 12.5 | 5:34 | 6:02 |
| Nov | 13.0 | 5:19 | 6:17 |
| Dec | 13.2 | 5:22 | 6:36 |
Sunny days
How many genuinely sunny days each month brings — days the sky stays clear or mostly clear — banded into plain-language zones.
Morondava averages about 22 sunny days a month — counting the days the sky stays clear or mostly clear — with a clear seasonal swing between 8 and 29 days.
The sunnier stretch runs 7.4 months, from around Apr 6 to Nov 17. The sunniest month is September, with roughly 29 sunny days (brilliant).
The greyest month is January, down near 9 sunny days — about 70% fewer than the September peak.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sunny days | 9 | 9 | 18 | 24 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 22 | 15 |
| Sky | Mixed | Mixed | Bright | Brilliant | Brilliant | Brilliant | Brilliant | Brilliant | Brilliant | Brilliant | Bright | Mixed |
| Sunny days | Sky | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 9 | Mixed |
| Feb | 9 | Mixed |
| Mar | 18 | Bright |
| Apr | 24 | Brilliant |
| May | 27 | Brilliant |
| Jun | 28 | Brilliant |
| Jul | 29 | Brilliant |
| Aug | 29 | Brilliant |
| Sep | 28 | Brilliant |
| Oct | 27 | Brilliant |
| Nov | 22 | Bright |
| Dec | 15 | Mixed |
Humidity comfort
Share of days at each humidity comfort level, based on the dew point — the measure that tracks how muggy it actually feels.
Humidity comfort is graded by the dew point — the temperature at which the air would be fully saturated — because it tracks how muggy it actually feels far better than relative humidity does. A low dew point feels dry and crisp; a high one feels sticky and oppressive no matter the reading on a humidity gauge.
In Morondava, how humid it feels changes dramatically over the year.
The more humid part of the year lasts 8.4 months, from around September 10 to May 23. The muggiest month is January, when the air feels humid, muggy or worse about 100% of the time.
The most comfortable stretch runs from around May 24 to September 9, and July is the most comfortable month — the air is dry or comfortable 36% of the time.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dry (%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Comfortable (%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 21 | 29 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Humid (%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 20 | 40 | 47 | 39 | 18 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| Muggy (%) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 19 | 49 | 32 | 17 | 43 | 55 | 33 | 12 | 4 |
| Oppressive (%) | 33 | 29 | 34 | 56 | 26 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 22 | 60 | 71 | 53 |
| Miserable (%) | 66 | 71 | 65 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 42 |
| Dry (%) | Comfortable (%) | Humid (%) | Muggy (%) | Oppressive (%) | Miserable (%) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 33 | 66 |
| Feb | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 71 |
| Mar | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 34 | 65 |
| Apr | 0 | 0 | 3 | 19 | 56 | 21 |
| May | 0 | 5 | 20 | 49 | 26 | 0 |
| Jun | 4 | 21 | 40 | 32 | 2 | 0 |
| Jul | 7 | 29 | 47 | 17 | 0 | 0 |
| Aug | 2 | 14 | 39 | 43 | 1 | 0 |
| Sep | 1 | 4 | 18 | 55 | 22 | 0 |
| Oct | 0 | 1 | 5 | 33 | 60 | 1 |
| Nov | 0 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 71 | 16 |
| Dec | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 53 | 42 |
Wind
Average wind speed through the year, banded into plain-language speed zones so a number reads as 'breezy' or 'calm' without knowing the scale.
This is the average sustained wind speed at the standard 10 metres above open ground — the steady flow a weather station reports, not the sharper gusts that come and go, which can run half again as fast. It's the number that says whether a place is generally breezy or calm.
Across the year, average wind speed in Morondava is typically light breeze, near 12 km/h, and varies little with the seasons.
The windier part of the year lasts 6.3 months, from around May 13 to Nov 19. The windiest month is July, averaging about 14 km/h (light breeze).
