Manakara weather in February

In February, Manakara sees average daytime highs of 28°C and overnight lows near 25°C, with 285 mm of rain across 23.1 wet days and about 12.8 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 2nd-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 27% of the time in February, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Daylight stretches from about 13 hours at the start of February to 12 h 30 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, February is Manakara's 11th-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Manakara's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 28°; 1st warmest
Overnight low: 25°; 12th coldest
Rainfall: 285 mm; 23.1 wet days
Daylight: 12 h 48 min; 5:40 AM – 6:25 PM
Cloud cover: 63%; 11th clearest
Wind: 14 km/h; 7th windiest
Solar energy: 5.63 kWh/m²
Travel score: 4.2; 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 28°C through the month.

A typical February day in Manakara reaches about 28°C in the afternoon and slips back to 25°C overnight — a 3°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 26°C and 29°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)	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28
Avg low (°C)	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25

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

Manakara weather by month

How February compares with the rest of the year at a glance. February is the 1st-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	28° / 25°	320	24	13.2	4.4
Feb	28° / 25°	285	23.1	12.8	4.2
Mar	27° / 25°	278	24.6	12.2	4.4
Apr	26° / 24°	203	21.5	11.5	5.0
May	25° / 22°	172	21.7	11	5.4
Jun	23° / 20°	116	18.3	10.7	5.9
Jul	23° / 20°	121	18.4	10.8	5.8
Aug	23° / 20°	75	14.6	11.2	6.5
Sep	24° / 20°	55	10.9	11.9	7.2
Oct	25° / 22°	79	11.1	12.5	7.0
Nov	26° / 23°	99	13.6	13.1	6.2
Dec	27° / 24°	166	19.1	13.3	5.2

Cloud cover in February

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 27% of the time in February.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 20% of February, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 53%.

	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 (%)	50	49	50	50	50	49	48	48	47	47	47	47	47	45	45	46	46	46	46	46	47	47	47	46	46	46	47	47
Cloudier (%)	50	51	50	50	50	51	52	52	53	53	53	53	53	55	55	54	54	54	54	54	53	53	53	54	54	54	53	53

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	50	50
2	49	51
3	50	50
4	50	50
5	50	50
6	49	51
7	48	52
8	48	52
9	47	53
10	47	53
11	47	53
12	47	53
13	47	53
14	45	55
15	45	55
16	46	54
17	46	54
18	46	54
19	46	54
20	46	54
21	47	53
22	47	53
23	47	53
24	46	54
25	46	54
26	46	54
27	47	53
28	47	53

Chance of precipitation in February

Any precipitation

Manakara gets around 285 mm of rain over 23.1 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 82% and peaks near 83% 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
Rain chance (%)	81	81	81	81	81	82	82	82	82	82	82	82	82	82	82	82	83	83	83	83	82	82	83	83	83	83	83	83

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

Humidity in February

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, February lands in the oppressive band about 71% 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
Humid (%)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Muggy (%)	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	5	6	6	6	6	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
Oppressive (%)	68	68	69	68	69	70	70	71	70	70	70	70	72	72	72	71	73	73	72	72	72	72	71	71	71	71	71	72
Miserable (%)	28	28	27	27	26	25	25	24	23	23	23	23	22	22	22	23	23	23	24	24	24	24	25	25	25	25	25	24

	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)	Miserable (%)
1	0	4	68	28
2	0	4	68	28
3	0	4	69	27
4	0	5	68	27
5	0	5	69	26
6	0	5	70	25
7	0	5	70	25
8	0	5	71	24
9	1	6	70	23
10	1	6	70	23
11	1	6	70	23
12	1	6	70	23
13	1	5	72	22
14	1	5	72	22
15	1	5	72	22
16	1	5	71	23
17	0	4	73	23
18	0	4	73	23
19	0	4	72	24
20	0	4	72	24
21	0	4	72	24
22	0	4	72	24
23	0	4	71	25
24	0	4	71	25
25	0	4	71	25
26	0	4	71	25
27	0	4	71	25
28	0	4	72	24

Wind in February

Winds average 14 km/h in February.

