Antanifotsy weather in July

In July, Antanifotsy sees average daytime highs of 17°C and overnight lows near 7°C, with 8 mm of rain across 1.8 wet days and about 10.9 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 11th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 17°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 45% of the time in July, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 10 h 48 min at the start of July to 11 h 06 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, July is Antanifotsy's 5th-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Antanifotsy's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 17°; 12th warmest
Overnight low: 7°; 1st coldest
Rainfall: 8 mm; 1.8 wet days
Daylight: 10 h 54 min; 6:29 AM – 5:24 PM
Cloud cover: 46%; 5th clearest
Wind: 9 km/h; 1st windiest
Solar energy: 4.16 kWh/m²
Travel score: 6.8; out of 10

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Temperature in July

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 17°C through the month.

A typical July day in Antanifotsy reaches about 17°C in the afternoon and slips back to 7°C overnight — a 11°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 14°C and 20°C. Set against its neighbours, July runs on par with June and about 2°C cooler than August.

	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	31
Avg high (°C)	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	18	18	18
Avg low (°C)	7	7	7	7	7	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	17	7
2	17	7
3	17	7
4	17	7
5	17	7
6	17	6
7	17	6
8	17	6
9	17	6
10	17	6
11	17	6
12	17	6
13	17	6
14	17	6
15	17	6
16	17	6
17	17	6
18	17	6
19	17	7
20	17	7
21	17	7
22	17	7
23	17	7
24	17	7
25	17	7
26	17	7
27	17	7
28	17	7
29	18	7
30	18	7
31	18	7

Antanifotsy weather by month

How July compares with the rest of the year at a glance. July is the 12th-warmest and 11th-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 July

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 45% of the time in July.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 19% of July, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 37%.

	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	31
Clearer (%)	64	64	64	63	64	64	64	63	63	63	63	62	63	63	63	62	62	62	62	62	62	62	62	63	63	64	64	64	65	65	66
Cloudier (%)	36	36	36	37	36	36	36	37	37	37	37	38	37	37	37	38	38	38	38	38	38	38	38	37	37	36	36	36	35	35	34

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	64	36
2	64	36
3	64	36
4	63	37
5	64	36
6	64	36
7	64	36
8	63	37
9	63	37
10	63	37
11	63	37
12	62	38
13	63	37
14	63	37
15	63	37
16	62	38
17	62	38
18	62	38
19	62	38
20	62	38
21	62	38
22	62	38
23	62	38
24	63	37
25	63	37
26	64	36
27	64	36
28	64	36
29	65	35
30	65	35
31	66	34

Chance of precipitation in July

Any precipitation

Antanifotsy gets around 8 mm of rain over 1.8 wet days in July. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 5% and peaks near 9% on the wettest days.

	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	31
Rain chance (%)	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	6	6	6	7	7	8	8	8	8	8	9	9	8	8

	Rain chance (%)
1	3
2	3
3	3
4	3
5	3
6	3
7	3
8	3
9	3
10	4
11	4
12	4
13	4
14	4
15	4
16	5
17	5
18	6
19	6
20	6
21	7
22	7
23	8
24	8
25	8
26	8
27	8
28	9
29	9
30	8
31	8

Humidity in July

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, July lands in the dry band about 100% 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	31
Dry (%)	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100
29	100
30	100
31	100

Wind in July

Winds average 9 km/h in July, the windiest month of the year.

Across July, daily wind ranges from about 9 km/h on the calmest days to 9 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	31
Wind speed (km/h)	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9
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	calm

	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
1	9	calm
2	9	calm
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4	9	calm
5	9	calm
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8	9	calm
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10	9	calm
11	9	calm
12	9	calm
13	9	calm
14	9	calm
15	9	calm
16	9	calm
17	9	calm
18	9	calm
19	9	calm
20	9	calm
21	9	calm
22	9	calm
23	9	calm
24	9	calm
25	9	calm
26	9	calm
27	9	calm
28	9	calm
29	9	calm
30	9	calm
31	9	calm

