Fandriana weather in January

In January, Fandriana sees average daytime highs of 24°C and overnight lows near 16°C, with 373 mm of rain across 25.3 wet days and about 13.1 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 1st-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 24°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 6% of the time in January, and the air most often feels humid.

Daylight stretches from about 13 h 12 min at the start of January to 12 h 54 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Fandriana's 12th-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Fandriana's year-round climate.

Daytime high
24°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
16°
11th coldest
Rainfall
373 mm
25.3 wet days
Daylight
13 h 06 min
5:27 AM – 6:33 PM
Cloud cover
82%
12th clearest
Wind
8 km/h
5th windiest
Solar energy
5.3 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.4
out of 10

Temperature in January

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 24°C through the month.

A typical January day in Fandriana reaches about 24°C in the afternoon and slips back to 16°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 21°C and 26°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)
12416
22416
32416
42416
52416
62416
72416
82416
92416
102416
112416
122416
132416
142416
152416
162416
172416
182416
192416
202416
212416
222416
232416
242416
252416
262416
272416
282416
292416
302416
312416

Fandriana weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 2nd-warmest and 1st-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan24° / 16°37325.313.14.4
Feb24° / 16°29522.912.74.4
Mar24° / 15°23021.912.14.9
Apr22° / 14°9516.811.65.6
May20° / 11°6012.211.16.0
Jun18° / 399.110.85.9
Jul17° / 4510.510.95.4
Aug18° / 277.711.36.5
Sep20° / 10°296.811.97.1
Oct23° / 12°8111.912.56.7
Nov24° / 14°14816.4135.9
Dec24° / 15°26921.513.25.0

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 6% of the time in January, the cloudiest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 11% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 84%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
11783
21585
31585
41486
51486
61486
71585
81585
91486
101684
111684
121684
131783
141783
151783
161783
171882
181882
191882
201882
211783
221783
231783
241684
251684
261684
271684
281684
291684
301585
311585

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Fandriana gets around 373 mm of rain over 25.3 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 81% and peaks near 84% on the wettest days.

0%20%40%60%80%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
177
278
378
479
579
680
780
880
980
1080
1179
1279
1379
1479
1580
1680
1780
1880
1981
2081
2181
2282
2382
2483
2583
2684
2784
2884
2984
3084
3183

Humidity in January

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, January lands in the humid band about 76% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
1124741
2124741
3123751
4123751
5123751
6023761
7023761
8023761
9023761
10024751
11024751
12024751
13024751
14024751
15024751
16024751
17023761
18023761
19022771
20022762
21021772
22021772
23020782
24020782
25019783
26018793
27018793
28018793
29018793
30017794
31017794

Wind in January

Winds average 8 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 7 km/h on the calmest days to 8 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
17calm
28calm
38calm
48calm
58calm
68calm
78calm
88calm
98calm
108calm
118calm
128calm
138calm
148calm
158calm
168calm
178calm
188calm
198calm
208calm
218calm
228calm
238calm
248calm
258calm
268calm
278calm
288calm
298calm
308calm
318calm

Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 13 h 12 min at the start of January to 12 h 54 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 18 minutes over January. Sunrise moves from 5:17 AM to 5:36 AM, and sunset from 6:30 PM to 6:31 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.25:176:30
213.25:186:30
313.25:196:30
413.25:196:31
513.25:206:31
613.25:206:31
713.25:216:31
813.25:226:32
913.25:226:32
1013.25:236:32
1113.15:246:32
1213.15:246:32
1313.15:256:33
1413.15:256:33
1513.15:266:33
1613.15:276:33
1713.15:276:33
1813.15:286:33
1913.15:296:33
2013.15:296:33
2113.05:306:33
2213.05:316:33
2313.05:316:33
2413.05:326:33
2513.05:326:33
2613.05:336:32
2713.05:346:32
2813.05:346:32
2913.05:356:32
3012.95:366:32
3112.95:366:31

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 5.3 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.52 kWh/m² to a high of 6.39 kWh/m² in November across the year — January's 5.3 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.5Bright
25.5Bright
35.5Bright
45.4Bright
55.4Bright
65.4Bright
75.4Bright
85.4Bright
95.4Bright
105.4Bright
115.4Bright
125.4Bright
135.4Bright
145.4Bright
155.4Bright
165.4Bright
175.3Bright
185.3Bright
195.3Bright
205.3Bright
215.3Bright
225.3Bright
235.3Bright
245.3Bright
255.3Bright
265.3Bright
275.3Bright
285.3Bright
295.3Bright
305.3Bright
315.2Bright
Planning a trip in January

Hazard calendar for Fandriana

In seasonPeak

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

Fandriana'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 Fandriana?

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

4.4
Sightseeing
11th-best month of the year
3.8
Beach & pool
7th-best month of the year

January is a reasonable time to visit Fandriana for sightseeing.

What to pack for Fandriana in January

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

In January, Fandriana sees daytime highs around 24°C and nights near 16°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: light clothes and sun protection. About 25 days see rain.

rain gearlight clothessun protection

UV index in Fandriana in January

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in January 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 Fandriana peaks around February 12 at about 17 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 17 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 12UV 17Jun 17UV 7
UV index (midday)Level
Jan16Extreme
Feb17Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr11Extreme
May8Very high
Jun7High
Jul8Very high
Aug9Very high
Sep11Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov14Extreme
Dec15Extreme

Air quality in Fandriana 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 Fandriana is worst in October — around 44 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 8.5× the cleanest month (January, 5 µg/m³).

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

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateModerateOct 1741 µg/m³Jan 185 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan5Good
Feb7Good
Mar9Good
Apr13Moderate
May19Moderate
Jun19Moderate
Jul17Moderate
Aug17Moderate
Sep21Moderate
Oct44Poor
Nov21Moderate
Dec8Good
Location & terrain

Where is Fandriana?

Fandriana sits at 20.2°S, 47.4°E, 1,364 m above sea level, in Madagascar. The nearest listed city is Ambositra, 36 km away.

Ambatolampy

Topography around Fandriana

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Fandriana has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 393 m around an average of 1,404 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 673 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,076 m.

The land around Fandriana is covered by cropland (45%) and grassland (34%) within 3 km, grassland (64%) and cropland (22%) within 16 km, and grassland (57%) within 80 km.

3 km
393 m
16 km
673 m
80 km
2,076 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaces
January weather nearby: Ambositra 36 km · Soanindrariny 40 km · Antsirabe 55 km · Antanifotsy 65 km · Ambatofinandrahana 70 km · Betafo 71 km · Marolambo 79 km · Ambatolampy 95 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 Fandriana (-20.2333°, 47.3833°, elevation 1,364 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).