Antanifotsy weather in April

In April, Antanifotsy sees average daytime highs of 22°C and overnight lows near 12°C, with 67 mm of rain across 10 wet days and about 11.6 hours of daylight. It is the 7th-warmest and 7th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 22°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 29% of the time in April, and the air most often feels comfortable.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 48 min at the start of April to 11 h 18 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, April is Antanifotsy's 7th-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Antanifotsy's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 22°; 7th warmest
Overnight low: 12°; 7th coldest
Rainfall: 67 mm; 10 wet days
Daylight: 11 h 36 min; 6:04 AM – 5:38 PM
Cloud cover: 56%; 7th clearest
Wind: 7 km/h; 9th windiest
Solar energy: 5.11 kWh/m²
Travel score: 6.8; out of 10

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Temperature in April

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 22°C through the month.

A typical April day in Antanifotsy reaches about 22°C in the afternoon and slips back to 12°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 20°C and 24°C. Set against its neighbours, April runs about 1°C cooler than March and about 2°C warmer than May.

	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
Avg high (°C)	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	21
Avg low (°C)	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	11	11	11	11	11

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

Antanifotsy weather by month

How April compares with the rest of the year at a glance. April is the 7th-warmest and 7th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	23° / 15°	345	22.8	13.1	4.7
Feb	23° / 15°	278	20	12.7	4.8
Mar	23° / 14°	188	16.9	12.1	5.7
Apr	22° / 12°	67	10	11.6	6.8
May	20° / 10°	24	5	11.1	7.2
Jun	18° / 7°	8	2	10.8	7.1
Jul	17° / 7°	8	1.8	10.9	6.8
Aug	19° / 7°	8	1.6	11.3	7.6
Sep	22° / 8°	12	2.5	11.9	8.1
Oct	23° / 11°	76	8.8	12.5	7.4
Nov	24° / 13°	176	14.5	12.9	6.2
Dec	24° / 14°	308	19.7	13.2	5.2

Cloud cover in April

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 29% of the time in April.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 26% of April, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 45%. 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
Clearer (%)	47	46	46	45	46	46	47	47	48	49	50	52	53	54	56	57	58	59	61	61	62	63	63	64	63	63	63	63	62	61
Cloudier (%)	53	54	54	55	54	54	53	53	52	51	50	48	47	46	44	43	42	41	39	39	38	37	37	36	37	37	37	37	38	39

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	47	53
2	46	54
3	46	54
4	45	55
5	46	54
6	46	54
7	47	53
8	47	53
9	48	52
10	49	51
11	50	50
12	52	48
13	53	47
14	54	46
15	56	44
16	57	43
17	58	42
18	59	41
19	61	39
20	61	39
21	62	38
22	63	37
23	63	37
24	64	36
25	63	37
26	63	37
27	63	37
28	63	37
29	62	38
30	61	39

Chance of precipitation in April

Any precipitation

Antanifotsy gets around 67 mm of rain over 10 wet days in April. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 33% and peaks near 42% 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
Rain chance (%)	42	42	41	41	40	40	39	38	38	36	35	34	34	33	32	32	31	31	30	30	29	29	28	27	27	26	26	25	25	24

	Rain chance (%)
1	42
2	42
3	41
4	41
5	40
6	40
7	39
8	38
9	38
10	36
11	35
12	34
13	34
14	33
15	32
16	32
17	31
18	31
19	30
20	30
21	29
22	29
23	28
24	27
25	27
26	26
27	26
28	25
29	25
30	24

Humidity in April

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, April lands in the comfortable band about 57% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

	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
Dry (%)	17	18	19	20	21	22	24	25	27	29	30	32	34	36	37	39	41	43	45	47	49	52	55	57	60	62	65	67	69	71
Comfortable (%)	75	74	74	74	73	73	72	71	70	68	67	66	64	62	61	60	58	56	54	52	50	47	44	42	39	37	34	32	30	28
Humid (%)	8	8	7	6	6	5	4	4	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	17	75	8
2	18	74	8
3	19	74	7
4	20	74	6
5	21	73	6
6	22	73	5
7	24	72	4
8	25	71	4
9	27	70	3
10	29	68	3
11	30	67	3
12	32	66	2
13	34	64	2
14	36	62	2
15	37	61	2
16	39	60	1
17	41	58	1
18	43	56	1
19	45	54	1
20	47	52	1
21	49	50	1
22	52	47	1
23	55	44	1
24	57	42	1
25	60	39	1
26	62	37	1
27	65	34	1
28	67	32	1
29	69	30	1
30	71	28	1

Wind in April

Winds average 7 km/h in April.

Across April, 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.

