Arivonimamo weather in February

In February, Arivonimamo sees average daytime highs of 26°C and overnight lows near 17°C, with 270 mm of rain across 19.3 wet days and about 12.6 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 26°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 8% of the time in February, and the air most often feels humid.

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

Daytime high
26°
5th warmest
Overnight low
17°
12th coldest
Rainfall
270 mm
19.3 wet days
Daylight
12 h 36 min
5:47 AM – 6:25 PM
Cloud cover
77%
11th clearest
Wind
10 km/h
9th windiest
Solar energy
5.44 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.9
out of 10

Temperature in February

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 26°C through the month.

A typical February day in Arivonimamo reaches about 26°C in the afternoon and slips back to 17°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 23°C and 28°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)
12617
22617
32617
42617
52617
62617
72617
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102617
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122617
132617
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252617
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282617

Arivonimamo weather by month

How February compares with the rest of the year at a glance. February is the 5th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan26° / 17°30521.9134.7
Feb26° / 17°27019.312.64.9
Mar26° / 17°14715.212.15.8
Apr25° / 15°387.511.67.4
May23° / 13°152.911.18.1
Jun21° / 10°40.810.98.1
Jul20° / 10°41117.9
Aug21° / 10°40.911.48.4
Sep24° / 11°71.711.98.7
Oct26° / 13°456.812.47.5
Nov27° / 15°11112.112.96.3
Dec26° / 17°2121813.15.3

Cloud cover in February

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 8% of the time in February.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 15% of February, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 78%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12179
22278
32278
42278
52278
62179
72179
82179
92179
102179
112179
122179
132179
142179
152179
162278
172278
182278
192278
202377
212476
222476
232476
242476
252476
262575
272674
282674

Chance of precipitation in February

Any precipitation

Arivonimamo gets around 270 mm of rain over 19.3 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 68% and peaks near 72% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
172
272
371
471
571
670
770
870
970
1070
1169
1269
1369
1469
1569
1668
1768
1868
1967
2067
2167
2266
2365
2465
2564
2663
2762
2861

Humidity in February

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, February lands in the humid band about 69% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 11% of them.

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Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
1177112
2177112
3177112
4177112
5187012
6187012
7187012
8187111
9187111
10187111
11187111
12196912
13196912
14196912
15196912
16196912
17206812
18206812
19206812
20206812
21216811
22216811
23216811
24216910
25226810
26226810
2723689
2823689

Wind in February

Winds average 10 km/h in February.

Across February, daily wind ranges from about 10 km/h on the calmest days to 10 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
110calm
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410calm
510calm
610calm
710calm
810calm
910calm
1010calm
1110calm
1210calm
1310calm
1410calm
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Sunrise & sunset in February

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 48 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 24 minutes over February. Sunrise moves from 5:39 AM to 5:52 AM, and sunset from 6:30 PM to 6:17 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202528
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.85:396:30
212.85:406:30
312.85:406:30
412.85:416:29
512.85:426:29
612.85:426:29
712.85:436:29
812.85:436:28
912.75:446:28
1012.75:446:27
1112.75:456:27
1212.75:456:27
1312.75:466:26
1412.75:466:26
1512.65:476:25
1612.65:476:25
1712.65:486:24
1812.65:486:24
1912.65:486:23
2012.65:496:22
2112.55:496:22
2212.55:506:21
2312.55:506:21
2412.55:506:20
2512.55:516:19
2612.55:516:19
2712.45:526:18
2812.45:526:17

Solar energy in February

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in February, about 5.44 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.11 kWh/m² to a high of 6.77 kWh/m² in November across the year — February's 5.44 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.5Bright
25.5Bright
35.5Bright
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55.5Bright
65.5Bright
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85.5Bright
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115.4Bright
125.4Bright
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145.4Bright
155.4Bright
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215.4Bright
225.4Bright
235.4Bright
245.4Bright
255.4Bright
265.4Bright
275.4Bright
285.4Bright
Planning a trip in February

Hazard calendar for Arivonimamo

In seasonPeak

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

Arivonimamo's monsoon runs December–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 Arivonimamo?

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

4.9
Sightseeing
11th-best month of the year
4.6
Beach & pool
10th-best month of the year

February is a reasonable time to visit Arivonimamo for sightseeing.

What to pack for Arivonimamo in February

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

In February, Arivonimamo sees daytime highs around 26°C and nights near 17°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: light clothes and sun protection. About 19 days see rain.

rain gearlight clothessun protection

UV index in Arivonimamo 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 Arivonimamo peaks around February 11 at about 16 (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 11UV 16Jun 17UV 7
UV index (midday)Level
Jan16Extreme
Feb17Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr11Extreme
May9Very high
Jun7High
Jul8Very high
Aug10Very high
Sep12Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov14Extreme
Dec16Extreme

Air quality in Arivonimamo 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 Arivonimamo is worst in October — around 24 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 3.7× the cleanest month (January, 6 µg/m³).

Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodOct 1723 µg/m³Jan 157 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan6Good
Feb9Good
Mar11Good
Apr14Moderate
May21Moderate
Jun22Moderate
Jul21Moderate
Aug18Moderate
Sep15Moderate
Oct24Moderate
Nov17Moderate
Dec8Good
Location & terrain

Where is Arivonimamo?

Arivonimamo sits at 19.0°S, 47.2°E, 1,418 m above sea level, in Madagascar. The nearest listed city is Imerintsiatosika, 15 km away.

Topography around Arivonimamo

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Arivonimamo has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 192 m around an average of 1,406 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 536 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,761 m.

The land around Arivonimamo is covered by cropland (51%) and grassland (40%) within 3 km, grassland (62%) and cropland (35%) within 16 km, and grassland (63%) and cropland (30%) within 80 km.

3 km
192 m
16 km
536 m
80 km
1,761 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
February weather nearby: Imerintsiatosika 15 km · Ambohidratrimo 34 km · Antananarivo 39 km · Ivato 40 km · Ambatolampy 48 km · Faratsiho 49 km · Soavinandriana 50 km · Alarobia 58 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 Arivonimamo (-19.0167°, 47.1833°, elevation 1,418 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).