Antsiranana weather in November

In November, Antsiranana sees average daytime highs of 31°C and overnight lows near 23°C, with 31 mm of rain across 4.2 wet days and about 12.6 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 6th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 31°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 57% of the time in November, and the air most often feels muggy.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 24 min at the start of November to 12 h 42 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, November is Antsiranana's 7th-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Antsiranana's year-round climate.

Daytime high
31°
1st warmest
Overnight low
23°
7th coldest
Rainfall
31 mm
4.2 wet days
Daylight
12 h 36 min
5:11 AM – 5:45 PM
Cloud cover
41%
7th clearest
Wind
18 km/h
7th windiest
Solar energy
6.82 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.5
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 November

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 31°C through the month.

A typical November day in Antsiranana reaches about 31°C in the afternoon and slips back to 23°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 29°C and 32°C. Set against its neighbours, November runs about 1°C warmer than October and on par with December.

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How November really feels in Antsiranana

Once humidity and wind are folded in, November averages 29 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
29
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

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

Antsiranana weather by month

How November compares with the rest of the year at a glance. November is the 1st-warmest and 6th-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 November

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 57% of the time in November.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 17% of November, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 26%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
18119
28119
38020
47921
57921
67921
77822
87822
97822
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Chance of precipitation in November

Any precipitation

Antsiranana gets around 31 mm of rain over 4.2 wet days in November. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 14% and peaks near 24% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
17
27
37
48
58
69
79
89
910
1010
1111
1211
1312
1412
1513
1613
1714
1815
1916
2016
2117
2218
2319
2419
2520
2621
2722
2822
2923
3024

Humidity in November

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, November lands in the muggy band about 62% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 88% of them.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
1226810
2216811
3216811
4206812
5196813
6196714
7186715
8176716
9176518
10166519
11156520
12146521
13136522
14126523
15116425
16116326
17106327
1896328
1986230
2076231
2176132
2266034
2365935
2455837
2555738
2655639
2745541
2845442
2935344
3035146

Wind in November

Winds average 18 km/h in November.

Across November, daily wind ranges from about 15 km/h on the calmest days to 21 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
121breezy
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720light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in November

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 24 min at the start of November to 12 h 42 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 18 minutes over November. Sunrise moves from 5:13 AM to 5:12 AM, and sunset from 5:40 PM to 5:52 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.45:135:40
212.55:135:40
312.55:125:40
412.55:125:41
512.55:125:41
612.55:125:41
712.55:125:42
812.55:115:42
912.55:115:43
1012.55:115:43
1112.55:115:43
1212.55:115:44
1312.65:115:44
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2712.75:125:51
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3012.75:125:52

Solar energy in November

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in November, about 6.82 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 — November's 6.82 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
17.0Intense
27.0Intense
37.0Intense
47.0Intense
57.0Intense
67.0Intense
77.0Intense
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266.6Intense
276.6Intense
286.6Intense
296.6Intense
306.5Intense
Planning a trip in November

Hazard calendar for Antsiranana

In seasonPeak

In November, Antsiranana sits inside its cyclone 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
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is November a good time to visit Antsiranana?

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

5.5
Sightseeing
7th-best month of the year
7.8
Beach & pool
7th-best month of the year

November is a reasonable time to visit Antsiranana for sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Antsiranana in November

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

In November, Antsiranana sees daytime highs around 31°C and nights near 23°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection. About 4 days see rain.

light clothessun protection

Sea temperature near Antsiranana in November

The nearest coast averages about 27°C in November — 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 November

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in November peaks around 13 (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
November 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).