Ikongo weather in January

In January, Ikongo sees average daytime highs of 28°C and overnight lows near 22°C, with 448 mm of rain across 26.4 wet days and about 13.2 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 1st-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 9% of the time in January, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Daylight stretches from about 13 h 18 min at the start of January to 13 hours by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Ikongo's 12th-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Ikongo's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 28°; 1st warmest
Overnight low: 22°; 12th coldest
Rainfall: 448 mm; 26.4 wet days
Daylight: 13 h 12 min; 5:24 AM – 6:36 PM
Cloud cover: 78%; 12th clearest
Wind: 6 km/h; 6th windiest
Solar energy: 5.31 kWh/m²
Travel score: 3.5; out of 10

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Temperature in January

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

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

A typical January day in Ikongo reaches about 28°C in the afternoon and slips back to 22°C overnight — a 7°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, January runs on par with December and on par with February.

	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	29	30	31
Avg high (°C)	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29
Avg low (°C)	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	28	21
2	28	21
3	28	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	22
15	28	22
16	28	22
17	29	22
18	29	22
19	29	22
20	29	22
21	29	22
22	29	22
23	29	22
24	29	22
25	29	22
26	29	22
27	29	22
28	29	22
29	29	22
30	29	22
31	29	22

Ikongo weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 1st-warmest and 1st-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	28° / 22°	448	26.4	13.2	3.5
Feb	28° / 21°	393	24.4	12.8	3.6
Mar	28° / 21°	326	25.7	12.2	4.1
Apr	26° / 19°	188	21.3	11.5	4.8
May	24° / 17°	137	19	11	5.7
Jun	22° / 15°	86	13.5	10.7	6.3
Jul	22° / 14°	96	14.2	10.8	6.1
Aug	23° / 14°	71	12.4	11.2	6.6
Sep	24° / 16°	65	10.8	11.9	6.9
Oct	26° / 18°	117	13.9	12.5	6.2
Nov	27° / 20°	181	17.2	13	5.2
Dec	28° / 21°	283	22.7	13.3	4.0

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 9% of the time in January, the cloudiest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 12% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 79%.

	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	29	30	31
Clearer (%)	21	21	21	21	19	19	19	21	21	21	20	21	21	21	22	23	23	23	22	22	22	22	22	21	21	21	21	20	21	21	21
Cloudier (%)	79	79	79	79	81	81	81	79	79	79	80	79	79	79	78	77	77	77	78	78	78	78	78	79	79	79	79	80	79	79	79

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	21	79
2	21	79
3	21	79
4	21	79
5	19	81
6	19	81
7	19	81
8	21	79
9	21	79
10	21	79
11	20	80
12	21	79
13	21	79
14	21	79
15	22	78
16	23	77
17	23	77
18	23	77
19	22	78
20	22	78
21	22	78
22	22	78
23	22	78
24	21	79
25	21	79
26	21	79
27	21	79
28	20	80
29	21	79
30	21	79
31	21	79

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Ikongo gets around 448 mm of rain over 26.4 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 84% and peaks near 86% 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	29	30	31
Rain chance (%)	81	82	82	83	83	84	84	84	84	84	84	84	83	83	83	83	83	83	84	84	84	85	85	85	85	86	86	86	86	86	86

	Rain chance (%)
1	81
2	82
3	82
4	83
5	83
6	84
7	84
8	84
9	84
10	84
11	84
12	84
13	83
14	83
15	83
16	83
17	83
18	83
19	84
20	84
21	84
22	85
23	85
24	85
25	85
26	86
27	86
28	86
29	86
30	86
31	86

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 68% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 99% 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	29	30	31
Humid (%)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	1
Muggy (%)	36	36	35	35	35	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	33	33	33	32	31	31	30	29	28	27	26	25	25	24	24	24	24	24
Oppressive (%)	63	63	64	64	64	65	65	65	65	65	65	65	65	66	66	66	67	68	68	69	70	72	73	74	75	75	75	75	75	75	75

