Antsohimbondrona in Fall

In fall (March, April and May), Antsohimbondrona sees average daytime highs around 29°C and overnight lows near 25°C, with 373 mm of rain over about 53 wet days across the season. It is the warmest season of the year and the 2nd-wettest season.

Across fall, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 29°C. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 48% of the time across fall, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Fall is Antsohimbondrona's 3rd-best season to visit on our travel score. Antsohimbondrona has little temperature swing across the year, so its calendar seasons blur — the season framing matters less here than for a place with four distinct seasons. For the whole year in context, see Antsohimbondrona's year-round climate.

Avg daytime high
29°C
warmest season of the year
Avg overnight low
25°C
Rainfall
373 mm
53 wet days
Avg wind
10 km/h
Travel score
4.6
3rd-best season
Months
Mar · Apr · May

Temperature in Antsohimbondrona in Fall

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Across fall, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 29°C.

A typical fall day in Antsohimbondrona reaches about 29°C and drops to 25°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is April, the coolest May.

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How fall really feels in Antsohimbondrona

Once humidity and wind are folded in, fall brings about 71 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
71
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

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

Antsohimbondrona weather by month

How the three fall months (March, April and May) compare with the rest of the year — the season's months are highlighted.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan28° / 25°44128.612.73.3
Feb28° / 25°3982612.43.3
Mar29° / 25°25825.212.13.6
Apr30° / 25°7717.211.74.5
May29° / 24°3910.911.45.7
Jun28° / 23°2910.411.26.4
Jul27° / 22°3312.111.36.6
Aug28° / 22°4014.711.66.2
Sep28° / 23°3813.511.95.8
Oct29° / 24°4413.512.35.4
Nov30° / 25°8718.812.64.4
Dec29° / 25°24326.112.83.6

Cloud cover in Fall

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 48% of the time across fall.

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Chance of precipitation in Fall

Any precipitation

Antsohimbondrona gets around 373 mm of rain over 53 wet days across fall. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

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Humidity in Fall

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

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Wind in Fall

Winds average 10 km/h across fall.

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Sunrise & sunset in Fall

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 18 min in early March to 11 h 18 min by late May. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

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Solar energy in Fall

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day across fall, about 5.7 kWh/m².

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Planning a trip in fall

Hazard calendar for Antsohimbondrona

In seasonPeak

In fall, Antsohimbondrona overlaps its cyclone and monsoon season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

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

Antsohimbondrona'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 fall a good time to visit Antsohimbondrona?

Our two travel scores rate fall for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal), averaged across the three months.

4.6
Sightseeing
3rd-best month of the year
6.0
Beach & pool
3rd-best month of the year

fall is a reasonable time to visit Antsohimbondrona for sightseeing.

What to pack for Antsohimbondrona in Fall

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

In fall, Antsohimbondrona sees daytime highs around 29°C and nights near 25°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 53 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Antsohimbondrona in Fall

The nearest coast averages about 29°C across fall — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea offshore is warmest in April at about 30°C and coldest in August near 26°C.

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

24°26°28°30°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan29Tropical
Feb29Tropical
Mar29Tropical
Apr30Tropical
May29Tropical
Jun28Warm
Jul27Warm
Aug26Warm
Sep27Warm
Oct27Warm
Nov28Tropical
Dec29Tropical

UV index in Antsohimbondrona in Fall

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV across fall averages around 12 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Antsohimbondrona peaks around February 15 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 21 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 15UV 15Jun 21UV 9
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr12Extreme
May10Extreme
Jun9Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug11Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov13Extreme
Dec14Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Antsohimbondrona?

Antsohimbondrona sits at 13.1°S, 48.9°E, 8 m above sea level, in Madagascar. The nearest listed city is Ambilobe, 25 km away.

AntsirananaIharan̈aMaromandiaBealanana

Topography around Antsohimbondrona

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Antsohimbondrona has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 15 m around an average of 3 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 101 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,209 m.

The land around Antsohimbondrona is covered by grassland (34%) and mangroves (25%) within 3 km, water (47%) and grassland (21%) within 16 km, and water (40%), grassland (33%) and trees (20%) within 80 km.

3 km
15 m
16 km
101 m
80 km
2,209 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandbare terrainwaterwetlandmangroves
Fall weather nearby: Ambilobe 25 km · Ambarakaraka 46 km · Hell-Ville 72 km · Ambanja 78 km · Antsiranana 98 km · Iharan̈a 128 km · Maromandia 151 km · Bealanana 163 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 Antsohimbondrona (-13.0833°, 48.85°, elevation 8 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.