Antsirabe weather in March

In March, Antsirabe sees average daytime highs of 23°C and overnight lows near 14°C, with 214 mm of rain across 18 wet days and about 12.1 hours of daylight. It is the 4th-warmest and 4th-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 16% of the time in March, and the air most often feels comfortable.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 24 min at the start of March to 11 h 48 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, March is Antsirabe's 9th-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Antsirabe's year-round climate.

Daytime high
23°
4th warmest
Overnight low
14°
9th coldest
Rainfall
214 mm
18 wet days
Daylight
12 h 06 min
5:57 AM – 6:06 PM
Cloud cover
67%
9th clearest
Wind
8 km/h
6th windiest
Solar energy
5.57 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.6
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 March

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 23°C through the month.

A typical March day in Antsirabe reaches about 23°C in the afternoon and slips back to 14°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 22°C and 25°C. Set against its neighbours, March runs on par with February and about 1°C warmer than April.

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Antsirabe weather by month

How March compares with the rest of the year at a glance. March is the 4th-warmest and 4th-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 March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 16% of the time in March.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 21% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 63%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12377
22575
32575
42674
52872
62872
72971
83169
93367
103367
113466
123466
133664
143763
153763
163862
173961
183961
194060
204159
214159
224357
234357
244555
254555
264654
274654
284753
294852
304951
314951

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitation

Antsirabe gets around 214 mm of rain over 18 wet days in March. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 59% and peaks near 68% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
168
267
367
466
565
665
764
863
963
1063
1162
1262
1362
1462
1561
1661
1760
1859
1958
2057
2156
2255
2354
2453
2552
2651
2750
2849
2949
3048
3147

Humidity in March

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, March lands in the comfortable band about 60% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
175241
275241
375340
475439
575439
675538
775637
885636
985735
1085735
1195734
1295734
1395833
1495932
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18106129
19116128
20116227
21126325
22126424
23136423
24136621
25146620
26156718
27156916
28166915
29167113
30177112
31187210

Wind in March

Winds average 8 km/h in March.

Across March, 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
19calm
29calm
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59calm
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Sunrise & sunset in March

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 24 min at the start of March to 11 h 48 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 36 minutes over March. Sunrise moves from 5:52 AM to 6:01 AM, and sunset from 6:18 PM to 5:52 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.45:526:18
212.45:536:17
312.45:536:16
412.45:536:16
512.45:546:15
612.35:546:14
712.35:546:13
812.35:556:12
912.35:556:12
1012.35:556:11
1112.25:566:10
1212.25:566:09
1312.25:566:08
1412.25:576:07
1512.25:576:07
1612.15:576:06
1712.15:586:05
1812.15:586:04
1912.15:586:03
2012.15:586:02
2112.05:596:01
2212.05:596:00
2312.05:596:00
2412.06:005:59
2512.06:005:58
2611.96:005:57
2711.96:005:56
2811.96:015:55
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3011.96:015:53
3111.86:015:52

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 5.57 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 — March's 5.57 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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

Hazard calendar for Antsirabe

In seasonPeak

In March, 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 March a good time to visit Antsirabe?

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

5.6
Sightseeing
9th-best month of the year
4.5
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

March is a reasonable time to visit Antsirabe for sightseeing.

What to pack for Antsirabe in March

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

In March, Antsirabe sees daytime highs around 23°C and nights near 14°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: light clothes and sun protection. About 18 days see rain.

rain gearlight clothessun protection

UV index in Antsirabe in March

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in March peaks around 14 (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 March

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where March 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
March 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).