Vakinankaratra · MadagascarSummit weather, forecast and climate

Ankaratra

Volcano2,642 m

Elevation2,642 mabove sea level

Prominence–independent height

Isolation0.1 kmto a higher summit

Summit, Jul12°average high

19.35° S, 47.24° EElevation 2,642 mUTC+3 · East Africa Time

From the valley to the top

Freezing level in October: above the summit

iThe mountain

Ankaratra in brief

Ankaratra rises to 2,642 m, Vakinankaratra, Madagascar.

At the summit, November is the mildest month with average highs of 18°, while nights rarely fall below freezing.

The nearest town in the atlas is Ambatolampy, 19 km to the E at 1,586 m.

iiForecast

Temperatures are adjusted to each height; summits are usually colder and windier than the valley forecast suggests.

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iiiSummit climate

Climate normals for the summit area (~1 km grid), station-adjusted

Climate normals for Ankaratra by month
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Average high	18°	17°	17°	16°	14°	12°	12°	13°	16°	17°	18°	18°
Average low	9°	9°	9°	7°	5°	3°	2°	2°	3°	5°	7°	8°
Precipitation	474 mm	369 mm	300 mm	102 mm	42 mm	12 mm	12 mm	17 mm	34 mm	143 mm	252 mm	380 mm
Cloud cover	66%	62%	49%	34%	32%	27%	28%	25%	23%	30%	40%	56%
Daylight	13h 10	12h 44	12h 13	11h 40	11h 13	10h 58	11h 04	11h 27	11h 58	12h 31	13h 01	13h 17
Month score	49	51	55	61	68	66	63	69	79	63	62	55

Average height of the 0 °C level from the summit normals (6.5 °C per km); snow months have a summit mean at or below +1 °C

Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Freezing level	4,700 m	4,700 m	4,650 m	4,400 m	4,100 m	3,750 m	3,650 m	3,800 m	4,100 m	4,400 m	4,550 m	4,650 m
Summit	above 0 °C	above 0 °C	above 0 °C	above 0 °C	above 0 °C	above 0 °C	above 0 °C	above 0 °C	above 0 °C	above 0 °C	above 0 °C	above 0 °C