The calmer part of the year runs from around Nov 20 to May 12, with March the calmest month at about 10 km/h.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wind speed (km/h) | 12 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 |
| Feels | calm | calm | calm | calm | light breeze | light breeze | light breeze | light breeze | light breeze | light breeze | light breeze | calm |
| Wind speed (km/h) | Feels | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 12 | calm |
| Feb | 11 | calm |
| Mar | 10 | calm |
| Apr | 11 | calm |
| May | 12 | light breeze |
| Jun | 13 | light breeze |
| Jul | 14 | light breeze |
| Aug | 13 | light breeze |
| Sep | 13 | light breeze |
| Oct | 13 | light breeze |
| Nov | 12 | light breeze |
| Dec | 11 | calm |
Hazard calendar for Morondava
When the seasonal hazards worth planning around — the rainy season, tropical-cyclone risk and dust haze — are active through the year.
Morondava sits in the South Indian Ocean cyclone belt; the season peaks January–March.
Morondava's monsoon runs January–February, when most of the year's rain falls.
Best time to visit Morondava
To characterize how pleasant the weather is in Morondava throughout the year, we compute two travel scores — one for general sightseeing, one for beach and pool weather.
Around mid October, Morondava is still near the tail of its best-weather window — great conditions with the peak-season crowds already thinning.
Inferred from the travel-score curve; month-by-month visitor numbers are a planned addition.
The travel score favors clear, rainless days with daytime highs between 18°C and 28°C. Based on this score, the best time of year to visit Morondava for general outdoor tourist activities is from early May to late October, with a peak score in the last week of June.
The travel score (filled area), and its constituents: the temperature score (red line), the cloud cover score (blue line), and the precipitation score (green line).
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Travel score (0–10) | 3.5 | 3.6 | 4.5 | 6.1 | 7.7 | 8.9 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 8.6 | 7.4 | 6.0 | 4.4 |
| Rating | poor | fair | fair | good | ideal | ideal | ideal | ideal | ideal | good | good | fair |
| Travel score (0–10) | Rating | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 3.5 | poor |
| Feb | 3.6 | fair |
| Mar | 4.5 | fair |
| Apr | 6.1 | good |
| May | 7.7 | ideal |
| Jun | 8.9 | ideal |
| Jul | 9.0 | ideal |
| Aug | 9.0 | ideal |
| Sep | 8.6 | ideal |
| Oct | 7.4 | good |
| Nov | 6.0 | good |
| Dec | 4.4 | fair |
The beach/pool score favors clear, rainless days with daytime highs between 24°C and 34°C. Based on this score, the best time of year to visit Morondava for hot-weather activities is from early April to late November, with a peak score in the first week of May.
The beach/pool score (filled area), and its constituents: the temperature score (red line), the cloud cover score (blue line), and the precipitation score (green line).
What to pack for Morondava, by month
Month by month, what's worth putting in the bag — from the temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind. Tap a month for a quick packing note.
Morondava packs about the same all year — highs hold near 30°C. Across the year the things worth having are light clothes, rain gear and sun protection.
In March, Morondava sees daytime highs around 30°C and nights near 26°C. Pack light clothes, rain gear and sun protection. About 16 days see rain.
Sea temperature near Morondava
Average ocean temperature at the nearest coast, month by month, banded into swim-comfort zones — the other half of the beach question.
The sea at the nearest coast (about 19 km away) is warmest in March at about 30°C and coldest in July near 25°C.
The water stays above 20°C all year — warm enough for a swim any month.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sea temperature (°C) | 30 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 29 | 30 |
| Comfort | Tropical | Tropical | Tropical | Tropical | Warm | Warm | Warm | Warm | Warm | Warm | Tropical | Tropical |
| Sea temperature (°C) | Comfort | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 30 | Tropical |
| Feb | 30 | Tropical |
| Mar | 30 | Tropical |
| Apr | 29 | Tropical |
| May | 27 | Warm |
| Jun | 26 | Warm |
| Jul | 25 | Warm |
| Aug | 25 | Warm |
| Sep | 26 | Warm |
| Oct | 27 | Warm |
| Nov | 29 | Tropical |
| Dec | 30 | Tropical |
UV index (midday) in Morondava by month
Clear-sky midday UV index through the year, shaded by the WHO exposure levels — how much sun protection each month calls for.
Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Morondava peaks around February 10 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 17 at about 6 (high).
The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — every month of the year.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UV index (midday) | 14 | 15 | 13 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 |
| Level | Extreme | Extreme | Extreme | Extreme | Very high | High | High | Very high | Very high | Extreme | Extreme | Extreme |
| UV index (midday) | Level | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 14 | Extreme |
| Feb | 15 | Extreme |
| Mar | 13 | Extreme |
| Apr | 10 | Extreme |
| May | 7 | Very high |
| Jun | 6 | High |
| Jul | 7 | High |
| Aug | 8 | Very high |
| Sep | 10 | Very high |
| Oct | 11 | Extreme |
| Nov | 12 | Extreme |
| Dec | 13 | Extreme |
Average hourly UV index in Morondava
Modeled clear-sky UV for every hour of every day — when in the day sun protection actually matters.
The whole year hour by hour: each column is a day, each row an hour, and the color is the modeled clear-sky UV index — the midday peak scaled down as the sun sits lower in the sky. Darker overlays mark night, lighter ones the civil-twilight hours around sunrise and sunset.
UV falls off far faster than brightness as the sun drops, so even in February the burn window is concentrated in the middle of the day: about 8.5 hours a day reach index 3 (protection recommended), and 7 hours reach 6 or more. Mornings and late afternoons stay comparatively gentle year round.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UV ≥ 3 (h/day) | 9 | 8.5 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5.5 | 6 | 6.5 | 7.5 | 8 | 8.5 | 9 |
| UV ≥ 6 (h/day) | 7 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 1.5 | 2.5 | 3.5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 7 |
| UV ≥ 3 (h/day) | UV ≥ 6 (h/day) | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 9 | 7 |
| Feb | 8.5 | 7 |
| Mar | 8 | 6 |
| Apr | 7 | 5 |
| May | 6 | 3 |
| Jun | 5.5 | 1.5 |
| Jul | 6 | 2.5 |
| Aug | 6.5 | 3.5 |
| Sep | 7.5 | 5 |
| Oct | 8 | 6 |
| Nov | 8.5 | 6 |
| Dec | 9 | 7 |
Air quality in Morondava by month
Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see which months the air is worst, not just the yearly average.
Air quality in Morondava is worst in October — around 21 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 4.9× the cleanest month (March, 4 µg/m³).
Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PM2.5 (µg/m³) | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 13 | 14 | 21 | 16 | 6 |
| Level | Good | Good | Good | Good | Good | Good | Good | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Good |
| PM2.5 (µg/m³) | Level | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 5 | Good |
| Feb | 5 | Good |
| Mar | 4 | Good |
| Apr | 5 | Good |
| May | 8 | Good |
| Jun | 7 | Good |
| Jul | 9 | Good |
| Aug | 13 | Moderate |
| Sep | 14 | Moderate |
| Oct | 21 | Moderate |
| Nov | 16 | Moderate |
| Dec | 6 | Good |
Growing season
Morondava is frost-free year round — even the coldest nights rarely reach freezing, so there is no start or end to the growing season.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frost-free chance (%) | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 |
| Frost nights | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Frost-free chance (%) | Frost nights | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 100 | 0 |
| Feb | 100 | 0 |
| Mar | 100 | 0 |
| Apr | 100 | 0 |
| May | 100 | 0 |
| Jun | 100 | 0 |
| Jul | 100 | 0 |
| Aug | 100 | 0 |
| Sep | 100 | 0 |
| Oct | 100 | 0 |
| Nov | 100 | 0 |
| Dec | 100 | 0 |
Growing degree days
Growing degree days tally heat above 10°C: each day adds however many degrees its average temperature runs over that threshold, and cold days add nothing. Morondava banks about 5,861 degree days a year, and the running total — which growers use to time plantings and predict maturity — climbs fastest around March.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Growing degree days (°C·days) | 543 | 493 | 554 | 516 | 481 | 420 | 416 | 427 | 447 | 500 | 517 | 547 |
| Growing degree days (°C·days) | |
|---|---|
| Jan | 543 |
| Feb | 493 |
| Mar | 554 |
| Apr | 516 |
| May | 481 |
| Jun | 420 |
| Jul | 416 |
| Aug | 427 |
| Sep | 447 |
| Oct | 500 |
| Nov | 517 |
| Dec | 547 |
Solar energy
Average daily shortwave solar energy reaching the ground, banded into brightness zones so the number means something at a glance.
