Bekily weather in January

In January, Bekily sees average daytime highs of 32°C and overnight lows near 22°C, with 169 mm of rain across 16 wet days and about 13.3 hours of daylight. It is the 3rd-warmest and 1st-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 32°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 32% of the time in January, and the air most often feels muggy.

Daylight stretches from about 13 h 30 min at the start of January to 13 h 06 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Bekily's 12th-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Bekily's year-round climate.

Daytime high
32°
3rd warmest
Overnight low
22°
12th coldest
Rainfall
169 mm
16 wet days
Daylight
13 h 18 min
5:28 AM – 6:48 PM
Cloud cover
58%
12th clearest
Wind
11 km/h
9th windiest
Solar energy
6.64 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.6
out of 10

Temperature in January

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 32°C through the month.

A typical January day in Bekily reaches about 32°C in the afternoon and slips back to 22°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 28°C and 36°C. Set against its neighbours, January runs on par with December and on par with February.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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How January really feels in Bekily

Once humidity and wind are folded in, January averages 31 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
31
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

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

Bekily weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 3rd-warmest and 1st-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan32° / 22°1691613.33.6
Feb32° / 22°12112.512.83.9
Mar31° / 21°689.312.24.6
Apr30° / 19°295.211.56.0
May28° / 16°112.310.88.0
Jun26° / 14°41.310.58.9
Jul25° / 13°51.110.79.1
Aug27° / 14°51.211.28.6
Sep30° / 16°61.311.96.8
Oct31° / 18°223.412.65.3
Nov32° / 20°456.613.24.3
Dec32° / 21°11013.213.53.8

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 32% of the time in January, the cloudiest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 23% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 45%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16139
26040
36040
45941
55941
65842
75743
85644
95644
105545
115545
125446
135446
145347
155347
165248
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255446
265545
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316040

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Bekily gets around 169 mm of rain over 16 wet days in January, the wettest month. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 51% and peaks near 55% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
147
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348
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549
650
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1152
1253
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2154
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3047
3146

Humidity in January

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, January lands in the muggy band about 46% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 75% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
114215618
204215619
304215619
403215620
503215620
603215521
703225421
804225222
904225222
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1104224924
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1405224528
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Wind in January

Winds average 11 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 11 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
111calm
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Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 13 h 30 min at the start of January to 13 h 06 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 24 minutes over January. Sunrise moves from 5:18 AM to 5:38 AM, and sunset from 6:46 PM to 6:46 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.55:186:46
213.55:186:46
313.55:196:47
413.55:206:47
513.55:206:47
613.45:216:47
713.45:216:48
813.45:226:48
913.45:236:48
1013.45:236:48
1113.45:246:48
1213.45:256:48
1313.45:266:48
1413.45:266:48
1513.45:276:48
1613.35:286:48
1713.35:286:48
1813.35:296:48
1913.35:306:48
2013.35:306:48
2113.35:316:48
2213.35:326:48
2313.35:336:48
2413.25:336:48
2513.25:346:47
2613.25:356:47
2713.25:356:47
2813.25:366:47
2913.25:376:47
3013.15:386:46
3113.15:386:46

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 6.64 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.89 kWh/m² to a high of 7.24 kWh/m² in November across the year — January's 6.64 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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Planning a trip in January

Hazard calendar for Bekily

In seasonPeak

In January, Bekily sits inside its rainy season season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

Bekily's rainy season runs December–February, when most of the year's rain falls.

Rainy season
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is January a good time to visit Bekily?

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

3.6
Sightseeing
12th-best month of the year
5.7
Beach & pool
12th-best month of the year

January is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Bekily.

What to pack for Bekily in January

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

In January, Bekily sees daytime highs around 32°C and nights near 22°C. Pack light clothes, rain gear and sun protection. About 16 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Bekily in January

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in January 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 Bekily peaks around January 21 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 20 at about 5 (high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highHighVery highExtremeJan 21UV 14Jun 20UV 5
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb14Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr9Very high
May7High
Jun5High
Jul6High
Aug7Very high
Sep8Very high
Oct11Extreme
Nov12Extreme
Dec14Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Bekily?

Bekily sits at 24.2°S, 45.3°E, 383 m above sea level, in Madagascar. The nearest listed city is Ampanihy, 78 km away.

BelohaBetiokyTsiombeBetrokaAmbovombeAmboasary

Topography around Bekily

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Bekily has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 61 m around an average of 395 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 256 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,388 m.

The land around Bekily is covered by grassland (63%) within 3 km, grassland (63%) within 16 km, and grassland (67%) and shrubs (25%) within 80 km.

3 km
61 m
16 km
256 m
80 km
1,388 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
January weather nearby: Ampanihy 78 km · Jafaro 80 km · Beloha 109 km · Betioky 110 km · Tsiombe 122 km · Betroka 131 km · Ambovombe 132 km · Amboasary 141 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 Bekily (-24.2167°, 45.3167°, elevation 383 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. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).