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Best time to visit Madagascar

In Antananarivo: May to September — the months averaging 18–27 °C by day. 12 of the twelve months clear that band in Antananarivo, so this is the driest run of 5 in a row.

Madagascar is not one climate. Each reference city below is answered on its own numbers.

Antananarivo

  1. January: 24.9 °C by day, 16.8 °C at night, 310 mm of rain
  2. February: 24.8 °C by day, 16.8 °C at night, 252 mm of rain
  3. March: 24.7 °C by day, 16.5 °C at night, 151 mm of rain
  4. April: 24 °C by day, 15.2 °C at night, 39 mm of rain
  5. May: 22.2 °C by day, 13.3 °C at night, 13 mm of rain, recommended
  6. June: 20 °C by day, 11 °C at night, 6 mm of rain, recommended
  7. July: 19.2 °C by day, 10 °C at night, 5 mm of rain, recommended
  8. August: 20.7 °C by day, 10.3 °C at night, 5 mm of rain, recommended
  9. September: 23.2 °C by day, 11.4 °C at night, 6 mm of rain, recommended
  10. October: 25.7 °C by day, 13.4 °C at night, 30 mm of rain
  11. November: 26.7 °C by day, 15.3 °C at night, 81 mm of rain
  12. December: 26 °C by day, 16.5 °C at night, 202 mm of rain
Warmest
November, 26.7 °C
Coolest
July, 19.2 °C
Driest
July, 5 mm
Wettest
January, 310 mm

Nosy Be

June to September — 18–27 °C by day. No other month of the twelve falls inside that band in Nosy Be.

  1. January: 28.3 °C by day, 24.4 °C at night, 497 mm of rain
  2. February: 28.5 °C by day, 24.5 °C at night, 382 mm of rain
  3. March: 28.8 °C by day, 24.8 °C at night, 309 mm of rain
  4. April: 29 °C by day, 24.9 °C at night, 126 mm of rain
  5. May: 28.3 °C by day, 24.2 °C at night, 53 mm of rain
  6. June: 27 °C by day, 22.9 °C at night, 35 mm of rain, recommended
  7. July: 26.4 °C by day, 22.2 °C at night, 37 mm of rain, recommended
  8. August: 26.5 °C by day, 22 °C at night, 48 mm of rain, recommended
  9. September: 27 °C by day, 22.5 °C at night, 58 mm of rain, recommended
  10. October: 28 °C by day, 23.4 °C at night, 85 mm of rain
  11. November: 28.6 °C by day, 24 °C at night, 153 mm of rain
  12. December: 28.7 °C by day, 24.4 °C at night, 275 mm of rain
Warmest
April, 29 °C
Coolest
July, 26.4 °C
Driest
June, 35 mm
Wettest
January, 497 mm

Toamasina

July to November — 18–27 °C by day. 8 of the twelve months clear that band in Toamasina, so this is the driest run of 5 in a row.

  1. January: 28.1 °C by day, 23.6 °C at night, 348 mm of rain
  2. February: 28.1 °C by day, 23.8 °C at night, 309 mm of rain
  3. March: 27.6 °C by day, 23.5 °C at night, 315 mm of rain
  4. April: 26.7 °C by day, 22.7 °C at night, 169 mm of rain
  5. May: 25.2 °C by day, 21.3 °C at night, 165 mm of rain
  6. June: 23.5 °C by day, 19.7 °C at night, 147 mm of rain
  7. July: 22.6 °C by day, 18.6 °C at night, 168 mm of rain, recommended
  8. August: 23 °C by day, 18.6 °C at night, 118 mm of rain, recommended
  9. September: 23.8 °C by day, 19.2 °C at night, 87 mm of rain, recommended
  10. October: 25.3 °C by day, 20.6 °C at night, 92 mm of rain, recommended
  11. November: 26.7 °C by day, 22 °C at night, 90 mm of rain, recommended
  12. December: 27.8 °C by day, 23.2 °C at night, 204 mm of rain
Warmest
January, 28.1 °C
Coolest
July, 22.6 °C
Driest
September, 87 mm
Wettest
January, 348 mm

How this is worked out: a month qualifies when its mean daytime high falls between 18 °C and 27 °C. Where more than five qualify, the answer is the driest run of consecutive qualifying months; where none do, it is the driest three months in a row if the year is hot throughout, or the warmest three if it never gets there. The figures are the thirty-year monthly averages charted below, and they are averages, not a forecast — any single year can miss them by a wide margin.

