Maintirano weather in February

In February, Maintirano sees average daytime highs of 29°C and overnight lows near 26°C, with 291 mm of rain across 23.3 wet days and about 12.6 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 2nd-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 18% of the time in February, and the air most often feels miserable.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 48 min at the start of February to 12 h 24 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, February is Maintirano's 11th-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Maintirano's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 29°; 5th warmest
Overnight low: 26°; 11th coldest
Rainfall: 291 mm; 23.3 wet days
Daylight: 12 h 36 min; 6:00 AM – 6:37 PM
Cloud cover: 71%; 11th clearest
Wind: 11 km/h; 9th windiest
Solar energy: 5.63 kWh/m²
Travel score: 3.4; 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 Maintirano reaches about 29°C in the afternoon and slips back to 26°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 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	30
Avg low (°C)	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	29	26
2	29	26
3	29	26
4	29	26
5	29	26
6	29	26
7	29	26
8	29	26
9	29	26
10	29	26
11	29	26
12	29	26
13	29	26
14	29	26
15	29	26
16	29	26
17	29	26
18	29	26
19	29	26
20	29	26
21	29	26
22	29	26
23	29	26
24	29	26
25	29	26
26	29	26
27	29	26
28	30	26

How February really feels in Maintirano

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

heat index over the day's high

Days feeling ≤ 0°C

wind chill below the day's low

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

Maintirano weather by month

How February compares with the rest of the year at a glance. February is the 5th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	29° / 25°	353	26.8	13	3.3
Feb	29° / 26°	291	23.3	12.6	3.4
Mar	30° / 26°	157	20.6	12.1	4.0
Apr	30° / 25°	46	9.5	11.6	5.7
May	28° / 24°	6	1.3	11.2	7.8
Jun	27° / 22°	3	0.6	10.9	8.8
Jul	27° / 21°	2	0.4	11	8.9
Aug	27° / 22°	2	0.5	11.4	8.8
Sep	28° / 23°	4	1.1	11.9	8.1
Oct	29° / 24°	19	4.9	12.4	6.8
Nov	30° / 25°	54	12.1	12.8	5.2
Dec	30° / 25°	153	22.4	13.1	3.8

Cloud cover in February

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 18% of the time in February.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 16% of February, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 66%.

	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 (%)	31	31	31	32	32	33	33	33	35	35	34	34	34	33	32	32	31	32	33	33	34	34	35	35	36	38	38	40
Cloudier (%)	69	69	69	68	68	67	67	67	65	65	66	66	66	67	68	68	69	68	67	67	66	66	65	65	64	62	62	60

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	31	69
2	31	69
3	31	69
4	32	68
5	32	68
6	33	67
7	33	67
8	33	67
9	35	65
10	35	65
11	34	66
12	34	66
13	34	66
14	33	67
15	32	68
16	32	68
17	31	69
18	32	68
19	33	67
20	33	67
21	34	66
22	34	66
23	35	65
24	35	65
25	36	64
26	38	62
27	38	62
28	40	60

Chance of precipitation in February

Any precipitation

Maintirano gets around 291 mm of rain over 23.3 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 83% and peaks near 86% 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 (%)	86	86	86	85	85	85	84	84	84	84	84	84	83	83	83	83	83	83	83	83	82	82	81	81	80	80	79	78

	Rain chance (%)
1	86
2	86
3	86
4	85
5	85
6	85
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	83
20	83
21	82
22	82
23	81
24	81
25	80
26	80
27	79
28	78

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 65% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% 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
Muggy (%)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Oppressive (%)	32	33	33	34	34	34	35	35	35	35	35	35	35	35	35	35	35	35	35	35	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	34
Miserable (%)	67	66	66	65	65	65	64	64	64	64	65	65	65	65	65	65	65	65	65	65	66	66	66	66	66	66	66	66

	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)	Miserable (%)
1	1	32	67
2	1	33	66
3	1	33	66
4	1	34	65
5	1	34	65
6	1	34	65
7	1	35	64
8	1	35	64
9	1	35	64
10	1	35	64
11	0	35	65
12	0	35	65
13	0	35	65
14	0	35	65
15	0	35	65
16	0	35	65
17	0	35	65
18	0	35	65
19	0	35	65
20	0	35	65
21	0	34	66
22	0	34	66
23	0	34	66
24	0	34	66
25	0	34	66
26	0	34	66
27	0	34	66
28	0	34	66

Wind in February

Winds average 11 km/h in February.

