Ifanadiana weather in February

In February, Ifanadiana sees average daytime highs of 28°C and overnight lows near 21°C, with 392 mm of rain across 24.9 wet days and about 12.7 hours of daylight. It is the 3rd-warmest and 2nd-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 28°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 5% of the time in February, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Daylight stretches from about 13 hours at the start of February to 12 h 30 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, February is Ifanadiana's 11th-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Ifanadiana's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 28°; 3rd warmest
Overnight low: 21°; 12th coldest
Rainfall: 392 mm; 24.9 wet days
Daylight: 12 h 42 min; 5:42 AM – 6:26 PM
Cloud cover: 78%; 11th clearest
Wind: 6 km/h; 4th windiest
Solar energy: 5.13 kWh/m²
Travel score: 3.5; out of 10

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Temperature in February

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 28°C through the month.

A typical February day in Ifanadiana reaches about 28°C in the afternoon and slips back to 21°C overnight — a 7°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 25°C and 31°C. Set against its neighbours, February runs on par with January and on par with March.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28
Avg high (°C)	29	29	29	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28
Avg low (°C)	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	29	21
2	29	21
3	29	21
4	28	21
5	28	21
6	28	21
7	28	21
8	28	21
9	28	21
10	28	21
11	28	21
12	28	21
13	28	21
14	28	21
15	28	21
16	28	21
17	28	21
18	28	21
19	28	21
20	28	21
21	28	21
22	28	21
23	28	21
24	28	21
25	28	21
26	28	21
27	28	21
28	28	21

Ifanadiana weather by month

How February compares with the rest of the year at a glance. February is the 3rd-warmest and 2nd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	29° / 21°	455	27.1	13.2	3.4
Feb	28° / 21°	392	24.9	12.7	3.5
Mar	28° / 21°	345	25.9	12.2	4.0
Apr	26° / 19°	166	21.5	11.5	4.8
May	24° / 17°	123	19	11	5.6
Jun	22° / 15°	74	13.6	10.7	6.2
Jul	21° / 14°	81	14.6	10.8	6.0
Aug	22° / 14°	62	13.4	11.3	6.4
Sep	24° / 16°	62	11.6	11.9	6.7
Oct	26° / 18°	104	14.9	12.5	6.0
Nov	28° / 19°	154	17.8	13	5.0
Dec	29° / 21°	291	22.9	13.3	3.9

Cloud cover in February

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 5% of the time in February.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 15% of February, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 80%.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28
Clearer (%)	20	20	20	20	20	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	20	20	20	20	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21
Cloudier (%)	80	80	80	80	80	81	81	81	81	81	81	81	81	81	81	81	80	80	80	80	79	79	79	79	79	79	79	79

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	20	80
2	20	80
3	20	80
4	20	80
5	20	80
6	19	81
7	19	81
8	19	81
9	19	81
10	19	81
11	19	81
12	19	81
13	19	81
14	19	81
15	19	81
16	19	81
17	20	80
18	20	80
19	20	80
20	20	80
21	21	79
22	21	79
23	21	79
24	21	79
25	21	79
26	21	79
27	21	79
28	21	79

Chance of precipitation in February

Any precipitation

Ifanadiana gets around 392 mm of rain over 24.9 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 88% and peaks near 90% on the wettest days.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28
Rain chance (%)	88	88	88	88	88	88	88	88	87	87	87	88	88	88	88	88	89	89	89	89	89	89	89	89	90	90	90	90

	Rain chance (%)
1	88
2	88
3	88
4	88
5	88
6	88
7	88
8	88
9	87
10	87
11	87
12	88
13	88
14	88
15	88
16	88
17	89
18	89
19	89
20	89
21	89
22	89
23	89
24	89
25	90
26	90
27	90
28	90

Humidity in February

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, February lands in the oppressive band about 69% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 98% of them.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28
Humid (%)	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Muggy (%)	26	27	27	28	28	29	29	29	30	30	30	30	30	30	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	30	30	30	31	31
Oppressive (%)	73	72	72	71	70	69	69	69	68	68	68	68	68	68	69	69	69	69	70	70	70	70	70	69	69	69	68	68

