Tôlanaro

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

Tolanaro

Tolanaro: No machine-readable author provided. Jrdesmonts assumed (based on copyright claims)., Public domain (Wikimedia Commons)

Overview

Tôlanaro is a city in Madagascar, in Anosy. About 71,258 people live in the city proper, making it the 11th largest city of Madagascar in our atlas.

It lies at 25.03° S, 46.98° E, about 27 m (89 ft) above sea level, and keeps time on the Indian/Antananarivo time zone.

Location

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

Climate

Tôlanaro has a tropical monsoon climate (Köppen Am). The warmest month is usually Dec, with average highs near 28°C (83°F); the coolest nights come in Jul at about 17°C (62°F). Around 1,389 mm (55 in) of rain and snow falls in a typical year, most of it in Mar.

28°23°Jan20028°23°Feb19227°22°Mar20726°21°Apr13524°19°May9723°18°Jun6022°17°Jul5823°17°Aug5125°18°Sep4926°19°Oct7827°20°Nov10628°22°Dec156mm

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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Photo credits
  • Tolanaro: No machine-readable author provided. Jrdesmonts assumed (based on copyright claims)., Public domain (Wikimedia Commons)