Across February, daily wind ranges from about 11 km/h on the calmest days to 12 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)	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11
Feels	light breeze	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	12	light breeze
2	12	calm
3	12	calm
4	12	calm
5	12	calm
6	12	calm
7	12	calm
8	12	calm
9	12	calm
10	12	calm
11	12	calm
12	12	calm
13	12	calm
14	12	calm
15	12	calm
16	12	calm
17	12	calm
18	12	calm
19	11	calm
20	11	calm
21	11	calm
22	11	calm
23	11	calm
24	11	calm
25	11	calm
26	11	calm
27	11	calm
28	11	calm

Sunrise & sunset in February

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 48 min at the start of February to 12 h 24 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 5:53 AM to 6:05 AM, and sunset from 6:41 PM to 6:29 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)	12.8	12.8	12.8	12.8	12.8	12.7	12.7	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	12.5	12.5	12.5	12.4	12.4	12.4
Sunrise (AM)	5:53	5:54	5:54	5:55	5:55	5:56	5:56	5:57	5:57	5:58	5:58	5:59	5:59	6:00	6:00	6:01	6:01	6:02	6:02	6:02	6:03	6:03	6:03	6:04	6:04	6:05	6:05	6:05
Sunset (PM)	6:41	6:41	6:41	6:41	6:40	6:40	6:40	6:40	6:39	6:39	6:38	6:38	6:38	6:37	6:37	6:36	6:36	6:35	6:35	6:34	6:34	6:33	6:32	6:32	6:31	6:31	6:30	6:29

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	12.8	5:53	6:41
2	12.8	5:54	6:41
3	12.8	5:54	6:41
4	12.8	5:55	6:41
5	12.8	5:55	6:40
6	12.7	5:56	6:40
7	12.7	5:56	6:40
8	12.7	5:57	6:40
9	12.7	5:57	6:39
10	12.7	5:58	6:39
11	12.7	5:58	6:38
12	12.7	5:59	6:38
13	12.6	5:59	6:38
14	12.6	6:00	6:37
15	12.6	6:00	6:37
16	12.6	6:01	6:36
17	12.6	6:01	6:36
18	12.6	6:02	6:35
19	12.5	6:02	6:35
20	12.5	6:02	6:34
21	12.5	6:03	6:34
22	12.5	6:03	6:33
23	12.5	6:03	6:32
24	12.5	6:04	6:32
25	12.5	6:04	6:31
26	12.4	6:05	6:31
27	12.4	6:05	6:30
28	12.4	6:05	6:29

Solar energy in February

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in February, about 5.63 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.59 kWh/m² to a high of 7.04 kWh/m² in November across the year — February's 5.63 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)	5.6	5.6	5.6	5.6	5.6	5.6	5.6	5.6	5.6	5.6	5.6	5.6	5.6	5.6	5.6	5.6	5.6	5.6	5.6	5.6	5.6	5.6	5.7	5.7	5.7	5.7	5.7	5.7
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	5.6	Bright
2	5.6	Bright
3	5.6	Bright
4	5.6	Bright
5	5.6	Bright
6	5.6	Bright
7	5.6	Bright
8	5.6	Bright
9	5.6	Bright
10	5.6	Bright
11	5.6	Bright
12	5.6	Bright
13	5.6	Bright
14	5.6	Bright
15	5.6	Bright
16	5.6	Bright
17	5.6	Bright
18	5.6	Bright
19	5.6	Bright
20	5.6	Bright
21	5.6	Bright
22	5.6	Bright
23	5.7	Bright
24	5.7	Bright
25	5.7	Bright
26	5.7	Bright
27	5.7	Bright
28	5.7	Bright

Planning a trip in February

Hazard calendar for Maintirano

In seasonPeak

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

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

Maintirano's monsoon runs January–February, 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 Maintirano?