Solar energy is how much sunlight actually reaches the ground each day, measured in kilowatt-hours per square metre (kWh/m²) — the combined effect of how long the sun is up, how high it climbs, and how much cloud gets in the way. It's the raw fuel a solar panel has to work with: for scale, 1 kWh/m² a day is dim and wintry, while 7+ is desert-bright.
Morondava receives about 5.9 kWh/m² a day of solar energy on average — bright — with a clear seasonal swing between 4.4 and 7.3 kWh/m².
The brighter stretch of the year lasts 6.9 months, from around Sep 3 to Mar 30. The brightest month is November, averaging about 7.3 kWh/m² (intense).
The dimmest month is June, down near 4.5 kWh/m² — roughly 39% less than the November peak.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Solar energy (kWh/m²) | 6.0 | 6.1 | 6.1 | 5.6 | 4.9 | 4.5 | 4.7 | 5.3 | 6.3 | 7.0 | 7.3 | 7.0 |
| Level | Intense | Intense | Intense | Bright | Bright | Bright | Bright | Bright | Intense | Intense | Intense | Intense |
| Solar energy (kWh/m²) | Level | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 6.0 | Intense |
| Feb | 6.1 | Intense |
| Mar | 6.1 | Intense |
| Apr | 5.6 | Bright |
| May | 4.9 | Bright |
| Jun | 4.5 | Bright |
| Jul | 4.7 | Bright |
| Aug | 5.3 | Bright |
| Sep | 6.3 | Intense |
| Oct | 7.0 | Intense |
| Nov | 7.3 | Intense |
| Dec | 7.0 | Intense |
Where is Morondava?
Morondava sits at 20.3°S, 44.3°E, 8 m above sea level, in Madagascar. The nearest listed city is Belo sur Tsiribihina, 70 km away.
Topography around Morondava
How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Morondava.
Within 3 km, the terrain around Morondava has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 16 m around an average of 7 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 35 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 507 m.
The land around Morondava is covered by grassland (38%) and shrubs (23%) within 3 km, water (37%) and shrubs (23%) within 16 km, and water (31%), grassland (24%) and trees (20%) within 80 km.
Madagascar travel facts
- Travel advisory
- Level 2
- Exercise Increased Caution
- Power plugs
- Type C / E
- 220 V · 50 Hz
- Prices
- ≈ 31% of US
- price level, 2025
- GDP per capita
- $599
- 2025
- Happiness
- 4.2 / 10
- World Happiness, 2025
- Safe drinking water
- 22%
- of population, 2024
- Road deaths
- 29.2
- per 100k/yr, 2019
- Income group
- Low
- World Bank
- English
- Low
- EF EPI 457
- Religion
Sources: World Bank, US State Department, World Happiness Report, WHO/UNICEF, EF EPI, CIA World Factbook.
Data sources
Temperature, precipitation, cloud, humidity, wind and solar figures are a 1991–2020 climatology for Morondava (-20.2887°, 44.3178°, elevation 8 m), computed from hourly ERA5 reanalysis — contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Sun figures are astronomical calculations, not observations. City data © GeoNames, CC BY 4.0. Map outlines from Natural Earth (public domain); interactive map © Google. Tropical-cyclone seasons are the published climatological basin seasons (NOAA National Hurricane Center / regional warning centres). Sea temperatures are the NOAA OISST v2.1 1991–2020 monthly climatology (public domain), sampled at the nearest ocean point. UV index is derived from CAMS (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service) clear-sky UV data — contains modified Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Monthly air-quality (PM2.5) seasonality is from the CAMS EAC4 reanalysis (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service), scaled to the WHO annual mean where available. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).