Ambilobe weather in February

In February, Ambilobe sees average daytime highs of 31°C and overnight lows near 23°C, with 358 mm of rain across 25.4 wet days and about 12.4 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 31°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 5% of the time in February, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 36 min at the start of February to 12 h 18 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, February is Ambilobe's 11th-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Ambilobe's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 31°; 12th warmest
Overnight low: 23°; 11th coldest
Rainfall: 358 mm; 25.4 wet days
Daylight: 12 h 24 min; 5:45 AM – 6:11 PM
Cloud cover: 82%; 11th clearest
Wind: 6 km/h; 8th windiest
Solar energy: 5.13 kWh/m²
Travel score: 2.5; out of 10

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Temperature in February

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 31°C through the month.

A typical February day in Ambilobe reaches about 31°C in the afternoon and slips back to 23°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 28°C and 34°C. Set against its neighbours, February runs on par with January and about 1°C cooler than March.

	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
Avg high (°C)	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	32	32	32	32	32	32	32
Avg low (°C)	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	31	23
2	31	23
3	31	23
4	31	23
5	31	23
6	31	23
7	31	23
8	31	23
9	31	23
10	31	23
11	31	23
12	31	23
13	31	23
14	31	23
15	31	23
16	31	23
17	31	23
18	31	23
19	31	23
20	31	23
21	31	23
22	32	23
23	32	23
24	32	23
25	32	23
26	32	23
27	32	23
28	32	23

How February really feels in Ambilobe

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

heat index over the day's high

Days feeling ≤ 0°C

wind chill below the day's low

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

Ambilobe weather by month

How February compares with the rest of the year at a glance. February is the 12th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	31° / 23°	422	27.9	12.7	2.5
Feb	31° / 23°	358	25.4	12.4	2.5
Mar	32° / 23°	248	24.1	12.1	2.6
Apr	33° / 22°	71	13	11.7	3.3
May	33° / 21°	19	3.9	11.4	4.4
Jun	32° / 19°	7	2	11.2	5.2
Jul	31° / 18°	9	2.1	11.3	5.3
Aug	32° / 19°	9	2.2	11.6	5.0
Sep	33° / 20°	9	3	11.9	4.3
Oct	34° / 21°	23	5.8	12.3	3.4
Nov	34° / 22°	70	12.5	12.6	2.8
Dec	33° / 23°	245	23	12.8	2.5

Cloud cover in February

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 5% of the time in February.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 12% of February, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 84%.

	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
Clearer (%)	12	13	13	14	15	15	16	17	17	17	18	18	18	18	18	18	17	16	16	16	15	15	15	16	17	17	18	19
Cloudier (%)	88	87	87	86	85	85	84	83	83	83	82	82	82	82	82	82	83	84	84	84	85	85	85	84	83	83	82	81

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	12	88
2	13	87
3	13	87
4	14	86
5	15	85
6	15	85
7	16	84
8	17	83
9	17	83
10	17	83
11	18	82
12	18	82
13	18	82
14	18	82
15	18	82
16	18	82
17	17	83
18	16	84
19	16	84
20	16	84
21	15	85
22	15	85
23	15	85
24	16	84
25	17	83
26	17	83
27	18	82
28	19	81

Chance of precipitation in February

Any precipitation

Ambilobe gets around 358 mm of rain over 25.4 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 91% and peaks near 94% 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
Rain chance (%)	94	94	93	93	93	92	92	92	92	92	91	91	91	91	91	91	90	90	90	90	90	89	89	88	88	87	87	86

	Rain chance (%)
1	94
2	94
3	93
4	93
5	93
6	92
7	92
8	92
9	92
10	92
11	91
12	91
13	91
14	91
15	91
16	91
17	90
18	90
19	90
20	90
21	90
22	89
23	89
24	88
25	88
26	87
27	87
28	86

