Toamasina weather by month & the best time to visit
🇲🇬 Madagascar · beach resort · tropical rainforest climate
The best time to visit Toamasina is September — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 83/100), with October and August close behind. Toamasina averages about 2,588 hours of sunshine a year. Daytime highs around 25°C / 77°F and roughly 60 mm of rain in September.
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- Sun hours / year
- 2,588
- Sunniest month
- September
- Peak score
- 83/100
- Rain / year
- 1,951 mm
- Midday UV at peak
- 12 (extreme)
- Sea at warmest
- 29°C / 84°F
- Population
- 345k
- Elevation
- 6 m
When is the best time to visit Toamasina?
For sunshine, the best time to visit Toamasina is September, then October and August. The dullest month is January (67/100, 308 mm of rain). The full month-by-month picture is in the table below.
How sunny is Toamasina?
Toamasina gets a lot of sun: around 2,588 hours a year. September (83/100) is noticeably better than January (67). It ranks #14 of 16 destinations in Madagascar for annual sunshine, below the national median of 3,157 hours. Rain has a clear season: the wettest stretch, around February, carries about 45% of the annual 1,951 mm.
Sunshine Score by month
| Month | Score | Day high | Night low | Rain | UV | Sea |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 67 | 29° / 84°F | 25° / 77°F | 308 mm | 12 | 29° / 84°F |
| February | 67 | 29° / 84°F | 25° / 77°F | 264 mm | 12 | 29° / 84°F |
| March | 67 | 28° / 82°F | 25° / 77°F | 306 mm | 11 | 29° / 84°F |
| April | 67 | 27° / 81°F | 24° / 75°F | 179 mm | 9 | 28° / 82°F |
| May | 69 | 26° / 79°F | 23° / 73°F | 138 mm | 7 | 27° / 81°F |
| June | 71 | 25° / 77°F | 22° / 72°F | 125 mm | 6 | 26° / 79°F |
| July | 71 | 24° / 75°F | 21° / 70°F | 125 mm | 6 | 25° / 77°F |
| August | 79 | 24° / 75°F | 20° / 68°F | 80 mm | 7 | 25° / 77°F |
| September | 83 | 25° / 77°F | 21° / 70°F | 60 mm | 9 | 26° / 79°F |
| October | 81 | 26° / 79°F | 22° / 72°F | 69 mm | 10 | 26° / 79°F |
| November | 77 | 27° / 81°F | 23° / 73°F | 96 mm | 11 | 28° / 82°F |
| December | 67 | 29° / 84°F | 25° / 77°F | 201 mm | 12 | 29° / 84°F |
Sea temperature in Toamasina by month
The sea off Toamasina is warmest in January at around 29°C / 84°F, and coolest in July 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
- Antananarivo Madagascar · 216 km · best in Sep · 2,966 h sun/yr
- Saint-Denis (Réunion) Réunion · 712 km · best in Jul · 3,187 h sun/yr
- Dzaoudzi Mayotte · 736 km · best in Aug · 3,007 h sun/yr
- Plaine Magnien Mauritius · 907 km · best in Jul · 2,985 h sun/yr
- Moroni Comoros · 984 km · best in Aug · 3,029 h sun/yr
- Victoria (Seychelles) Seychelles · 1,636 km · best in Jul · 2,943 h sun/yr
Nearest destinations
- Île Sainte-Marie Madagascar · 122 km · 2,398 h sun/yr · best in Sep
- Tsaratanana Madagascar · 242 km · 3,338 h sun/yr · best in Aug
- Maroantsetra Madagascar · 299 km · 2,206 h sun/yr · best in Sep
- Mananjary Madagascar · 360 km · 2,716 h sun/yr · best in Sep
- Mahajanga Madagascar · 423 km · 3,261 h sun/yr · best in Jun
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