Ambato Boeny weather in March

In March, Ambato Boeny sees average daytime highs of 33°C and overnight lows near 25°C, with 203 mm of rain across 19.3 wet days and about 12.1 hours of daylight. It is the 6th-warmest and 4th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 33°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 31% of the time in March, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 18 min at the start of March to 11 h 54 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, March is Ambato Boeny's 9th-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Ambato Boeny's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 33°; 6th warmest
Overnight low: 25°; 10th coldest
Rainfall: 203 mm; 19.3 wet days
Daylight: 12 h 06 min; 5:59 AM – 6:06 PM
Cloud cover: 60%; 9th clearest
Wind: 6 km/h; 12th windiest
Solar energy: 5.82 kWh/m²
Travel score: 2.7; out of 10

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Temperature in March

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 33°C through the month.

A typical March day in Ambato Boeny reaches about 33°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 31°C and 35°C. Set against its neighbours, March runs about 1°C warmer than February and on par with April.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Avg high (°C)	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33
Avg low (°C)	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	33	25
2	33	25
3	33	25
4	33	25
5	33	25
6	33	25
7	33	25
8	33	25
9	33	25
10	33	25
11	33	25
12	33	25
13	33	25
14	33	25
15	33	25
16	33	25
17	33	25
18	33	25
19	33	25
20	33	25
21	33	25
22	33	25
23	33	25
24	33	25
25	33	25
26	33	25
27	33	25
28	33	25
29	33	25
30	33	25
31	33	25

How March really feels in Ambato Boeny

Once humidity and wind are folded in, March 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

23 feel dangerously hot (≥ 39°C)

Days feeling ≤ 0°C

wind chill below the day's low

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

Ambato Boeny weather by month

How March compares with the rest of the year at a glance. March is the 6th-warmest and 4th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	32° / 25°	405	27.3	12.9	2.3
Feb	32° / 25°	305	24.1	12.6	2.4
Mar	33° / 25°	203	19.3	12.1	2.7
Apr	34° / 24°	43	6.7	11.6	3.7
May	33° / 22°	8	1	11.2	4.7
Jun	31° / 20°	1	0.2	11	5.8
Jul	31° / 19°	1	0.3	11.1	6.1
Aug	32° / 20°	1	0.2	11.4	5.4
Sep	34° / 21°	3	0.7	11.9	4.3
Oct	35° / 24°	23	4.6	12.4	3.0
Nov	35° / 25°	100	13.7	12.8	2.4
Dec	33° / 25°	228	21.8	13	2.4

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 31% of the time in March.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 16% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 53%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Clearer (%)	31	32	34	34	36	36	37	38	39	39	41	41	41	43	43	45	47	48	50	51	52	54	55	57	59	60	62	64	65	66	67
Cloudier (%)	69	68	66	66	64	64	63	62	61	61	59	59	59	57	57	55	53	52	50	49	48	46	45	43	41	40	38	36	35	34	33

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	31	69
2	32	68
3	34	66
4	34	66
5	36	64
6	36	64
7	37	63
8	38	62
9	39	61
10	39	61
11	41	59
12	41	59
13	41	59
14	43	57
15	43	57
16	45	55
17	47	53
18	48	52
19	50	50
20	51	49
21	52	48
22	54	46
23	55	45
24	57	43
25	59	41
26	60	40
27	62	38
28	64	36
29	65	35
30	66	34
31	67	33

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitation

Ambato Boeny gets around 203 mm of rain over 19.3 wet days in March. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 63% and peaks near 79% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Rain chance (%)	79	78	77	76	75	74	73	72	71	70	69	68	67	66	65	64	63	61	60	59	57	56	55	53	52	51	49	48	46	44	43

	Rain chance (%)
1	79
2	78
3	77
4	76
5	75
6	74
7	73
8	72
9	71
10	70
11	69
12	68
13	67
14	66
15	65
16	64
17	63
18	61
19	60
20	59
21	57
22	56
23	55
24	53
25	52
26	51
27	49
28	48
29	46
30	44
31	43

