Ambato Boeny weather in January

In January, Ambato Boeny sees average daytime highs of 32°C and overnight lows near 25°C, with 405 mm of rain across 27.3 wet days and about 12.9 hours of daylight. It is the 9th-warmest and 1st-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 11% of the time in January, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Daylight stretches from about 13 hours at the start of January to 12 h 42 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Ambato Boeny's 12th-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Ambato Boeny's year-round climate.

Daytime high
32°
9th warmest
Overnight low
25°
10th coldest
Rainfall
405 mm
27.3 wet days
Daylight
12 h 54 min
5:36 AM – 6:29 PM
Cloud cover
79%
12th clearest
Wind
6 km/h
8th windiest
Solar energy
5.28 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.3
out of 10

Temperature in January

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

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

A typical January 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, January runs about 1°C cooler than December and on par with February.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
13325
23225
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43225
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How January really feels in Ambato Boeny

Once humidity and wind are folded in, January averages 31 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
31
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

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

Ambato Boeny weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 9th-warmest and 1st-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 January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 11% of the time in January, the cloudiest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 11% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 78%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12773
22773
32476
42476
52377
62377
72278
82278
92278
102278
112278
122278
132278
142278
152278
162278
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182278
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202278
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222179
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302080
312179

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Ambato Boeny gets around 405 mm of rain over 27.3 wet days in January, the wettest month. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 87% and peaks near 91% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
182
282
383
483
584
684
785
885
985
1085
1185
1285
1385
1485
1586
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1786
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1987
2088
2188
2289
2389
2490
2590
2690
2791
2891
2991
3091
3191

Humidity in January

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, January lands in the oppressive band about 53% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
145739
245640
345640
435740
535740
635740
735740
835740
935839
1025939
1125939
1225939
1325939
1425939
1525939
1625840
1715841
1815742
1915544
2015445
2115247
2215148
2314950
2414851
2514752
2614653
2714455
2814455
2904357
3004357
3104357

Wind in January

Winds average 6 km/h in January.

Across January, 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
26calm
36calm
46calm
56calm
66calm
76calm
86calm
96calm
106calm
116calm
126calm
136calm
146calm
156calm
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176calm
186calm
196calm
206calm
216calm
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236calm
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286calm
296calm
306calm
316calm

Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 13 hours at the start of January to 12 h 42 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 18 minutes over January. Sunrise moves from 5:27 AM to 5:44 AM, and sunset from 6:25 PM to 6:29 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.05:276:25
213.05:286:26
313.05:286:26
413.05:296:26
512.95:306:27
612.95:306:27
712.95:316:27
812.95:316:27
912.95:326:28
1012.95:326:28
1112.95:336:28
1212.95:346:28
1312.95:346:28
1412.95:356:29
1512.95:356:29
1612.95:366:29
1712.95:376:29
1812.95:376:29
1912.95:386:29
2012.85:386:29
2112.85:396:29
2212.85:396:29
2312.85:406:29
2412.85:416:29
2512.85:416:29
2612.85:426:29
2712.85:426:29
2812.85:436:29
2912.85:436:29
3012.85:446:29
3112.75:446:29

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 5.28 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 — January's 5.28 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.7Bright
25.6Bright
35.6Bright
45.5Bright
55.5Bright
65.5Bright
75.5Bright
85.5Bright
95.5Bright
105.5Bright
115.5Bright
125.4Bright
135.4Bright
145.4Bright
155.4Bright
165.4Bright
175.4Bright
185.4Bright
195.3Bright
205.3Bright
215.3Bright
225.3Bright
235.3Bright
245.2Bright
255.2Bright
265.2Bright
275.2Bright
285.2Bright
295.2Bright
305.2Bright
315.2Bright
Planning a trip in January

Hazard calendar for Ambato Boeny

In seasonPeak

In January, 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 January a good time to visit Ambato Boeny?

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

2.3
Sightseeing
12th-best month of the year
3.9
Beach & pool
12th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Ambato Boeny in January

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

In January, Ambato Boeny sees daytime highs around 32°C and nights near 25°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 27 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Ambato Boeny in January

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in January peaks around 15 (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
January 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).