Madagascar has two seasons, a warm, wet season from november to april, and a cooler dry season between May to October. However, different parts of the country have a very different weather.
Avoid visiting eastern Madagascar between January and March because the weather can make road travel very difficult. The dry season is cooler and more pleasant.
The high central part of the country is much drier and cooler. About 1,400 m of rain falls in the rainy season, with some thunerstorms, but the summer is usually sunny and dry, but it can be cold, especially in the mornings, with freezing showers, and it may snow in mountain areas above 2,400m, and even stay there for several days.
The west coast is the driest part of the island. Here, the winter months are pleasant with little rain, cooler temperatures and blue skies. The summers can be extremely hot, especially in the southwest. This part of the country is semi-desert, and only gets around 300 m of rain per year.
Check whether the following are True or False :
(i)The centre of Madagascar is the coldest part.
(ii)The west coast has the best weather in December.
(iii)The wet season is colder than the dry season.
(iv)There is more rain in January than in June.
(v)The wettest part of the island is the east.
(vi)January-March is a good time to visit eastern Madagascar.
(vii)Snow sometimes falls in Madagascar.
(viii)The north-east is hotter than the south-east.
(ix)Madagascar has four seasons: spring, summer, autumn and winter.
(x)It hardly ever rains in central Madagascar.
Answers
★ AnSwEr :
(i) False, the center of the Madgascar is not the hottest part. Madgascar is as much as cold that in winters the road got freeze in the Madgascar.
(ii) True, the west cost has best whether in December. The west coast is the driest part of the island. Here, the winter months mainly december are pleasant with little rain, cooler temperatures and blue skies.
(iii) True, the wet is colder than the dry season as in wet season the roads got freeze whereas in dry season there is a pleasent day.
(iv) True, there is more rain in January then the June. The west coast is the driest part of the island. Here, the winter months are pleasant with little rain, cooler temperatures and blue skies. The summers can be extremely hot, especially in the southwest.
(v) False, The wettest part of the island is not the east. The east coast is hotter. In the rainy season, there are strong winds, and these can use a lot of damage.
(vi) False, January-March is not a good time to visit eastern Madagascar Avoid visiting eastern Madagascar between January and March because the weather can make road travel very difficult. The dry season is cooler and more pleasant.
(vii) True, Snow sometimes falls in the Madscar. agascar between January and March because the weather can make road travel very difficult.
(viii) False, North east is not hotter than south east.The east coast is hotter and with up to 4000 m of rainfall per year. In the rainy season, there are strong winds, and these can use a lot of damage.
(ix) False, Madagascar doesn't has 4 seasons. Madagascar has two seasons, a warm, wet season from november to april, and a cooler dry season between May to October. However, different parts of the country have a very different weather.
(x) False, It hardly ever rains in central Madagascar. About 1,400 m of rain falls in the rainy season, with some thunerstorms, but the summer is usually sunny and dry, but it can be cold, especially in the mornings, with freezing showers, and it may snow in mountain areas above 2,400m, and even stay there for several days.