Sunshine Atlas

Morondava weather by month & the best time to visit

Madagascar · beach resort · tropical — wet & dry seasons climate

Morondava, Madagascar
Morondava — photo by Rod Waddington, CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons

The best time to visit Morondava is June — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 99/100), with July and August close behind. Morondava averages about 3,500 hours of sunshine a year. Daytime highs around 30°C / 86°F and roughly 8 mm of rain in June.

When is the best time to visit Morondava?

For sunshine, the best time to visit Morondava is June, then July and August. The dullest month is December (66/100, 143 mm of rain). The full month-by-month picture is in the table below.

How sunny is Morondava?

Morondava is one of the sunniest places on Earth: about 3,500 hours of sunshine a year. June (99/100) is noticeably better than December (66). It ranks #2 of 16 destinations in Madagascar for annual sunshine, above the national median of 3,157 hours. Rain is strongly seasonal here: roughly 69% of the year's 941 mm falls in the three months around January.

Sunshine Score by month

January: 73February: 73March: 77April: 92May: 98June: 9999July: 99August: 99September: 97October: 76November: 72December: 66JFMAMJJASOND
MonthScoreDay highNight lowRainUVSea
January73 31° / 88°F25° / 77°F 307 mm1232° / 90°F
February73 31° / 88°F24° / 75°F 196 mm1232° / 90°F
March77 31° / 88°F24° / 75°F 125 mm1231° / 88°F
April92 31° / 88°F22° / 72°F 44 mm1030° / 86°F
May98 31° / 88°F19° / 66°F 13 mm727° / 81°F
June99 30° / 86°F17° / 63°F 8 mm626° / 79°F
July99 30° / 86°F17° / 63°F 5 mm624° / 75°F
August99 31° / 88°F18° / 64°F 4 mm825° / 77°F
September97 32° / 90°F20° / 68°F 14 mm927° / 81°F
October76 34° / 93°F22° / 72°F 26 mm1128° / 82°F
November72 34° / 93°F24° / 75°F 56 mm1230° / 86°F
December66 33° / 91°F25° / 77°F 143 mm1232° / 90°F

Sea temperature in Morondava by month

The sea off Morondava is warmest in January at around 32°C / 90°F, and coolest in July at 24°C / 75°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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Morondava: questions and answers

What kind of destination is Morondava?

Morondava is a beach resort in Madagascar with a tropical — wet & dry seasons climate — the sea reaches 32°C at its warmest and is swimmable (21°C+) year-round.

How many hours of sunshine does Morondava get a year?

Morondava gets about 3,500 hours of sunshine a year, at its best around June.

When is the best time to visit Morondava?

The sunniest time to visit Morondava is June, when the Sunshine Score peaks at 99/100 (with July and August close behind). Expect daytime highs around 30°C / 86°F.

What is the least sunny month in Morondava?

December is the least sunny month in Morondava, scoring 66/100 with about 143 mm of rain.

What is the sea temperature in Morondava?

The sea in Morondava ranges from about 24°C (July) to 32°C (January). Month-by-month sea temperatures are on this page.

How strong is the sun in Morondava?

The typical midday UV index in Morondava peaks around 12 (extreme) in January, easing to about 6 (high) in June. Month-by-month midday UV values are in the UV column of the table on this page.

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