Ikalamavony weather in February

In February, Ikalamavony sees average daytime highs of 29°C and overnight lows near 20°C, with 181 mm of rain across 16 wet days and about 12.7 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 3rd-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 19% of the time in February, and the air most often feels muggy.

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 Ikalamavony's 11th-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Ikalamavony's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 29°; 5th warmest
Overnight low: 20°; 11th coldest
Rainfall: 181 mm; 16 wet days
Daylight: 12 h 42 min; 5:47 AM – 6:30 PM
Cloud cover: 66%; 11th clearest
Wind: 8 km/h; 10th windiest
Solar energy: 5.92 kWh/m²
Travel score: 4.6; 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 29°C through the month.

A typical February day in Ikalamavony reaches about 29°C in the afternoon and slips back to 20°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 26°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	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29
Avg low (°C)	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19

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

Ikalamavony weather by month

How February compares with the rest of the year at a glance. February is the 5th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	29° / 20°	250	20.3	13.1	4.2
Feb	29° / 20°	181	16	12.7	4.6
Mar	29° / 19°	105	12.2	12.1	5.4
Apr	28° / 17°	24	4.5	11.5	7.0
May	26° / 15°	8	1.7	11	8.5
Jun	25° / 13°	2	0.5	10.7	9.3
Jul	24° / 12°	3	0.6	10.8	9.4
Aug	26° / 12°	1	0.3	11.3	9.1
Sep	28° / 14°	2	0.6	11.9	7.8
Oct	30° / 16°	29	4.9	12.5	5.9
Nov	31° / 18°	74	10	13	4.8
Dec	30° / 19°	187	18.7	13.3	4.2

Cloud cover in February

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 19% of the time in February.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 22% of February, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 59%.

	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 (%)	38	40	40	40	40	41	41	40	40	40	40	40	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	42	43	43	45	45	46
Cloudier (%)	62	60	60	60	60	59	59	60	60	60	60	60	59	59	59	59	59	59	59	59	59	59	58	57	57	55	55	54

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	38	62
2	40	60
3	40	60
4	40	60
5	40	60
6	41	59
7	41	59
8	40	60
9	40	60
10	40	60
11	40	60
12	40	60
13	41	59
14	41	59
15	41	59
16	41	59
17	41	59
18	41	59
19	41	59
20	41	59
21	41	59
22	41	59
23	42	58
24	43	57
25	43	57
26	45	55
27	45	55
28	46	54

Chance of precipitation in February

Any precipitation

Ikalamavony gets around 181 mm of rain over 16 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 57% and peaks near 63% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

	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 (%)	63	62	62	61	60	59	59	58	57	56	56	56	56	55	55	55	55	55	55	55	55	55	55	55	55	54	53	53

	Rain chance (%)
1	63
2	62
3	62
4	61
5	60
6	59
7	59
8	58
9	57
10	56
11	56
12	56
13	56
14	55
15	55
16	55
17	55
18	55
19	55
20	55
21	55
22	55
23	55
24	55
25	55
26	54
27	53
28	53

Humidity in February

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, February lands in the muggy band about 55% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 56% 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
Comfortable (%)	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4
Humid (%)	31	32	33	34	35	37	38	39	41	42	43	44	44	44	45	44	44	44	44	43	43	42	42	42	41	41	41	41
Muggy (%)	64	63	62	61	60	58	57	56	54	53	52	51	51	51	50	51	51	51	51	52	52	53	52	52	53	54	54	54
Oppressive (%)	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	1

	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)
1	3	31	64	2
2	3	32	63	2
3	3	33	62	2
4	3	34	61	2
5	3	35	60	2
6	3	37	58	2
7	3	38	57	2
8	3	39	56	2
9	3	41	54	2
10	3	42	53	2
11	3	43	52	2
12	3	44	51	2
13	3	44	51	2
14	3	44	51	2
15	3	45	50	2
16	3	44	51	2
17	3	44	51	2
18	3	44	51	2
19	3	44	51	2
20	3	43	52	2
21	3	43	52	2
22	3	42	53	2
23	4	42	52	2
24	4	42	52	2
25	4	41	53	2
26	4	41	54	1
27	4	41	54	1
28	4	41	54	1

Wind in February

Winds average 8 km/h in February.

Across February, 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.