Antananarivo

Long-term averages for Antananarivo: the mean daily high, the mean overnight low and the mean monthly rainfall across 30 years of ERA5 reanalysis data (1995–2024).

DayNight
1015202530°C0500mmJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecJanuary: Day 24.9 °C, Night 16.8 °C, Rain 310 mm. February: Day 24.8 °C, Night 16.8 °C, Rain 252 mm. March: Day 24.7 °C, Night 16.5 °C, Rain 151 mm. April: Day 24 °C, Night 15.2 °C, Rain 39 mm. May: Day 22.2 °C, Night 13.3 °C, Rain 13 mm. June: Day 20 °C, Night 11 °C, Rain 6 mm. July: Day 19.2 °C, Night 10 °C, Rain 5 mm. August: Day 20.7 °C, Night 10.3 °C, Rain 5 mm. September: Day 23.2 °C, Night 11.4 °C, Rain 6 mm. October: Day 25.7 °C, Night 13.4 °C, Rain 30 mm. November: Day 26.7 °C, Night 15.3 °C, Rain 81 mm. December: Day 26 °C, Night 16.5 °C, Rain 202 mm
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Antananarivo
MonthDay (°C)Night (°C)Rain (mm)
January24.916.8310
February24.816.8252
March24.716.5151
April24.015.239
May22.213.313
June20.011.06
July19.210.05
August20.710.35
September23.211.46
October25.713.430
November26.715.381
December26.016.5202

Nosy Be

Long-term averages for Nosy Be: the mean daily high, the mean overnight low and the mean monthly rainfall across 30 years of ERA5 reanalysis data (1995–2024).

DayNight
202530°C0500mmJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecJanuary: Day 28.3 °C, Night 24.4 °C, Rain 497 mm. February: Day 28.5 °C, Night 24.5 °C, Rain 382 mm. March: Day 28.8 °C, Night 24.8 °C, Rain 309 mm. April: Day 29 °C, Night 24.9 °C, Rain 126 mm. May: Day 28.3 °C, Night 24.2 °C, Rain 53 mm. June: Day 27 °C, Night 22.9 °C, Rain 35 mm. July: Day 26.4 °C, Night 22.2 °C, Rain 37 mm. August: Day 26.5 °C, Night 22 °C, Rain 48 mm. September: Day 27 °C, Night 22.5 °C, Rain 58 mm. October: Day 28 °C, Night 23.4 °C, Rain 85 mm. November: Day 28.6 °C, Night 24 °C, Rain 153 mm. December: Day 28.7 °C, Night 24.4 °C, Rain 275 mm
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Nosy Be
MonthDay (°C)Night (°C)Rain (mm)
January28.324.4497
February28.524.5382
March28.824.8309
April29.024.9126
May28.324.253
June27.022.935
July26.422.237
August26.522.048
September27.022.558
October28.023.485
November28.624.0153
December28.724.4275

Toamasina

Long-term averages for Toamasina: the mean daily high, the mean overnight low and the mean monthly rainfall across 30 years of ERA5 reanalysis data (1995–2024).

DayNight
15202530°C0500mmJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecJanuary: Day 28.1 °C, Night 23.6 °C, Rain 348 mm. February: Day 28.1 °C, Night 23.8 °C, Rain 309 mm. March: Day 27.6 °C, Night 23.5 °C, Rain 315 mm. April: Day 26.7 °C, Night 22.7 °C, Rain 169 mm. May: Day 25.2 °C, Night 21.3 °C, Rain 165 mm. June: Day 23.5 °C, Night 19.7 °C, Rain 147 mm. July: Day 22.6 °C, Night 18.6 °C, Rain 168 mm. August: Day 23 °C, Night 18.6 °C, Rain 118 mm. September: Day 23.8 °C, Night 19.2 °C, Rain 87 mm. October: Day 25.3 °C, Night 20.6 °C, Rain 92 mm. November: Day 26.7 °C, Night 22 °C, Rain 90 mm. December: Day 27.8 °C, Night 23.2 °C, Rain 204 mm
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Toamasina
MonthDay (°C)Night (°C)Rain (mm)
January28.123.6348
February28.123.8309
March27.623.5315
April26.722.7169
May25.221.3165
June23.519.7147
July22.618.6168
August23.018.6118
September23.819.287
October25.320.692
November26.722.090
December27.823.2204

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