Across February, daily wind ranges from about 14 km/h on the calmest days to 15 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)	15	15	15	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14
Feels	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze

	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
1	15	light breeze
2	15	light breeze
3	15	light breeze
4	14	light breeze
5	14	light breeze
6	14	light breeze
7	14	light breeze
8	14	light breeze
9	14	light breeze
10	14	light breeze
11	14	light breeze
12	14	light breeze
13	14	light breeze
14	14	light breeze
15	14	light breeze
16	14	light breeze
17	14	light breeze
18	14	light breeze
19	14	light breeze
20	14	light breeze
21	14	light breeze
22	14	light breeze
23	14	light breeze
24	14	light breeze
25	14	light breeze
26	14	light breeze
27	14	light breeze
28	14	light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in February

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 13 hours at the start of February to 12 h 30 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 30 minutes over February. Sunrise moves from 5:31 AM to 5:46 AM, and sunset from 6:32 PM to 6:16 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)	13.0	13.0	13.0	13.0	12.9	12.9	12.9	12.9	12.9	12.9	12.8	12.8	12.8	12.8	12.8	12.7	12.7	12.7	12.7	12.7	12.6	12.6	12.6	12.6	12.6	12.5	12.5	12.5
Sunrise (AM)	5:31	5:32	5:33	5:33	5:34	5:35	5:35	5:36	5:36	5:37	5:38	5:38	5:39	5:39	5:40	5:40	5:41	5:41	5:42	5:42	5:43	5:43	5:44	5:44	5:45	5:45	5:46	5:46
Sunset (PM)	6:32	6:31	6:31	6:31	6:30	6:30	6:29	6:29	6:28	6:28	6:27	6:27	6:26	6:26	6:25	6:25	6:24	6:24	6:23	6:22	6:22	6:21	6:20	6:19	6:19	6:18	6:17	6:16

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	13.0	5:31	6:32
2	13.0	5:32	6:31
3	13.0	5:33	6:31
4	13.0	5:33	6:31
5	12.9	5:34	6:30
6	12.9	5:35	6:30
7	12.9	5:35	6:29
8	12.9	5:36	6:29
9	12.9	5:36	6:28
10	12.9	5:37	6:28
11	12.8	5:38	6:27
12	12.8	5:38	6:27
13	12.8	5:39	6:26
14	12.8	5:39	6:26
15	12.8	5:40	6:25
16	12.7	5:40	6:25
17	12.7	5:41	6:24
18	12.7	5:41	6:24
19	12.7	5:42	6:23
20	12.7	5:42	6:22
21	12.6	5:43	6:22
22	12.6	5:43	6:21
23	12.6	5:44	6:20
24	12.6	5:44	6:19
25	12.6	5:45	6:19
26	12.5	5:45	6:18
27	12.5	5:46	6:17
28	12.5	5:46	6:16

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 3.26 kWh/m² to a high of 6.47 kWh/m² in December 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)	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.7	5.7	5.7	5.7	5.7	5.6	5.6	5.6	5.6	5.6	5.6	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.4	5.4	5.4
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	5.8	Bright
2	5.8	Bright
3	5.8	Bright
4	5.8	Bright
5	5.8	Bright
6	5.8	Bright
7	5.7	Bright
8	5.7	Bright
9	5.7	Bright
10	5.7	Bright
11	5.7	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	5.5	Bright
19	5.5	Bright
20	5.5	Bright
21	5.5	Bright
22	5.5	Bright
23	5.5	Bright
24	5.5	Bright
25	5.5	Bright
26	5.4	Bright
27	5.4	Bright
28	5.4	Bright

Planning a trip in February

Hazard calendar for Manakara

In seasonPeak

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

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

Manakara's rainy season runs December–May, when most of the year's rain falls.

Cyclone

Rainy season

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Is February a good time to visit Manakara?

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

4.2

Sightseeing

12th-best month of the year

4.5

Beach & pool

11th-best month of the year

February is a reasonable time to visit Manakara for sightseeing.

What to pack for Manakara in February

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

In February, Manakara sees daytime highs around 28°C and nights near 25°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 23 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Manakara in February

The nearest coast averages about 28°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 February at about 28°C and coldest in August near 24°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)	28	28	28	28	27	25	24	24	24	24	25	27
Comfort	Warm	Tropical	Tropical	Warm	Warm	Warm	Warm	Refreshing	Refreshing	Warm	Warm	Warm

	Sea temperature (°C)	Comfort
Jan	28	Warm
Feb	28	Tropical
Mar	28	Tropical
Apr	28	Warm
May	27	Warm
Jun	25	Warm
Jul	24	Warm
Aug	24	Refreshing
Sep	24	Refreshing
Oct	24	Warm
Nov	25	Warm
Dec	27	Warm

UV index in Manakara 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 Manakara 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

Location & terrain

Where is Manakara?

Manakara sits at 22.1°S, 48.0°E, 7 m above sea level, in Madagascar. The nearest listed city is Amboanjo, 23 km away.

