Maroantsetra weather in February

In February, Maroantsetra sees average daytime highs of 28°C and overnight lows near 24°C, with 354 mm of rain across 25 wet days and about 12.5 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 8% 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 18 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, February is Maroantsetra's 11th-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Maroantsetra's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 28°; 1st warmest
Overnight low: 24°; 12th coldest
Rainfall: 354 mm; 25 wet days
Daylight: 12 h 30 min; 5:40 AM – 6:11 PM
Cloud cover: 79%; 11th clearest
Wind: 7 km/h; 10th windiest
Solar energy: 4.92 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 28°C through the month.

A typical February day in Maroantsetra reaches about 28°C in the afternoon and slips back to 24°C overnight — a 5°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 26°C and 31°C. Set against its neighbours, February runs on par with January and about 1°C warmer than 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)	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24

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

Maroantsetra 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° / 24°	342	27.5	12.8	3.4
Feb	28° / 24°	354	25	12.5	3.4
Mar	28° / 23°	387	28.3	12.1	3.7
Apr	26° / 23°	293	27.4	11.7	3.9
May	25° / 21°	230	25.4	11.3	4.5
Jun	23° / 20°	277	27.6	11.1	4.1
Jul	22° / 19°	316	28.9	11.2	3.9
Aug	22° / 19°	250	28	11.5	4.0
Sep	23° / 19°	178	25.7	11.9	4.4
Oct	25° / 20°	143	24.3	12.4	4.8
Nov	26° / 22°	140	22.2	12.7	4.8
Dec	28° / 23°	226	26.5	12.9	4.0

Cloud cover in February

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 8% of the time in February.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 14% of February, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 78%.

	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 (%)	21	21	22	22	22	22	22	22	23	23	23	23	22	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	22	22	22	22	23	23	23
Cloudier (%)	79	79	78	78	78	78	78	78	77	77	77	77	78	79	79	79	79	79	79	79	79	78	78	78	78	77	77	77

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	21	79
2	21	79
3	22	78
4	22	78
5	22	78
6	22	78
7	22	78
8	22	78
9	23	77
10	23	77
11	23	77
12	23	77
13	22	78
14	21	79
15	21	79
16	21	79
17	21	79
18	21	79
19	21	79
20	21	79
21	21	79
22	22	78
23	22	78
24	22	78
25	22	78
26	23	77
27	23	77
28	23	77

Chance of precipitation in February

Any precipitation

Maroantsetra gets around 354 mm of rain over 25 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 89% and peaks near 90% 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 (%)	88	88	88	88	88	88	88	89	89	89	89	89	89	89	89	89	89	89	89	89	89	89	90	90	90	90	90	90

	Rain chance (%)
1	88
2	88
3	88
4	88
5	88
6	88
7	88
8	89
9	89
10	89
11	89
12	89
13	89
14	89
15	89
16	89
17	89
18	89
19	89
20	89
21	89
22	89
23	90
24	90
25	90
26	90
27	90
28	90

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 95% 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 (%)	2	2	2	2	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	3	3	3
Oppressive (%)	97	97	97	97	96	95	95	95	95	95	95	95	94	94	94	94	94	95	95	95	95	95	95	95	95	94	94	94
Miserable (%)	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3

	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)	Miserable (%)
1	2	97	1
2	2	97	1
3	2	97	1
4	2	97	1
5	3	96	1
6	3	95	2
7	3	95	2
8	3	95	2
9	3	95	2
10	3	95	2
11	3	95	2
12	3	95	2
13	3	94	3
14	3	94	3
15	3	94	3
16	3	94	3
17	3	94	3
18	2	95	3
19	2	95	3
20	2	95	3
21	2	95	3
22	2	95	3
23	2	95	3
24	2	95	3
25	2	95	3
26	3	94	3
27	3	94	3
28	3	94	3

Wind in February

Winds average 7 km/h in February.

