Monday, October 17, 2011

Average Climate and Weather

Ranohira, Madagascar:
Lat: 22.5 S
Long: 45.4 E
Elevation: 2701 ft.


Hello Guys,
This weather station is located in Ranohira, Madagascar. Madagascar is a lovely little land mass located southeast of Africa in the Indian Ocean. Ranohira, mostly covered by soil and a few mountains is located in southern Madagascar about 100 miles from the western coast and about 150 miles from the eastern coast. Below the two graphs will show you the location of Ranohira and the geographical makeup.

Source: http://mapsof.net/map/ranohira

Source: http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/Study/Chameleons/chameleons2.html

On average, the climate of this Madagascar city is typically hot wet summers (November - April), and cold dry winters (May - October). Typically around this time of year Ranohira experiences average temperature highs of about 86 degrees Fahrenheit and lows of about 64.4. This chart below illustrates the average monthly temperatures of Ranohira (measured in degrees Celsius).

Ranohira
The average precipitation for Ranohira is illustrated by this chart:
Ranohira


Source of both photos: http://www.weatheronline.co.uk

As you can see, on average the precipitation during this month is measure to be about 120 mm. From this chart you can also compare the wet seasons (November- April) precipitation to the dry months (May- October).
I can only predict that the closer we get to winter the more and more jealous we will become of Ranohira, because it is nearing its warmest months as we are entering some of our coldest.