	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)	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8
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	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
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25	8	calm
26	8	calm
27	8	calm
28	8	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 5:39 AM to 5:53 AM, and sunset from 6:36 PM to 6:21 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	12.6	12.6	12.6	12.6	12.6	12.6	12.5	12.5	12.5	12.5
Sunrise (AM)	5:39	5:39	5:40	5:40	5:41	5:42	5:42	5:43	5:43	5:44	5:44	5:45	5:46	5:46	5:47	5:47	5:48	5:48	5:49	5:49	5:50	5:50	5:51	5:51	5:51	5:52	5:52	5:53
Sunset (PM)	6:36	6:35	6:35	6:35	6:34	6:34	6:34	6:33	6:33	6:32	6:32	6:31	6:31	6:30	6:30	6:29	6:29	6:28	6:28	6:27	6:26	6:26	6:25	6:24	6:24	6:23	6:22	6:21

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	13.0	5:39	6:36
2	12.9	5:39	6:35
3	12.9	5:40	6:35
4	12.9	5:40	6:35
5	12.9	5:41	6:34
6	12.9	5:42	6:34
7	12.9	5:42	6:34
8	12.8	5:43	6:33
9	12.8	5:43	6:33
10	12.8	5:44	6:32
11	12.8	5:44	6:32
12	12.8	5:45	6:31
13	12.8	5:46	6:31
14	12.7	5:46	6:30
15	12.7	5:47	6:30
16	12.7	5:47	6:29
17	12.7	5:48	6:29
18	12.7	5:48	6:28
19	12.6	5:49	6:28
20	12.6	5:49	6:27
21	12.6	5:50	6:26
22	12.6	5:50	6:26
23	12.6	5:51	6:25
24	12.6	5:51	6:24
25	12.5	5:51	6:24
26	12.5	5:52	6:23
27	12.5	5:52	6:22
28	12.5	5:53	6:21

Solar energy in February

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in February, about 5.92 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.25 kWh/m² to a high of 7.21 kWh/m² in November across the year — February's 5.92 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)	5.9	5.9	5.9	6.0	6.0	6.0	6.0	6.0	6.0	5.9	5.9	5.9	5.9	5.9	5.9	5.9	5.9	5.9	5.9	5.9	5.9	5.9	5.9	5.9	5.9	5.9	5.9	5.8
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	5.9	Bright
2	5.9	Bright
3	5.9	Bright
4	6.0	Bright
5	6.0	Bright
6	6.0	Bright
7	6.0	Bright
8	6.0	Bright
9	6.0	Bright
10	5.9	Bright
11	5.9	Bright
12	5.9	Bright
13	5.9	Bright
14	5.9	Bright
15	5.9	Bright
16	5.9	Bright
17	5.9	Bright
18	5.9	Bright
19	5.9	Bright
20	5.9	Bright
21	5.9	Bright
22	5.9	Bright
23	5.9	Bright
24	5.9	Bright
25	5.9	Bright
26	5.9	Bright
27	5.9	Bright
28	5.8	Bright

Planning a trip in February

Hazard calendar for Ikalamavony

In seasonPeak

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

Ikalamavony's monsoon runs December–February, 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 Ikalamavony?

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

4.6

Sightseeing

10th-best month of the year

5.7

Beach & pool

10th-best month of the year

February is a reasonable time to visit Ikalamavony for sightseeing.

What to pack for Ikalamavony in February

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

In February, Ikalamavony sees daytime highs around 29°C and nights near 20°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 16 days see rain.

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UV index in Ikalamavony 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 Ikalamavony peaks around February 11 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	11	8	6	7	8	10	12	13	14
Level	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	High	Very high	Very high	Very high	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	15	Extreme
Feb	16	Extreme
Mar	13	Extreme
Apr	11	Extreme
May	8	Very high
Jun	6	High
Jul	7	Very high
Aug	8	Very high
Sep	10	Very high
Oct	12	Extreme
Nov	13	Extreme
Dec	14	Extreme

Air quality in Ikalamavony 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 Ikalamavony is worst in October — around 17 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 4.7× the cleanest month (January, 4 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)	4	4	5	8	14	12	14	14	12	17	9	5
Level	Good	Good	Good	Good	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Good	Good

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	4	Good
Feb	4	Good
Mar	5	Good
Apr	8	Good
May	14	Moderate
Jun	12	Moderate
Jul	14	Moderate
Aug	14	Moderate
Sep	12	Moderate
Oct	17	Moderate
Nov	9	Good
Dec	5	Good

Location & terrain

Where is Ikalamavony?

Ikalamavony sits at 21.1°S, 46.6°E, 818 m above sea level, in Madagascar. The nearest listed city is Fianarantsoa, 62 km away.

Topography around Ikalamavony

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Ikalamavony has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 300 m around an average of 839 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,160 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,646 m.

The land around Ikalamavony is covered by grassland (52%) and cropland (46%) within 3 km, grassland (88%) within 16 km, and grassland (90%) within 80 km.

