Mananara weather in March

In March, Mananara sees average daytime highs of 27°C and overnight lows near 24°C, with 311 mm of rain across 26.7 wet days and about 12.1 hours of daylight. It is the 3rd-warmest and 2nd-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 27°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 16% of the time in March, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 18 min at the start of March to 11 h 54 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, March is Mananara's 10th-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Mananara's year-round climate.

Daytime high
27°
3rd warmest
Overnight low
24°
10th coldest
Rainfall
311 mm
26.7 wet days
Daylight
12 h 06 min
5:47 AM – 5:54 PM
Cloud cover
69%
10th clearest
Wind
12 km/h
8th windiest
Solar energy
5.01 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.

Temperature in March

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 27°C through the month.

A typical March day in Mananara reaches about 27°C in the afternoon and slips back to 24°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, March runs on par with February and about 1°C warmer than April.

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Mananara weather by month

How March compares with the rest of the year at a glance. March is the 3rd-warmest and 2nd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan28° / 24°29526.312.93.9
Feb28° / 25°32123.512.54.0
Mar27° / 24°31126.712.14.0
Apr26° / 24°19624.911.64.4
May25° / 22°16523.811.34.9
Jun23° / 21°17224.911.14.7
Jul22° / 20°19826.411.14.4
Aug22° / 20°14925.211.54.6
Sep23° / 20°11523.211.94.9
Oct24° / 21°11321.812.45.3
Nov26° / 23°10420.412.85.2
Dec27° / 24°19125.412.94.3

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 16% of the time in March.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 22% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 62%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13268
23268
33268
43268
53367
63268
73268
83367
93367
103367
113367
123466
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224159
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244258
254357
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274654
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314951

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitation

Mananara gets around 311 mm of rain over 26.7 wet days in March. 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 88% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
187
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487
588
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1486
1586
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2685
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3086
3186

Humidity in March

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, March lands in the oppressive band about 89% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
128711
228711
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428810
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738710
83889
93889
103889
113889
123889
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224906
234906
244906
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264915
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285914
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305923
316913

Wind in March

Winds average 12 km/h in March.

Across March, daily wind ranges from about 11 km/h on the calmest days to 13 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
111calm
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Sunrise & sunset in March

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 18 min at the start of March to 11 h 54 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 24 minutes over March. Sunrise moves from 5:44 AM to 5:50 AM, and sunset from 6:04 PM to 5:42 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.35:446:04
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312.35:446:03
412.35:456:02
512.35:456:02
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712.35:456:00
812.25:466:00
912.25:465:59
1012.25:465:58
1112.25:465:58
1212.25:465:57
1312.25:475:56
1412.15:475:55
1512.15:475:55
1612.15:475:54
1712.15:475:53
1812.15:485:52
1912.15:485:52
2012.15:485:51
2112.05:485:50
2212.05:485:49
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2412.05:495:48
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Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 5.01 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 — March's 5.01 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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

Hazard calendar for Mananara

In seasonPeak

In March, 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 March a good time to visit Mananara?

Our two travel scores rate March 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
8th-best month of the year

March is a reasonable time to visit Mananara for sightseeing.

What to pack for Mananara in March

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

In March, Mananara sees daytime highs around 27°C and nights near 24°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 27 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Mananara in March

The nearest coast averages about 29°C in March — 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.

22°24°26°28°30°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecrefreshingwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan29Tropical
Feb29Tropical
Mar29Tropical
Apr28Tropical
May27Warm
Jun26Warm
Jul24Warm
Aug24Refreshing
Sep24Warm
Oct26Warm
Nov27Warm
Dec28Tropical

UV index in Mananara in March

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in March peaks around 14 (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.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highExtremeFeb 9UV 15Jun 20UV 7
UV index (midday)Level
Jan15Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr11Extreme
May9Very high
Jun7Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug10Very high
Sep12Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov13Extreme
Dec14Extreme

Air quality in Mananara in March

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where March 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).

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodPoorModerateNov 1755 µg/m³Aug 184 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan6Good
Feb5Good
Mar5Good
Apr5Good
May6Good
Jun5Good
Jul5Good
Aug4Good
Sep5Good
Oct9Good
Nov60Unhealthy
Dec19Moderate
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.

Soanierana IvongoAmbodifotatraAmbodimanga IIFenoarivo AtsinananaAntalahaVohibinanyVavatenina

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
16 km
516 m
80 km
1,160 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswatermangroves
March 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
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 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).