Topography around Manakara

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Manakara has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 74 m around an average of 7 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 86 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,337 m.

The land around Manakara is covered by water (34%) and trees (30%) within 3 km, water (47%) and trees (27%) within 16 km, and water (33%), grassland (31%) and trees (25%) within 80 km.

3 km

74 m

water 34%

16 km

86 m

water 47%

80 km

1,337 m

water 33%

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

February weather nearby: Amboanjo 23 km · Vohipeno 29 km · Ikongo 66 km · Farafangana 77 km · Ifanadiana 102 km · Vondrozo 105 km · Mananjary 108 km · Ambalavao 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

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 Manakara (-22.1486°, 48.0106°, elevation 7 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	28	25
2	28	25
3	28	25
4	28	25
5	28	25
6	28	25
7	28	25
8	28	25
9	28	25
10	28	25
11	28	25
12	28	25
13	28	25
14	28	25
15	28	25
16	28	25
17	28	25
18	28	25
19	28	25
20	28	25
21	28	25
22	28	25
23	28	25
24	28	25
25	28	25
26	28	25
27	28	25
28	28	25

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	50	50
2	49	51
3	50	50
4	50	50
5	50	50
6	49	51
7	48	52
8	48	52
9	47	53
10	47	53
11	47	53
12	47	53
13	47	53
14	45	55
15	45	55
16	46	54
17	46	54
18	46	54
19	46	54
20	46	54
21	47	53
22	47	53
23	47	53
24	46	54
25	46	54
26	46	54
27	47	53
28	47	53

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

	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)	Miserable (%)
1	0	4	68	28
2	0	4	68	28
3	0	4	69	27
4	0	5	68	27
5	0	5	69	26
6	0	5	70	25
7	0	5	70	25
8	0	5	71	24
9	1	6	70	23
10	1	6	70	23
11	1	6	70	23
12	1	6	70	23
13	1	5	72	22
14	1	5	72	22
15	1	5	72	22
16	1	5	71	23
17	0	4	73	23
18	0	4	73	23
19	0	4	72	24
20	0	4	72	24
21	0	4	72	24
22	0	4	72	24
23	0	4	71	25
24	0	4	71	25
25	0	4	71	25
26	0	4	71	25
27	0	4	71	25
28	0	4	72	24

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	50	50
2	49	51
3	50	50
4	50	50
5	50	50
6	49	51
7	48	52
8	48	52
9	47	53
10	47	53
11	47	53
12	47	53
13	47	53
14	45	55
15	45	55
16	46	54
17	46	54
18	46	54
19	46	54
20	46	54
21	47	53
22	47	53
23	47	53
24	46	54
25	46	54
26	46	54
27	47	53
28	47	53

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

	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)	Miserable (%)
1	0	4	68	28
2	0	4	68	28
3	0	4	69	27
4	0	5	68	27
5	0	5	69	26
6	0	5	70	25
7	0	5	70	25
8	0	5	71	24
9	1	6	70	23
10	1	6	70	23
11	1	6	70	23
12	1	6	70	23
13	1	5	72	22
14	1	5	72	22
15	1	5	72	22
16	1	5	71	23
17	0	4	73	23
18	0	4	73	23
19	0	4	72	24
20	0	4	72	24
21	0	4	72	24
22	0	4	72	24
23	0	4	71	25
24	0	4	71	25
25	0	4	71	25
26	0	4	71	25
27	0	4	71	25
28	0	4	72	24

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	50	50
2	49	51
3	50	50
4	50	50
5	50	50
6	49	51
7	48	52
8	48	52
9	47	53
10	47	53
11	47	53
12	47	53
13	47	53
14	45	55
15	45	55
16	46	54
17	46	54
18	46	54
19	46	54
20	46	54
21	47	53
22	47	53
23	47	53
24	46	54
25	46	54
26	46	54
27	47	53
28	47	53

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

	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)	Miserable (%)
1	0	4	68	28
2	0	4	68	28
3	0	4	69	27
4	0	5	68	27
5	0	5	69	26
6	0	5	70	25
7	0	5	70	25
8	0	5	71	24
9	1	6	70	23
10	1	6	70	23
11	1	6	70	23
12	1	6	70	23
13	1	5	72	22
14	1	5	72	22
15	1	5	72	22
16	1	5	71	23
17	0	4	73	23
18	0	4	73	23
19	0	4	72	24
20	0	4	72	24
21	0	4	72	24
22	0	4	72	24
23	0	4	71	25
24	0	4	71	25
25	0	4	71	25
26	0	4	71	25
27	0	4	71	25
28	0	4	72	24