3 km

300 m

grassland 52%

16 km

1,160 m

grassland 88%

80 km

1,646 m

grassland 90%

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

February weather nearby: Fianarantsoa 62 km · Ambatofinandrahana 70 km · Ambalavao 84 km · Ambositra 97 km · Ifanadiana 110 km · Ikongo 120 km · Fandriana 132 km · Ihosy 147 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 Ikalamavony (-21.15°, 46.5833°, elevation 818 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	20
2	29	20
3	29	20
4	29	20
5	29	20
6	29	20
7	29	20
8	29	20
9	29	20
10	29	20
11	29	20
12	29	20
13	29	20
14	29	20
15	29	20
16	29	20
17	29	20
18	29	20
19	29	19
20	29	19
21	29	19
22	29	19
23	29	19
24	29	19
25	29	19
26	29	19
27	29	19
28	29	19

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	38	62
2	40	60
3	40	60
4	40	60
5	40	60
6	41	59
7	41	59
8	40	60
9	40	60
10	40	60
11	40	60
12	40	60
13	41	59
14	41	59
15	41	59
16	41	59
17	41	59
18	41	59
19	41	59
20	41	59
21	41	59
22	41	59
23	42	58
24	43	57
25	43	57
26	45	55
27	45	55
28	46	54

	Rain chance (%)
1	63
2	62
3	62
4	61
5	60
6	59
7	59
8	58
9	57
10	56
11	56
12	56
13	56
14	55
15	55
16	55
17	55
18	55
19	55
20	55
21	55
22	55
23	55
24	55
25	55
26	54
27	53
28	53

	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)
1	3	31	64	2
2	3	32	63	2
3	3	33	62	2
4	3	34	61	2
5	3	35	60	2
6	3	37	58	2
7	3	38	57	2
8	3	39	56	2
9	3	41	54	2
10	3	42	53	2
11	3	43	52	2
12	3	44	51	2
13	3	44	51	2
14	3	44	51	2
15	3	45	50	2
16	3	44	51	2
17	3	44	51	2
18	3	44	51	2
19	3	44	51	2
20	3	43	52	2
21	3	43	52	2
22	3	42	53	2
23	4	42	52	2
24	4	42	52	2
25	4	41	53	2
26	4	41	54	1
27	4	41	54	1
28	4	41	54	1

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	38	62
2	40	60
3	40	60
4	40	60
5	40	60
6	41	59
7	41	59
8	40	60
9	40	60
10	40	60
11	40	60
12	40	60
13	41	59
14	41	59
15	41	59
16	41	59
17	41	59
18	41	59
19	41	59
20	41	59
21	41	59
22	41	59
23	42	58
24	43	57
25	43	57
26	45	55
27	45	55
28	46	54

	Rain chance (%)
1	63
2	62
3	62
4	61
5	60
6	59
7	59
8	58
9	57
10	56
11	56
12	56
13	56
14	55
15	55
16	55
17	55
18	55
19	55
20	55
21	55
22	55
23	55
24	55
25	55
26	54
27	53
28	53

	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)
1	3	31	64	2
2	3	32	63	2
3	3	33	62	2
4	3	34	61	2
5	3	35	60	2
6	3	37	58	2
7	3	38	57	2
8	3	39	56	2
9	3	41	54	2
10	3	42	53	2
11	3	43	52	2
12	3	44	51	2
13	3	44	51	2
14	3	44	51	2
15	3	45	50	2
16	3	44	51	2
17	3	44	51	2
18	3	44	51	2
19	3	44	51	2
20	3	43	52	2
21	3	43	52	2
22	3	42	53	2
23	4	42	52	2
24	4	42	52	2
25	4	41	53	2
26	4	41	54	1
27	4	41	54	1
28	4	41	54	1

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	38	62
2	40	60
3	40	60
4	40	60
5	40	60
6	41	59
7	41	59
8	40	60
9	40	60
10	40	60
11	40	60
12	40	60
13	41	59
14	41	59
15	41	59
16	41	59
17	41	59
18	41	59
19	41	59
20	41	59
21	41	59
22	41	59
23	42	58
24	43	57
25	43	57
26	45	55
27	45	55
28	46	54

	Rain chance (%)
1	63
2	62
3	62
4	61
5	60
6	59
7	59
8	58
9	57
10	56
11	56
12	56
13	56
14	55
15	55
16	55
17	55
18	55
19	55
20	55
21	55
22	55
23	55
24	55
25	55
26	54
27	53
28	53

	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)
1	3	31	64	2
2	3	32	63	2
3	3	33	62	2
4	3	34	61	2
5	3	35	60	2
6	3	37	58	2
7	3	38	57	2
8	3	39	56	2
9	3	41	54	2
10	3	42	53	2
11	3	43	52	2
12	3	44	51	2
13	3	44	51	2
14	3	44	51	2
15	3	45	50	2
16	3	44	51	2
17	3	44	51	2
18	3	44	51	2
19	3	44	51	2
20	3	43	52	2
21	3	43	52	2
22	3	42	53	2
23	4	42	52	2
24	4	42	52	2
25	4	41	53	2
26	4	41	54	1
27	4	41	54	1
28	4	41	54	1