Mananara weather in February

In February, Mananara sees average daytime highs of 28°C and overnight lows near 25°C, with 321 mm of rain across 23.5 wet days and about 12.5 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 1st-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 12% of the time in February, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 42 min at the start of February to 12 h 24 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, February is Mananara's 11th-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Mananara's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 28°; 1st warmest
Overnight low: 25°; 12th coldest
Rainfall: 321 mm; 23.5 wet days
Daylight: 12 h 30 min; 5:39 AM – 6:12 PM
Cloud cover: 75%; 11th clearest
Wind: 11 km/h; 9th windiest
Solar energy: 5.3 kWh/m²
Travel score: 4.0; out of 10

Mananara is commune in Madagascar.

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

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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 Mananara 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 30°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

Mananara weather by month

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

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	28° / 24°	295	26.3	12.9	3.9
Feb	28° / 25°	321	23.5	12.5	4.0
Mar	27° / 24°	311	26.7	12.1	4.0
Apr	26° / 24°	196	24.9	11.6	4.4
May	25° / 22°	165	23.8	11.3	4.9
Jun	23° / 21°	172	24.9	11.1	4.7
Jul	22° / 20°	198	26.4	11.1	4.4
Aug	22° / 20°	149	25.2	11.5	4.6
Sep	23° / 20°	115	23.2	11.9	4.9
Oct	24° / 21°	113	21.8	12.4	5.3
Nov	26° / 23°	104	20.4	12.8	5.2
Dec	27° / 24°	191	25.4	12.9	4.3

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 17% of February, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 72%.

	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 (%)	27	27	28	28	28	28	28	28	27	27	27	27	26	27	27	27	27	27	28	28	28	29	29	30	30	30	31	31
Cloudier (%)	73	73	72	72	72	72	72	72	73	73	73	73	74	73	73	73	73	73	72	72	72	71	71	70	70	70	69	69

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	27	73
2	27	73
3	28	72
4	28	72
5	28	72
6	28	72
7	28	72
8	28	72
9	27	73
10	27	73
11	27	73
12	27	73
13	26	74
14	27	73
15	27	73
16	27	73
17	27	73
18	27	73
19	28	72
20	28	72
21	28	72
22	29	71
23	29	71
24	30	70
25	30	70
26	30	70
27	31	69
28	31	69

Chance of precipitation in February

Any precipitation

Mananara gets around 321 mm of rain over 23.5 wet days in February, the wettest month. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 84% and peaks near 86% 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 (%)	83	83	83	83	83	83	83	83	83	83	83	83	84	84	84	84	84	84	84	84	85	85	85	85	85	86	86	86

	Rain chance (%)
1	83
2	83
3	83
4	83
5	83
6	83
7	83
8	83
9	83
10	83
11	83
12	83
13	84
14	84
15	84
16	84
17	84
18	84
19	84
20	84
21	85
22	85
23	85
24	85
25	85
26	86
27	86
28	86

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 91% 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 (%)	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Oppressive (%)	91	92	92	93	93	92	92	92	92	92	92	91	91	91	91	90	90	90	89	89	89	89	89	88	88	88	88	88
Miserable (%)	9	8	8	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	8	8	8	8	9	9	9	10	10	10	10	10	11	11	11	11	11

	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)	Miserable (%)
1	0	91	9
2	0	92	8
3	0	92	8
4	0	93	7
5	0	93	7
6	1	92	7
7	1	92	7
8	1	92	7
9	1	92	7
10	1	92	7
11	1	92	7
12	1	91	8
13	1	91	8
14	1	91	8
15	1	91	8
16	1	90	9
17	1	90	9
18	1	90	9
19	1	89	10
20	1	89	10
21	1	89	10
22	1	89	10
23	1	89	10
24	1	88	11
25	1	88	11
26	1	88	11
27	1	88	11
28	1	88	11

Wind in February

Winds average 11 km/h in February.

Across February, daily wind ranges from about 10 km/h on the calmest days to 11 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)	10	10	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11
Feels	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	calm

	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
1	10	calm
2	10	calm
3	11	calm
4	11	calm
5	11	calm
6	11	calm
7	11	calm
8	11	calm
9	11	calm
10	11	calm
11	11	calm
12	11	calm
13	11	calm
14	11	calm
15	11	calm
16	11	calm
17	11	calm
18	11	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 42 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 18 minutes over February. Sunrise moves from 5:33 AM to 5:44 AM, and sunset from 6:16 PM to 6:05 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)	12.7	12.7	12.7	12.7	12.7	12.7	12.6	12.6	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	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4
Sunrise (AM)	5:33	5:34	5:34	5:35	5:35	5:35	5:36	5:36	5:37	5:37	5:38	5:38	5:39	5:39	5:39	5:40	5:40	5:40	5:41	5:41	5:42	5:42	5:42	5:42	5:43	5:43	5:43	5:44
Sunset (PM)	6:16	6:16	6:15	6:15	6:15	6:15	6:15	6:14	6:14	6:14	6:13	6:13	6:13	6:12	6:12	6:11	6:11	6:10	6:10	6:09	6:09	6:08	6:08	6:07	6:07	6:06	6:06	6:05