Humidity in February

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, February lands in the oppressive band about 80% 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
Oppressive (%)	82	82	82	82	82	82	82	82	82	82	82	81	81	81	81	80	80	80	79	79	79	78	78	78	78	78	78	78
Miserable (%)	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	19	19	19	19	20	20	20	21	21	21	22	22	22	22	22	22	22

	Oppressive (%)	Miserable (%)
1	82	18
2	82	18
3	82	18
4	82	18
5	82	18
6	82	18
7	82	18
8	82	18
9	82	18
10	82	18
11	82	18
12	81	19
13	81	19
14	81	19
15	81	19
16	80	20
17	80	20
18	80	20
19	79	21
20	79	21
21	79	21
22	78	22
23	78	22
24	78	22
25	78	22
26	78	22
27	78	22
28	78	22

Wind in February

Winds average 6 km/h in February.

Across February, 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
Wind speed (km/h)	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	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

	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	6	calm
17	6	calm
18	6	calm
19	6	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

Sunrise & sunset in February

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 36 min at the start of February to 12 h 18 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 5:40 AM to 5:49 AM, and sunset from 6:15 PM to 6:06 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
Daylight (h)	12.6	12.6	12.6	12.5	12.5	12.5	12.5	12.5	12.5	12.5	12.5	12.5	12.5	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3
Sunrise (AM)	5:40	5:40	5:41	5:41	5:42	5:42	5:42	5:43	5:43	5:44	5:44	5:44	5:45	5:45	5:45	5:46	5:46	5:46	5:46	5:47	5:47	5:47	5:47	5:48	5:48	5:48	5:48	5:49
Sunset (PM)	6:15	6:15	6:14	6:14	6:14	6:14	6:14	6:13	6:13	6:13	6:13	6:12	6:12	6:12	6:11	6:11	6:11	6:10	6:10	6:10	6:09	6:09	6:08	6:08	6:07	6:07	6:06	6:06

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	12.6	5:40	6:15
2	12.6	5:40	6:15
3	12.6	5:41	6:14
4	12.5	5:41	6:14
5	12.5	5:42	6:14
6	12.5	5:42	6:14
7	12.5	5:42	6:14
8	12.5	5:43	6:13
9	12.5	5:43	6:13
10	12.5	5:44	6:13
11	12.5	5:44	6:13
12	12.5	5:44	6:12
13	12.5	5:45	6:12
14	12.4	5:45	6:12
15	12.4	5:45	6:11
16	12.4	5:46	6:11
17	12.4	5:46	6:11
18	12.4	5:46	6:10
19	12.4	5:46	6:10
20	12.4	5:47	6:10
21	12.4	5:47	6:09
22	12.4	5:47	6:09
23	12.3	5:47	6:08
24	12.3	5:48	6:08
25	12.3	5:48	6:07
26	12.3	5:48	6:07
27	12.3	5:48	6:06
28	12.3	5:49	6:06

Solar energy in February

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in February, about 5.13 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.84 kWh/m² to a high of 6.91 kWh/m² in October across the year — February's 5.13 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

	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
Solar energy (kWh/m²)	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.1	5.1	5.1	5.1	5.1	5.1	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.3
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

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	5.0	Bright
2	5.0	Bright
3	5.0	Bright
4	5.0	Bright
5	5.0	Bright
6	5.0	Bright
7	5.0	Bright
8	5.0	Bright
9	5.0	Bright
10	5.1	Bright
11	5.1	Bright
12	5.1	Bright
13	5.1	Bright
14	5.1	Bright
15	5.1	Bright
16	5.2	Bright
17	5.2	Bright
18	5.2	Bright
19	5.2	Bright
20	5.2	Bright
21	5.2	Bright
22	5.2	Bright
23	5.3	Bright
24	5.3	Bright
25	5.3	Bright
26	5.3	Bright
27	5.3	Bright
28	5.3	Bright

Planning a trip in February

Hazard calendar for Ambilobe

In seasonPeak

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

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

Ambilobe'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 Ambilobe?

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

2.5

Sightseeing

10th-best month of the year

3.8

Beach & pool

12th-best month of the year

February is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Ambilobe.

