Tôlanaro weather by month & the best time to visit
🇲🇬 Madagascar · beach resort · tropical monsoon climate
The best time to visit Tôlanaro is August — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 89/100), with September and July close behind. Tôlanaro averages about 3,215 hours of sunshine a year. Daytime highs around 24°C / 75°F and roughly 51 mm of rain in August.
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- Sun hours / year
- 3,215
- Sunniest month
- August
- Peak score
- 89/100
- Rain / year
- 1,390 mm
- Midday UV at peak
- 13 (extreme)
- Sea at warmest
- 26°C / 79°F
- Population
- 71k
- Elevation
- 8 m
When is the best time to visit Tôlanaro?
For sunshine, the best time to visit Tôlanaro is August, then September and July. The dullest month is January (71/100, 200 mm of rain). The full month-by-month picture is in the table below.
How sunny is Tôlanaro?
Tôlanaro is one of the sunniest places on Earth: about 3,215 hours of sunshine a year. August (89/100) is noticeably better than January (71). It ranks #6 of 16 destinations in Madagascar for annual sunshine, above the national median of 3,157 hours. Rain has a clear season: the wettest stretch, around February, carries about 43% of the annual 1,390 mm.
Sunshine Score by month
| Month | Score | Day high | Night low | Rain | UV | Sea |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 71 | 29° / 84°F | 24° / 75°F | 200 mm | 13 | 26° / 79°F |
| February | 71 | 29° / 84°F | 24° / 75°F | 192 mm | 12 | 25° / 77°F |
| March | 71 | 28° / 82°F | 24° / 75°F | 207 mm | 10 | 26° / 79°F |
| April | 73 | 27° / 81°F | 22° / 72°F | 135 mm | 8 | 24° / 75°F |
| May | 80 | 25° / 77°F | 20° / 68°F | 97 mm | 6 | 23° / 73°F |
| June | 87 | 24° / 75°F | 19° / 66°F | 60 mm | 5 | 23° / 73°F |
| July | 88 | 23° / 73°F | 18° / 64°F | 58 mm | 5 | 23° / 73°F |
| August | 89 | 24° / 75°F | 18° / 64°F | 51 mm | 6 | 23° / 73°F |
| September | 89 | 26° / 79°F | 19° / 66°F | 49 mm | 8 | 24° / 75°F |
| October | 84 | 28° / 82°F | 20° / 68°F | 78 mm | 9 | 24° / 75°F |
| November | 79 | 29° / 84°F | 22° / 72°F | 107 mm | 11 | 25° / 77°F |
| December | 71 | 30° / 86°F | 23° / 73°F | 156 mm | 12 | 26° / 79°F |
Sea temperature in Tôlanaro by month
The sea off Tôlanaro is warmest in January at around 26°C / 79°F, and coolest in May at 23°C / 73°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 · 696 km · best in Sep · 2,966 h sun/yr
- Saint-Denis (Réunion) Réunion · 990 km · best in Jul · 3,187 h sun/yr
- Plaine Magnien Mauritius · 1,213 km · best in Jul · 2,985 h sun/yr
- Dzaoudzi Mayotte · 1,371 km · best in Aug · 3,007 h sun/yr
- Maputo Mozambique · 1,446 km · best in Jul · 2,689 h sun/yr
- Moroni Comoros · 1,551 km · best in Aug · 3,029 h sun/yr
Nearest destinations
- Toliara Madagascar · 375 km · 3,677 h sun/yr · best in Jul
- Mananjary Madagascar · 450 km · 2,716 h sun/yr · best in Sep
- Morondava Madagascar · 594 km · 3,500 h sun/yr · best in Jun
- Toamasina Madagascar · 810 km · 2,588 h sun/yr · best in Sep
- Tambohorano Madagascar · 896 km · 3,434 h sun/yr · best in Jun
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