Amboanjo weather in January

In January, Amboanjo sees average daytime highs of 30°C and overnight lows near 23°C, with 361 mm of rain across 25.4 wet days and about 13.2 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 1st-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 30°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 10% of the time in January, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Daylight stretches from about 13 h 18 min at the start of January to 13 hours by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Amboanjo's 12th-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Amboanjo's year-round climate.

Daytime high
30°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
23°
12th coldest
Rainfall
361 mm
25.4 wet days
Daylight
13 h 12 min
5:22 AM – 6:34 PM
Cloud cover
76%
12th clearest
Wind
8 km/h
5th windiest
Solar energy
5.55 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.1
out of 10

Temperature in January

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 30°C through the month.

A typical January day in Amboanjo reaches about 30°C in the afternoon and slips back to 23°C overnight — a 7°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 27°C and 33°C. Set against its neighbours, January runs on par with December and on par with February.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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How January really feels in Amboanjo

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.

Amboanjo weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 2nd-warmest and 1st-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan30° / 23°36125.413.23.1
Feb30° / 23°31623.912.83.1
Mar29° / 23°28024.912.23.5
Apr28° / 21°16020.511.54.6
May26° / 19°11617.8115.7
Jun24° / 17°7013.510.76.5
Jul23° / 16°8414.710.86.4
Aug24° / 16°5112.111.26.9
Sep26° / 18°449.811.96.8
Oct28° / 20°7711.512.56.0
Nov29° / 22°11514.513.14.7
Dec30° / 23°19120.513.33.6

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 10% of the time in January, the cloudiest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 16% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 74%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12674
22575
32575
42575
52575
62575
72575
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102575
112575
122674
132773
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Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Amboanjo gets around 361 mm of rain over 25.4 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 81% and peaks near 83% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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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 80% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
118838
218838
317848
417839
517839
617839
717839
817839
9178210
10178210
11178210
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Wind in January

Winds average 8 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 7 km/h on the calmest days to 8 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
18calm
28calm
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48calm
58calm
68calm
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128calm
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317calm

Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 13 h 18 min at the start of January to 13 hours by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 18 minutes over January. Sunrise moves from 5:12 AM to 5:32 AM, and sunset from 6:31 PM to 6:32 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.35:126:31
213.35:136:32
313.35:136:32
413.35:146:32
513.35:146:33
613.35:156:33
713.35:166:33
813.35:166:33
913.35:176:33
1013.35:186:34
1113.35:186:34
1213.25:196:34
1313.25:206:34
1413.25:206:34
1513.25:216:34
1613.25:226:34
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1813.25:236:34
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2013.25:246:34
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2213.15:266:34
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2413.15:276:34
2513.15:286:34
2613.15:286:33
2713.15:296:33
2813.15:306:33
2913.05:306:33
3013.05:316:33
3113.05:326:32

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 5.55 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.21 kWh/m² to a high of 6.05 kWh/m² in December across the year — January's 5.55 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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Planning a trip in January

Hazard calendar for Amboanjo

In seasonPeak

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

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

Amboanjo'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 Amboanjo?

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

3.1
Sightseeing
11th-best month of the year
4.4
Beach & pool
11th-best month of the year

January is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Amboanjo.

What to pack for Amboanjo in January

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

In January, Amboanjo sees daytime highs around 30°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 Amboanjo in January

The nearest coast averages about 28°C in January — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea at the nearest coast (about 32 km away) is warmest in February at about 28°C and coldest in August near 24°C.

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

22°24°26°28°30°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecrefreshingwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan28Warm
Feb28Tropical
Mar28Tropical
Apr28Warm
May27Warm
Jun25Warm
Jul24Warm
Aug24Refreshing
Sep24Refreshing
Oct24Warm
Nov25Warm
Dec27Warm

UV index in Amboanjo in January

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in January 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 Amboanjo peaks around February 12 at about 16 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 18 at about 6 (high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highHighVery highExtremeFeb 12UV 16Jun 18UV 6
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb16Extreme
Mar12Extreme
Apr10Very high
May7High
Jun6High
Jul6High
Aug8Very high
Sep9Very high
Oct11Extreme
Nov12Extreme
Dec14Extreme

Air quality in Amboanjo in January

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

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

Air quality in Amboanjo is worst in October — around 16 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.5× the cleanest month (February, 6 µg/m³).

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

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodOct 2016 µg/m³Feb 216 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan8Good
Feb6Good
Mar6Good
Apr8Good
May12Good
Jun12Good
Jul11Good
Aug11Good
Sep10Good
Oct16Moderate
Nov14Moderate
Dec10Good
Location & terrain

Where is Amboanjo?

Amboanjo sits at 22.0°S, 47.9°E, 17 m above sea level, in Madagascar. The nearest listed city is Manakara, 23 km away.

FarafanganaAmbalavaoMananjaryFianarantsoa

Topography around Amboanjo

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Amboanjo has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 144 m around an average of 36 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 363 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,990 m.

The land around Amboanjo is covered by trees (69%) within 3 km, trees (52%) and grassland (25%) within 16 km, and grassland (33%), trees (29%) and water (25%) within 80 km.

3 km
144 m
16 km
363 m
80 km
1,990 m
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January weather nearby: Manakara 23 km · Vohipeno 39 km · Ikongo 45 km · Ifanadiana 81 km · Farafangana 91 km · Ambalavao 96 km · Mananjary 100 km · Fianarantsoa 100 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 Amboanjo (-22°, 47.85°, elevation 17 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).