Sunrise & sunset in July

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 10 h 48 min at the start of July to 11 h 06 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 18 minutes over July. Sunrise moves from 6:29 AM to 6:24 AM, and sunset from 5:19 PM to 5:29 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	31
Daylight (h)	10.8	10.8	10.8	10.8	10.8	10.8	10.9	10.9	10.9	10.9	10.9	10.9	10.9	10.9	10.9	10.9	10.9	10.9	10.9	11.0	11.0	11.0	11.0	11.0	11.0	11.0	11.0	11.0	11.1	11.1	11.1
Sunrise (AM)	6:29	6:29	6:29	6:29	6:30	6:30	6:30	6:30	6:29	6:29	6:29	6:29	6:29	6:29	6:29	6:29	6:29	6:28	6:28	6:28	6:28	6:27	6:27	6:27	6:27	6:26	6:26	6:25	6:25	6:25	6:24
Sunset (PM)	5:19	5:19	5:19	5:20	5:20	5:20	5:21	5:21	5:21	5:22	5:22	5:22	5:23	5:23	5:24	5:24	5:24	5:25	5:25	5:25	5:26	5:26	5:27	5:27	5:27	5:28	5:28	5:28	5:29	5:29	5:29

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	10.8	6:29	5:19
2	10.8	6:29	5:19
3	10.8	6:29	5:19
4	10.8	6:29	5:20
5	10.8	6:30	5:20
6	10.8	6:30	5:20
7	10.9	6:30	5:21
8	10.9	6:30	5:21
9	10.9	6:29	5:21
10	10.9	6:29	5:22
11	10.9	6:29	5:22
12	10.9	6:29	5:22
13	10.9	6:29	5:23
14	10.9	6:29	5:23
15	10.9	6:29	5:24
16	10.9	6:29	5:24
17	10.9	6:29	5:24
18	10.9	6:28	5:25
19	10.9	6:28	5:25
20	11.0	6:28	5:25
21	11.0	6:28	5:26
22	11.0	6:27	5:26
23	11.0	6:27	5:27
24	11.0	6:27	5:27
25	11.0	6:27	5:27
26	11.0	6:26	5:28
27	11.0	6:26	5:28
28	11.0	6:25	5:28
29	11.1	6:25	5:29
30	11.1	6:25	5:29
31	11.1	6:24	5:29

Solar energy in July

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in July, about 4.16 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 — July's 4.16 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	29	30	31
Solar energy (kWh/m²)	4.0	4.0	4.0	4.0	4.1	4.1	4.1	4.1	4.1	4.1	4.1	4.1	4.1	4.1	4.1	4.2	4.2	4.2	4.2	4.2	4.2	4.2	4.3	4.3	4.3	4.3	4.4	4.4	4.4	4.5	4.5
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	Bright

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	4.0	Bright
2	4.0	Bright
3	4.0	Bright
4	4.0	Bright
5	4.1	Bright
6	4.1	Bright
7	4.1	Bright
8	4.1	Bright
9	4.1	Bright
10	4.1	Bright
11	4.1	Bright
12	4.1	Bright
13	4.1	Bright
14	4.1	Bright
15	4.1	Bright
16	4.2	Bright
17	4.2	Bright
18	4.2	Bright
19	4.2	Bright
20	4.2	Bright
21	4.2	Bright
22	4.2	Bright
23	4.3	Bright
24	4.3	Bright
25	4.3	Bright
26	4.3	Bright
27	4.4	Bright
28	4.4	Bright
29	4.4	Bright
30	4.5	Bright
31	4.5	Bright

Planning a trip in July

Hazard calendar for Antanifotsy

In seasonPeak

None of Antanifotsy's seasonal hazards are active in July. 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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May

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Jul

Aug

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Oct

Nov

Dec

Is July a good time to visit Antanifotsy?

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

6.8

Sightseeing

6th-best month of the year

1.7

Beach & pool

12th-best month of the year

July is a reasonable time to visit Antanifotsy for sightseeing.