Humidity in March

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, March lands in the oppressive band about 52% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Muggy (%)	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	5	5	6	6	6	7	7	8	9	9	10	11	12
Oppressive (%)	47	47	47	48	48	48	49	49	50	50	50	50	50	51	50	50	51	52	51	52	52	53	54	55	57	57	58	60	61	62	63
Miserable (%)	52	51	51	50	50	50	49	49	48	48	47	47	47	46	46	46	45	44	44	43	42	41	40	38	36	35	33	31	29	27	25

	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)	Miserable (%)
1	1	47	52
2	2	47	51
3	2	47	51
4	2	48	50
5	2	48	50
6	2	48	50
7	2	49	49
8	2	49	49
9	2	50	48
10	3	50	48
11	3	50	47
12	3	50	47
13	3	50	47
14	3	51	46
15	4	50	46
16	4	50	46
17	4	51	45
18	4	52	44
19	5	51	44
20	5	52	43
21	6	52	42
22	6	53	41
23	6	54	40
24	7	55	38
25	7	57	36
26	8	57	35
27	9	58	33
28	9	60	31
29	10	61	29
30	11	62	27
31	12	63	25

Wind in March

Winds average 6 km/h in March, the calmest month.

Across March, daily wind ranges from about 5 km/h on the calmest days to 6 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Wind speed (km/h)	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5
Feels	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm

	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
1	6	calm
2	6	calm
3	6	calm
4	6	calm
5	6	calm
6	6	calm
7	6	calm
8	6	calm
9	6	calm
10	6	calm
11	6	calm
12	6	calm
13	6	calm
14	6	calm
15	6	calm
16	5	calm
17	5	calm
18	5	calm
19	5	calm
20	5	calm
21	5	calm
22	5	calm
23	5	calm
24	5	calm
25	5	calm
26	5	calm
27	5	calm
28	5	calm
29	5	calm
30	5	calm
31	5	calm

Sunrise & sunset in March

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 18 min at the start of March to 11 h 54 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 24 minutes over March. Sunrise moves from 5:56 AM to 6:02 AM, and sunset from 6:17 PM to 5:54 PM.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Daylight (h)	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9
Sunrise (AM)	5:56	5:56	5:56	5:57	5:57	5:57	5:57	5:58	5:58	5:58	5:58	5:59	5:59	5:59	5:59	5:59	6:00	6:00	6:00	6:00	6:00	6:00	6:01	6:01	6:01	6:01	6:01	6:01	6:01	6:02	6:02
Sunset (PM)	6:17	6:16	6:16	6:15	6:14	6:14	6:13	6:12	6:11	6:11	6:10	6:09	6:09	6:08	6:07	6:06	6:05	6:05	6:04	6:03	6:02	6:02	6:01	6:00	5:59	5:58	5:58	5:57	5:56	5:55	5:54

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	12.3	5:56	6:17
2	12.3	5:56	6:16
3	12.3	5:56	6:16
4	12.3	5:57	6:15
5	12.3	5:57	6:14
6	12.3	5:57	6:14
7	12.3	5:57	6:13
8	12.2	5:58	6:12
9	12.2	5:58	6:11
10	12.2	5:58	6:11
11	12.2	5:58	6:10
12	12.2	5:59	6:09
13	12.2	5:59	6:09
14	12.1	5:59	6:08
15	12.1	5:59	6:07
16	12.1	5:59	6:06
17	12.1	6:00	6:05
18	12.1	6:00	6:05
19	12.1	6:00	6:04
20	12.1	6:00	6:03
21	12.0	6:00	6:02
22	12.0	6:00	6:02
23	12.0	6:01	6:01
24	12.0	6:01	6:00
25	12.0	6:01	5:59
26	12.0	6:01	5:58
27	11.9	6:01	5:58
28	11.9	6:01	5:57
29	11.9	6:01	5:56
30	11.9	6:02	5:55
31	11.9	6:02	5:54