	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)
1	1	26	73
2	1	27	72
3	1	27	72
4	1	28	71
5	2	28	70
6	2	29	69
7	2	29	69
8	2	29	69
9	2	30	68
10	2	30	68
11	2	30	68
12	2	30	68
13	2	30	68
14	2	30	68
15	2	29	69
16	2	29	69
17	2	29	69
18	2	29	69
19	1	29	70
20	1	29	70
21	1	29	70
22	1	29	70
23	1	29	70
24	1	30	69
25	1	30	69
26	1	30	69
27	1	31	68
28	1	31	68

Wind in February

Winds average 6 km/h in February.

Across February, daily wind ranges from about 6 km/h on the calmest days to 6 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28
Wind speed (km/h)	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6
Feels	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm

	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
1	6	calm
2	6	calm
3	6	calm
4	6	calm
5	6	calm
6	6	calm
7	6	calm
8	6	calm
9	6	calm
10	6	calm
11	6	calm
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13	6	calm
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16	6	calm
17	6	calm
18	6	calm
19	6	calm
20	6	calm
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23	6	calm
24	6	calm
25	6	calm
26	6	calm
27	6	calm
28	6	calm

Sunrise & sunset in February

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 13 hours at the start of February to 12 h 30 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 30 minutes over February. Sunrise moves from 5:34 AM to 5:48 AM, and sunset from 6:32 PM to 6:17 PM.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28
Daylight (h)	13.0	12.9	12.9	12.9	12.9	12.9	12.9	12.8	12.8	12.8	12.8	12.8	12.8	12.7	12.7	12.7	12.7	12.7	12.7	12.6	12.6	12.6	12.6	12.6	12.5	12.5	12.5	12.5
Sunrise (AM)	5:34	5:35	5:35	5:36	5:37	5:37	5:38	5:38	5:39	5:40	5:40	5:41	5:41	5:42	5:42	5:43	5:43	5:44	5:44	5:45	5:45	5:46	5:46	5:47	5:47	5:48	5:48	5:48
Sunset (PM)	6:32	6:32	6:31	6:31	6:31	6:30	6:30	6:29	6:29	6:28	6:28	6:27	6:27	6:26	6:26	6:25	6:25	6:24	6:24	6:23	6:22	6:22	6:21	6:20	6:19	6:19	6:18	6:17

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	13.0	5:34	6:32
2	12.9	5:35	6:32
3	12.9	5:35	6:31
4	12.9	5:36	6:31
5	12.9	5:37	6:31
6	12.9	5:37	6:30
7	12.9	5:38	6:30
8	12.8	5:38	6:29
9	12.8	5:39	6:29
10	12.8	5:40	6:28
11	12.8	5:40	6:28
12	12.8	5:41	6:27
13	12.8	5:41	6:27
14	12.7	5:42	6:26
15	12.7	5:42	6:26
16	12.7	5:43	6:25
17	12.7	5:43	6:25
18	12.7	5:44	6:24
19	12.7	5:44	6:24
20	12.6	5:45	6:23
21	12.6	5:45	6:22
22	12.6	5:46	6:22
23	12.6	5:46	6:21
24	12.6	5:47	6:20
25	12.5	5:47	6:19
26	12.5	5:48	6:19
27	12.5	5:48	6:18
28	12.5	5:48	6:17

Solar energy in February

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in February, about 5.13 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.22 kWh/m² to a high of 5.95 kWh/m² in November across the year — February's 5.13 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28
Solar energy (kWh/m²)	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.1	5.1	5.1	5.1	5.1	5.1	5.1	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	4.9	4.9
Level	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	5.3	Bright
2	5.3	Bright
3	5.3	Bright
4	5.2	Bright
5	5.2	Bright
6	5.2	Bright
7	5.2	Bright
8	5.2	Bright
9	5.2	Bright
10	5.2	Bright
11	5.2	Bright
12	5.1	Bright
13	5.1	Bright
14	5.1	Bright
15	5.1	Bright
16	5.1	Bright
17	5.1	Bright
18	5.1	Bright
19	5.0	Bright
20	5.0	Bright
21	5.0	Bright
22	5.0	Bright
23	5.0	Bright
24	5.0	Bright
25	5.0	Bright
26	5.0	Bright
27	4.9	Bright
28	4.9	Bright

Planning a trip in February

Hazard calendar for Ifanadiana

In seasonPeak

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

Ifanadiana'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 Ifanadiana?