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	12.7	5:33	6:16
2	12.7	5:34	6:16
3	12.7	5:34	6:15
4	12.7	5:35	6:15
5	12.7	5:35	6:15
6	12.7	5:35	6:15
7	12.6	5:36	6:15
8	12.6	5:36	6:14
9	12.6	5:37	6:14
10	12.6	5:37	6:14
11	12.6	5:38	6:13
12	12.6	5:38	6:13
13	12.6	5:39	6:13
14	12.6	5:39	6:12
15	12.5	5:39	6:12
16	12.5	5:40	6:11
17	12.5	5:40	6:11
18	12.5	5:40	6:10
19	12.5	5:41	6:10
20	12.5	5:41	6:09
21	12.5	5:42	6:09
22	12.4	5:42	6:08
23	12.4	5:42	6:08
24	12.4	5:42	6:07
25	12.4	5:43	6:07
26	12.4	5:43	6:06
27	12.4	5:43	6:06
28	12.4	5:44	6:05

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 3.45 kWh/m² to a high of 6.18 kWh/m² in November across the year — February's 5.3 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)	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.4	5.4	5.4	5.4	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.2
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	5.5	Bright
2	5.5	Bright
3	5.5	Bright
4	5.4	Bright
5	5.4	Bright
6	5.4	Bright
7	5.4	Bright
8	5.3	Bright
9	5.3	Bright
10	5.3	Bright
11	5.3	Bright
12	5.3	Bright
13	5.3	Bright
14	5.3	Bright
15	5.3	Bright
16	5.3	Bright
17	5.3	Bright
18	5.3	Bright
19	5.3	Bright
20	5.2	Bright
21	5.2	Bright
22	5.2	Bright
23	5.2	Bright
24	5.2	Bright
25	5.2	Bright
26	5.2	Bright
27	5.2	Bright
28	5.2	Bright

Planning a trip in February

Hazard calendar for Mananara

In seasonPeak

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

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

Cyclone

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Is February a good time to visit Mananara?

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

4.0

Sightseeing

10th-best month of the year

4.2

Beach & pool

6th-best month of the year

February is a reasonable time to visit Mananara for sightseeing.

What to pack for Mananara in February

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

In February, Mananara sees daytime highs around 28°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 Mananara 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 at the nearest coast (about 13 km away) is warmest in February at about 29°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)	29	29	29	28	27	26	24	24	24	26	27	28
Comfort	Tropical	Tropical	Tropical	Tropical	Warm	Warm	Warm	Refreshing	Warm	Warm	Warm	Tropical

	Sea temperature (°C)	Comfort
Jan	29	Tropical
Feb	29	Tropical
Mar	29	Tropical
Apr	28	Tropical
May	27	Warm
Jun	26	Warm
Jul	24	Warm
Aug	24	Refreshing
Sep	24	Warm
Oct	26	Warm
Nov	27	Warm
Dec	28	Tropical

UV index in Mananara 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 Mananara peaks around February 9 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 20 at about 7 (very 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	14	11	9	7	8	10	12	13	13	14
Level	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	Very high	Very high	Very high	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	15	Extreme
Feb	15	Extreme
Mar	14	Extreme
Apr	11	Extreme
May	9	Very high
Jun	7	Very high
Jul	8	Very high
Aug	10	Very high
Sep	12	Extreme
Oct	13	Extreme
Nov	13	Extreme
Dec	14	Extreme

Air quality in Mananara in February

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

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

Air quality in Mananara is worst in November — around 60 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 14.0× the cleanest month (August, 4 µg/m³).

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

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
PM2.5 (µg/m³)	6	5	5	5	6	5	5	4	5	9	60	19
Level	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good	Unhealthy	Moderate

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	6	Good
Feb	5	Good
Mar	5	Good
Apr	5	Good
May	6	Good
Jun	5	Good
Jul	5	Good
Aug	4	Good
Sep	5	Good
Oct	9	Good
Nov	60	Unhealthy
Dec	19	Moderate

Location & terrain

Where is Mananara?

Mananara sits at 16.2°S, 49.8°E, 15 m above sea level, in Madagascar. The nearest listed city is Maroantsetra, 82 km away.