What to pack for Ambilobe in February

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

In February, Ambilobe sees daytime highs around 31°C and nights near 23°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 25 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Ambilobe in February

The nearest coast averages about 29°C in February — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea at the nearest coast (about 21 km away) is warmest in April at about 30°C and coldest in August near 26°C.

The water stays above 20°C all year — warm enough for a swim any month.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Sea temperature (°C)	29	29	29	30	29	28	27	26	27	27	28	29
Comfort	Tropical	Tropical	Tropical	Tropical	Tropical	Warm	Warm	Warm	Warm	Warm	Tropical	Tropical

	Sea temperature (°C)	Comfort
Jan	29	Tropical
Feb	29	Tropical
Mar	29	Tropical
Apr	30	Tropical
May	29	Tropical
Jun	28	Warm
Jul	27	Warm
Aug	26	Warm
Sep	27	Warm
Oct	27	Warm
Nov	28	Tropical
Dec	29	Tropical

UV index in Ambilobe in February

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in February 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 Ambilobe peaks around February 12 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 21 at about 9 (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	15	14	12	10	9	9	11	12	13	13	14
Level	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	Very high	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme

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

Air quality in Ambilobe in February

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where February falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in Ambilobe is worst in November — around 23 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 4.1× the cleanest month (July, 6 µg/m³).

Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
PM2.5 (µg/m³)	8	7	7	7	6	6	6	6	12	20	23	10
Level	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good	Moderate	Moderate	Good

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	8	Good
Feb	7	Good
Mar	7	Good
Apr	7	Good
May	6	Good
Jun	6	Good
Jul	6	Good
Aug	6	Good
Sep	12	Good
Oct	20	Moderate
Nov	23	Moderate
Dec	10	Good

Location & terrain

Where is Ambilobe?

Ambilobe sits at 13.2°S, 49.0°E, 31 m above sea level, in Madagascar. The nearest listed city is Antsohimbondrona, 25 km away.

Topography around Ambilobe

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Ambilobe has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 166 m around an average of 43 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 503 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,357 m.

The land around Ambilobe is covered by grassland (54%) within 3 km, grassland (62%) within 16 km, and grassland (44%), water (25%) and trees (24%) within 80 km.

3 km

166 m

grassland 54%

16 km

503 m

grassland 62%

80 km

2,357 m

grassland 44%

treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwatermangroves

← January Ambilobe year-round climate March →Best places to visit in February

February weather nearby: Antsohimbondrona 25 km · Ambarakaraka 39 km · Ambanja 83 km · Hell-Ville 88 km · Antsiranana 102 km · Iharan̈a 104 km · Bealanana 153 km · Maromandia 154 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 Ambilobe (-13.2°, 49.05°, elevation 31 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). Sea temperatures are the NOAA OISST v2.1 1991–2020 monthly climatology (public domain), sampled at the nearest ocean point. UV index is derived from CAMS (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service) clear-sky UV data — contains modified Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Monthly air-quality (PM2.5) seasonality is from the CAMS EAC4 reanalysis (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service), scaled to the WHO annual mean where available. 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	31	23
2	31	23
3	31	23
4	31	23
5	31	23
6	31	23
7	31	23
8	31	23
9	31	23
10	31	23
11	31	23
12	31	23
13	31	23
14	31	23
15	31	23
16	31	23
17	31	23
18	31	23
19	31	23
20	31	23
21	31	23
22	32	23
23	32	23
24	32	23
25	32	23
26	32	23
27	32	23
28	32	23

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	12	88
2	13	87
3	13	87
4	14	86
5	15	85
6	15	85
7	16	84
8	17	83
9	17	83
10	17	83
11	18	82
12	18	82
13	18	82
14	18	82
15	18	82
16	18	82
17	17	83
18	16	84
19	16	84
20	16	84
21	15	85
22	15	85
23	15	85
24	16	84
25	17	83
26	17	83
27	18	82
28	19	81

