Boriziny weather in January

In January, Boriziny sees average daytime highs of 32°C and overnight lows near 24°C, with 472 mm of rain across 27 wet days and about 12.8 hours of daylight. It is the 8th-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 9% of the time in January, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 54 min at the start of January to 12 h 42 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Boriziny's 12th-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Boriziny's year-round climate.

Daytime high
32°
8th warmest
Overnight low
24°
10th coldest
Rainfall
472 mm
27 wet days
Daylight
12 h 48 min
5:34 AM – 6:24 PM
Cloud cover
81%
12th clearest
Wind
7 km/h
11th windiest
Solar energy
5.36 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.4
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 Boriziny reaches about 32°C in the afternoon and slips back to 24°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 28°C and 35°C. Set against its neighbours, January runs about 2°C cooler than 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 Boriziny

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.

Boriziny weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 8th-warmest and 1st-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan32° / 24°4722712.82.4
Feb32° / 24°34424.212.52.5
Mar33° / 24°21719.112.12.8
Apr34° / 24°366.511.73.6
May33° / 22°91.611.34.6
Jun31° / 21°20.411.15.7
Jul31° / 20°10.311.26.1
Aug32° / 20°20.311.55.6
Sep33° / 21°20.611.94.6
Oct35° / 23°214.312.43.2
Nov35° / 24°10212.112.72.4
Dec34° / 24°25622.412.92.3

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 9% of the time in January, the cloudiest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 10% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 81%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12278
22179
31981
41882
51783
61783
71783
81684
91783
101783
111882
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Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Boriziny gets around 472 mm of rain over 27 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 86% and peaks near 91% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
183
283
384
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584
684
784
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984
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1484
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2490
2590
2690
2791
2891
2991
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Humidity in January

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, January lands in the oppressive band about 65% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
11136323
21126423
31126324
40116524
50116524
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70116524
80106624
90106723
100106723
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Wind in January

Winds average 7 km/h in January.

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

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
17calm
27calm
37calm
47calm
57calm
67calm
77calm
87calm
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107calm
117calm
127calm
137calm
147calm
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317calm

Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 54 min at the start of January to 12 h 42 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 12 minutes over January. Sunrise moves from 5:25 AM to 5:42 AM, and sunset from 6:20 PM to 6:24 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.95:256:20
212.95:266:20
312.95:266:20
412.95:276:21
512.95:276:21
612.95:286:21
712.95:296:22
812.95:296:22
912.95:306:22
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1112.95:316:23
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1312.95:326:23
1412.85:336:23
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1612.85:346:24
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1812.85:356:24
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2012.85:366:24
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Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 5.36 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.69 kWh/m² to a high of 7.12 kWh/m² in October across the year — January's 5.36 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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275.2Bright
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315.2Bright
Planning a trip in January

Hazard calendar for Boriziny

In seasonPeak

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

Boriziny'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 January a good time to visit Boriziny?

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

2.4
Sightseeing
10th-best month of the year
3.9
Beach & pool
12th-best month of the year

January is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Boriziny.

What to pack for Boriziny in January

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

In January, Boriziny sees daytime highs around 32°C and nights near 24°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 27 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Boriziny in January

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in January 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 Boriziny peaks around February 10 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 19 at about 8 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highExtremeFeb 10UV 15Jun 19UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan15Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr11Extreme
May9Very high
Jun8Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug10Very high
Sep12Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov12Extreme
Dec14Extreme

Air quality in Boriziny in January

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where January falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in Boriziny is worst in November — around 21 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 5.3× the cleanest month (July, 4 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateNov 1620 µg/m³Jul 154 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan6Good
Feb6Good
Mar6Good
Apr5Good
May5Good
Jun4Good
Jul4Good
Aug5Good
Sep6Good
Oct12Good
Nov21Moderate
Dec12Good
Location & terrain

Where is Boriziny?

Boriziny sits at 15.6°S, 47.7°E, 22 m above sea level, in Madagascar. The nearest listed city is Mampikony, 60 km away.

BefandrianaMarovoayTsaratananaAmbato BoenyMahajangaMaromandia

Topography around Boriziny

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Boriziny has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 69 m around an average of 22 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 306 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,122 m.

The land around Boriziny is covered by cropland (49%) and grassland (33%) within 3 km, grassland (53%) and trees (24%) within 16 km, and grassland (61%) and trees (25%) within 80 km.

3 km
69 m
16 km
306 m
80 km
1,122 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandwatermangroves
January weather nearby: Mampikony 60 km · Antsohihy 82 km · Befandriana 99 km · Marovoay 126 km · Tsaratanana 139 km · Ambato Boeny 144 km · Mahajanga 146 km · Maromandia 155 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 Boriziny (-15.55°, 47.6667°, 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. 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).