Arivonimamo weather in March

In March, Arivonimamo sees average daytime highs of 26°C and overnight lows near 17°C, with 147 mm of rain across 15.2 wet days and about 12.1 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 4th-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 17% of the time in March, and the air most often feels humid.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 24 min at the start of March to 11 h 54 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, March is Arivonimamo's 9th-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Arivonimamo's year-round climate.

Daytime high
26°
5th warmest
Overnight low
17°
10th coldest
Rainfall
147 mm
15.2 wet days
Daylight
12 h 06 min
5:57 AM – 6:05 PM
Cloud cover
67%
9th clearest
Wind
10 km/h
6th windiest
Solar energy
5.5 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.8
out of 10

Temperature in March

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

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

A typical March day in Arivonimamo reaches about 26°C in the afternoon and slips back to 17°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 24°C and 27°C. Set against its neighbours, March runs on par with February and about 1°C warmer than April.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
12617
22617
32617
42617
52617
62617
72617
82617
92617
102617
112617
122617
132617
142617
152617
162617
172617
182617
192617
202617
212617
222616
232616
242616
252616
262616
272616
282516
292516
302516
312516

Arivonimamo weather by month

How March compares with the rest of the year at a glance. March is the 5th-warmest and 4th-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 March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 17% 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 62%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12674
22773
32872
42872
52971
63070
73268
83268
93268
103565
113565
123565
133763
143763
153763
163862
173961
183961
194159
204159
214258
224456
234456
244555
254555
264753
274753
284753
294852
304951
314951

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitation

Arivonimamo gets around 147 mm of rain over 15.2 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 50% and peaks near 60% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

0%20%40%60%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
160
258
358
457
556
655
754
853
953
1052
1152
1252
1352
1452
1551
1651
1751
1850
1949
2049
2148
2247
2346
2445
2544
2643
2742
2841
2940
3039
3138

Humidity in March

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, March lands in the humid band about 63% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
1024688
2024688
3024697
4024697
5024697
6025696
7125686
8125686
9126676
10126676
11126676
12127666
13127666
14127666
15128656
16128665
17229645
18230635
19231625
20231634
21233614
22234604
23235594
24236593
25237583
26238582
27340552
28341542
29342541
30444511
31445501

Wind in March

Winds average 10 km/h in March.

Across March, daily wind ranges from about 10 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
110calm
210calm
311calm
411calm
511calm
611calm
711calm
811calm
911calm
1011calm
1111calm
1210calm
1310calm
1410calm
1510calm
1610calm
1710calm
1810calm
1910calm
2010calm
2110calm
2210calm
2310calm
2410calm
2510calm
2610calm
2710calm
2810calm
2910calm
3010calm
3110calm

Sunrise & sunset in March

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 24 min at the start of March to 11 h 54 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 30 minutes over March. Sunrise moves from 5:52 AM to 6:01 AM, and sunset from 6:17 PM to 5:52 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.45:526:17
212.45:536:16
312.45:536:15
412.45:536:15
512.35:546:14
612.35:546:13
712.35:546:12
812.35:556:11
912.35:556:11
1012.25:556:10
1112.25:566:09
1212.25:566:08
1312.25:566:07
1412.25:566:07
1512.25:576:06
1612.15:576:05
1712.15:576:04
1812.15:576:03
1912.15:586:02
2012.15:586:02
2112.05:586:01
2212.05:586:00
2312.05:595:59
2412.05:595:58
2512.05:595:57
2611.95:595:56
2711.96:005:55
2811.96:005:55
2911.96:005:54
3011.96:005:53
3111.96:015:52

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 5.5 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 — March's 5.5 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.5Bright
25.5Bright
35.5Bright
45.5Bright
55.5Bright
65.5Bright
75.5Bright
85.5Bright
95.5Bright
105.5Bright
115.5Bright
125.5Bright
135.5Bright
145.5Bright
155.5Bright
165.5Bright
175.5Bright
185.5Bright
195.5Bright
205.5Bright
215.5Bright
225.5Bright
235.5Bright
245.5Bright
255.5Bright
265.5Bright
275.5Bright
285.5Bright
295.4Bright
305.4Bright
315.4Bright
Planning a trip in March

Hazard calendar for Arivonimamo

In seasonPeak

In March, 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 March a good time to visit Arivonimamo?

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

5.8
Sightseeing
9th-best month of the year
5.5
Beach & pool
6th-best month of the year

March is a reasonable time to visit Arivonimamo for sightseeing.

What to pack for Arivonimamo in March

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

In March, Arivonimamo sees daytime highs around 26°C and nights near 17°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: light clothes and sun protection. About 15 days see rain.

rain gearlight clothessun protection

UV index in Arivonimamo 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 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 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 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
March 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).