	Rain chance (%)
1	94
2	94
3	93
4	93
5	93
6	92
7	92
8	92
9	92
10	92
11	91
12	91
13	91
14	91
15	91
16	91
17	90
18	90
19	90
20	90
21	90
22	89
23	89
24	88
25	88
26	87
27	87
28	86

	Oppressive (%)	Miserable (%)
1	82	18
2	82	18
3	82	18
4	82	18
5	82	18
6	82	18
7	82	18
8	82	18
9	82	18
10	82	18
11	82	18
12	81	19
13	81	19
14	81	19
15	81	19
16	80	20
17	80	20
18	80	20
19	79	21
20	79	21
21	79	21
22	78	22
23	78	22
24	78	22
25	78	22
26	78	22
27	78	22
28	78	22

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	31	23
2	31	23
3	31	23
4	31	23
5	31	23
6	31	23
7	31	23
8	31	23
9	31	23
10	31	23
11	31	23
12	31	23
13	31	23
14	31	23
15	31	23
16	31	23
17	31	23
18	31	23
19	31	23
20	31	23
21	31	23
22	32	23
23	32	23
24	32	23
25	32	23
26	32	23
27	32	23
28	32	23

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	12	88
2	13	87
3	13	87
4	14	86
5	15	85
6	15	85
7	16	84
8	17	83
9	17	83
10	17	83
11	18	82
12	18	82
13	18	82
14	18	82
15	18	82
16	18	82
17	17	83
18	16	84
19	16	84
20	16	84
21	15	85
22	15	85
23	15	85
24	16	84
25	17	83
26	17	83
27	18	82
28	19	81

	Rain chance (%)
1	94
2	94
3	93
4	93
5	93
6	92
7	92
8	92
9	92
10	92
11	91
12	91
13	91
14	91
15	91
16	91
17	90
18	90
19	90
20	90
21	90
22	89
23	89
24	88
25	88
26	87
27	87
28	86

	Oppressive (%)	Miserable (%)
1	82	18
2	82	18
3	82	18
4	82	18
5	82	18
6	82	18
7	82	18
8	82	18
9	82	18
10	82	18
11	82	18
12	81	19
13	81	19
14	81	19
15	81	19
16	80	20
17	80	20
18	80	20
19	79	21
20	79	21
21	79	21
22	78	22
23	78	22
24	78	22
25	78	22
26	78	22
27	78	22
28	78	22

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	31	23
2	31	23
3	31	23
4	31	23
5	31	23
6	31	23
7	31	23
8	31	23
9	31	23
10	31	23
11	31	23
12	31	23
13	31	23
14	31	23
15	31	23
16	31	23
17	31	23
18	31	23
19	31	23
20	31	23
21	31	23
22	32	23
23	32	23
24	32	23
25	32	23
26	32	23
27	32	23
28	32	23

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	12	88
2	13	87
3	13	87
4	14	86
5	15	85
6	15	85
7	16	84
8	17	83
9	17	83
10	17	83
11	18	82
12	18	82
13	18	82
14	18	82
15	18	82
16	18	82
17	17	83
18	16	84
19	16	84
20	16	84
21	15	85
22	15	85
23	15	85
24	16	84
25	17	83
26	17	83
27	18	82
28	19	81

	Rain chance (%)
1	94
2	94
3	93
4	93
5	93
6	92
7	92
8	92
9	92
10	92
11	91
12	91
13	91
14	91
15	91
16	91
17	90
18	90
19	90
20	90
21	90
22	89
23	89
24	88
25	88
26	87
27	87
28	86

	Oppressive (%)	Miserable (%)
1	82	18
2	82	18
3	82	18
4	82	18
5	82	18
6	82	18
7	82	18
8	82	18
9	82	18
10	82	18
11	82	18
12	81	19
13	81	19
14	81	19
15	81	19
16	80	20
17	80	20
18	80	20
19	79	21
20	79	21
21	79	21
22	78	22
23	78	22
24	78	22
25	78	22
26	78	22
27	78	22
28	78	22