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 5.82 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 — March's 5.82 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Solar energy (kWh/m²)	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.6	5.6	5.6	5.7	5.7	5.7	5.7	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.9	5.9	5.9	5.9	5.9	5.9	6.0	6.0	6.0	6.0	6.0	6.0	6.0	6.0	5.9	5.9
Level	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	5.5	Bright
2	5.5	Bright
3	5.5	Bright
4	5.6	Bright
5	5.6	Bright
6	5.6	Bright
7	5.7	Bright
8	5.7	Bright
9	5.7	Bright
10	5.7	Bright
11	5.8	Bright
12	5.8	Bright
13	5.8	Bright
14	5.8	Bright
15	5.8	Bright
16	5.9	Bright
17	5.9	Bright
18	5.9	Bright
19	5.9	Bright
20	5.9	Bright
21	5.9	Bright
22	6.0	Bright
23	6.0	Bright
24	6.0	Bright
25	6.0	Bright
26	6.0	Bright
27	6.0	Bright
28	6.0	Bright
29	6.0	Bright
30	5.9	Bright
31	5.9	Bright

Planning a trip in March

Hazard calendar for Ambato Boeny

In seasonPeak

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

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

2.7

Sightseeing

8th-best month of the year

4.9

Beach & pool

9th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Ambato Boeny in March

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

In March, Ambato Boeny sees daytime highs around 33°C and nights near 25°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 19 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Ambato Boeny in March

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in March peaks around 14 (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.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	15	16	14	11	9	7	8	10	12	13	12	14
Level	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	High	Very high	Very high	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	15	Extreme
Feb	16	Extreme
Mar	14	Extreme
Apr	11	Extreme
May	9	Very high
Jun	7	High
Jul	8	Very high
Aug	10	Very high
Sep	12	Extreme
Oct	13	Extreme
Nov	12	Extreme
Dec	14	Extreme

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.

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

cropland 63%

16 km

236 m

grassland 42%

80 km

768 m

grassland 70%

treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland

← February Ambato Boeny year-round climate April →Best places to visit in March

March 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

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).

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	33	25
2	33	25
3	33	25
4	33	25
5	33	25
6	33	25
7	33	25
8	33	25
9	33	25
10	33	25
11	33	25
12	33	25
13	33	25
14	33	25
15	33	25
16	33	25
17	33	25
18	33	25
19	33	25
20	33	25
21	33	25
22	33	25
23	33	25
24	33	25
25	33	25
26	33	25
27	33	25
28	33	25
29	33	25
30	33	25
31	33	25

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	31	69
2	32	68
3	34	66
4	34	66
5	36	64
6	36	64
7	37	63
8	38	62
9	39	61
10	39	61
11	41	59
12	41	59
13	41	59
14	43	57
15	43	57
16	45	55
17	47	53
18	48	52
19	50	50
20	51	49
21	52	48
22	54	46
23	55	45
24	57	43
25	59	41
26	60	40
27	62	38
28	64	36
29	65	35
30	66	34
31	67	33

	Rain chance (%)
1	79
2	78
3	77
4	76
5	75
6	74
7	73
8	72
9	71
10	70
11	69
12	68
13	67
14	66
15	65
16	64
17	63
18	61
19	60
20	59
21	57
22	56
23	55
24	53
25	52
26	51
27	49
28	48
29	46
30	44
31	43

	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)	Miserable (%)
1	1	47	52
2	2	47	51
3	2	47	51
4	2	48	50
5	2	48	50
6	2	48	50
7	2	49	49
8	2	49	49
9	2	50	48
10	3	50	48
11	3	50	47
12	3	50	47
13	3	50	47
14	3	51	46
15	4	50	46
16	4	50	46
17	4	51	45
18	4	52	44
19	5	51	44
20	5	52	43
21	6	52	42
22	6	53	41
23	6	54	40
24	7	55	38
25	7	57	36
26	8	57	35
27	9	58	33
28	9	60	31
29	10	61	29
30	11	62	27
31	12	63	25

