Ankazobe weather in February

In February, Ankazobe sees average daytime highs of 26°C and overnight lows near 18°C, with 347 mm of rain across 22.6 wet days and about 12.6 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 26°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 7% of the time in February, and the air most often feels humid.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 48 min at the start of February to 12 h 24 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, February is Ankazobe's 11th-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Ankazobe's year-round climate.

Daytime high
26°
5th warmest
Overnight low
18°
11th coldest
Rainfall
347 mm
22.6 wet days
Daylight
12 h 36 min
5:48 AM – 6:25 PM
Cloud cover
80%
11th clearest
Wind
8 km/h
9th windiest
Solar energy
5.4 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.3
out of 10

Ankazobe is town in Analamanga, Madagascar.

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

Temperature in February

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 26°C through the month.

A typical February day in Ankazobe reaches about 26°C in the afternoon and slips back to 18°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 23°C and 28°C. Set against its neighbours, February runs on par with January and on par with March.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
12618
22618
32618
42618
52618
62618
72618
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112618
122618
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Ankazobe weather by month

How February compares with the rest of the year at a glance. February is the 5th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan26° / 18°39524.8134.3
Feb26° / 18°34722.612.64.3
Mar26° / 17°20018.612.15.2
Apr26° / 15°438.411.67.1
May24° / 13°112.411.28.5
Jun22° / 11°30.610.98.6
Jul21° / 10°40.8118.5
Aug23° / 10°20.511.48.9
Sep25° / 12°50.911.98.8
Oct27° / 14°435.912.47.4
Nov27° / 16°14013.312.96.0
Dec27° / 17°30020.613.14.9

Cloud cover in February

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 7% of the time in February.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 11% of February, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 83%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
11585
21684
31684
41684
51684
61684
71783
81783
91783
101783
111684
121684
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282179

Chance of precipitation in February

Any precipitation

Ankazobe gets around 347 mm of rain over 22.6 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 80% and peaks near 83% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
183
283
383
482
582
682
781
881
981
1081
1180
1280
1380
1480
1580
1680
1780
1880
1979
2079
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2279
2378
2477
2577
2676
2775
2874

Humidity in February

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, February lands in the humid band about 56% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 37% of them.

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Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
155045
255045
355144
455144
555243
665242
765242
865341
965440
1065539
1165539
1265638
1365638
1465737
1565737
1665836
1775835
1875835
1975934
2075934
2176033
2276033
2376132
2476132
2586131
2686131
2786131
2896130

Wind in February

Winds average 8 km/h in February.

Across February, 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
17calm
27calm
37calm
48calm
58calm
68calm
78calm
88calm
98calm
108calm
118calm
128calm
138calm
148calm
158calm
168calm
178calm
188calm
198calm
208calm
218calm
228calm
238calm
248calm
258calm
268calm
278calm
288calm

Sunrise & sunset in February

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 48 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 24 minutes over February. Sunrise moves from 5:41 AM to 5:53 AM, and sunset from 6:30 PM to 6:17 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.85:416:30
212.85:416:29
312.85:426:29
412.85:426:29
512.85:436:28
612.75:436:28
712.75:446:28
812.75:446:28
912.75:456:27
1012.75:456:27
1112.75:466:26
1212.75:466:26
1312.65:476:26
1412.65:476:25
1512.65:486:25
1612.65:486:24
1712.65:486:24
1812.65:496:23
1912.65:496:23
2012.55:506:22
2112.55:506:21
2212.55:516:21
2312.55:516:20
2412.55:516:20
2512.55:526:19
2612.45:526:18
2712.45:526:18
2812.45:536:17

Solar energy in February

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in February, about 5.4 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.43 kWh/m² to a high of 6.9 kWh/m² in October across the year — February's 5.4 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.4Bright
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35.4Bright
45.4Bright
55.4Bright
65.4Bright
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255.4Bright
265.4Bright
275.5Bright
285.5Bright
Planning a trip in February

Hazard calendar for Ankazobe

In seasonPeak

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

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

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

Is February a good time to visit Ankazobe?

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

4.3
Sightseeing
11th-best month of the year
4.1
Beach & pool
11th-best month of the year

February is a reasonable time to visit Ankazobe for sightseeing.

What to pack for Ankazobe in February

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

In February, Ankazobe sees daytime highs around 26°C and nights near 18°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: light clothes and sun protection. About 23 days see rain.

rain gearlight clothessun protection

UV index in Ankazobe 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 Ankazobe peaks around February 10 at about 16 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 17 at about 7 (high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highVery highExtremeFeb 10UV 16Jun 17UV 7
UV index (midday)Level
Jan16Extreme
Feb16Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr11Extreme
May9Very high
Jun7High
Jul8Very high
Aug10Very high
Sep12Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov13Extreme
Dec15Extreme

Air quality in Ankazobe 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 Ankazobe is worst in October — around 20 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 4.2× the cleanest month (January, 5 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodOct 1419 µg/m³Jan 165 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan5Good
Feb6Good
Mar6Good
Apr7Good
May9Good
Jun9Good
Jul10Good
Aug15Moderate
Sep16Moderate
Oct20Moderate
Nov12Moderate
Dec6Good
Location & terrain

Where is Ankazobe?

Ankazobe sits at 18.3°S, 47.1°E, 1,231 m above sea level, in Madagascar. The nearest listed city is Fenoarivo Be, 59 km away.

Topography around Ankazobe

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Ankazobe has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 138 m around an average of 1,220 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 732 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,286 m.

The land around Ankazobe is covered by grassland (67%) and cropland (29%) within 3 km, grassland (87%) within 16 km, and grassland (89%) within 80 km.

3 km
138 m
16 km
732 m
80 km
1,286 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaces
February weather nearby: Fenoarivo Be 59 km · Ambohidratrimo 65 km · Ivato 66 km · Sadabe 71 km · Ambohitrolomahitsy 73 km · Imerintsiatosika 77 km · Arivonimamo 78 km · Anjozorobe 80 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 Ankazobe (-18.3167°, 47.1167°, elevation 1,231 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. 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).