	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
Wind speed (km/h)	7	7	7	7	8	8	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7
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

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

Sunrise & sunset in April

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 48 min at the start of April to 11 h 18 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 30 minutes over April. Sunrise moves from 6:00 AM to 6:09 AM, and sunset from 5:50 PM to 5:27 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
Daylight (h)	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.6	11.6	11.6	11.6	11.6	11.6	11.5	11.5	11.5	11.5	11.5	11.4	11.4	11.4	11.4	11.4	11.4	11.3	11.3	11.3
Sunrise (AM)	6:00	6:01	6:01	6:01	6:01	6:02	6:02	6:02	6:02	6:03	6:03	6:03	6:04	6:04	6:04	6:04	6:05	6:05	6:05	6:06	6:06	6:06	6:06	6:07	6:07	6:07	6:08	6:08	6:08	6:09
Sunset (PM)	5:50	5:49	5:49	5:48	5:47	5:46	5:45	5:44	5:43	5:42	5:42	5:41	5:40	5:39	5:38	5:38	5:37	5:36	5:35	5:34	5:34	5:33	5:32	5:31	5:31	5:30	5:29	5:29	5:28	5:27

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	11.8	6:00	5:50
2	11.8	6:01	5:49
3	11.8	6:01	5:49
4	11.8	6:01	5:48
5	11.8	6:01	5:47
6	11.7	6:02	5:46
7	11.7	6:02	5:45
8	11.7	6:02	5:44
9	11.7	6:02	5:43
10	11.7	6:03	5:42
11	11.6	6:03	5:42
12	11.6	6:03	5:41
13	11.6	6:04	5:40
14	11.6	6:04	5:39
15	11.6	6:04	5:38
16	11.6	6:04	5:38
17	11.5	6:05	5:37
18	11.5	6:05	5:36
19	11.5	6:05	5:35
20	11.5	6:06	5:34
21	11.5	6:06	5:34
22	11.4	6:06	5:33
23	11.4	6:06	5:32
24	11.4	6:07	5:31
25	11.4	6:07	5:31
26	11.4	6:07	5:30
27	11.4	6:08	5:29
28	11.3	6:08	5:29
29	11.3	6:08	5:28
30	11.3	6:09	5:27

Solar energy in April

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in April, about 5.11 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.02 kWh/m² to a high of 6.75 kWh/m² in October across the year — April's 5.11 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
Solar energy (kWh/m²)	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.1	5.1	5.1	5.1	5.1	5.1	5.1	5.1	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	4.9	4.9	4.9	4.8	4.8
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

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	5.3	Bright
2	5.3	Bright
3	5.3	Bright
4	5.3	Bright
5	5.2	Bright
6	5.2	Bright
7	5.2	Bright
8	5.2	Bright
9	5.2	Bright
10	5.2	Bright
11	5.2	Bright
12	5.2	Bright
13	5.1	Bright
14	5.1	Bright
15	5.1	Bright
16	5.1	Bright
17	5.1	Bright
18	5.1	Bright
19	5.1	Bright
20	5.1	Bright
21	5.0	Bright
22	5.0	Bright
23	5.0	Bright
24	5.0	Bright
25	5.0	Bright
26	4.9	Bright
27	4.9	Bright
28	4.9	Bright
29	4.8	Bright
30	4.8	Bright

Planning a trip in April

Hazard calendar for Antanifotsy

In seasonPeak

None of Antanifotsy's seasonal hazards are active in April. The full-year calendar below shows when the rainy season, cyclone risk and dust haze do peak.

Antanifotsy's monsoon runs November–March, when most of the year's rain falls.

Monsoon

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Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Is April a good time to visit Antanifotsy?

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

6.8

Sightseeing

6th-best month of the year

4.8

Beach & pool

4th-best month of the year

April is a reasonable time to visit Antanifotsy for sightseeing.

What to pack for Antanifotsy in April

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

In April, Antanifotsy sees daytime highs around 22°C and nights near 12°C. Worth packing: light clothes, rain gear and sun protection. About 10 days see rain.

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UV index in Antanifotsy in April

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in April peaks around 11 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Antanifotsy peaks around February 12 at about 17 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 17 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)	16	17	14	11	9	7	8	10	12	13	14	16
Level	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	High	Very high	Very high	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	16	Extreme
Feb	17	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	14	Extreme
Dec	16	Extreme

Air quality in Antanifotsy in April

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

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

Air quality in Antanifotsy is worst in October — around 31 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 5.3× the cleanest month (January, 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)	6	8	12	16	24	23	22	20	17	31	18	8
Level	Good	Good	Good	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Good

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	6	Good
Feb	8	Good
Mar	12	Good
Apr	16	Moderate
May	24	Moderate
Jun	23	Moderate
Jul	22	Moderate
Aug	20	Moderate
Sep	17	Moderate
Oct	31	Moderate
Nov	18	Moderate
Dec	8	Good

Location & terrain

Where is Antanifotsy?

Antanifotsy sits at 19.6°S, 47.3°E, 1,571 m above sea level, in Madagascar. The nearest listed city is Soanindrariny, 29 km away.

Topography around Antanifotsy

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Antanifotsy has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 144 m around an average of 1,586 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 524 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,074 m.