What to pack for Antanifotsy in July

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

In July, Antanifotsy sees daytime highs around 17°C and nights near 7°C. Worth packing: a warm layer.

a warm layer

UV index in Antanifotsy in July

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in July peaks around 8 (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 July

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where July 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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← June Antanifotsy year-round climate August →Best places to visit in July

July 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	17	7
2	17	7
3	17	7
4	17	7
5	17	7
6	17	6
7	17	6
8	17	6
9	17	6
10	17	6
11	17	6
12	17	6
13	17	6
14	17	6
15	17	6
16	17	6
17	17	6
18	17	6
19	17	7
20	17	7
21	17	7
22	17	7
23	17	7
24	17	7
25	17	7
26	17	7
27	17	7
28	17	7
29	18	7
30	18	7
31	18	7

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	64	36
2	64	36
3	64	36
4	63	37
5	64	36
6	64	36
7	64	36
8	63	37
9	63	37
10	63	37
11	63	37
12	62	38
13	63	37
14	63	37
15	63	37
16	62	38
17	62	38
18	62	38
19	62	38
20	62	38
21	62	38
22	62	38
23	62	38
24	63	37
25	63	37
26	64	36
27	64	36
28	64	36
29	65	35
30	65	35
31	66	34

	Rain chance (%)
1	3
2	3
3	3
4	3
5	3
6	3
7	3
8	3
9	3
10	4
11	4
12	4
13	4
14	4
15	4
16	5
17	5
18	6
19	6
20	6
21	7
22	7
23	8
24	8
25	8
26	8
27	8
28	9
29	9
30	8
31	8

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100
29	100
30	100
31	100

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	17	7
2	17	7
3	17	7
4	17	7
5	17	7
6	17	6
7	17	6
8	17	6
9	17	6
10	17	6
11	17	6
12	17	6
13	17	6
14	17	6
15	17	6
16	17	6
17	17	6
18	17	6
19	17	7
20	17	7
21	17	7
22	17	7
23	17	7
24	17	7
25	17	7
26	17	7
27	17	7
28	17	7
29	18	7
30	18	7
31	18	7

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	64	36
2	64	36
3	64	36
4	63	37
5	64	36
6	64	36
7	64	36
8	63	37
9	63	37
10	63	37
11	63	37
12	62	38
13	63	37
14	63	37
15	63	37
16	62	38
17	62	38
18	62	38
19	62	38
20	62	38
21	62	38
22	62	38
23	62	38
24	63	37
25	63	37
26	64	36
27	64	36
28	64	36
29	65	35
30	65	35
31	66	34

	Rain chance (%)
1	3
2	3
3	3
4	3
5	3
6	3
7	3
8	3
9	3
10	4
11	4
12	4
13	4
14	4
15	4
16	5
17	5
18	6
19	6
20	6
21	7
22	7
23	8
24	8
25	8
26	8
27	8
28	9
29	9
30	8
31	8

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100
29	100
30	100
31	100

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	17	7
2	17	7
3	17	7
4	17	7
5	17	7
6	17	6
7	17	6
8	17	6
9	17	6
10	17	6
11	17	6
12	17	6
13	17	6
14	17	6
15	17	6
16	17	6
17	17	6
18	17	6
19	17	7
20	17	7
21	17	7
22	17	7
23	17	7
24	17	7
25	17	7
26	17	7
27	17	7
28	17	7
29	18	7
30	18	7
31	18	7

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	64	36
2	64	36
3	64	36
4	63	37
5	64	36
6	64	36
7	64	36
8	63	37
9	63	37
10	63	37
11	63	37
12	62	38
13	63	37
14	63	37
15	63	37
16	62	38
17	62	38
18	62	38
19	62	38
20	62	38
21	62	38
22	62	38
23	62	38
24	63	37
25	63	37
26	64	36
27	64	36
28	64	36
29	65	35
30	65	35
31	66	34

	Rain chance (%)
1	3
2	3
3	3
4	3
5	3
6	3
7	3
8	3
9	3
10	4
11	4
12	4
13	4
14	4
15	4
16	5
17	5
18	6
19	6
20	6
21	7
22	7
23	8
24	8
25	8
26	8
27	8
28	9
29	9
30	8
31	8

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100
29	100
30	100
31	100