Maevatanana weather in November

In November, Maevatanana sees average daytime highs of 35°C and overnight lows near 24°C, with 87 mm of rain across 11.9 wet days and about 12.8 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 5th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 35°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 47% of the time in November, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 36 min at the start of November to 12 h 54 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, November is Maevatanana's 8th-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Maevatanana's year-round climate.

Daytime high
35°
1st warmest
Overnight low
24°
11th coldest
Rainfall
87 mm
11.9 wet days
Daylight
12 h 48 min
5:14 AM – 6:02 PM
Cloud cover
45%
8th clearest
Wind
7 km/h
7th windiest
Solar energy
7.03 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.6
out of 10

Temperature in November

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 35°C through the month.

A typical November day in Maevatanana reaches about 35°C in the afternoon and slips back to 24°C overnight — a 11°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 32°C and 37°C. Set against its neighbours, November runs on par with October and about 2°C warmer than December.

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

Once humidity and wind are folded in, November averages 30 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
30
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

The story in November is heat — humidity pushes the afternoon "feels like" well above the raw temperature.

Maevatanana weather by month

How November compares with the rest of the year at a glance. November is the 1st-warmest and 5th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan32° / 24°38325.612.92.5
Feb32° / 24°30223.312.62.6
Mar33° / 24°18018.212.13.0
Apr33° / 23°38611.63.8
May33° / 21°50.711.24.9
Jun31° / 19°10.2116.0
Jul31° / 18°10.111.16.3
Aug32° / 18°10.211.45.6
Sep33° / 20°30.611.94.5
Oct35° / 22°183.812.43.2
Nov35° / 24°8711.912.82.6
Dec33° / 24°20420.2132.6

Cloud cover in November

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 47% of the time in November.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 27% of November, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 27%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
18416
28317
38317
48119
58119
68119
77921
87921
97822
107723
117624
127624
137525
147426
157426
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177228
187129
197030
207030
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226832
236733
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276436
286436
296436
306337

Chance of precipitation in November

Any precipitation

Maevatanana gets around 87 mm of rain over 11.9 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 39% and peaks near 55% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
125
226
326
427
527
628
729
829
930
1031
1132
1233
1334
1436
1537
1639
1740
1842
1944
2045
2147
2248
2350
2451
2552
2653
2754
2854
2955
3055

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 38% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 66% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
12202930190
22192930200
32192929210
42192929220
52182828230
62182828240
72182728250
82172728260
92172628270
102162628280
112162528290
121152528300
131142429320
141142329330
151132229340
161122129360
171122029380
181111929400
191101829421
20191729441
21191528461
22181427491
23171426511
24171325531
25161224561
26161124571
27151123591
28151023601
29141022621
3013922641

Wind in November

Winds average 7 km/h in November.

Across November, daily wind ranges from about 6 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
27calm
37calm
47calm
57calm
67calm
77calm
87calm
97calm
107calm
117calm
127calm
137calm
147calm
157calm
167calm
177calm
187calm
197calm
207calm
217calm
226calm
236calm
246calm
256calm
266calm
276calm
286calm
296calm
306calm

Sunrise & sunset in November

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 36 min at the start of November to 12 h 54 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 18 minutes over November. Sunrise moves from 5:18 AM to 5:14 AM, and sunset from 5:55 PM to 6:10 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.65:185:55
212.65:175:55
312.75:175:56
412.75:165:56
512.75:165:57
612.75:165:57
712.75:155:58
812.75:155:58
912.75:155:59
1012.75:155:59
1112.85:156:00
1212.85:146:00
1312.85:146:01
1412.85:146:01
1512.85:146:02
1612.85:146:02
1712.85:146:03
1812.85:146:03
1912.85:136:04
2012.85:136:04
2112.95:136:05
2212.95:136:05
2312.95:136:06
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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 7.03 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.79 kWh/m² to a high of 7.11 kWh/m² in October across the year — November's 7.03 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
17.2Intense
27.2Intense
37.2Intense
47.2Intense
57.2Intense
67.2Intense
77.2Intense
87.2Intense
97.2Intense
107.2Intense
117.2Intense
127.1Intense
137.1Intense
147.1Intense
157.1Intense
167.1Intense
177.0Intense
187.0Intense
197.0Intense
207.0Intense
216.9Intense
226.9Intense
236.9Intense
246.9Intense
256.8Intense
266.8Intense
276.8Intense
286.8Intense
296.8Intense
306.8Intense
Planning a trip in November

Hazard calendar for Maevatanana

In seasonPeak

In November, Maevatanana sits inside its cyclone season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

Maevatanana sits in the South Indian Ocean cyclone belt; the season peaks January–March.

Maevatanana's monsoon runs December–March, 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 Maevatanana?

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

2.6
Sightseeing
9th-best month of the year
5.4
Beach & pool
8th-best month of the year

November is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Maevatanana.

What to pack for Maevatanana in November

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

In November, Maevatanana sees daytime highs around 35°C and nights near 24°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection. Worth having: rain gear. About 12 days see rain.

light clothessun protectionrain gear

UV index in Maevatanana 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 Maevatanana peaks around February 12 at about 16 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 18 at about 7 (high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highVery highExtremeFeb 12UV 16Jun 18UV 7
UV index (midday)Level
Jan15Extreme
Feb16Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr11Extreme
May9Very high
Jun7High
Jul8Very high
Aug9Very high
Sep12Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov13Extreme
Dec14Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Maevatanana?

Maevatanana sits at 16.9°S, 46.8°E, 64 m above sea level, in Madagascar. The nearest listed city is Ambato Boeny, 55 km away.

TsaratananaMarovoayMampikonyMahajangaAnkazobeAmparafaravola

Topography around Maevatanana

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Maevatanana has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 102 m around an average of 63 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 318 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,359 m.

The land around Maevatanana is covered by grassland (70%) within 3 km, grassland (77%) within 16 km, and grassland (84%) within 80 km.

3 km
102 m
16 km
318 m
80 km
1,359 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
November weather nearby: Ambato Boeny 55 km · Sitampiky 84 km · Tsaratanana 89 km · Marovoay 95 km · Mampikony 129 km · Mahajanga 148 km · Ankazobe 155 km · Amparafaravola 164 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 Maevatanana (-16.95°, 46.8333°, elevation 64 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. Tropical-cyclone seasons are the published climatological basin seasons (NOAA National Hurricane Center / regional warning centres). 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).