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	33	25
2	33	25
3	33	25
4	33	25
5	33	25
6	33	25
7	33	25
8	33	25
9	33	25
10	33	25
11	33	25
12	33	25
13	33	25
14	33	25
15	33	25
16	33	25
17	33	25
18	33	25
19	33	25
20	33	25
21	33	25
22	33	25
23	33	25
24	33	25
25	33	25
26	33	25
27	33	25
28	33	25
29	33	25
30	33	25
31	33	25

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	31	69
2	32	68
3	34	66
4	34	66
5	36	64
6	36	64
7	37	63
8	38	62
9	39	61
10	39	61
11	41	59
12	41	59
13	41	59
14	43	57
15	43	57
16	45	55
17	47	53
18	48	52
19	50	50
20	51	49
21	52	48
22	54	46
23	55	45
24	57	43
25	59	41
26	60	40
27	62	38
28	64	36
29	65	35
30	66	34
31	67	33

	Rain chance (%)
1	79
2	78
3	77
4	76
5	75
6	74
7	73
8	72
9	71
10	70
11	69
12	68
13	67
14	66
15	65
16	64
17	63
18	61
19	60
20	59
21	57
22	56
23	55
24	53
25	52
26	51
27	49
28	48
29	46
30	44
31	43

	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)	Miserable (%)
1	1	47	52
2	2	47	51
3	2	47	51
4	2	48	50
5	2	48	50
6	2	48	50
7	2	49	49
8	2	49	49
9	2	50	48
10	3	50	48
11	3	50	47
12	3	50	47
13	3	50	47
14	3	51	46
15	4	50	46
16	4	50	46
17	4	51	45
18	4	52	44
19	5	51	44
20	5	52	43
21	6	52	42
22	6	53	41
23	6	54	40
24	7	55	38
25	7	57	36
26	8	57	35
27	9	58	33
28	9	60	31
29	10	61	29
30	11	62	27
31	12	63	25

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	33	25
2	33	25
3	33	25
4	33	25
5	33	25
6	33	25
7	33	25
8	33	25
9	33	25
10	33	25
11	33	25
12	33	25
13	33	25
14	33	25
15	33	25
16	33	25
17	33	25
18	33	25
19	33	25
20	33	25
21	33	25
22	33	25
23	33	25
24	33	25
25	33	25
26	33	25
27	33	25
28	33	25
29	33	25
30	33	25
31	33	25

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	31	69
2	32	68
3	34	66
4	34	66
5	36	64
6	36	64
7	37	63
8	38	62
9	39	61
10	39	61
11	41	59
12	41	59
13	41	59
14	43	57
15	43	57
16	45	55
17	47	53
18	48	52
19	50	50
20	51	49
21	52	48
22	54	46
23	55	45
24	57	43
25	59	41
26	60	40
27	62	38
28	64	36
29	65	35
30	66	34
31	67	33

	Rain chance (%)
1	79
2	78
3	77
4	76
5	75
6	74
7	73
8	72
9	71
10	70
11	69
12	68
13	67
14	66
15	65
16	64
17	63
18	61
19	60
20	59
21	57
22	56
23	55
24	53
25	52
26	51
27	49
28	48
29	46
30	44
31	43

	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)	Miserable (%)
1	1	47	52
2	2	47	51
3	2	47	51
4	2	48	50
5	2	48	50
6	2	48	50
7	2	49	49
8	2	49	49
9	2	50	48
10	3	50	48
11	3	50	47
12	3	50	47
13	3	50	47
14	3	51	46
15	4	50	46
16	4	50	46
17	4	51	45
18	4	52	44
19	5	51	44
20	5	52	43
21	6	52	42
22	6	53	41
23	6	54	40
24	7	55	38
25	7	57	36
26	8	57	35
27	9	58	33
28	9	60	31
29	10	61	29
30	11	62	27
31	12	63	25