Ankazobe weather in January

In January, Ankazobe sees average daytime highs of 26°C and overnight lows near 18°C, with 395 mm of rain across 24.8 wet days and about 13 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 1st-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 5% of the time in January, and the air most often feels humid.

Daylight stretches from about 13 h 06 min at the start of January to 12 h 48 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Ankazobe's 12th-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Ankazobe's year-round climate.

Daytime high
26°
5th warmest
Overnight low
18°
12th coldest
Rainfall
395 mm
24.8 wet days
Daylight
13 hours
5:31 AM – 6:30 PM
Cloud cover
82%
12th clearest
Wind
7 km/h
10th windiest
Solar energy
5.5 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 January

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

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

A typical January 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, 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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Ankazobe weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 5th-warmest and 1st-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 January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 5% 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 84%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
11981
21981
31882
41783
51783
61783
71783
81783
91783
101783
111783
121783
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Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Ankazobe gets around 395 mm of rain over 24.8 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 80% and peaks near 83% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
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276
377
477
577
678
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1078
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2583
2683
2783
2883
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3083
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Humidity in January

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, January lands in the humid band about 56% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 33% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
10175528
20165628
30165529
40155629
50145729
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70145828
80135928
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110126028
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161106029
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19185833
20185734
21175735
22175537
23175339
24165340
25065341
26065242
27065143
28055144
29055144
30055045
31055045

Wind in January

Winds average 7 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
17calm
27calm
37calm
47calm
57calm
67calm
77calm
87calm
98calm
108calm
118calm
128calm
138calm
148calm
158calm
168calm
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227calm
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277calm
287calm
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317calm

Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 13 h 06 min at the start of January to 12 h 48 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 5:22 AM to 5:40 AM, and sunset from 6:27 PM to 6:30 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.15:226:27
213.15:236:27
313.15:236:28
413.15:246:28
513.15:256:28
613.15:256:29
713.15:266:29
813.05:266:29
913.05:276:29
1013.05:286:30
1113.05:286:30
1213.05:296:30
1313.05:296:30
1413.05:306:30
1513.05:316:30
1613.05:316:30
1713.05:326:31
1813.05:326:31
1913.05:336:31
2013.05:346:31
2112.95:346:31
2212.95:356:31
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2512.95:376:31
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2712.95:386:30
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2912.95:396:30
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Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 5.5 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 — January's 5.5 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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265.4Bright
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Planning a trip in January

Hazard calendar for Ankazobe

In seasonPeak

In January, 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 January a good time to visit Ankazobe?

Our two travel scores rate January 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
12th-best month of the year

January is a reasonable time to visit Ankazobe for sightseeing.

What to pack for Ankazobe in January

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

In January, Ankazobe sees daytime highs around 26°C and nights near 18°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: light clothes and sun protection. About 25 days see rain.

rain gearlight clothessun protection

UV index in Ankazobe in January

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in January 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 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 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
January 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).