Belo sur Tsiribihina in Summer
In summer (December, January and February), Belo sur Tsiribihina sees average daytime highs around 31°C and overnight lows near 25°C, with 677 mm of rain over about 69 wet days across the season. It is the 3rd-warmest season and the wettest season of the year.
Across summer, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 31°C. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 28% of the time across summer, and the air most often feels miserable.
Summer is Belo sur Tsiribihina's weakest season of the year to visit on our travel score. For the whole year in context, see Belo sur Tsiribihina's year-round climate.
- Avg daytime high
- 31°C
- 3rd-warmest season
- Avg overnight low
- 25°C
- Rainfall
- 677 mm
- 69 wet days
- Avg wind
- 9 km/h
- Travel score
- 3.0
- weakest season of the year
- Months
- Dec · Jan · Feb
Temperature in Belo sur Tsiribihina in Summer
Across summer, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 31°C.
A typical summer day in Belo sur Tsiribihina reaches about 31°C and drops to 25°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is December, the coolest January.
How summer really feels in Belo sur Tsiribihina
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.
The story in summer is heat — humidity pushes the afternoon "feels like" well above the raw temperature.
Belo sur Tsiribihina 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.
| Month | High / Low (°C) | Rainfall (mm) | Wet days | Daylight (hours) | Travel score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 31° / 25° | 289 | 26.2 | 13.1 | 2.8 |
| Feb | 31° / 25° | 257 | 22.6 | 12.7 | 3.0 |
| Mar | 32° / 25° | 137 | 18.4 | 12.1 | 3.5 |
| Apr | 32° / 24° | 35 | 6.9 | 11.6 | 4.7 |
| May | 31° / 22° | 6 | 1.2 | 11.1 | 6.1 |
| Jun | 29° / 20° | 2 | 0.6 | 10.8 | 7.2 |
| Jul | 29° / 19° | 1 | 0.2 | 10.9 | 7.6 |
| Aug | 29° / 20° | 2 | 0.4 | 11.3 | 7.3 |
| Sep | 31° / 22° | 3 | 0.8 | 11.9 | 6.4 |
| Oct | 32° / 23° | 15 | 3.8 | 12.5 | 5.3 |
| Nov | 32° / 25° | 50 | 9.7 | 12.9 | 4.1 |
| Dec | 32° / 25° | 131 | 19.8 | 13.2 | 3.2 |
Cloud cover in Summer
The sky is clear or mostly clear about 28% of the time across summer.
Chance of precipitation in Summer
Belo sur Tsiribihina gets around 677 mm of rain over 69 wet days across summer. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.
Humidity in Summer
Most of summer feels miserable — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.
Wind in Summer
Winds average 9 km/h across summer.
Sunrise & sunset in Summer
Daylight runs from about 13 h 06 min in early December to 12 h 24 min by late February. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.
Solar energy in Summer
Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day across summer, about 6.1 kWh/m².
Hazard calendar for Belo sur Tsiribihina
In summer, Belo sur Tsiribihina overlaps its cyclone and monsoon season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.
Belo sur Tsiribihina sits in the South Indian Ocean cyclone belt; the season peaks January–March.
Belo sur Tsiribihina's monsoon runs December–March, when most of the year's rain falls.
Is summer a good time to visit Belo sur Tsiribihina?
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.
summer is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Belo sur Tsiribihina.
What to pack for Belo sur Tsiribihina in Summer
From summer's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.
In summer, Belo sur Tsiribihina sees daytime highs around 31°C and nights near 25°C. Pack light clothes, rain gear and sun protection. About 69 days see rain.
Sea temperature near Belo sur Tsiribihina in Summer
The nearest coast averages about 30°C across summer — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.
The sea at the nearest coast (about 20 km away) is warmest in March at about 30°C and coldest in July near 25°C.
The water stays above 20°C all year — warm enough for a swim any month.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sea temperature (°C) | 30 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 29 | 30 |
| Comfort | Tropical | Tropical | Tropical | Tropical | Warm | Warm | Warm | Warm | Warm | Warm | Tropical | Tropical |
| Sea temperature (°C) | Comfort | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 30 | Tropical |
| Feb | 30 | Tropical |
| Mar | 30 | Tropical |
| Apr | 29 | Tropical |
| May | 28 | Warm |
| Jun | 26 | Warm |
| Jul | 25 | Warm |
| Aug | 25 | Warm |
| Sep | 26 | Warm |
| Oct | 27 | Warm |
| Nov | 29 | Tropical |
| Dec | 30 | Tropical |
UV index in Belo sur Tsiribihina in Summer
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 Belo sur Tsiribihina peaks around February 11 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 17 at about 6 (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 | 13 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 |
| Level | Extreme | Extreme | Extreme | Extreme | Very high | High | Very high | Very high | Very high | Extreme | Extreme | Extreme |
| UV index (midday) | Level | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 15 | Extreme |
| Feb | 15 | Extreme |
| Mar | 13 | Extreme |
| Apr | 10 | Extreme |
| May | 8 | Very high |
| Jun | 6 | High |
| Jul | 7 | Very high |
| Aug | 8 | Very high |
| Sep | 10 | Very high |
| Oct | 11 | Extreme |
| Nov | 12 | Extreme |
| Dec | 13 | Extreme |
Air quality in Belo sur Tsiribihina in Summer
Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where summer falls, not just the annual average.
Air quality in Belo sur Tsiribihina is worst in October — around 22 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 4.6× the cleanest month (March, 5 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 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 13 | 17 | 19 | 22 | 14 | 6 |
| Level | Good | Good | Good | Good | Good | Good | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Good |
| PM2.5 (µg/m³) | Level | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 6 | Good |
| Feb | 6 | Good |
| Mar | 5 | Good |
| Apr | 5 | Good |
| May | 8 | Good |
| Jun | 9 | Good |
| Jul | 13 | Moderate |
| Aug | 17 | Moderate |
| Sep | 19 | Moderate |
| Oct | 22 | Moderate |
| Nov | 14 | Moderate |
| Dec | 6 | Good |
Where is Belo sur Tsiribihina?
Belo sur Tsiribihina sits at 19.7°S, 44.5°E, 22 m above sea level, in Madagascar. The nearest listed city is Morondava, 70 km away.
Topography around Belo sur Tsiribihina
How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Belo sur Tsiribihina.
Within 3 km, the terrain around Belo sur Tsiribihina has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 58 m around an average of 14 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 131 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 650 m.
The land around Belo sur Tsiribihina is covered by grassland (39%) and cropland (28%) within 3 km, trees (26%) and grassland (26%) within 16 km, and grassland (33%), water (28%) and trees (26%) within 80 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 Belo sur Tsiribihina (-19.6979°, 44.5459°, elevation 22 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.