Antananarivo has a subtropical highland climate (Köppen Cwb), with Jan highs around 80°F and Jul lows near 51°F, and about 53 inches of rain and snow a year. The landscape: high plateau, dry, golden landscape. A typical home costs about $55k (estimate).
Explore Antananarivo on the mapTempsSummer afternoons 9°F hotter, winter nights 18°F colder.
Rain & snowAbout half the rain (22 in vs 53 in), spread through the year, unlike Antananarivo's summer rains, no snow.
ScenerySame dry, golden landscape from above, both on a high plateau, both well inland.
TempsSummer afternoons 12°F hotter, winter nights 11°F colder.
Rain & snow29% less rain (37 in vs 53 in), spread through the year, unlike Antananarivo's summer rains, no snow.
SceneryMixed greenery where Antananarivo is dry, golden landscape, not the plateau setting of Antananarivo, both well inland, 3,200 ft lower.
TempsSummer afternoons 11°F hotter, winter nights 3°F colder.
Rain & snowSimilar yearly rain (52 in vs 53 in), falling mostly in summer, like Antananarivo, no snow.
SceneryLush and green where Antananarivo is dry, golden landscape, not the plateau setting of Antananarivo, both well inland, 4,100 ft lower.
TempsSummer afternoons 15°F hotter, winter nights 12°F colder.
Rain & snow38% less rain (33 in vs 53 in), spread through the year, unlike Antananarivo's summer rains, no snow.
SceneryMixed greenery where Antananarivo is dry, golden landscape, not the plateau setting of Antananarivo, both well inland, 3,100 ft lower.
TempsSummer afternoons 13°F hotter, winter nights 8°F colder.
Rain & snowSimilar yearly rain (50 in vs 53 in), spread through the year, unlike Antananarivo's summer rains, no snow.
SceneryMixed greenery where Antananarivo is dry, golden landscape, not the plateau setting of Antananarivo, both well inland, 4,000 ft lower.
TempsSummer afternoons 11°F hotter, winter nights 4°F colder.
Rain & snowSimilar yearly rain (50 in vs 53 in), spread through the year, unlike Antananarivo's summer rains, no snow.
SceneryLush and green where Antananarivo is dry, golden landscape, not the plateau setting of Antananarivo, both well inland, 4,100 ft lower.
| Month | High °F | Low °F | Precip in |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 80° | 63° | 11.9 |
| Feb | 79° | 64° | 10.2 |
| Mar | 79° | 63° | 8.1 |
| Apr | 78° | 61° | 1.9 |
| May | 74° | 57° | 0.6 |
| Jun | 70° | 53° | 0.4 |
| Jul | 69° | 51° | 0.4 |
| Aug | 71° | 52° | 0.4 |
| Sep | 75° | 54° | 0.5 |
| Oct | 79° | 58° | 1.9 |
| Nov | 81° | 61° | 6.0 |
| Dec | 81° | 63° | 10.6 |