Iharan̈a weather in November

In November, Iharan̈a sees average daytime highs of 28°C and overnight lows near 24°C, with 54 mm of rain across 12.4 wet days and about 12.6 hours of daylight. It is the 6th-warmest and 9th-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 57% of the time in November, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 30 min at the start of November to 12 h 42 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, November is Iharan̈a's 5th-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Iharan̈a's year-round climate.

Daytime high
28°
6th warmest
Overnight low
24°
6th coldest
Rainfall
54 mm
12.4 wet days
Daylight
12 h 36 min
5:06 AM – 5:44 PM
Cloud cover
42%
5th clearest
Wind
22 km/h
8th windiest
Solar energy
6.58 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.3
out of 10

Iharan̈a is city in Madagascar.

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

Temperature in November

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

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

A typical November day in Iharan̈a reaches about 28°C in the afternoon and slips back to 24°C overnight — a 4°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 27°C and 28°C. Set against its neighbours, November runs about 1°C warmer than October and about 1°C cooler than December.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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How November really feels in Iharan̈a

Once humidity and wind are folded in, November 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

November 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 November compares with the rest of the year at a glance. November is the 6th-warmest and 9th-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 November

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 57% of the time in November.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 18% of November, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 25%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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

Any precipitation

Iharan̈a gets around 54 mm of rain over 12.4 wet days in November. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 42% and peaks near 51% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
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Humidity in November

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, November lands in the oppressive band about 60% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 98% of them.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
145937
245838
345739
435740
535542
635443
735245
825147
925048
1024850
1124652
1214455
1314356
1414158
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Wind in November

Winds average 22 km/h in November.

Across November, daily wind ranges from about 19 km/h on the calmest days to 24 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
124breezy
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Sunrise & sunset in November

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 30 min at the start of November to 12 h 42 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 12 minutes over November. Sunrise moves from 5:09 AM to 5:08 AM, and sunset from 5:38 PM to 5:51 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.55:095:38
212.55:095:38
312.55:085:39
412.55:085:39
512.55:085:40
612.55:085:40
712.55:075:40
812.65:075:41
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Solar energy in November

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in November, about 6.58 kWh/m² — the sunniest month for solar.

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 — November's 6.58 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.5Intense
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Planning a trip in November

Hazard calendar for Iharan̈a

In seasonPeak

In November, Iharan̈a sits inside its cyclone 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 November a good time to visit Iharan̈a?

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

6.3
Sightseeing
7th-best month of the year
6.6
Beach & pool
3rd-best month of the year

November 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 November

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

In November, Iharan̈a sees daytime highs around 28°C and nights near 24°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection. Worth having: rain gear and a windbreaker. About 12 days see rain.

light clothessun protectionrain geara windbreaker

Sea temperature near Iharan̈a in November

The nearest coast averages about 27°C in November — 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 November

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in November peaks around 13 (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
November 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).