Ambato Boeny weather in February

In February, Ambato Boeny sees average daytime highs of 32°C and overnight lows near 25°C, with 305 mm of rain across 24.1 wet days and about 12.6 hours of daylight. It is the 8th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 32°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 13% of the time in February, and the air most often feels miserable.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 42 min at the start of February to 12 h 24 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, February is Ambato Boeny's 11th-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Ambato Boeny's year-round climate.

Daytime high
32°
8th warmest
Overnight low
25°
8th coldest
Rainfall
305 mm
24.1 wet days
Daylight
12 h 36 min
5:51 AM – 6:24 PM
Cloud cover
76%
11th clearest
Wind
6 km/h
10th windiest
Solar energy
5.37 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.4
out of 10

Temperature in February

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 32°C through the month.

A typical February day in Ambato Boeny reaches about 32°C in the afternoon and slips back to 25°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 29°C and 35°C. Set against its neighbours, February runs on par with January and about 1°C cooler than March.

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How February really feels in Ambato Boeny

Once humidity and wind are folded in, February averages 28 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
28
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

The story in February is heat — humidity pushes the afternoon "feels like" well above the raw temperature.

Ambato Boeny weather by month

How February compares with the rest of the year at a glance. February is the 8th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan32° / 25°40527.312.92.3
Feb32° / 25°30524.112.62.4
Mar33° / 25°20319.312.12.7
Apr34° / 24°436.711.63.7
May33° / 22°8111.24.7
Jun31° / 20°10.2115.8
Jul31° / 19°10.311.16.1
Aug32° / 20°10.211.45.4
Sep34° / 21°30.711.94.3
Oct35° / 24°234.612.43.0
Nov35° / 25°10013.712.82.4
Dec33° / 25°22821.8132.4

Cloud cover in February

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 13% of the time in February.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 13% of February, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 74%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12179
22278
32476
42476
52575
62674
72674
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Chance of precipitation in February

Any precipitation

Ambato Boeny gets around 305 mm of rain over 24.1 wet days in February. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 86% and peaks near 91% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
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688
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987
1086
1186
1286
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1486
1586
1686
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1886
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2185
2285
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2781
2880

Humidity in February

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of February feels miserable — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, February lands in the miserable band about 54% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
104357
204357
304456
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504456
604555
704555
804555
904555
1004555
1104654
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Wind in February

Winds average 6 km/h in February.

Across February, daily wind ranges from about 6 km/h on the calmest days to 6 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
16calm
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Sunrise & sunset in February

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 42 min at the start of February to 12 h 24 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 18 minutes over February. Sunrise moves from 5:45 AM to 5:56 AM, and sunset from 6:28 PM to 6:17 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.75:456:28
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312.75:466:28
412.75:466:28
512.75:476:28
612.75:476:27
712.75:486:27
812.65:486:27
912.65:496:26
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1612.55:526:24
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2012.55:536:22
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Solar energy in February

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in February, about 5.37 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.8 kWh/m² to a high of 7.1 kWh/m² in October across the year — February's 5.37 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.2Bright
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Planning a trip in February

Hazard calendar for Ambato Boeny

In seasonPeak

In February, Ambato Boeny sits inside its cyclone and monsoon season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

Ambato Boeny sits in the South Indian Ocean cyclone belt; the season peaks January–March.

Ambato Boeny's monsoon runs December–March, when most of the year's rain falls.

Cyclone
Monsoon
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is February a good time to visit Ambato Boeny?

Our two travel scores rate February for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal).

2.4
Sightseeing
9th-best month of the year
3.9
Beach & pool
11th-best month of the year

February is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Ambato Boeny.

What to pack for Ambato Boeny in February

From February's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.

In February, Ambato Boeny sees daytime highs around 32°C and nights near 25°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 24 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Ambato Boeny in February

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in February peaks around 16 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Ambato Boeny peaks around February 12 at about 16 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 18 at about 7 (very high).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — every month of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highExtremeFeb 12UV 16Jun 18UV 7
UV index (midday)Level
Jan15Extreme
Feb16Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr11Extreme
May9Very high
Jun7High
Jul8Very high
Aug10Very high
Sep12Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov12Extreme
Dec14Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Ambato Boeny?

Ambato Boeny sits at 16.5°S, 46.7°E, 36 m above sea level, in Madagascar. The nearest listed city is Marovoay, 40 km away.

MahajangaTsaratananaMampikonyBorizinySoalala

Topography around Ambato Boeny

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Ambato Boeny.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Ambato Boeny has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 47 m around an average of 13 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 236 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 768 m.

The land around Ambato Boeny is covered by cropland (63%) within 3 km, grassland (42%) and cropland (34%) within 16 km, and grassland (70%) within 80 km.

3 km
47 m
16 km
236 m
80 km
768 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland
February weather nearby: Marovoay 40 km · Maevatanana 55 km · Sitampiky 69 km · Mahajanga 94 km · Tsaratanana 106 km · Mampikony 108 km · Boriziny 144 km · Soalala 155 km

Madagascar travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 2
Exercise Increased Caution
Power plugs
Type C / E
220 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 31% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$599
2025
Happiness
4.2 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
22%
of population, 2024
Road deaths
29.2
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Low
World Bank
English
Low
EF EPI 457
Religion
Church of Jesus Christ in Madagascar/Malagasy Lutheran Church/Anglican Church 34%Roman Catholic 32%none 22%other Christian 8%

Sources: World Bank, US State Department, World Happiness Report, WHO/UNICEF, EF EPI, CIA World Factbook.

Data sources

Temperature, precipitation, cloud, humidity, wind and solar figures are a 1991–2020 climatology for Ambato Boeny (-16.4667°, 46.7167°, elevation 36 m), computed from hourly ERA5 reanalysis — contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Sun figures are astronomical calculations, not observations. City data © GeoNames, CC BY 4.0. Map outlines from Natural Earth (public domain); interactive map © Google. Tropical-cyclone seasons are the published climatological basin seasons (NOAA National Hurricane Center / regional warning centres). UV index is derived from CAMS (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service) clear-sky UV data — contains modified Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).