Didy weather in February

In February, Didy sees average daytime highs of 27°C and overnight lows near 19°C, with 254 mm of rain across 22.7 wet days and about 12.6 hours of daylight. It is the 4th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 27°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 3% of the time in February, and the air most often feels muggy.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 48 min at the start of February to 12 h 24 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, February is Didy's 11th-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Didy's year-round climate.

Daytime high
27°
4th warmest
Overnight low
19°
12th coldest
Rainfall
254 mm
22.7 wet days
Daylight
12 h 36 min
5:42 AM – 6:19 PM
Cloud cover
80%
11th clearest
Wind
9 km/h
9th windiest
Solar energy
4.98 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.1
out of 10

Temperature in February

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 27°C through the month.

A typical February day in Didy reaches about 27°C in the afternoon and slips back to 19°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 24°C and 29°C. Set against its neighbours, February runs on par with January and on par with March.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
12719
22719
32719
42719
52719
62719
72719
82719
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112719
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Didy weather by month

How February compares with the rest of the year at a glance. February is the 4th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan27° / 19°27424.2134.2
Feb27° / 19°25422.712.64.1
Mar27° / 19°18121.112.14.7
Apr26° / 17°5614.311.65.9
May24° / 16°3510.111.26.8
Jun22° / 13°258.710.96.6
Jul21° / 12°3210116.3
Aug21° / 12°238.811.46.7
Sep23° / 13°176.311.97.5
Oct26° / 15°28712.47.3
Nov28° / 17°6110.912.96.2
Dec28° / 18°17618.713.14.8

Cloud cover in February

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 3% of the time in February.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 16% of February, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 81%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
11882
21882
31981
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242080
252080
262080
272080
282179

Chance of precipitation in February

Any precipitation

Didy gets around 254 mm of rain over 22.7 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 81% and peaks near 82% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
182
282
382
482
582
682
782
881
981
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1281
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1481
1581
1681
1781
1881
1981
2080
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2878

Humidity in February

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, February lands in the muggy band about 76% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 77% of them.

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Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
123761
223761
322771
422771
522771
622771
722771
822771
922771
1022771
1122771
1222771
1322771
1422771
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1823761
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2024751
2124751
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2324751
2425741
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2725741
2825741

Wind in February

Winds average 9 km/h in February.

Across February, daily wind ranges from about 8 km/h on the calmest days to 9 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
18calm
28calm
38calm
48calm
58calm
69calm
79calm
89calm
99calm
109calm
119calm
129calm
139calm
149calm
159calm
169calm
179calm
189calm
199calm
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289calm

Sunrise & sunset in February

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 48 min at the start of February to 12 h 24 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 5:35 AM to 5:47 AM, and sunset from 6:24 PM to 6:11 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202528
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.85:356:24
212.85:366:23
312.85:366:23
412.85:376:23
512.85:376:23
612.75:386:22
712.75:386:22
812.75:396:22
912.75:396:21
1012.75:406:21
1112.75:406:20
1212.75:416:20
1312.65:416:20
1412.65:426:19
1512.65:426:19
1612.65:436:18
1712.65:436:18
1812.65:436:17
1912.55:446:17
2012.55:446:16
2112.55:456:16
2212.55:456:15
2312.55:456:14
2412.55:466:14
2512.55:466:13
2612.45:476:13
2712.45:476:12
2812.45:476:11

Solar energy in February

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in February, about 4.98 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.28 kWh/m² to a high of 6.34 kWh/m² in November across the year — February's 4.98 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.1Bright
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254.9Bright
264.9Bright
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284.9Bright
Planning a trip in February

Hazard calendar for Didy

In seasonPeak

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

Didy'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 Didy?

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

4.1
Sightseeing
12th-best month of the year
4.2
Beach & pool
11th-best month of the year

February is a reasonable time to visit Didy for sightseeing.

What to pack for Didy in February

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

In February, Didy sees daytime highs around 27°C and nights near 19°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 23 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Didy in February

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in February peaks around 16 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Didy peaks around February 11 at about 16 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 18 at about 7 (high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highVery highExtremeFeb 11UV 16Jun 18UV 7
UV index (midday)Level
Jan15Extreme
Feb16Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr11Extreme
May9Very high
Jun7High
Jul8Very high
Aug10Very high
Sep12Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov13Extreme
Dec15Extreme

Air quality in Didy 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 Didy is worst in November — around 29 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 4.6× the cleanest month (February, 6 µg/m³).

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

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateNov 929 µg/m³Feb 166 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan7Good
Feb6Good
Mar7Good
Apr7Good
May9Good
Jun8Good
Jul7Good
Aug8Good
Sep10Good
Oct28Moderate
Nov29Moderate
Dec10Good
Location & terrain

Where is Didy?

Didy sits at 18.1°S, 48.5°E, 1,033 m above sea level, in Madagascar. The nearest listed city is Ambatondrazaka, 34 km away.

ToamasinaAmpasimanolotraMoramangaVohibinany

Topography around Didy

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Didy has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 172 m around an average of 1,039 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 602 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,569 m.

The land around Didy is covered by cropland (70%) within 3 km, trees (53%) and grassland (32%) within 16 km, and trees (45%) and grassland (37%) within 80 km.

3 km
172 m
16 km
602 m
80 km
1,569 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
February weather nearby: Ambatondrazaka 34 km · Amparafaravola 67 km · Imerimandroso 76 km · Anjozorobe 77 km · Toamasina 92 km · Ampasimanolotra 96 km · Moramanga 98 km · Vohibinany 100 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 Didy (-18.1167°, 48.5333°, elevation 1,033 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).