Antsirabe weather in February

In February, Antsirabe sees average daytime highs of 23°C and overnight lows near 15°C, with 320 mm of rain across 21 wet days and about 12.7 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 23°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 7% of the time in February, and the air most often feels comfortable.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 54 min at the start of February to 12 h 24 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, February is Antsirabe's 11th-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Antsirabe's year-round climate.

Daytime high
23°
5th warmest
Overnight low
15°
12th coldest
Rainfall
320 mm
21 wet days
Daylight
12 h 42 min
5:46 AM – 6:27 PM
Cloud cover
79%
11th clearest
Wind
8 km/h
5th windiest
Solar energy
5.5 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.7
out of 10

Antsirabe is city in Madagascar.

Density
1,963/km²
people per km²
Founded
1872

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 23°C through the month.

A typical February day in Antsirabe reaches about 23°C in the afternoon and slips back to 15°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 21°C and 25°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)
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52315
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Antsirabe weather by month

How February compares with the rest of the year at a glance. February is the 5th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan23° / 15°3802413.14.5
Feb23° / 15°3202112.74.7
Mar23° / 14°2141812.15.6
Apr23° / 12°7310.911.66.8
May21° / 10°213.811.17.6
Jun19° / 61.310.87.7
Jul18° / 51.210.97.7
Aug20° / 61.511.38.1
Sep23° / 112.211.98.5
Oct24° / 11°839.712.57.4
Nov24° / 13°19916.512.95.9
Dec24° / 14°33322.113.24.9

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 13% of February, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 80%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
11981
22080
32080
42080
52179
62179
72179
82179
92179
102080
112080
122080
132080
141981
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182080
192080
202080
212080
222179
232080
242179
252179
262179
272278
282278

Chance of precipitation in February

Any precipitation

Antsirabe gets around 320 mm of rain over 21 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 74% and peaks near 77% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
177
277
376
476
576
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776
876
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1874
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2173
2272
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2471
2571
2670
2769
2869

Humidity in February

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, February lands in the comfortable band about 49% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
134354
234453
334453
434552
534651
634750
734849
834948
934948
1035047
1135146
1245046
1345046
1445145
1545145
1655045
1755045
1855045
1955045
2055045
2155144
2265044
2365044
2465044
2565143
2665143
2765143
2865242

Wind in February

Winds average 8 km/h in February.

Across February, daily wind ranges from about 8 km/h on the calmest days to 9 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
18calm
28calm
38calm
48calm
58calm
68calm
78calm
89calm
99calm
109calm
119calm
129calm
139calm
149calm
159calm
169calm
179calm
189calm
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Sunrise & sunset in February

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 54 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 30 minutes over February. Sunrise moves from 5:39 AM to 5:52 AM, and sunset from 6:32 PM to 6:19 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.95:396:32
212.95:396:32
312.95:406:32
412.85:406:31
512.85:416:31
612.85:426:31
712.85:426:30
812.85:436:30
912.85:436:29
1012.85:446:29
1112.75:446:29
1212.75:456:28
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1412.75:466:27
1512.75:466:27
1612.75:476:26
1712.65:476:26
1812.65:486:25
1912.65:486:24
2012.65:496:24
2112.65:496:23
2212.65:496:23
2312.55:506:22
2412.55:506:21
2512.55:516:21
2612.55:516:20
2712.55:526:19
2812.45:526:19

Solar energy in February

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in February, about 5.5 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.29 kWh/m² to a high of 6.82 kWh/m² in October across the year — February's 5.5 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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

Hazard calendar for Antsirabe

In seasonPeak

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

Antsirabe's monsoon runs November–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 Antsirabe?

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

4.7
Sightseeing
11th-best month of the year
3.8
Beach & pool
9th-best month of the year

February is a reasonable time to visit Antsirabe for sightseeing.

What to pack for Antsirabe in February

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

In February, Antsirabe sees daytime highs around 23°C and nights near 15°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: light clothes and sun protection. About 21 days see rain.

rain gearlight clothessun protection

UV index in Antsirabe in February

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in February peaks around 17 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Antsirabe 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 (high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highVery highExtremeFeb 12UV 17Jun 17UV 7
UV index (midday)Level
Jan16Extreme
Feb17Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr11Extreme
May9Very high
Jun7High
Jul8Very high
Aug10Very high
Sep12Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov14Extreme
Dec16Extreme

Air quality in Antsirabe 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 Antsirabe 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).

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodOct 1729 µg/m³Jan 166 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan6Good
Feb8Good
Mar12Good
Apr16Moderate
May24Moderate
Jun23Moderate
Jul22Moderate
Aug20Moderate
Sep17Moderate
Oct31Moderate
Nov18Moderate
Dec8Good
Location & terrain

Where is Antsirabe?

Antsirabe sits at 19.9°S, 47.0°E, 1,513 m above sea level, in Madagascar. The nearest listed city is Betafo, 20 km away.

Topography around Antsirabe

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Antsirabe has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 203 m around an average of 1,498 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 795 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,982 m.

The land around Antsirabe is covered by cropland (59%) and artificial surfaces (28%) within 3 km, cropland (71%) and grassland (25%) within 16 km, and grassland (66%) and cropland (29%) within 80 km.

3 km
203 m
16 km
795 m
80 km
1,982 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaces
February weather nearby: Betafo 20 km · Soanindrariny 21 km · Antanifotsy 38 km · Faratsiho 53 km · Fandriana 55 km · Miandrarivo 57 km · Ambatolampy 67 km · Ambositra 77 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 Antsirabe (-19.8659°, 47.0333°, elevation 1,513 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).