Antsiranana weather in February

In February, Antsiranana sees average daytime highs of 29°C and overnight lows near 24°C, with 220 mm of rain across 23.6 wet days and about 12.4 hours of daylight. It is the 8th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 29°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 8% of the time in February, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 30 min at the start of February to 12 h 18 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, February is Antsiranana's 12th-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Antsiranana's year-round climate.

Daytime high
29°
8th warmest
Overnight low
24°
10th coldest
Rainfall
220 mm
23.6 wet days
Daylight
12 h 24 min
5:45 AM – 6:10 PM
Cloud cover
79%
12th clearest
Wind
11 km/h
12th windiest
Solar energy
5.11 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.3
out of 10

Antsiranana is commune in Madagascar.

Density
3,261/km²
people per km²

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 29°C through the month.

A typical February day in Antsiranana reaches about 29°C in the afternoon and slips back to 24°C overnight — a 5°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 28°C and 31°C. Set against its neighbours, February runs on par with January and on par with March.

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How February really feels in Antsiranana

Once humidity and wind are folded in, February averages 28 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
28
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

The story in February is heat — humidity pushes the afternoon "feels like" well above the raw temperature.

Antsiranana weather by month

How February compares with the rest of the year at a glance. February is the 8th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan30° / 24°24424.412.63.4
Feb29° / 24°22023.612.43.3
Mar30° / 24°15119.212.13.9
Apr31° / 24°45811.75.0
May30° / 23°121.911.46.2
Jun29° / 22°51.211.37.1
Jul28° / 21°61.311.37.8
Aug28° / 21°40.911.67.8
Sep29° / 21°30.711.97.4
Oct30° / 22°131.312.36.5
Nov31° / 23°314.212.65.5
Dec31° / 24°12115.312.74.0

Cloud cover in February

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 8% of the time in February, the cloudiest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 15% of February, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 77%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
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21783
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Chance of precipitation in February

Any precipitation

Antsiranana gets around 220 mm of rain over 23.6 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 84% and peaks near 86% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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Humidity in February

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, February lands in the oppressive band about 87% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
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Wind in February

Winds average 11 km/h in February, the calmest month.

Across February, daily wind ranges from about 11 km/h on the calmest days to 11 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
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Sunrise & sunset in February

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Daylight runs from about 12 h 30 min at the start of February to 12 h 18 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 12 minutes over February. Sunrise moves from 5:40 AM to 5:48 AM, and sunset from 6:12 PM to 6:04 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.55:406:12
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Solar energy in February

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

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

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.83 kWh/m² to a high of 6.97 kWh/m² in October across the year — February's 5.11 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Planning a trip in February

Hazard calendar for Antsiranana

In seasonPeak

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

Antsiranana sits in the South Indian Ocean cyclone belt; the season peaks January–March.

Antsiranana's monsoon runs December–March, when most of the year's rain falls.

Cyclone
Monsoon
Jan
Feb
Mar
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Jun
Jul
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Oct
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Dec

Is February a good time to visit Antsiranana?

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

3.3
Sightseeing
12th-best month of the year
4.4
Beach & pool
12th-best month of the year

February is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Antsiranana.

What to pack for Antsiranana in February

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

In February, Antsiranana sees daytime highs around 29°C and nights near 24°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 24 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Antsiranana in February

The nearest coast averages about 28°C in February — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea at the nearest coast (about 23 km away) is warmest in March at about 28°C and coldest in August near 25°C.

The water stays above 20°C all year — warm enough for a swim any month.

24°26°28°30°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecrefreshingwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan28Tropical
Feb28Tropical
Mar28Tropical
Apr28Tropical
May28Warm
Jun26Warm
Jul25Warm
Aug25Warm
Sep25Warm
Oct25Warm
Nov27Warm
Dec28Warm

UV index in Antsiranana in February

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in February peaks around 15 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Antsiranana peaks around February 20 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 22 at about 9 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highExtremeFeb 20UV 15Jun 22UV 9
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr12Extreme
May10Extreme
Jun9Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug11Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct14Extreme
Nov13Extreme
Dec14Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Antsiranana?

Antsiranana sits at 12.3°S, 49.3°E, 60 m above sea level, in Madagascar. The nearest listed city is Antsohimbondrona, 98 km away.

AntsohimbondronaAmbilobeIharan̈aAmbarakarakaHell-VilleAmbanjaSambavaMaromandia

Topography around Antsiranana

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Antsiranana has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 106 m around an average of 39 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 466 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,441 m.

The land around Antsiranana is covered by grassland (47%) and artificial surfaces (23%) within 3 km, grassland (30%) and water (29%) within 16 km, and water (60%) and grassland (21%) within 80 km.

3 km
106 m
16 km
466 m
80 km
1,441 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetlandmangroves
February weather nearby: Antsohimbondrona 98 km · Ambilobe 102 km · Iharan̈a 138 km · Ambarakaraka 139 km · Hell-Ville 164 km · Ambanja 176 km · Sambava 237 km · Maromandia 248 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 Antsiranana (-12.3173°, 49.2919°, elevation 60 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. Tropical-cyclone seasons are the published climatological basin seasons (NOAA National Hurricane Center / regional warning centres). Sea temperatures are the NOAA OISST v2.1 1991–2020 monthly climatology (public domain), sampled at the nearest ocean point. UV index is derived from CAMS (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service) clear-sky UV data — contains modified Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).