	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)
1	1	36	63
2	1	36	63
3	1	35	64
4	1	35	64
5	1	35	64
6	1	34	65
7	1	34	65
8	1	34	65
9	1	34	65
10	1	34	65
11	1	34	65
12	1	34	65
13	1	34	65
14	1	33	66
15	1	33	66
16	1	33	66
17	1	32	67
18	1	31	68
19	1	31	68
20	1	30	69
21	1	29	70
22	0	28	72
23	0	27	73
24	0	26	74
25	0	25	75
26	0	25	75
27	1	24	75
28	1	24	75
29	1	24	75
30	1	24	75
31	1	24	75

Wind in January

Winds average 6 km/h in January.

Across January, 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	29	30	31
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	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	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
12	6	calm
13	6	calm
14	6	calm
15	6	calm
16	6	calm
17	6	calm
18	6	calm
19	6	calm
20	6	calm
21	6	calm
22	6	calm
23	6	calm
24	6	calm
25	6	calm
26	6	calm
27	6	calm
28	6	calm
29	6	calm
30	6	calm
31	6	calm

Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 13 h 18 min at the start of January to 13 hours by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 18 minutes over January. Sunrise moves from 5:14 AM to 5:33 AM, and sunset from 6:33 PM to 6:34 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	29	30	31
Daylight (h)	13.3	13.3	13.3	13.3	13.3	13.3	13.3	13.3	13.3	13.3	13.2	13.2	13.2	13.2	13.2	13.2	13.2	13.2	13.2	13.2	13.1	13.1	13.1	13.1	13.1	13.1	13.1	13.1	13.0	13.0	13.0
Sunrise (AM)	5:14	5:15	5:15	5:16	5:16	5:17	5:18	5:18	5:19	5:20	5:20	5:21	5:22	5:22	5:23	5:24	5:24	5:25	5:26	5:26	5:27	5:28	5:28	5:29	5:30	5:30	5:31	5:31	5:32	5:33	5:33
Sunset (PM)	6:33	6:33	6:33	6:34	6:34	6:34	6:34	6:35	6:35	6:35	6:35	6:35	6:35	6:35	6:36	6:36	6:36	6:36	6:36	6:36	6:36	6:35	6:35	6:35	6:35	6:35	6:35	6:35	6:34	6:34	6:34

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	13.3	5:14	6:33
2	13.3	5:15	6:33
3	13.3	5:15	6:33
4	13.3	5:16	6:34
5	13.3	5:16	6:34
6	13.3	5:17	6:34
7	13.3	5:18	6:34
8	13.3	5:18	6:35
9	13.3	5:19	6:35
10	13.3	5:20	6:35
11	13.2	5:20	6:35
12	13.2	5:21	6:35
13	13.2	5:22	6:35
14	13.2	5:22	6:35
15	13.2	5:23	6:36
16	13.2	5:24	6:36
17	13.2	5:24	6:36
18	13.2	5:25	6:36
19	13.2	5:26	6:36
20	13.2	5:26	6:36
21	13.1	5:27	6:36
22	13.1	5:28	6:35
23	13.1	5:28	6:35
24	13.1	5:29	6:35
25	13.1	5:30	6:35
26	13.1	5:30	6:35
27	13.1	5:31	6:35
28	13.1	5:31	6:35
29	13.0	5:32	6:34
30	13.0	5:33	6:34
31	13.0	5:33	6:34

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 5.31 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.23 kWh/m² to a high of 5.83 kWh/m² in November across the year — January's 5.31 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	29	30	31
Solar energy (kWh/m²)	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.4	5.4	5.4	5.4	5.4	5.4	5.4	5.4	5.4	5.4	5.4	5.4	5.4	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.2	5.2	5.2
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	Bright	Bright	Bright

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	5.5	Bright
2	5.5	Bright
3	5.5	Bright
4	5.5	Bright
5	5.4	Bright
6	5.4	Bright
7	5.4	Bright
8	5.4	Bright
9	5.4	Bright
10	5.4	Bright
11	5.4	Bright
12	5.4	Bright
13	5.4	Bright
14	5.4	Bright
15	5.4	Bright
16	5.4	Bright
17	5.4	Bright
18	5.3	Bright
19	5.3	Bright
20	5.3	Bright
21	5.3	Bright
22	5.3	Bright
23	5.3	Bright
24	5.3	Bright
25	5.3	Bright
26	5.3	Bright
27	5.3	Bright
28	5.3	Bright
29	5.2	Bright
30	5.2	Bright
31	5.2	Bright

Planning a trip in January

Hazard calendar for Ikongo

In seasonPeak

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

Ikongo'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 January a good time to visit Ikongo?

