Befandriana weather in February

In February, Befandriana sees average daytime highs of 30°C and overnight lows near 22°C, with 361 mm of rain across 24.3 wet days and about 12.5 hours of daylight. It is the 9th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 30°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 7% of the time in February, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 42 min at the start of February to 12 h 18 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, February is Befandriana's 11th-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Befandriana's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 30°; 9th warmest
Overnight low: 22°; 12th coldest
Rainfall: 361 mm; 24.3 wet days
Daylight: 12 h 30 min; 5:45 AM – 6:16 PM
Cloud cover: 81%; 11th clearest
Wind: 6 km/h; 11th windiest
Solar energy: 5.22 kWh/m²
Travel score: 3.1; out of 10

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Temperature in February

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 30°C through the month.

A typical February day in Befandriana reaches about 30°C in the afternoon and slips back to 22°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 27°C and 32°C. Set against its neighbours, February runs on par with January and about 1°C cooler than March.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28
Avg high (°C)	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30
Avg low (°C)	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	29	22
2	29	22
3	29	22
4	29	22
5	29	22
6	29	22
7	29	22
8	30	22
9	30	22
10	30	22
11	30	22
12	30	22
13	30	22
14	30	22
15	30	22
16	30	22
17	30	22
18	30	22
19	30	22
20	30	22
21	30	22
22	30	22
23	30	22
24	30	22
25	30	22
26	30	22
27	30	22
28	30	22

How February really feels in Befandriana

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

heat index over the day's high

Days feeling ≤ 0°C

wind chill below the day's low

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

Befandriana weather by month

How February compares with the rest of the year at a glance. February is the 9th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	30° / 22°	427	26	12.8	3.1
Feb	30° / 22°	361	24.3	12.5	3.1
Mar	30° / 22°	227	18.7	12.1	3.7
Apr	31° / 21°	41	7.1	11.7	5.0
May	30° / 20°	9	2	11.3	6.2
Jun	28° / 18°	4	0.6	11.1	7.6
Jul	28° / 17°	2	0.3	11.2	8.2
Aug	28° / 17°	3	0.7	11.5	7.6
Sep	30° / 18°	3	0.8	11.9	6.5
Oct	32° / 20°	22	4.4	12.3	4.9
Nov	33° / 21°	98	12	12.7	3.6
Dec	31° / 22°	259	21.6	12.9	3.1

Cloud cover in February

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 7% of the time in February.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 12% of February, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 81%.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28
Clearer (%)	15	15	17	17	17	17	18	18	19	19	19	19	19	19	18	18	18	19	19	19	19	19	20	20	21	22	23	23
Cloudier (%)	85	85	83	83	83	83	82	82	81	81	81	81	81	81	82	82	82	81	81	81	81	81	80	80	79	78	77	77

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	15	85
2	15	85
3	17	83
4	17	83
5	17	83
6	17	83
7	18	82
8	18	82
9	19	81
10	19	81
11	19	81
12	19	81
13	19	81
14	19	81
15	18	82
16	18	82
17	18	82
18	19	81
19	19	81
20	19	81
21	19	81
22	19	81
23	20	80
24	20	80
25	21	79
26	22	78
27	23	77
28	23	77

Chance of precipitation in February

Any precipitation

Befandriana gets around 361 mm of rain over 24.3 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 86% and peaks near 89% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28
Rain chance (%)	89	89	89	88	88	88	87	87	87	87	86	86	86	86	86	86	86	86	86	85	85	85	84	83	83	82	81	80

	Rain chance (%)
1	89
2	89
3	89
4	88
5	88
6	88
7	87
8	87
9	87
10	87
11	86
12	86
13	86
14	86
15	86
16	86
17	86
18	86
19	86
20	85
21	85
22	85
23	84
24	83
25	83
26	82
27	81
28	80

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 75% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28
Muggy (%)	21	21	22	22	23	23	23	24	24	24	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	26	26	27	27	28	29	30	31
Oppressive (%)	79	79	78	78	77	77	77	76	76	76	75	75	75	75	75	75	75	75	75	75	74	74	73	73	72	71	70	69

	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)
1	21	79
2	21	79
3	22	78
4	22	78
5	23	77
6	23	77
7	23	77
8	24	76
9	24	76
10	24	76
11	25	75
12	25	75
13	25	75
14	25	75
15	25	75
16	25	75
17	25	75
18	25	75
19	25	75
20	25	75
21	26	74
22	26	74
23	27	73
24	27	73
25	28	72
26	29	71
27	30	70
28	31	69

Wind in February

Winds average 6 km/h in February.

