Mahajanga
Madagascar
This port city on Madagascar's northwest coast at the mouth of the Betsiboka River, where the Mozambique Channel meets the shore, Mahajanga has a walkable centre with a dense café and restaurant scene and a concentration of historic churches. One of Madagascar's larger cities, it serves as the capital of the Boeny Region and draws independent travellers as a base for the northwest coast.
- Population260,556
- Nearest water from center 1.9 km1.2 mi
- Nearest mountain from center 11 km6.5 mi
Nearest airports
Climate · monthly averages
J
27°80°
415mm16.2in
F
27°80°
310mm12.2in
M
27°81°
210mm8.3in
A
28°82°
50mm1.9in
M
27°81°
10mm0.3in
J
26°78°
0mm0.1in
J
25°77°
0mm0.1in
A
26°78°
0mm0.1in
S
27°80°
5mm0.1in
O
28°82°
20mm0.8in
N
28°83°
85mm3.4in
D
28°82°
210mm8.2in
Avg temp · total precipitation, 1991–2020 monthly normals · ERA5-Land · methodology ↗