Topography around Mananara

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Mananara has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 44 m around an average of 7 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 516 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,160 m.

The land around Mananara is covered by water (38%) and trees (35%) within 3 km, water (48%) and trees (43%) within 16 km, and trees (48%) and water (41%) within 80 km.

3 km

44 m

water 38%

16 km

516 m

water 48%

80 km

1,160 m

trees 48%

treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswatermangroves

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

February weather nearby: Maroantsetra 82 km · Soanierana Ivongo 85 km · Ambodifotatra 91 km · Ambodimanga II 138 km · Fenoarivo Atsinanana 140 km · Antalaha 151 km · Vohibinany 153 km · Vavatenina 156 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 Mananara (-16.1686°, 49.7662°, elevation 15 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. 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).

	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	27	73
2	27	73
3	28	72
4	28	72
5	28	72
6	28	72
7	28	72
8	28	72
9	27	73
10	27	73
11	27	73
12	27	73
13	26	74
14	27	73
15	27	73
16	27	73
17	27	73
18	27	73
19	28	72
20	28	72
21	28	72
22	29	71
23	29	71
24	30	70
25	30	70
26	30	70
27	31	69
28	31	69

	Rain chance (%)
1	83
2	83
3	83
4	83
5	83
6	83
7	83
8	83
9	83
10	83
11	83
12	83
13	84
14	84
15	84
16	84
17	84
18	84
19	84
20	84
21	85
22	85
23	85
24	85
25	85
26	86
27	86
28	86

	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)	Miserable (%)
1	0	91	9
2	0	92	8
3	0	92	8
4	0	93	7
5	0	93	7
6	1	92	7
7	1	92	7
8	1	92	7
9	1	92	7
10	1	92	7
11	1	92	7
12	1	91	8
13	1	91	8
14	1	91	8
15	1	91	8
16	1	90	9
17	1	90	9
18	1	90	9
19	1	89	10
20	1	89	10
21	1	89	10
22	1	89	10
23	1	89	10
24	1	88	11
25	1	88	11
26	1	88	11
27	1	88	11
28	1	88	11

	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	27	73
2	27	73
3	28	72
4	28	72
5	28	72
6	28	72
7	28	72
8	28	72
9	27	73
10	27	73
11	27	73
12	27	73
13	26	74
14	27	73
15	27	73
16	27	73
17	27	73
18	27	73
19	28	72
20	28	72
21	28	72
22	29	71
23	29	71
24	30	70
25	30	70
26	30	70
27	31	69
28	31	69

	Rain chance (%)
1	83
2	83
3	83
4	83
5	83
6	83
7	83
8	83
9	83
10	83
11	83
12	83
13	84
14	84
15	84
16	84
17	84
18	84
19	84
20	84
21	85
22	85
23	85
24	85
25	85
26	86
27	86
28	86

	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)	Miserable (%)
1	0	91	9
2	0	92	8
3	0	92	8
4	0	93	7
5	0	93	7
6	1	92	7
7	1	92	7
8	1	92	7
9	1	92	7
10	1	92	7
11	1	92	7
12	1	91	8
13	1	91	8
14	1	91	8
15	1	91	8
16	1	90	9
17	1	90	9
18	1	90	9
19	1	89	10
20	1	89	10
21	1	89	10
22	1	89	10
23	1	89	10
24	1	88	11
25	1	88	11
26	1	88	11
27	1	88	11
28	1	88	11

	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	27	73
2	27	73
3	28	72
4	28	72
5	28	72
6	28	72
7	28	72
8	28	72
9	27	73
10	27	73
11	27	73
12	27	73
13	26	74
14	27	73
15	27	73
16	27	73
17	27	73
18	27	73
19	28	72
20	28	72
21	28	72
22	29	71
23	29	71
24	30	70
25	30	70
26	30	70
27	31	69
28	31	69

	Rain chance (%)
1	83
2	83
3	83
4	83
5	83
6	83
7	83
8	83
9	83
10	83
11	83
12	83
13	84
14	84
15	84
16	84
17	84
18	84
19	84
20	84
21	85
22	85
23	85
24	85
25	85
26	86
27	86
28	86

	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)	Miserable (%)
1	0	91	9
2	0	92	8
3	0	92	8
4	0	93	7
5	0	93	7
6	1	92	7
7	1	92	7
8	1	92	7
9	1	92	7
10	1	92	7
11	1	92	7
12	1	91	8
13	1	91	8
14	1	91	8
15	1	91	8
16	1	90	9
17	1	90	9
18	1	90	9
19	1	89	10
20	1	89	10
21	1	89	10
22	1	89	10
23	1	89	10
24	1	88	11
25	1	88	11
26	1	88	11
27	1	88	11
28	1	88	11