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

3.4

Sightseeing

11th-best month of the year

4.5

Beach & pool

11th-best month of the year

February is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Maintirano.

What to pack for Maintirano in February

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

In February, Maintirano sees daytime highs around 29°C and nights near 26°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 23 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Maintirano in February

The nearest coast averages about 30°C in February — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea at the nearest coast (about 18 km away) is warmest in March at about 30°C and coldest in August near 26°C.

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

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Sea temperature (°C)	29	30	30	29	28	26	26	26	26	27	28	29
Comfort	Tropical	Tropical	Tropical	Tropical	Warm	Warm	Warm	Warm	Warm	Warm	Tropical	Tropical

	Sea temperature (°C)	Comfort
Jan	29	Tropical
Feb	30	Tropical
Mar	30	Tropical
Apr	29	Tropical
May	28	Warm
Jun	26	Warm
Jul	26	Warm
Aug	26	Warm
Sep	26	Warm
Oct	27	Warm
Nov	28	Tropical
Dec	29	Tropical

UV index in Maintirano in February

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in February peaks around 15 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Maintirano peaks around February 10 at about 15 (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.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	15	15	13	11	8	6	7	9	10	12	11	13
Level	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	High	Very high	Very high	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	15	Extreme
Feb	15	Extreme
Mar	13	Extreme
Apr	11	Extreme
May	8	Very high
Jun	6	High
Jul	7	Very high
Aug	9	Very high
Sep	10	Extreme
Oct	12	Extreme
Nov	11	Extreme
Dec	13	Extreme

Location & terrain

Where is Maintirano?

Maintirano sits at 18.1°S, 44.0°E, 11 m above sea level, in Madagascar. The nearest listed city is Antsalova, 91 km away.

Topography around Maintirano

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Maintirano has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 49 m around an average of 12 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 80 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 818 m.

The land around Maintirano is covered by grassland (37%) and water (25%) within 3 km, water (47%) and grassland (30%) within 16 km, and water (43%) and grassland (42%) within 80 km.

3 km

49 m

grassland 37%

16 km

80 m

water 47%

80 km

818 m

water 43%

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

February weather nearby: Antsalova 91 km · Belo sur Tsiribihina 190 km · Miandrivazo 222 km · Tsiroanomandidy 227 km · Morondava 249 km · Soalala 258 km · Sitampiky 269 km · Fenoarivo Be 271 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 Maintirano (-18.0635°, 44.0295°, elevation 11 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).

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	29	26
2	29	26
3	29	26
4	29	26
5	29	26
6	29	26
7	29	26
8	29	26
9	29	26
10	29	26
11	29	26
12	29	26
13	29	26
14	29	26
15	29	26
16	29	26
17	29	26
18	29	26
19	29	26
20	29	26
21	29	26
22	29	26
23	29	26
24	29	26
25	29	26
26	29	26
27	29	26
28	30	26

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	31	69
2	31	69
3	31	69
4	32	68
5	32	68
6	33	67
7	33	67
8	33	67
9	35	65
10	35	65
11	34	66
12	34	66
13	34	66
14	33	67
15	32	68
16	32	68
17	31	69
18	32	68
19	33	67
20	33	67
21	34	66
22	34	66
23	35	65
24	35	65
25	36	64
26	38	62
27	38	62
28	40	60

	Rain chance (%)
1	86
2	86
3	86
4	85
5	85
6	85
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	83
20	83
21	82
22	82
23	81
24	81
25	80
26	80
27	79
28	78

