Ivohibe weather in March

In March, Ivohibe sees average daytime highs of 26°C and overnight lows near 19°C, with 217 mm of rain across 22.7 wet days and about 12.2 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 4th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 26°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 10% of the time in March, and the air most often feels muggy.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 30 min at the start of March to 11 h 48 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, March is Ivohibe's 10th-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Ivohibe's year-round climate.

Daytime high
26°
5th warmest
Overnight low
19°
10th coldest
Rainfall
217 mm
22.7 wet days
Daylight
12 h 12 min
5:57 AM – 6:07 PM
Cloud cover
69%
10th clearest
Wind
7 km/h
7th windiest
Solar energy
4.82 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.7
out of 10

Temperature in March

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 26°C through the month.

A typical March day in Ivohibe reaches about 26°C in the afternoon and slips back to 19°C overnight — a 7°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 23°C and 29°C. Set against its neighbours, March runs on par with February and about 1°C warmer than April.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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Ivohibe weather by month

How March compares with the rest of the year at a glance. March is the 5th-warmest and 4th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan27° / 20°35625.313.24.2
Feb27° / 20°27622.712.84.2
Mar26° / 19°21722.712.24.7
Apr25° / 17°12117.611.55.6
May23° / 15°7314.310.96.3
Jun21° / 13°499.710.66.7
Jul20° / 12°5810.310.86.5
Aug21° / 13°389.211.27.0
Sep23° / 14°418.611.97.4
Oct25° / 16°811312.56.6
Nov26° / 18°13217.113.15.5
Dec27° / 19°23022.613.44.6

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 10% of the time in March.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 23% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 67%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12575
22575
32674
42674
52773
62872
72971
83070
93169
103268
113367
123367
133367
143466
153565
163664
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183664
193664
203664
213565
223664
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263565
273565
283565
293565
303664
313664

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitation

Ivohibe gets around 217 mm of rain over 22.7 wet days in March. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 74% and peaks near 81% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
181
281
381
480
580
679
778
878
977
1077
1176
1276
1375
1474
1574
1673
1773
1872
1972
2071
2171
2270
2370
2469
2569
2669
2768
2867
2967
3066
3166

Humidity in March

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, March lands in the muggy band about 81% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 87% of them.

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Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
1088210
2098110
309829
409829
509838
619828
719837
819837
9110827
10110836
11110836
12110836
13111835
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20112834
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22113824
23113833
24114823
25115813
26116803
27217783
28218773
29220753
30221743
31222742

Wind in March

Winds average 7 km/h in March.

Across March, daily wind ranges from about 7 km/h on the calmest days to 8 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
18calm
28calm
38calm
48calm
58calm
67calm
77calm
87calm
97calm
107calm
117calm
127calm
137calm
147calm
157calm
167calm
177calm
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197calm
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217calm
227calm
237calm
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267calm
277calm
287calm
297calm
307calm
317calm

Sunrise & sunset in March

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 30 min at the start of March to 11 h 48 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 42 minutes over March. Sunrise moves from 5:51 AM to 6:03 AM, and sunset from 6:20 PM to 5:52 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.55:516:20
212.55:526:20
312.45:526:19
412.45:526:18
512.45:536:17
612.45:536:16
712.45:546:15
812.35:546:14
912.35:556:13
1012.35:556:13
1112.35:556:12
1212.25:566:11
1312.25:566:10
1412.25:576:09
1512.25:576:08
1612.25:576:07
1712.15:586:06
1812.15:586:05
1912.15:586:04
2012.15:596:03
2112.15:596:02
2212.05:596:01
2312.06:006:00
2412.06:005:59
2512.06:015:58
2611.96:015:57
2711.96:015:56
2811.96:025:55
2911.96:025:54
3011.86:025:53
3111.86:035:52

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 4.82 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.34 kWh/m² to a high of 6.08 kWh/m² in November across the year — March's 4.82 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.0Bright
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34.9Bright
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244.7Bright
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284.7Bright
294.6Bright
304.6Bright
314.6Bright
Planning a trip in March

Hazard calendar for Ivohibe

In seasonPeak

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

Ivohibe'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 March a good time to visit Ivohibe?

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

4.7
Sightseeing
9th-best month of the year
4.5
Beach & pool
7th-best month of the year

March is a reasonable time to visit Ivohibe for sightseeing.

What to pack for Ivohibe in March

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

In March, Ivohibe sees daytime highs around 26°C and nights near 19°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: light clothes and sun protection. About 23 days see rain.

rain gearlight clothessun protection

UV index in Ivohibe in March

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in March 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 Ivohibe peaks around February 12 at about 16 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 19 at about 6 (high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highHighVery highExtremeFeb 12UV 16Jun 19UV 6
UV index (midday)Level
Jan15Extreme
Feb16Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr10Very high
May7Very high
Jun6High
Jul7High
Aug8Very high
Sep9Very high
Oct11Extreme
Nov13Extreme
Dec14Extreme

Air quality in Ivohibe in March

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

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

Air quality in Ivohibe is worst in October — around 19 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 3.5× the cleanest month (February, 5 µg/m³).

Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateOct 2119 µg/m³Feb 155 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan6Good
Feb5Good
Mar6Good
Apr8Good
May12Good
Jun12Moderate
Jul13Moderate
Aug13Moderate
Sep14Moderate
Oct19Moderate
Nov18Moderate
Dec9Good
Location & terrain

Where is Ivohibe?

Ivohibe sits at 22.5°S, 46.9°E, 643 m above sea level, in Madagascar. The nearest listed city is Vondrozo, 55 km away.

IkongoVohipenoFarafanganaAmboanjoFianarantsoa

Topography around Ivohibe

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Ivohibe has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 337 m around an average of 692 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,450 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,611 m.

The land around Ivohibe is covered by grassland (56%) and cropland (41%) within 3 km, grassland (68%) within 16 km, and grassland (75%) within 80 km.

3 km
337 m
16 km
1,450 m
80 km
2,611 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaces
March weather nearby: Vondrozo 55 km · Ambalavao 72 km · Ihosy 78 km · Ikongo 88 km · Vohipeno 99 km · Farafangana 104 km · Amboanjo 113 km · Fianarantsoa 116 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 Ivohibe (-22.4833°, 46.8833°, elevation 643 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).