Mananara weather in November

In November, Mananara sees average daytime highs of 26°C and overnight lows near 23°C, with 104 mm of rain across 20.4 wet days and about 12.8 hours of daylight. It is the 6th-warmest and 12th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 26°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 36% of the time in November, and the air most often feels muggy.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 36 min at the start of November to 12 h 54 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, November is Mananara's 5th-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Mananara's year-round climate.

Daytime high
26°
6th warmest
Overnight low
23°
7th coldest
Rainfall
104 mm
20.4 wet days
Daylight
12 h 48 min
5:03 AM – 5:49 PM
Cloud cover
53%
5th clearest
Wind
11 km/h
9th windiest
Solar energy
6.18 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.2
out of 10

Mananara is commune in Madagascar.

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

Temperature in November

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 26°C through the month.

A typical November day in Mananara reaches about 26°C in the afternoon and slips back to 23°C overnight — a 3°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 24°C and 27°C. Set against its neighbours, November runs about 1°C warmer than October and about 1°C cooler than December.

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Mananara weather by month

How November compares with the rest of the year at a glance. November is the 6th-warmest and 12th-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 November

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 36% of the time in November.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 29% of November, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 36%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
17030
26931
36832
46832
56733
66733
76733
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Chance of precipitation in November

Any precipitation

Mananara gets around 104 mm of rain over 20.4 wet days in November, the driest month. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 68% and peaks near 73% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
165
264
364
464
564
665
765
865
966
1066
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1267
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Humidity in November

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, November lands in the muggy band about 49% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 95% of them.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
1968230
2968230
3967240
4966250
5866260
6865270
7764290
8763300
9662320
10660340
11658360
12557380
13555400
14553420
15551440
16449460
17447480
18445510
19444520
20442540
21340570
22338590
23337600
24335620
25334630
26232660
27231661
28229681
29128701
30127711

Wind in November

Winds average 11 km/h in November.

Across November, daily wind ranges from about 10 km/h on the calmest days to 12 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
112calm
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412calm
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Sunrise & sunset in November

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 36 min at the start of November to 12 h 54 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 18 minutes over November. Sunrise moves from 5:07 AM to 5:04 AM, and sunset from 5:42 PM to 5:57 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.65:075:42
212.65:065:43
312.65:065:43
412.65:065:44
512.65:055:44
612.75:055:44
712.75:055:45
812.75:055:45
912.75:045:46
1012.75:045:46
1112.75:045:47
1212.75:045:47
1312.75:045:48
1412.75:035:48
1512.85:035:49
1612.85:035:49
1712.85:035:50
1812.85:035:50
1912.85:035:51
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Solar energy in November

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in November, about 6.18 kWh/m² — the sunniest month for solar.

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 — November's 6.18 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.0Intense
26.0Intense
36.0Intense
46.1Intense
56.1Intense
66.1Intense
76.1Intense
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Planning a trip in November

Hazard calendar for Mananara

In seasonPeak

In November, 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 November a good time to visit Mananara?

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

5.2
Sightseeing
2nd-best month of the year
4.9
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

November is a reasonable time to visit Mananara for sightseeing.

What to pack for Mananara in November

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

In November, Mananara sees daytime highs around 26°C and nights near 23°C. Pack rain gear and sun protection. Worth having: light clothes. About 20 days see rain.

rain gearsun protectionlight clothes

Sea temperature near Mananara in November

The nearest coast averages about 27°C in November — 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 November

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in November peaks around 13 (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 November

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

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