Iharan̈a weather in January

In January, Iharan̈a sees average daytime highs of 29°C and overnight lows near 25°C, with 223 mm of rain across 24.5 wet days and about 12.7 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 1st-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 29°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 14% of the time in January, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 48 min at the start of January to 12 h 36 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Iharan̈a's 12th-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Iharan̈a's year-round climate.

Daytime high
29°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
25°
10th coldest
Rainfall
223 mm
24.5 wet days
Daylight
12 h 42 min
5:28 AM – 6:11 PM
Cloud cover
74%
12th clearest
Wind
14 km/h
11th windiest
Solar energy
5.87 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.6
out of 10

Iharan̈a is city in Madagascar.

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

Temperature in January

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 29°C through the month.

A typical January day in Iharan̈a reaches about 29°C in the afternoon and slips back to 25°C overnight — a 4°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 28°C and 30°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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How January really feels in Iharan̈a

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.

Iharan̈a 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
Jan29° / 25°22324.512.73.6
Feb29° / 25°19022.112.43.6
Mar29° / 25°18823.312.13.9
Apr28° / 25°11718.611.74.8
May27° / 24°5612.811.46.4
Jun26° / 23°5612.811.26.5
Jul25° / 22°6613.211.36.6
Aug25° / 22°5313.411.66.7
Sep26° / 22°4111.211.97.0
Oct26° / 23°461112.36.9
Nov28° / 24°5412.412.66.3
Dec28° / 25°15321.212.84.4

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 14% of the time in January, the cloudiest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 16% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 70%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13367
23268
33070
43070
53070
63070
73070
83070
93070
103070
112971
122971
133070
143070
153070
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193268
203169
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233070
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302971
313070

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Iharan̈a gets around 223 mm of rain over 24.5 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 80% and peaks near 81% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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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 86% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
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Wind in January

Winds average 14 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 14 km/h on the calmest days to 15 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
115light breeze
215light breeze
315light breeze
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515light breeze
615light breeze
715light breeze
815light breeze
915light breeze
1015light breeze
1115light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 48 min at the start of January to 12 h 36 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 5:20 AM to 5:36 AM, and sunset from 6:06 PM to 6:11 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.85:206:06
212.85:206:07
312.85:216:07
412.85:226:07
512.85:226:08
612.85:236:08
712.85:236:08
812.85:246:09
912.75:246:09
1012.75:256:09
1112.75:256:10
1212.75:266:10
1312.75:266:10
1412.75:276:10
1512.75:286:10
1612.75:286:11
1712.75:296:11
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1912.75:306:11
2012.75:306:11
2112.75:316:11
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2312.75:326:11
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2512.65:336:11
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2712.65:346:11
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2912.65:356:11
3012.65:356:11
3112.65:366:11

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 5.87 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.33 kWh/m² to a high of 6.58 kWh/m² in November across the year — January's 5.87 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.0Bright
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35.9Bright
45.9Bright
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Planning a trip in January

Hazard calendar for Iharan̈a

In seasonPeak

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

Iharan̈a sits in the South Indian Ocean cyclone belt; the season peaks January–March.

Iharan̈a's monsoon runs December–April, when most of the year's rain falls.

Cyclone
Monsoon
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is January a good time to visit Iharan̈a?

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

3.6
Sightseeing
11th-best month of the year
4.6
Beach & pool
12th-best month of the year

January is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Iharan̈a.

What to pack for Iharan̈a in January

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

In January, Iharan̈a sees daytime highs around 29°C and nights near 25°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 25 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Iharan̈a in January

The nearest coast averages about 28°C in January — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea at the nearest coast (about 14 km away) is warmest in February at about 29°C and coldest in August near 24°C.

The water stays above 20°C all year — warm enough for a swim any month.

22°24°26°28°30°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecrefreshingwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan28Tropical
Feb29Tropical
Mar29Tropical
Apr28Tropical
May27Warm
Jun26Warm
Jul25Warm
Aug24Warm
Sep25Warm
Oct25Warm
Nov27Warm
Dec28Warm

UV index in Iharan̈a in January

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in January peaks around 14 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Iharan̈a peaks around February 16 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 22 at about 9 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highExtremeFeb 16UV 15Jun 22UV 9
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr12Extreme
May10Very high
Jun9Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug11Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov13Extreme
Dec13Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Iharan̈a?

Iharan̈a sits at 13.3°S, 50.0°E, in Madagascar. The nearest listed city is Sambava, 104 km away.

SambavaAmbilobeAmbarakarakaAntsohimbondronaAntsirananaAndapaAmpahanaAmbanja

Topography around Iharan̈a

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Iharan̈a has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 117 m around an average of 3 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 420 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,814 m.

The land around Iharan̈a is covered by water (71%) within 3 km, water (55%) and grassland (31%) within 16 km, and grassland (37%), water (37%) and trees (22%) within 80 km.

3 km
117 m
16 km
420 m
80 km
1,814 m
treesshrubsgrasslandartificial surfaceswaterwetlandmangroves
January weather nearby: Sambava 104 km · Ambilobe 104 km · Ambarakaraka 124 km · Antsohimbondrona 128 km · Antsiranana 138 km · Andapa 149 km · Ampahana 157 km · Ambanja 171 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 Iharan̈a (-13.35°, 50°), 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. Tropical-cyclone seasons are the published climatological basin seasons (NOAA National Hurricane Center / regional warning centres). Sea temperatures are the NOAA OISST v2.1 1991–2020 monthly climatology (public domain), sampled at the nearest ocean point. UV index is derived from CAMS (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service) clear-sky UV data — contains modified Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).