Climate · Madagascar

Sainte Marie

Warm all year, wet from December to April and drier in November.

Typical weather, averaged over 30 years16.7°S0 m above the sea
  1. Jan78°26°Rain on about six days a week.
  2. Feb79°26°Rain on about six days a week.
  3. Mar78°26°Rain on almost every day.
  4. Apr76°24°Rain on about six days a week.
  5. May74°23°Rain on about six days a week.
  6. Jun71°22°Rain on about six days a week.
  7. Jul69°21°Rain on about six days a week.
  8. Aug69°21°Rain on about six days a week.
  9. Sep70°21°Rain on about six days a week.
  10. Oct72°22°Rain on about six days a week.
  11. Nov75°24°Rain on about five days a week.
  12. Dec78°26°Rain on about six days a week.
Each month: its typical temperature, and dots for wet days a week. Tap a month to open it.The best months

The temperature hardly moves: a typical day sits between 69°F and 79°F all year. Rain comes in two spells, from June to July and from December to April. November is the driest month, with rain on about five days a week. Daylight runs from about 11 hours in June to 13 hours in December.The temperature hardly moves: a typical day sits between 21°C and 26°C all year. Rain comes in two spells, from June to July and from December to April. November is the driest month, with rain on about five days a week. Daylight runs from about 11 hours in June to 13 hours in December.

Where Sainte Marie sits

Indian/Antananarivo

this place
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Latitude
16.7°Ssouthern hemisphere
Above the sea
0 mlow-lying
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Nearest of ours
Antonibe352 km north-west

The land around Sainte Marie, shaded by its typical high in January, the planning map's own layer.The land around Sainte Marie, shaded by its typical high in February, the planning map's own layer.The land around Sainte Marie, shaded by its typical high in March, the planning map's own layer.The land around Sainte Marie, shaded by its typical high in April, the planning map's own layer.The land around Sainte Marie, shaded by its typical high in May, the planning map's own layer.The land around Sainte Marie, shaded by its typical high in June, the planning map's own layer.The land around Sainte Marie, shaded by its typical high in July, the planning map's own layer.The land around Sainte Marie, shaded by its typical high in August, the planning map's own layer.The land around Sainte Marie, shaded by its typical high in September, the planning map's own layer.The land around Sainte Marie, shaded by its typical high in October, the planning map's own layer.The land around Sainte Marie, shaded by its typical high in November, the planning map's own layer.The land around Sainte Marie, shaded by its typical high in December, the planning map's own layer. Hover the map for the figure at that spot; tap it on a phone. Clock times are local, for the 15th.

Through the year

week by week

Temperature

One typical temperature, from 69°F to 79°F through the year.One typical temperature, from 21°C to 26°C through the year.

Chance of a wet day

Wettest in March (93% of days), driest in November (77%).

Cloud cover

Clearest in September (32% cover), cloudiest in January (78%).

Daylight

From 11h 09m in June to 13h 07m in December.

Week by week, lightly smoothed. Shading marks the seasons; the olive line, the best months. Hover or tap a week for its figures.

Month by month

°F°C

Sainte Marie, month by month: the typical high and low, wet days a week, cloud cover and daylight.
MonthTypical temperatureWet days a weekCloudDaylight
JanuaryWarm season
78°26°
6 days78%13h 00m
FebruaryWarm season
79°26°
6 days75%12h 40m
MarchWarm season
78°26°
7 days70%12h 13m
AprilWarm season
76°24°
6 days56%11h 44m
May
74°23°
6 days40%11h 20m
JuneCool season
71°22°
6 days36%11h 09m
JulyCool season
69°21°
6 days37%11h 14m
AugustCool season
69°21°
6 days35%11h 35m
SeptemberCool seasonAt its best
70°21°
6 days32%12h 02m
OctoberAt its best
72°22°
6 days33%12h 31m
NovemberAt its best
75°24°
5 days46%12h 55m
DecemberWarm seasonAt its best
78°26°
6 days64%13h 07m

When is the best time to visit Sainte Marie?


The best months are September to December: around 74°F day and night, and rain on about six days a week.The best months are September to December: around 23°C day and night, and rain on about six days a week.

How we judge it: every month is scored on how close its typical high comes to the range from 70°F to 80°F, how mild its nights are, and how rarely it rains. The best months are the run of months that scores best.How we judge it: every month is scored on how close its typical high comes to the range from 21°C to 27°C, how mild its nights are, and how rarely it rains. The best months are the run of months that scores best.

Questions


What is the warmest month in Sainte Marie?

February, around 79°F day and night. The temperature changes little through the year.February, around 26°C day and night. The temperature changes little through the year.

When does it rain most in Sainte Marie?

March, with rain on almost every day. November is the driest, with rain on about five days a week.

How long are the days in Sainte Marie?

From about 11 hours in June to 13 hours in December.

When are the skies clearest in Sainte Marie?

September, when cloud covers about 32% of the sky on average. January is the cloudiest, at about 78%.

Places with a year like Sainte Marie's

by their highs, lows and wet days

Their highs, lows, wet days and cloud run closest to Sainte Marie's through the year, one place a country. “Six months apart”: their winter is Sainte Marie's summer.

Elsewhere in Madagascar

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Typical weather, averaged over 30 years (1995–2024). Sainte Marie sits on a grid square that is mostly sea, where the data hold only a daily average, so the page shows one typical temperature, not a high and a low. Daylight is calculated from latitude. Charts are lightly smoothed week to week; the figures in the table are not. Source: Copernicus ERA5-Land reanalysis; cloud cover from NASA's MERRA-2 reanalysis, on a coarser grid of about 50 km. Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026; neither the European Commission nor ECMWF is responsible for any use of it. These are averages, not a forecast.

Daylight is calculated from latitude. Charts are lightly smoothed week to week; the figures in the table are not.

Source: Copernicus ERA5-Land reanalysis; cloud cover from NASA's MERRA-2 reanalysis, on a coarser grid of about 50 km. Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026; neither the European Commission nor ECMWF is responsible for any use of it. These are averages, not a forecast.