Sambava weather by month & the best time to visit
🇲🇬 Madagascar · beach resort · tropical rainforest climate
The best time to visit Sambava is September — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 77/100), with October and August close behind. Sambava averages about 2,701 hours of sunshine a year. Daytime highs around 26°C / 79°F and roughly 99 mm of rain in September.
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- Sun hours / year
- 2,701
- Sunniest month
- September
- Peak score
- 77/100
- Rain / year
- 2,250 mm
- Midday UV at peak
- 13 (extreme)
- Sea at warmest
- 30°C / 86°F
- Population
- 89k
- Elevation
- 5 m
When is the best time to visit Sambava?
For sunshine, the best time to visit Sambava is September, then October and August. The dullest month is January (67/100, 306 mm of rain). The full month-by-month picture is in the table below.
How sunny is Sambava?
Sambava gets a lot of sun: around 2,701 hours a year. Conditions barely change through the year — only 10 Sunshine Score points separate September from January. It ranks #13 of 16 destinations in Madagascar for annual sunshine, below the national median of 3,157 hours. The year's 2,250 mm of rain spreads fairly evenly across the months, with no pronounced dry season.
Sunshine Score by month
| Month | Score | Day high | Night low | Rain | UV | Sea |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 67 | 30° / 86°F | 24° / 75°F | 306 mm | 12 | 30° / 86°F |
| February | 67 | 30° / 86°F | 24° / 75°F | 249 mm | 13 | 30° / 86°F |
| March | 67 | 29° / 84°F | 24° / 75°F | 341 mm | 11 | 29° / 84°F |
| April | 67 | 28° / 82°F | 23° / 73°F | 218 mm | 10 | 29° / 84°F |
| May | 67 | 27° / 81°F | 22° / 72°F | 165 mm | 8 | 28° / 82°F |
| June | 67 | 26° / 79°F | 20° / 68°F | 156 mm | 7 | 27° / 81°F |
| July | 70 | 25° / 77°F | 19° / 66°F | 138 mm | 7 | 26° / 79°F |
| August | 73 | 25° / 77°F | 19° / 66°F | 119 mm | 9 | 25° / 77°F |
| September | 77 | 26° / 79°F | 20° / 68°F | 99 mm | 10 | 26° / 79°F |
| October | 76 | 28° / 82°F | 21° / 70°F | 103 mm | 11 | 26° / 79°F |
| November | 70 | 29° / 84°F | 22° / 72°F | 133 mm | 12 | 27° / 81°F |
| December | 67 | 30° / 86°F | 23° / 73°F | 223 mm | 12 | 28° / 82°F |
Sea temperature in Sambava by month
The sea off Sambava is warmest in January at around 30°C / 86°F, and coolest in August at 25°C / 77°F. The water sits at a comfortable 21°C or warmer roughly all year round. Month-by-month sea-surface temperatures are in the Sea column of the table above.
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Nearby places for sunshine
- Dzaoudzi Mayotte · 554 km · best in Aug · 3,007 h sun/yr
- Antananarivo Madagascar · 579 km · best in Sep · 2,966 h sun/yr
- Moroni Comoros · 808 km · best in Aug · 3,029 h sun/yr
- Saint-Denis (Réunion) Réunion · 928 km · best in Jul · 3,187 h sun/yr
- Plaine Magnien Mauritius · 1,050 km · best in Jul · 2,985 h sun/yr
- Victoria (Seychelles) Seychelles · 1,218 km · best in Jul · 2,943 h sun/yr
Nearest destinations
- Maroantsetra Madagascar · 139 km · 2,206 h sun/yr · best in Sep
- Nosy Be Madagascar · 228 km · 3,127 h sun/yr · best in Jul
- Antisiranana Madagascar · 235 km · 2,851 h sun/yr · best in Aug
- Île Sainte-Marie Madagascar · 315 km · 2,398 h sun/yr · best in Sep
- Tsaratanana Madagascar · 388 km · 3,338 h sun/yr · best in Aug
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