Tsaratanana weather in July

In July, Tsaratanana sees average daytime highs of 24°C and overnight lows near 14°C, with 5 mm of rain across 0.7 wet days and about 11.1 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 9th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 24°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 62% of the time in July, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 11 hours at the start of July to 11 h 12 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, July is Tsaratanana's 3rd-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Tsaratanana's year-round climate.

Daytime high
24°
12th warmest
Overnight low
14°
1st coldest
Rainfall
5 mm
0.7 wet days
Daylight
11 h 06 min
6:22 AM – 5:28 PM
Cloud cover
32%
3rd clearest
Wind
17 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
4.62 kWh/m²
Travel score
9.0
out of 10

Temperature in July

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 24°C through the month.

A typical July day in Tsaratanana reaches about 24°C in the afternoon and slips back to 14°C overnight — a 11°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 22°C and 26°C. Set against its neighbours, July runs on par with June and about 1°C cooler than August.

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Tsaratanana weather by month

How July compares with the rest of the year at a glance. July is the 12th-warmest and 9th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan27° / 20°48226.512.93.8
Feb27° / 20°44524.412.63.8
Mar28° / 20°25119.912.14.6
Apr28° / 19°458.211.66.3
May27° / 17°152.611.28.0
Jun25° / 15°30.9118.8
Jul24° / 14°50.711.19.0
Aug25° / 14°20.511.48.9
Sep27° / 15°4111.98.3
Oct29° / 17°315.112.46.4
Nov30° / 19°12511.912.84.9
Dec29° / 20°29421.1134.2

Cloud cover in July

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 62% of the time in July.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 24% of July, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 14%.

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Chance of precipitation in July

Any precipitation

Tsaratanana gets around 5 mm of rain over 0.7 wet days in July. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 2% and peaks near 3% on the wettest days.

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Humidity in July

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of July feels dry — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, July lands in the dry band about 75% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
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270291
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Wind in July

Winds average 17 km/h in July, the windiest month of the year.

Across July, daily wind ranges from about 16 km/h on the calmest days to 17 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
116light breeze
216light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in July

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 hours at the start of July to 11 h 12 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 12 minutes over July. Sunrise moves from 6:22 AM to 6:19 AM, and sunset from 5:23 PM to 5:32 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
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1911.16:225:29
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Solar energy in July

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in July, about 4.62 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.43 kWh/m² to a high of 6.89 kWh/m² in October across the year — July's 4.62 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Planning a trip in July

Hazard calendar for Tsaratanana

In seasonPeak

None of Tsaratanana's seasonal hazards are active in July. The full-year calendar below shows when the rainy season, cyclone risk and dust haze do peak.

Tsaratanana's monsoon runs December–March, when most of the year's rain falls.

Monsoon
Jan
Feb
Mar
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May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is July a good time to visit Tsaratanana?

Our two travel scores rate July for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal).

9.0
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
7.8
Beach & pool
6th-best month of the year

July is one of the better times to visit Tsaratanana for general sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Tsaratanana in July

From July's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.

In July, Tsaratanana sees daytime highs around 24°C and nights near 14°C. Worth packing: light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Tsaratanana in July

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in July peaks around 8 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Tsaratanana peaks around February 10 at about 16 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 19 at about 7 (very high).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — every month of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highExtremeFeb 10UV 16Jun 19UV 7
UV index (midday)Level
Jan16Extreme
Feb16Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr11Extreme
May9Very high
Jun7Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug10Very high
Sep12Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov13Extreme
Dec15Extreme

Air quality in Tsaratanana in July

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where July falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in Tsaratanana is worst in November — around 19 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 4.6× the cleanest month (April, 4 µg/m³).

Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateNov 1418 µg/m³Apr 134 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan5Good
Feb5Good
Mar5Good
Apr4Good
May5Good
Jun6Good
Jul8Good
Aug8Good
Sep8Good
Oct13Moderate
Nov19Moderate
Dec9Good
Location & terrain

Where is Tsaratanana?

Tsaratanana sits at 16.8°S, 47.7°E, 349 m above sea level, in Madagascar. The nearest listed city is Mampikony, 78 km away.

MaevatananaAndilamenaAmbato BoenyAmparafaravolaImerimandrosoMarovoayBoriziny

Topography around Tsaratanana

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Tsaratanana.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Tsaratanana has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 100 m around an average of 353 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 914 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,394 m.

The land around Tsaratanana is covered by grassland (69%) and cropland (21%) within 3 km, grassland (85%) within 16 km, and grassland (93%) within 80 km.

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100 m
16 km
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80 km
1,394 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
July weather nearby: Mampikony 78 km · Maevatanana 89 km · Andilamena 101 km · Ambato Boeny 106 km · Amparafaravola 107 km · Imerimandroso 122 km · Marovoay 132 km · Boriziny 139 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
Church of Jesus Christ in Madagascar/Malagasy Lutheran Church/Anglican Church 34%Roman Catholic 32%none 22%other Christian 8%

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 Tsaratanana (-16.7971°, 47.6516°, elevation 349 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. 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).