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

3.5

Sightseeing

11th-best month of the year

4.1

Beach & pool

11th-best month of the year

February is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Ifanadiana.

What to pack for Ifanadiana in February

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

In February, Ifanadiana sees daytime highs around 28°C and nights near 21°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 25 days see rain.

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UV index in Ifanadiana 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 Ifanadiana peaks around February 12 at about 16 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 18 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	16	13	10	7	6	7	8	10	11	13	14
Level	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	High	High	Very high	Very high	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	15	Extreme
Feb	16	Extreme
Mar	13	Extreme
Apr	10	Extreme
May	7	Very high
Jun	6	High
Jul	7	High
Aug	8	Very high
Sep	10	Very high
Oct	11	Extreme
Nov	13	Extreme
Dec	14	Extreme

Air quality in Ifanadiana 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 Ifanadiana is worst in October — around 36 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 5.6× the cleanest month (February, 6 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)	8	6	7	9	13	13	12	11	14	36	22	10
Level	Good	Good	Good	Good	Moderate	Moderate	Good	Good	Moderate	Poor	Moderate	Good

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	8	Good
Feb	6	Good
Mar	7	Good
Apr	9	Good
May	13	Moderate
Jun	13	Moderate
Jul	12	Good
Aug	11	Good
Sep	14	Moderate
Oct	36	Poor
Nov	22	Moderate
Dec	10	Good

Location & terrain

Where is Ifanadiana?

Ifanadiana sits at 21.3°S, 47.6°E, 433 m above sea level, in Madagascar. The nearest listed city is Fianarantsoa, 59 km away.

Topography around Ifanadiana

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Ifanadiana has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 232 m around an average of 477 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,054 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,988 m.

The land around Ifanadiana is covered by trees (41%), shrubs (33%) and grassland (21%) within 3 km, shrubs (38%), trees (34%) and grassland (25%) within 16 km, and grassland (45%) and trees (26%) within 80 km.

3 km

232 m

trees 41%

16 km

1,054 m

shrubs 38%

80 km

1,988 m

grassland 45%

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← January Ifanadiana year-round climate March →Best places to visit in February

February weather nearby: Fianarantsoa 59 km · Ikongo 68 km · Mananjary 74 km · Amboanjo 81 km · Ambalavao 94 km · Ambositra 95 km · Manakara 102 km · Sahavato 107 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 Ifanadiana (-21.3°, 47.6333°, elevation 433 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).

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	29	21
2	29	21
3	29	21
4	28	21
5	28	21
6	28	21
7	28	21
8	28	21
9	28	21
10	28	21
11	28	21
12	28	21
13	28	21
14	28	21
15	28	21
16	28	21
17	28	21
18	28	21
19	28	21
20	28	21
21	28	21
22	28	21
23	28	21
24	28	21
25	28	21
26	28	21
27	28	21
28	28	21

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	20	80
2	20	80
3	20	80
4	20	80
5	20	80
6	19	81
7	19	81
8	19	81
9	19	81
10	19	81
11	19	81
12	19	81
13	19	81
14	19	81
15	19	81
16	19	81
17	20	80
18	20	80
19	20	80
20	20	80
21	21	79
22	21	79
23	21	79
24	21	79
25	21	79
26	21	79
27	21	79
28	21	79

	Rain chance (%)
1	88
2	88
3	88
4	88
5	88
6	88
7	88
8	88
9	87
10	87
11	87
12	88
13	88
14	88
15	88
16	88
17	89
18	89
19	89
20	89
21	89
22	89
23	89
24	89
25	90
26	90
27	90
28	90

