Antanifotsy

City in Madagascar: population, location, elevation, climate and landmarks.

Overview

Antanifotsy is a city in Madagascar, in Vakinankaratra. About 70,626 people live in the city proper, making it the 12th largest city of Madagascar in our atlas.

It lies at 19.65° S, 47.32° E, about 1,571 m (5,154 ft) above sea level, and keeps time on the Indian/Antananarivo time zone. It sits inside the tropics.

Location

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

Climate

Antanifotsy has a temperate oceanic climate (Köppen Cfb). The warmest month is usually Nov, with average highs near 23°C (73°F); the coolest nights come in Jul at about 7°C (45°F). Around 2,781 mm (109 in) of rain and snow falls in a typical year, most of it in Jan.

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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

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