Mahajanga weather in February

In February, Mahajanga sees average daytime highs of 30°C and overnight lows near 25°C, with 311 mm of rain across 24 wet days and about 12.5 hours of daylight. It is the 9th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 30°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 12% of the time in February, and the air most often feels miserable.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 42 min at the start of February to 12 h 18 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, February is Mahajanga's 11th-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Mahajanga's year-round climate.

Daytime high
30°
9th warmest
Overnight low
25°
10th coldest
Rainfall
311 mm
24 wet days
Daylight
12 h 30 min
5:54 AM – 6:25 PM
Cloud cover
77%
11th clearest
Wind
10 km/h
10th windiest
Solar energy
5.3 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.1
out of 10

Temperature in February

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 30°C through the month.

A typical February day in Mahajanga reaches about 30°C in the afternoon and slips back to 25°C overnight — a 4°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 28°C and 31°C. Set against its neighbours, February runs on par with January and about 1°C cooler than March.

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How February really feels in Mahajanga

Once humidity and wind are folded in, February averages 28 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
28
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

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

Mahajanga weather by month

How February compares with the rest of the year at a glance. February is the 9th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan30° / 25°43128.512.83.0
Feb30° / 25°3112412.53.1
Mar31° / 26°1972112.13.5
Apr32° / 25°438.311.74.7
May31° / 24°61.111.36.0
Jun30° / 22°10.211.16.9
Jul29° / 21°10.211.27.3
Aug30° / 21°10.211.57.0
Sep30° / 23°30.611.96.5
Oct31° / 24°174.312.45.5
Nov31° / 25°8015.112.74.2
Dec30° / 25°2052412.93.4

Cloud cover in February

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 12% of the time in February.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 14% of February, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 74%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12278
22278
32476
42575
52575
62674
72674
82773
92872
102872
112872
122674
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283268

Chance of precipitation in February

Any precipitation

Mahajanga gets around 311 mm of rain over 24 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 86% and peaks near 90% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
190
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488
587
687
786
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986
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1386
1486
1587
1687
1787
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2187
2286
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2883

Humidity in February

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, February lands in the miserable band about 61% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
13763
23763
33862
43862
53862
63862
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224060
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264159
274258
284258

Wind in February

Winds average 10 km/h in February.

Across February, daily wind ranges from about 10 km/h on the calmest days to 10 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
110calm
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Sunrise & sunset in February

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 42 min at the start of February to 12 h 18 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 24 minutes over February. Sunrise moves from 5:47 AM to 5:58 AM, and sunset from 6:29 PM to 6:19 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.75:476:29
212.75:486:29
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512.65:496:28
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1312.65:536:26
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1912.55:556:23
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2112.45:566:22
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2812.35:586:19

Solar energy in February

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in February, about 5.3 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.93 kWh/m² to a high of 7.13 kWh/m² in October across the year — February's 5.3 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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Planning a trip in February

Hazard calendar for Mahajanga

In seasonPeak

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

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

Mahajanga'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 February a good time to visit Mahajanga?

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

3.1
Sightseeing
11th-best month of the year
4.2
Beach & pool
11th-best month of the year

February is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Mahajanga.

What to pack for Mahajanga in February

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

In February, Mahajanga sees daytime highs around 30°C and nights near 25°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 24 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Mahajanga in February

The nearest coast averages about 29°C in February — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea offshore is warmest in March at about 30°C and coldest in August near 25°C.

The water stays above 20°C all year — warm enough for a swim any month.

24°26°28°30°32°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecrefreshingwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan29Tropical
Feb29Tropical
Mar30Tropical
Apr30Tropical
May28Tropical
Jun27Warm
Jul26Warm
Aug25Warm
Sep26Warm
Oct27Warm
Nov29Tropical
Dec29Tropical

UV index in Mahajanga 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 Mahajanga peaks around February 14 at about 16 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 19 at about 7 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highExtremeFeb 14UV 16Jun 19UV 7
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb16Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr11Extreme
May9Very high
Jun7Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug10Very high
Sep12Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov12Extreme
Dec14Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Mahajanga?

Mahajanga sits at 15.7°S, 46.3°E, 20 m above sea level, in Madagascar. The nearest listed city is Marovoay, 56 km away.

Ambato BoenySitampikySoalalaBorizinyMaevatananaMampikonyTsaratanana

Topography around Mahajanga

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Mahajanga has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 45 m around an average of 5 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 98 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 310 m.

The land around Mahajanga is covered by water (52%) and artificial surfaces (24%) within 3 km, water (50%) and grassland (33%) within 16 km, and grassland (42%) and water (34%) within 80 km.

3 km
45 m
16 km
98 m
80 km
310 m
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February weather nearby: Marovoay 56 km · Ambato Boeny 94 km · Sitampiky 108 km · Soalala 115 km · Boriziny 146 km · Maevatanana 148 km · Mampikony 148 km · Tsaratanana 186 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 Mahajanga (-15.7167°, 46.3167°, elevation 20 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). 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).