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

3.5

Sightseeing

12th-best month of the year

4.3

Beach & pool

9th-best month of the year

January is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Ikongo.

What to pack for Ikongo in January

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

In January, Ikongo sees daytime highs around 28°C and nights near 22°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 26 days see rain.

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UV index in Ikongo 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 Ikongo 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)	14	16	12	10	7	6	6	8	9	11	12	14
Level	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	High	High	High	Very high	Very high	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	14	Extreme
Feb	16	Extreme
Mar	12	Extreme
Apr	10	Very high
May	7	High
Jun	6	High
Jul	6	High
Aug	8	Very high
Sep	9	Very high
Oct	11	Extreme
Nov	12	Extreme
Dec	14	Extreme

Air quality in Ikongo in January

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where January falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in Ikongo is worst in October — around 22 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 3.7× 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)	6	6	7	10	15	15	15	15	14	22	16	10
Level	Good	Good	Good	Good	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Good

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	6	Good
Feb	6	Good
Mar	7	Good
Apr	10	Good
May	15	Moderate
Jun	15	Moderate
Jul	15	Moderate
Aug	15	Moderate
Sep	14	Moderate
Oct	22	Moderate
Nov	16	Moderate
Dec	10	Good

Location & terrain

Where is Ikongo?

Ikongo sits at 21.9°S, 47.4°E, 321 m above sea level, in Madagascar. The nearest listed city is Amboanjo, 45 km away.

Topography around Ikongo

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Ikongo has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 445 m around an average of 314 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,182 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,614 m.

The land around Ikongo is covered by grassland (56%) within 3 km, trees (39%), grassland (32%) and shrubs (25%) within 16 km, and grassland (47%) and trees (31%) within 80 km.

3 km

445 m

grassland 56%

16 km

1,182 m

trees 39%

80 km

2,614 m

grassland 47%

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← December Ikongo year-round climate February →Best places to visit in January

January weather nearby: Amboanjo 45 km · Ambalavao 52 km · Fianarantsoa 60 km · Vohipeno 66 km · Manakara 66 km · Ifanadiana 68 km · Ivohibe 88 km · Vondrozo 105 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 Ikongo (-21.8833°, 47.4333°, elevation 321 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	28	21
2	28	21
3	28	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	22
15	28	22
16	28	22
17	29	22
18	29	22
19	29	22
20	29	22
21	29	22
22	29	22
23	29	22
24	29	22
25	29	22
26	29	22
27	29	22
28	29	22
29	29	22
30	29	22
31	29	22

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	21	79
2	21	79
3	21	79
4	21	79
5	19	81
6	19	81
7	19	81
8	21	79
9	21	79
10	21	79
11	20	80
12	21	79
13	21	79
14	21	79
15	22	78
16	23	77
17	23	77
18	23	77
19	22	78
20	22	78
21	22	78
22	22	78
23	22	78
24	21	79
25	21	79
26	21	79
27	21	79
28	20	80
29	21	79
30	21	79
31	21	79

	Rain chance (%)
1	81
2	82
3	82
4	83
5	83
6	84
7	84
8	84
9	84
10	84
11	84
12	84
13	83
14	83
15	83
16	83
17	83
18	83
19	84
20	84
21	84
22	85
23	85
24	85
25	85
26	86
27	86
28	86
29	86
30	86
31	86

