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Madagascar · Month guide
Madagascar in December
Around 30 °C with 195 mm of rain and 8.1 hours of sun a day.
December is a challenging month for Madagascar overall; regional choices matter most. Around 30 °C with 195 mm of rain and 8.1 hours of sun a day. Use the regional grid below to find where this month works best — national averages hide the swings between coast, highlands, and inland.
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Madagascar · December
What the weather usually does
Madagascar · typical month
- Day / night21 – 30 °CYear range 15 – 30 °C
- Rainfall195 mmYear range 21 – 332 mm
- Sunshine8.1 hr / dayYear range 6.3 – 8.8 hr / day
What’s open · December
Things to do in Madagascar in December
Nothing in Madagascar shuts for the season; December runs the full list.
- OpenLemur watching
lemurs are found nowhere else on Earth, and Madagascar has over a hundred species; the parks are reachable all year but the season decides the roads
Opening seasons are checked by hand against the operators and parks themselves, not derived from the climate figures on this page. Last reviewed 2026-08-28. Dates move — confirm before you book.
22 regions · current month
Madagascar, taken apart
- Amoron'i Mania27°C now · 22–28 °C yr
- Androy32°C now · 25–32 °C yr
- Anosy30°C now · 23–30 °C yr
- Antananarivo27°C now · 21–28 °C yr
- Antananarivo29°C now · 25–30 °C yr
- Antananarivo26°C now · 21–27 °C yr
- Antananarivo27°C now · 22–28 °C yr
- Atsimo-Andrefana33°C now · 27–33 °C yr
- Atsimo-Atsinanana28°C now · 22–28 °C yr
- Betsiboka31°C now · 27–32 °C yr
- Boeny33°C now · 31–34 °C yr
- Diana30°C now · 28–30 °C yr
- Haute Matsiatra29°C now · 22–29 °C yr
- Ihorombe29°C now · 22–29 °C yr
- Melaky31°C now · 29–33 °C yr
- Menabe33°C now · 29–34 °C yr
- Sava29°C now · 24–29 °C yr
- Sofia31°C now · 27–31 °C yr
- Toamasina28°C now · 21–28 °C yr
- Toamasina28°C now · 22–29 °C yr
- Toamasina28°C now · 21–28 °C yr
- Vatovavy-Fitovinany29°C now · 22–29 °C yr
Safety · 4 governments
What the governments say about Madagascar
Combined advisory · most-cautious-wins
Exercise increased caution
Highest level across 4 governments · Advisory last changed
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DE
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NL
Level 2Exercise increased caution
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US
Level 2Exercise increased caution
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Climate at a glance · 10-year ERA5
A decade of weather, in one page
— daytime high— overnight low▬ typical range
View data table
| Month | Average daytime high (°C) | Average overnight low (°C) | Typical low | Typical high |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 29.5 | 21.4 | 20.2 | 31.3 |
| February | 29.5 | 21.4 | 20.3 | 31.1 |
| March | 29.2 | 21.1 | 20.0 | 30.6 |
| April | 28.9 | 20.1 | 18.5 | 30.4 |
| May | 27.3 | 17.5 | 15.4 | 29.0 |
| June | 25.6 | 15.7 | 13.7 | 27.5 |
| July | 25.1 | 14.7 | 13.1 | 26.7 |
| August | 26.6 | 15.4 | 13.6 | 28.4 |
| September | 28.3 | 16.8 | 15.0 | 30.4 |
| October | 29.9 | 18.6 | 16.4 | 32.1 |
| November | 30.4 | 20.3 | 18.9 | 32.7 |
| December | 30.3 | 21.1 | 20.0 | 32.6 |
View data table
| Month | Rainfall (mm) |
|---|---|
| January | 332 |
| February | 267 |
| March | 226 |
| April | 75 |
| May | 34 |
| June | 33 |
| July | 28 |
| August | 21 |
| September | 21 |
| October | 41 |
| November | 108 |
| December | 195 |
View data table
| Month | Sunshine hours (hr / day) |
|---|---|
| January | 6.5 |
| February | 6.3 |
| March | 6.4 |
| April | 7.0 |
| May | 7.0 |
| June | 6.5 |
| July | 6.7 |
| August | 7.6 |
| September | 8.4 |
| October | 8.8 |
| November | 8.6 |
| December | 8.1 |
— average▬ typical range
View data table
| Month | Average wind speed (km/h) | Typical low | Typical high |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 8.5 | 5.8 | 14.5 |
| February | 7.9 | 5.7 | 11.6 |
| March | 8.4 | 5.7 | 13.5 |
| April | 8.9 | 5.9 | 12.8 |
| May | 9.5 | 6.6 | 14.0 |
| June | 10.2 | 6.9 | 14.7 |
| July | 10.7 | 7.1 | 15.1 |
| August | 10.5 | 7.4 | 14.9 |
| September | 10.6 | 8.1 | 13.6 |
| October | 10.0 | 7.6 | 13.9 |
| November | 8.8 | 7.0 | 11.5 |
| December | 8.2 | 6.4 | 10.6 |
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