Fenoarivo Be weather in January

In January, Fenoarivo Be sees average daytime highs of 27°C and overnight lows near 18°C, with 429 mm of rain across 26 wet days and about 13 hours of daylight. It is the 7th-warmest and 1st-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 6% of the time in January, and the air most often feels muggy.

Daylight stretches from about 13 h 06 min at the start of January to 12 h 48 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Fenoarivo Be's 12th-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Fenoarivo Be's year-round climate.

Daytime high
27°
7th warmest
Overnight low
18°
12th coldest
Rainfall
429 mm
26 wet days
Daylight
13 hours
5:33 AM – 6:33 PM
Cloud cover
82%
12th clearest
Wind
8 km/h
9th windiest
Solar energy
5.59 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.0
out of 10

Temperature in January

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

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

A typical January day in Fenoarivo Be reaches about 27°C in the afternoon and slips back to 18°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, January runs on par with December and on par with February.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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Fenoarivo Be weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 7th-warmest and 1st-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan27° / 18°42926134.0
Feb27° / 18°34823.312.64.1
Mar27° / 18°23419.912.15.0
Apr27° / 16°629.711.66.8
May25° / 14°132.811.18.4
Jun24° / 12°30.810.99.0
Jul23° / 11°40.9119.0
Aug25° / 12°30.611.49.1
Sep27° / 13°71.311.98.4
Oct28° / 16°648.712.46.5
Nov28° / 17°18216.512.95.3
Dec27° / 18°32622.813.14.5

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 10% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 83%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12179
22080
32080
41981
51981
61981
71882
81783
91783
101783
111783
121783
131684
141684
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311684

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Fenoarivo Be gets around 429 mm of rain over 26 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 83% and peaks near 87% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
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279
380
480
581
681
781
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982
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1784
1884
1984
2085
2185
2286
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2486
2586
2686
2787
2887
2987
3087
3187

Humidity in January

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, January lands in the muggy band about 61% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 61% of them.

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Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
173855
263856
363856
463955
553956
654055
754055
854154
944155
1044254
1144254
1244254
1344155
1444155
1534057
1633958
1733859
1833760
1933661
2033562
2133463
2223266
2323167
2423068
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2622870
2722771
2822771
2922771
3022870
3122870

Wind in January

Winds average 8 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 8 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
18calm
28calm
38calm
48calm
58calm
68calm
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128calm
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268calm
278calm
288calm
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308calm
318calm

Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 13 h 06 min at the start of January to 12 h 48 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 5:24 AM to 5:42 AM, and sunset from 6:30 PM to 6:32 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.15:246:30
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513.15:276:31
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713.15:286:31
813.15:286:32
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1113.05:306:32
1213.05:316:32
1313.05:316:33
1413.05:326:33
1513.05:336:33
1613.05:336:33
1713.05:346:33
1813.05:346:33
1913.05:356:33
2013.05:366:33
2112.95:366:33
2212.95:376:33
2312.95:376:33
2412.95:386:33
2512.95:396:33
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2712.95:406:33
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2912.95:416:32
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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 5.59 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.6 kWh/m² to a high of 6.92 kWh/m² in October across the year — January's 5.59 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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

Hazard calendar for Fenoarivo Be

In seasonPeak

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

Fenoarivo Be'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 Fenoarivo Be?

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

4.0
Sightseeing
12th-best month of the year
4.1
Beach & pool
12th-best month of the year

January is a reasonable time to visit Fenoarivo Be for sightseeing.

What to pack for Fenoarivo Be in January

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

In January, Fenoarivo Be sees daytime highs around 27°C and nights near 18°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: light clothes and sun protection. About 26 days see rain.

rain gearlight clothessun protection

UV index in Fenoarivo Be 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 Fenoarivo Be peaks around February 10 at about 16 (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 10UV 16Jun 17UV 7
UV index (midday)Level
Jan16Extreme
Feb16Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr11Extreme
May9Very high
Jun7High
Jul8Very high
Aug10Very high
Sep12Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov13Extreme
Dec15Extreme

Air quality in Fenoarivo Be 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 Fenoarivo Be is worst in July — around 24 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 4.7× the cleanest month (January, 5 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodJul 1724 µg/m³Jan 145 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan5Good
Feb7Good
Mar9Good
Apr11Good
May18Moderate
Jun23Moderate
Jul24Moderate
Aug23Moderate
Sep18Moderate
Oct17Moderate
Nov11Good
Dec6Good
Location & terrain

Where is Fenoarivo Be?

Fenoarivo Be sits at 18.4°S, 46.6°E, 983 m above sea level, in Madagascar. The nearest listed city is Ankazobe, 59 km away.

ArivonimamoImerintsiatosikaAmbohidratrimoIvatoMiandrarivo

Topography around Fenoarivo Be

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Fenoarivo Be has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 148 m around an average of 1,032 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 505 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,391 m.

The land around Fenoarivo Be is covered by grassland (79%) within 3 km, grassland (89%) within 16 km, and grassland (87%) within 80 km.

3 km
148 m
16 km
505 m
80 km
1,391 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
January weather nearby: Ankazobe 59 km · Tsiroanomandidy 66 km · Soavinandriana 83 km · Arivonimamo 92 km · Imerintsiatosika 100 km · Ambohidratrimo 101 km · Ivato 105 km · Miandrarivo 113 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 Fenoarivo Be (-18.4333°, 46.5667°, elevation 983 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).