Iharan̈a weather in July

In July, Iharan̈a sees average daytime highs of 25°C and overnight lows near 22°C, with 66 mm of rain across 13.2 wet days and about 11.3 hours of daylight. It is the 11th-warmest and 6th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 25°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 51% of the time in July, and the air most often feels muggy.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 12 min at the start of July to 11 h 24 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, July is Iharan̈a's 6th-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Iharan̈a's year-round climate.

Daytime high
25°
11th warmest
Overnight low
22°
2nd coldest
Rainfall
66 mm
13.2 wet days
Daylight
11 h 18 min
6:07 AM – 5:24 PM
Cloud cover
42%
6th clearest
Wind
31 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
4.41 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.6
out of 10

Iharan̈a is city in Madagascar.

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

Temperature in July

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 25°C through the month.

A typical July day in Iharan̈a reaches about 25°C in the afternoon and slips back to 22°C overnight — a 3°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 24°C and 26°C. Set against its neighbours, July runs about 1°C cooler than June and on par with August.

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How July really feels in Iharan̈a

Once humidity and wind are folded in, July averages 0 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
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

July sits comfortably in between — no days that feel dangerously hot or drop to a hard freeze once humidity and wind are folded in.

Iharan̈a weather by month

How July compares with the rest of the year at a glance. July is the 11th-warmest and 6th-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 July

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 51% of the time in July.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 29% of July, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 21%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
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Chance of precipitation in July

Any precipitation

Iharan̈a gets around 66 mm of rain over 13.2 wet days in July. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 43% and peaks near 48% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Humidity in July

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, July lands in the muggy band about 55% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 56% of them.

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Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
1035632
2037612
3038602
4040582
5041572
6043552
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Wind in July

Winds average 31 km/h in July, the windiest month of the year.

Across July, daily wind ranges from about 30 km/h on the calmest days to 31 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
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Sunrise & sunset in July

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 12 min at the start of July to 11 h 24 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 12 minutes over July. Sunrise moves from 6:07 AM to 6:04 AM, and sunset from 5:20 PM to 5:28 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.26:075:20
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311.26:075:21
411.26:075:21
511.26:075:21
611.26:075:21
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Solar energy in July

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in July, about 4.41 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 — July's 4.41 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Planning a trip in July

Hazard calendar for Iharan̈a

In seasonPeak

None of Iharan̈a's seasonal hazards are active in July. The full-year calendar below shows when the rainy season, cyclone risk and dust haze do peak.

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 July a good time to visit Iharan̈a?

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

6.6
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
6.0
Beach & pool
7th-best month of the year

July is a reasonable time to visit Iharan̈a for sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Iharan̈a in July

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

In July, Iharan̈a sees daytime highs around 25°C and nights near 22°C. Pack a windbreaker. Worth having: light clothes and rain gear. About 13 days see rain.

a windbreakerlight clothesrain gear

Sea temperature near Iharan̈a in July

The nearest coast averages about 25°C in July — 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 July

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in July peaks around 9 (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
July 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).