Across February, daily wind ranges from about 6 km/h on the calmest days to 7 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28
Wind speed (km/h)	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	7	7	7	7
Feels	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm

	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
1	6	calm
2	6	calm
3	6	calm
4	6	calm
5	6	calm
6	6	calm
7	6	calm
8	6	calm
9	6	calm
10	6	calm
11	6	calm
12	6	calm
13	6	calm
14	6	calm
15	6	calm
16	6	calm
17	6	calm
18	6	calm
19	6	calm
20	6	calm
21	6	calm
22	6	calm
23	6	calm
24	6	calm
25	7	calm
26	7	calm
27	7	calm
28	7	calm

Sunrise & sunset in February

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 42 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 24 minutes over February. Sunrise moves from 5:39 AM to 5:49 AM, and sunset from 6:19 PM to 6:09 PM.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28
Daylight (h)	12.7	12.7	12.7	12.6	12.6	12.6	12.6	12.6	12.6	12.6	12.6	12.5	12.5	12.5	12.5	12.5	12.5	12.5	12.5	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.3	12.3
Sunrise (AM)	5:39	5:40	5:40	5:41	5:41	5:42	5:42	5:42	5:43	5:43	5:44	5:44	5:44	5:45	5:45	5:46	5:46	5:46	5:47	5:47	5:47	5:48	5:48	5:48	5:48	5:49	5:49	5:49
Sunset (PM)	6:19	6:19	6:19	6:19	6:19	6:19	6:18	6:18	6:18	6:17	6:17	6:17	6:16	6:16	6:16	6:15	6:15	6:14	6:14	6:14	6:13	6:13	6:12	6:12	6:11	6:10	6:10	6:09

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	12.7	5:39	6:19
2	12.7	5:40	6:19
3	12.7	5:40	6:19
4	12.6	5:41	6:19
5	12.6	5:41	6:19
6	12.6	5:42	6:19
7	12.6	5:42	6:18
8	12.6	5:42	6:18
9	12.6	5:43	6:18
10	12.6	5:43	6:17
11	12.6	5:44	6:17
12	12.5	5:44	6:17
13	12.5	5:44	6:16
14	12.5	5:45	6:16
15	12.5	5:45	6:16
16	12.5	5:46	6:15
17	12.5	5:46	6:15
18	12.5	5:46	6:14
19	12.5	5:47	6:14
20	12.4	5:47	6:14
21	12.4	5:47	6:13
22	12.4	5:48	6:13
23	12.4	5:48	6:12
24	12.4	5:48	6:12
25	12.4	5:48	6:11
26	12.4	5:49	6:10
27	12.3	5:49	6:10
28	12.3	5:49	6:09

Solar energy in February

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in February, about 5.22 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.49 kWh/m² to a high of 6.99 kWh/m² in October across the year — February's 5.22 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28
Solar energy (kWh/m²)	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.3
Level	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	5.2	Bright
2	5.2	Bright
3	5.2	Bright
4	5.2	Bright
5	5.2	Bright
6	5.2	Bright
7	5.2	Bright
8	5.2	Bright
9	5.2	Bright
10	5.2	Bright
11	5.2	Bright
12	5.2	Bright
13	5.2	Bright
14	5.2	Bright
15	5.2	Bright
16	5.2	Bright
17	5.2	Bright
18	5.2	Bright
19	5.3	Bright
20	5.3	Bright
21	5.3	Bright
22	5.3	Bright
23	5.3	Bright
24	5.3	Bright
25	5.3	Bright
26	5.3	Bright
27	5.3	Bright
28	5.3	Bright

Planning a trip in February

Hazard calendar for Befandriana

In seasonPeak

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

Befandriana'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 Befandriana?

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

3.1

Sightseeing

10th-best month of the year

4.2

Beach & pool

12th-best month of the year

February is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Befandriana.

What to pack for Befandriana in February

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

In February, Befandriana sees daytime highs around 30°C and nights near 22°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 24 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Befandriana 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 Befandriana peaks around February 9 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 20 at about 8 (very high).

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

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	15	15	14	11	10	8	8	10	12	14	13	14
Level	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	Very high	Very high	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	15	Extreme
Feb	15	Extreme
Mar	14	Extreme
Apr	11	Extreme
May	10	Very high
Jun	8	Very high
Jul	8	Very high
Aug	10	Extreme
Sep	12	Extreme
Oct	14	Extreme
Nov	13	Extreme
Dec	14	Extreme

Air quality in Befandriana 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 Befandriana is worst in November — around 25 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 6.0× the cleanest month (July, 4 µg/m³).

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

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
PM2.5 (µg/m³)	6	6	6	5	5	5	4	5	6	12	25	16
Level	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	6	Good
Feb	6	Good
Mar	6	Good
Apr	5	Good
May	5	Good
Jun	5	Good
Jul	4	Good
Aug	5	Good
Sep	6	Good
Oct	12	Moderate
Nov	25	Moderate
Dec	16	Moderate

Location & terrain

Where is Befandriana?

Befandriana sits at 15.3°S, 48.5°E, 280 m above sea level, in Madagascar. The nearest listed city is Antsohihy, 73 km away.

Topography around Befandriana

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Befandriana has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 176 m around an average of 284 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,163 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,765 m.

The land around Befandriana is covered by grassland (53%) and cropland (20%) within 3 km, grassland (66%) and trees (20%) within 16 km, and grassland (73%) and trees (21%) within 80 km.