	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)
1	1	26	73
2	1	27	72
3	1	27	72
4	1	28	71
5	2	28	70
6	2	29	69
7	2	29	69
8	2	29	69
9	2	30	68
10	2	30	68
11	2	30	68
12	2	30	68
13	2	30	68
14	2	30	68
15	2	29	69
16	2	29	69
17	2	29	69
18	2	29	69
19	1	29	70
20	1	29	70
21	1	29	70
22	1	29	70
23	1	29	70
24	1	30	69
25	1	30	69
26	1	30	69
27	1	31	68
28	1	31	68

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	29	21
2	29	21
3	29	21
4	28	21
5	28	21
6	28	21
7	28	21
8	28	21
9	28	21
10	28	21
11	28	21
12	28	21
13	28	21
14	28	21
15	28	21
16	28	21
17	28	21
18	28	21
19	28	21
20	28	21
21	28	21
22	28	21
23	28	21
24	28	21
25	28	21
26	28	21
27	28	21
28	28	21

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	20	80
2	20	80
3	20	80
4	20	80
5	20	80
6	19	81
7	19	81
8	19	81
9	19	81
10	19	81
11	19	81
12	19	81
13	19	81
14	19	81
15	19	81
16	19	81
17	20	80
18	20	80
19	20	80
20	20	80
21	21	79
22	21	79
23	21	79
24	21	79
25	21	79
26	21	79
27	21	79
28	21	79

	Rain chance (%)
1	88
2	88
3	88
4	88
5	88
6	88
7	88
8	88
9	87
10	87
11	87
12	88
13	88
14	88
15	88
16	88
17	89
18	89
19	89
20	89
21	89
22	89
23	89
24	89
25	90
26	90
27	90
28	90

	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)
1	1	26	73
2	1	27	72
3	1	27	72
4	1	28	71
5	2	28	70
6	2	29	69
7	2	29	69
8	2	29	69
9	2	30	68
10	2	30	68
11	2	30	68
12	2	30	68
13	2	30	68
14	2	30	68
15	2	29	69
16	2	29	69
17	2	29	69
18	2	29	69
19	1	29	70
20	1	29	70
21	1	29	70
22	1	29	70
23	1	29	70
24	1	30	69
25	1	30	69
26	1	30	69
27	1	31	68
28	1	31	68

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	29	21
2	29	21
3	29	21
4	28	21
5	28	21
6	28	21
7	28	21
8	28	21
9	28	21
10	28	21
11	28	21
12	28	21
13	28	21
14	28	21
15	28	21
16	28	21
17	28	21
18	28	21
19	28	21
20	28	21
21	28	21
22	28	21
23	28	21
24	28	21
25	28	21
26	28	21
27	28	21
28	28	21

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	20	80
2	20	80
3	20	80
4	20	80
5	20	80
6	19	81
7	19	81
8	19	81
9	19	81
10	19	81
11	19	81
12	19	81
13	19	81
14	19	81
15	19	81
16	19	81
17	20	80
18	20	80
19	20	80
20	20	80
21	21	79
22	21	79
23	21	79
24	21	79
25	21	79
26	21	79
27	21	79
28	21	79

	Rain chance (%)
1	88
2	88
3	88
4	88
5	88
6	88
7	88
8	88
9	87
10	87
11	87
12	88
13	88
14	88
15	88
16	88
17	89
18	89
19	89
20	89
21	89
22	89
23	89
24	89
25	90
26	90
27	90
28	90

	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)
1	1	26	73
2	1	27	72
3	1	27	72
4	1	28	71
5	2	28	70
6	2	29	69
7	2	29	69
8	2	29	69
9	2	30	68
10	2	30	68
11	2	30	68
12	2	30	68
13	2	30	68
14	2	30	68
15	2	29	69
16	2	29	69
17	2	29	69
18	2	29	69
19	1	29	70
20	1	29	70
21	1	29	70
22	1	29	70
23	1	29	70
24	1	30	69
25	1	30	69
26	1	30	69
27	1	31	68
28	1	31	68