The land around Antanifotsy is covered by cropland (69%) and grassland (23%) within 3 km, cropland (60%) and grassland (34%) within 16 km, and grassland (56%) and cropland (29%) within 80 km.

3 km

144 m

cropland 69%

16 km

524 m

cropland 60%

80 km

2,074 m

grassland 56%

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← March Antanifotsy year-round climate May →Best places to visit in April

April weather nearby: Soanindrariny 29 km · Ambatolampy 31 km · Antsirabe 38 km · Faratsiho 47 km · Betafo 53 km · Miandrarivo 64 km · Fandriana 65 km · Arivonimamo 72 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 Antanifotsy (-19.65°, 47.3167°, elevation 1,571 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).

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	47	53
2	46	54
3	46	54
4	45	55
5	46	54
6	46	54
7	47	53
8	47	53
9	48	52
10	49	51
11	50	50
12	52	48
13	53	47
14	54	46
15	56	44
16	57	43
17	58	42
18	59	41
19	61	39
20	61	39
21	62	38
22	63	37
23	63	37
24	64	36
25	63	37
26	63	37
27	63	37
28	63	37
29	62	38
30	61	39

	Rain chance (%)
1	42
2	42
3	41
4	41
5	40
6	40
7	39
8	38
9	38
10	36
11	35
12	34
13	34
14	33
15	32
16	32
17	31
18	31
19	30
20	30
21	29
22	29
23	28
24	27
25	27
26	26
27	26
28	25
29	25
30	24

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	17	75	8
2	18	74	8
3	19	74	7
4	20	74	6
5	21	73	6
6	22	73	5
7	24	72	4
8	25	71	4
9	27	70	3
10	29	68	3
11	30	67	3
12	32	66	2
13	34	64	2
14	36	62	2
15	37	61	2
16	39	60	1
17	41	58	1
18	43	56	1
19	45	54	1
20	47	52	1
21	49	50	1
22	52	47	1
23	55	44	1
24	57	42	1
25	60	39	1
26	62	37	1
27	65	34	1
28	67	32	1
29	69	30	1
30	71	28	1

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	47	53
2	46	54
3	46	54
4	45	55
5	46	54
6	46	54
7	47	53
8	47	53
9	48	52
10	49	51
11	50	50
12	52	48
13	53	47
14	54	46
15	56	44
16	57	43
17	58	42
18	59	41
19	61	39
20	61	39
21	62	38
22	63	37
23	63	37
24	64	36
25	63	37
26	63	37
27	63	37
28	63	37
29	62	38
30	61	39

	Rain chance (%)
1	42
2	42
3	41
4	41
5	40
6	40
7	39
8	38
9	38
10	36
11	35
12	34
13	34
14	33
15	32
16	32
17	31
18	31
19	30
20	30
21	29
22	29
23	28
24	27
25	27
26	26
27	26
28	25
29	25
30	24

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	17	75	8
2	18	74	8
3	19	74	7
4	20	74	6
5	21	73	6
6	22	73	5
7	24	72	4
8	25	71	4
9	27	70	3
10	29	68	3
11	30	67	3
12	32	66	2
13	34	64	2
14	36	62	2
15	37	61	2
16	39	60	1
17	41	58	1
18	43	56	1
19	45	54	1
20	47	52	1
21	49	50	1
22	52	47	1
23	55	44	1
24	57	42	1
25	60	39	1
26	62	37	1
27	65	34	1
28	67	32	1
29	69	30	1
30	71	28	1

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	47	53
2	46	54
3	46	54
4	45	55
5	46	54
6	46	54
7	47	53
8	47	53
9	48	52
10	49	51
11	50	50
12	52	48
13	53	47
14	54	46
15	56	44
16	57	43
17	58	42
18	59	41
19	61	39
20	61	39
21	62	38
22	63	37
23	63	37
24	64	36
25	63	37
26	63	37
27	63	37
28	63	37
29	62	38
30	61	39

	Rain chance (%)
1	42
2	42
3	41
4	41
5	40
6	40
7	39
8	38
9	38
10	36
11	35
12	34
13	34
14	33
15	32
16	32
17	31
18	31
19	30
20	30
21	29
22	29
23	28
24	27
25	27
26	26
27	26
28	25
29	25
30	24

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	17	75	8
2	18	74	8
3	19	74	7
4	20	74	6
5	21	73	6
6	22	73	5
7	24	72	4
8	25	71	4
9	27	70	3
10	29	68	3
11	30	67	3
12	32	66	2
13	34	64	2
14	36	62	2
15	37	61	2
16	39	60	1
17	41	58	1
18	43	56	1
19	45	54	1
20	47	52	1
21	49	50	1
22	52	47	1
23	55	44	1
24	57	42	1
25	60	39	1
26	62	37	1
27	65	34	1
28	67	32	1
29	69	30	1
30	71	28	1