	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)	Miserable (%)
1	1	32	67
2	1	33	66
3	1	33	66
4	1	34	65
5	1	34	65
6	1	34	65
7	1	35	64
8	1	35	64
9	1	35	64
10	1	35	64
11	0	35	65
12	0	35	65
13	0	35	65
14	0	35	65
15	0	35	65
16	0	35	65
17	0	35	65
18	0	35	65
19	0	35	65
20	0	35	65
21	0	34	66
22	0	34	66
23	0	34	66
24	0	34	66
25	0	34	66
26	0	34	66
27	0	34	66
28	0	34	66

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	29	26
2	29	26
3	29	26
4	29	26
5	29	26
6	29	26
7	29	26
8	29	26
9	29	26
10	29	26
11	29	26
12	29	26
13	29	26
14	29	26
15	29	26
16	29	26
17	29	26
18	29	26
19	29	26
20	29	26
21	29	26
22	29	26
23	29	26
24	29	26
25	29	26
26	29	26
27	29	26
28	30	26

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	31	69
2	31	69
3	31	69
4	32	68
5	32	68
6	33	67
7	33	67
8	33	67
9	35	65
10	35	65
11	34	66
12	34	66
13	34	66
14	33	67
15	32	68
16	32	68
17	31	69
18	32	68
19	33	67
20	33	67
21	34	66
22	34	66
23	35	65
24	35	65
25	36	64
26	38	62
27	38	62
28	40	60

	Rain chance (%)
1	86
2	86
3	86
4	85
5	85
6	85
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	83
20	83
21	82
22	82
23	81
24	81
25	80
26	80
27	79
28	78

	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)	Miserable (%)
1	1	32	67
2	1	33	66
3	1	33	66
4	1	34	65
5	1	34	65
6	1	34	65
7	1	35	64
8	1	35	64
9	1	35	64
10	1	35	64
11	0	35	65
12	0	35	65
13	0	35	65
14	0	35	65
15	0	35	65
16	0	35	65
17	0	35	65
18	0	35	65
19	0	35	65
20	0	35	65
21	0	34	66
22	0	34	66
23	0	34	66
24	0	34	66
25	0	34	66
26	0	34	66
27	0	34	66
28	0	34	66

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	29	26
2	29	26
3	29	26
4	29	26
5	29	26
6	29	26
7	29	26
8	29	26
9	29	26
10	29	26
11	29	26
12	29	26
13	29	26
14	29	26
15	29	26
16	29	26
17	29	26
18	29	26
19	29	26
20	29	26
21	29	26
22	29	26
23	29	26
24	29	26
25	29	26
26	29	26
27	29	26
28	30	26

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	31	69
2	31	69
3	31	69
4	32	68
5	32	68
6	33	67
7	33	67
8	33	67
9	35	65
10	35	65
11	34	66
12	34	66
13	34	66
14	33	67
15	32	68
16	32	68
17	31	69
18	32	68
19	33	67
20	33	67
21	34	66
22	34	66
23	35	65
24	35	65
25	36	64
26	38	62
27	38	62
28	40	60

	Rain chance (%)
1	86
2	86
3	86
4	85
5	85
6	85
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	83
20	83
21	82
22	82
23	81
24	81
25	80
26	80
27	79
28	78

	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)	Miserable (%)
1	1	32	67
2	1	33	66
3	1	33	66
4	1	34	65
5	1	34	65
6	1	34	65
7	1	35	64
8	1	35	64
9	1	35	64
10	1	35	64
11	0	35	65
12	0	35	65
13	0	35	65
14	0	35	65
15	0	35	65
16	0	35	65
17	0	35	65
18	0	35	65
19	0	35	65
20	0	35	65
21	0	34	66
22	0	34	66
23	0	34	66
24	0	34	66
25	0	34	66
26	0	34	66
27	0	34	66
28	0	34	66