3 km

176 m

grassland 53%

16 km

1,163 m

grassland 66%

80 km

1,765 m

grassland 73%

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← January Befandriana year-round climate March →Best places to visit in February

February weather nearby: Antsohihy 73 km · Bealanana 82 km · Boriziny 99 km · Maromandia 126 km · Maroantsetra 130 km · Mampikony 133 km · Andapa 137 km · Mananara 166 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

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 Befandriana (-15.2567°, 48.5425°, elevation 280 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).

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	29	22
2	29	22
3	29	22
4	29	22
5	29	22
6	29	22
7	29	22
8	30	22
9	30	22
10	30	22
11	30	22
12	30	22
13	30	22
14	30	22
15	30	22
16	30	22
17	30	22
18	30	22
19	30	22
20	30	22
21	30	22
22	30	22
23	30	22
24	30	22
25	30	22
26	30	22
27	30	22
28	30	22

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	15	85
2	15	85
3	17	83
4	17	83
5	17	83
6	17	83
7	18	82
8	18	82
9	19	81
10	19	81
11	19	81
12	19	81
13	19	81
14	19	81
15	18	82
16	18	82
17	18	82
18	19	81
19	19	81
20	19	81
21	19	81
22	19	81
23	20	80
24	20	80
25	21	79
26	22	78
27	23	77
28	23	77

	Rain chance (%)
1	89
2	89
3	89
4	88
5	88
6	88
7	87
8	87
9	87
10	87
11	86
12	86
13	86
14	86
15	86
16	86
17	86
18	86
19	86
20	85
21	85
22	85
23	84
24	83
25	83
26	82
27	81
28	80

	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)
1	21	79
2	21	79
3	22	78
4	22	78
5	23	77
6	23	77
7	23	77
8	24	76
9	24	76
10	24	76
11	25	75
12	25	75
13	25	75
14	25	75
15	25	75
16	25	75
17	25	75
18	25	75
19	25	75
20	25	75
21	26	74
22	26	74
23	27	73
24	27	73
25	28	72
26	29	71
27	30	70
28	31	69

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	29	22
2	29	22
3	29	22
4	29	22
5	29	22
6	29	22
7	29	22
8	30	22
9	30	22
10	30	22
11	30	22
12	30	22
13	30	22
14	30	22
15	30	22
16	30	22
17	30	22
18	30	22
19	30	22
20	30	22
21	30	22
22	30	22
23	30	22
24	30	22
25	30	22
26	30	22
27	30	22
28	30	22

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	15	85
2	15	85
3	17	83
4	17	83
5	17	83
6	17	83
7	18	82
8	18	82
9	19	81
10	19	81
11	19	81
12	19	81
13	19	81
14	19	81
15	18	82
16	18	82
17	18	82
18	19	81
19	19	81
20	19	81
21	19	81
22	19	81
23	20	80
24	20	80
25	21	79
26	22	78
27	23	77
28	23	77

	Rain chance (%)
1	89
2	89
3	89
4	88
5	88
6	88
7	87
8	87
9	87
10	87
11	86
12	86
13	86
14	86
15	86
16	86
17	86
18	86
19	86
20	85
21	85
22	85
23	84
24	83
25	83
26	82
27	81
28	80

	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)
1	21	79
2	21	79
3	22	78
4	22	78
5	23	77
6	23	77
7	23	77
8	24	76
9	24	76
10	24	76
11	25	75
12	25	75
13	25	75
14	25	75
15	25	75
16	25	75
17	25	75
18	25	75
19	25	75
20	25	75
21	26	74
22	26	74
23	27	73
24	27	73
25	28	72
26	29	71
27	30	70
28	31	69

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	29	22
2	29	22
3	29	22
4	29	22
5	29	22
6	29	22
7	29	22
8	30	22
9	30	22
10	30	22
11	30	22
12	30	22
13	30	22
14	30	22
15	30	22
16	30	22
17	30	22
18	30	22
19	30	22
20	30	22
21	30	22
22	30	22
23	30	22
24	30	22
25	30	22
26	30	22
27	30	22
28	30	22

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	15	85
2	15	85
3	17	83
4	17	83
5	17	83
6	17	83
7	18	82
8	18	82
9	19	81
10	19	81
11	19	81
12	19	81
13	19	81
14	19	81
15	18	82
16	18	82
17	18	82
18	19	81
19	19	81
20	19	81
21	19	81
22	19	81
23	20	80
24	20	80
25	21	79
26	22	78
27	23	77
28	23	77

	Rain chance (%)
1	89
2	89
3	89
4	88
5	88
6	88
7	87
8	87
9	87
10	87
11	86
12	86
13	86
14	86
15	86
16	86
17	86
18	86
19	86
20	85
21	85
22	85
23	84
24	83
25	83
26	82
27	81
28	80

	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)
1	21	79
2	21	79
3	22	78
4	22	78
5	23	77
6	23	77
7	23	77
8	24	76
9	24	76
10	24	76
11	25	75
12	25	75
13	25	75
14	25	75
15	25	75
16	25	75
17	25	75
18	25	75
19	25	75
20	25	75
21	26	74
22	26	74
23	27	73
24	27	73
25	28	72
26	29	71
27	30	70
28	31	69