	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)
1	1	36	63
2	1	36	63
3	1	35	64
4	1	35	64
5	1	35	64
6	1	34	65
7	1	34	65
8	1	34	65
9	1	34	65
10	1	34	65
11	1	34	65
12	1	34	65
13	1	34	65
14	1	33	66
15	1	33	66
16	1	33	66
17	1	32	67
18	1	31	68
19	1	31	68
20	1	30	69
21	1	29	70
22	0	28	72
23	0	27	73
24	0	26	74
25	0	25	75
26	0	25	75
27	1	24	75
28	1	24	75
29	1	24	75
30	1	24	75
31	1	24	75

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	28	21
2	28	21
3	28	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	22
15	28	22
16	28	22
17	29	22
18	29	22
19	29	22
20	29	22
21	29	22
22	29	22
23	29	22
24	29	22
25	29	22
26	29	22
27	29	22
28	29	22
29	29	22
30	29	22
31	29	22

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	21	79
2	21	79
3	21	79
4	21	79
5	19	81
6	19	81
7	19	81
8	21	79
9	21	79
10	21	79
11	20	80
12	21	79
13	21	79
14	21	79
15	22	78
16	23	77
17	23	77
18	23	77
19	22	78
20	22	78
21	22	78
22	22	78
23	22	78
24	21	79
25	21	79
26	21	79
27	21	79
28	20	80
29	21	79
30	21	79
31	21	79

	Rain chance (%)
1	81
2	82
3	82
4	83
5	83
6	84
7	84
8	84
9	84
10	84
11	84
12	84
13	83
14	83
15	83
16	83
17	83
18	83
19	84
20	84
21	84
22	85
23	85
24	85
25	85
26	86
27	86
28	86
29	86
30	86
31	86

	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)
1	1	36	63
2	1	36	63
3	1	35	64
4	1	35	64
5	1	35	64
6	1	34	65
7	1	34	65
8	1	34	65
9	1	34	65
10	1	34	65
11	1	34	65
12	1	34	65
13	1	34	65
14	1	33	66
15	1	33	66
16	1	33	66
17	1	32	67
18	1	31	68
19	1	31	68
20	1	30	69
21	1	29	70
22	0	28	72
23	0	27	73
24	0	26	74
25	0	25	75
26	0	25	75
27	1	24	75
28	1	24	75
29	1	24	75
30	1	24	75
31	1	24	75

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	28	21
2	28	21
3	28	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	22
15	28	22
16	28	22
17	29	22
18	29	22
19	29	22
20	29	22
21	29	22
22	29	22
23	29	22
24	29	22
25	29	22
26	29	22
27	29	22
28	29	22
29	29	22
30	29	22
31	29	22

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	21	79
2	21	79
3	21	79
4	21	79
5	19	81
6	19	81
7	19	81
8	21	79
9	21	79
10	21	79
11	20	80
12	21	79
13	21	79
14	21	79
15	22	78
16	23	77
17	23	77
18	23	77
19	22	78
20	22	78
21	22	78
22	22	78
23	22	78
24	21	79
25	21	79
26	21	79
27	21	79
28	20	80
29	21	79
30	21	79
31	21	79

	Rain chance (%)
1	81
2	82
3	82
4	83
5	83
6	84
7	84
8	84
9	84
10	84
11	84
12	84
13	83
14	83
15	83
16	83
17	83
18	83
19	84
20	84
21	84
22	85
23	85
24	85
25	85
26	86
27	86
28	86
29	86
30	86
31	86

	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)
1	1	36	63
2	1	36	63
3	1	35	64
4	1	35	64
5	1	35	64
6	1	34	65
7	1	34	65
8	1	34	65
9	1	34	65
10	1	34	65
11	1	34	65
12	1	34	65
13	1	34	65
14	1	33	66
15	1	33	66
16	1	33	66
17	1	32	67
18	1	31	68
19	1	31	68
20	1	30	69
21	1	29	70
22	0	28	72
23	0	27	73
24	0	26	74
25	0	25	75
26	0	25	75
27	1	24	75
28	1	24	75
29	1	24	75
30	1	24	75
31	1	24	75