Bekily in Summer

In summer (December, January and February), Bekily sees average daytime highs around 32°C and overnight lows near 21°C, with 400 mm of rain over about 42 wet days across the season. It is the warmest season of the year and the wettest season of the year.

Across summer, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 32°C. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 36% of the time across summer, and the air most often feels muggy.

Summer is Bekily's weakest season of the year to visit on our travel score. For the whole year in context, see Bekily's year-round climate.

Avg daytime high
32°C
warmest season of the year
Avg overnight low
21°C
Rainfall
400 mm
42 wet days
Avg wind
11 km/h
Travel score
3.8
weakest season of the year
Months
Dec · Jan · Feb

Temperature in Bekily in Summer

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Across summer, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 32°C.

A typical summer day in Bekily reaches about 32°C and drops to 21°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is December, the coolest December.

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How summer really feels in Bekily

Once humidity and wind are folded in, summer brings about 90 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
90
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

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

Bekily weather by month

How the three summer months (December, January and February) compare with the rest of the year — the season's months are highlighted.

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 Summer

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 36% of the time across summer.

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Chance of precipitation in Summer

Any precipitation

Bekily gets around 400 mm of rain over 42 wet days across summer. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

0%20%40%60%DecJanFeb

Humidity in Summer

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

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Wind in Summer

Winds average 11 km/h across summer.

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Sunrise & sunset in Summer

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 13 h 24 min in early December to 12 h 36 min by late February. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AMDecJanFeb

Solar energy in Summer

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day across summer, about 6.7 kWh/m².

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Planning a trip in summer

Hazard calendar for Bekily

In seasonPeak

In summer, Bekily overlaps 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 summer a good time to visit Bekily?

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

3.8
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
5.9
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

summer is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Bekily.

What to pack for Bekily in Summer

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

In summer, Bekily sees daytime highs around 32°C and nights near 21°C. Pack light clothes, rain gear and sun protection. About 42 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Bekily in Summer

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV across summer averages 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
Summer 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.