Antalaha, Madagascar: population, climate, map and landmarks

Overview

Antalaha is a city in Madagascar, in Sava. About 71,898 people live in the city proper, making it the 10th largest city of Madagascar in our atlas.

It lies at 14.90° S, 50.28° E, about 13 m (43 ft) above sea level, and keeps time on the Indian/Antananarivo time zone. It sits inside the tropics.

Location

Red dot: Antalaha. Green dots: other major cities of Madagascar. Map data: Natural Earth.

Climate

Antalaha has a tropical rainforest climate (Köppen Af). The warmest month is usually Dec, with average highs near 28°C (83°F); the coolest nights come in Aug at about 16°C (60°F). Around 2,183 mm (86 in) of rain and snow falls in a typical year, most of it in Mar.

Bars: average daily high and low (°C) for each month; blue columns and figures: average precipitation (mm). Gridded 2001-2025 averages from NASA POWER, so mountain and coastal spots can differ from local station records.

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Sources

Population, coordinates, elevation, time zone: GeoNames 1071296 (CC BY 4.0)
Wikidata Q570816 (CC0)
Climate: NASA POWER 2001-2025 climatology

Text written by Geographical Effect from these sources.

Photo credits

Antalahas beach (4932556154): Hery Zo Rakotondramanana from Antananarivo, Madagascar, CC BY-SA 2.0 (Wikimedia Commons)