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

Sunrise & sunset in February

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 42 min at the start of February to 12 h 18 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 5:34 AM to 5:44 AM, and sunset from 6:15 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	12.6	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	12.4	12.3
Sunrise (AM)	5:34	5:35	5:35	5:36	5:36	5:37	5:37	5:37	5:38	5:38	5:39	5:39	5:39	5:40	5:40	5:41	5:41	5:41	5:42	5:42	5:42	5:43	5:43	5:43	5:43	5:44	5:44	5:44
Sunset (PM)	6:15	6:15	6:15	6:14	6:14	6:14	6:14	6:13	6:13	6:13	6:13	6:12	6:12	6:11	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	6:05

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	12.7	5:34	6:15
2	12.7	5:35	6:15
3	12.7	5:35	6:15
4	12.6	5:36	6:14
5	12.6	5:36	6:14
6	12.6	5:37	6:14
7	12.6	5:37	6:14
8	12.6	5:37	6:13
9	12.6	5:38	6:13
10	12.6	5:38	6:13
11	12.6	5:39	6:13
12	12.6	5:39	6:12
13	12.5	5:39	6:12
14	12.5	5:40	6:11
15	12.5	5:40	6:11
16	12.5	5:41	6:11
17	12.5	5:41	6:10
18	12.5	5:41	6:10
19	12.5	5:42	6:09
20	12.4	5:42	6:09
21	12.4	5:42	6:08
22	12.4	5:43	6:08
23	12.4	5:43	6:07
24	12.4	5:43	6:07
25	12.4	5:43	6:06
26	12.4	5:44	6:06
27	12.4	5:44	6:05
28	12.3	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 4.92 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.24 kWh/m² to a high of 5.76 kWh/m² in November across the year — February's 4.92 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)	5.1	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	4.9	4.9	4.9	4.9	4.9	4.9	4.9	4.9	4.9	4.9	4.9	4.9	4.9	4.9	4.9	4.9	4.9	4.8	4.8	4.8
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	5.1	Bright
2	5.0	Bright
3	5.0	Bright
4	5.0	Bright
5	5.0	Bright
6	5.0	Bright
7	5.0	Bright
8	5.0	Bright
9	4.9	Bright
10	4.9	Bright
11	4.9	Bright
12	4.9	Bright
13	4.9	Bright
14	4.9	Bright
15	4.9	Bright
16	4.9	Bright
17	4.9	Bright
18	4.9	Bright
19	4.9	Bright
20	4.9	Bright
21	4.9	Bright
22	4.9	Bright
23	4.9	Bright
24	4.9	Bright
25	4.9	Bright
26	4.8	Bright
27	4.8	Bright
28	4.8	Bright

Planning a trip in February

Hazard calendar for Maroantsetra

In seasonPeak

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

Maroantsetra 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 Maroantsetra?

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

4.0

Beach & pool

4th-best month of the year

February is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Maroantsetra.

What to pack for Maroantsetra in February

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

In February, Maroantsetra sees daytime highs around 28°C and nights near 24°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 25 days see rain.

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Sea temperature near Maroantsetra 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 26 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	25	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	25	Warm
Jul	24	Warm
Aug	24	Refreshing
Sep	24	Warm
Oct	26	Warm
Nov	27	Warm
Dec	28	Tropical

UV index in Maroantsetra 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 Maroantsetra peaks around January 24 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 20 at about 8 (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	8	8	10	12	13	13	14
Level	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	Very high	Very high	Extreme	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	8	Very high
Jul	8	Very high
Aug	10	Extreme
Sep	12	Extreme
Oct	13	Extreme
Nov	13	Extreme
Dec	14	Extreme

Air quality in Maroantsetra 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 Maroantsetra is worst in November — around 26 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 6.4× 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)	7	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	7	26	16
Level	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good	Moderate	Moderate

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	7	Good
Feb	5	Good
Mar	5	Good
Apr	5	Good
May	5	Good
Jun	5	Good
Jul	5	Good
Aug	4	Good
Sep	4	Good
Oct	7	Good
Nov	26	Moderate
Dec	16	Moderate

Location & terrain

Where is Maroantsetra?

Maroantsetra sits at 15.4°S, 49.7°E, 10 m above sea level, in Madagascar. The nearest listed city is Mananara, 82 km away.

Topography around Maroantsetra

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Maroantsetra has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 13 m around an average of 3 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 518 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,494 m.

The land around Maroantsetra is covered by water (31%) and trees (20%) within 3 km, water (40%) and trees (28%) within 16 km, and trees (66%) within 80 km.

3 km

13 m

water 31%

16 km

518 m

water 40%

80 km

1,494 m

trees 66%

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

February weather nearby: Mananara 82 km · Antalaha 83 km · Andapa 88 km · Ampahana 92 km · Befandriana 130 km · Sambava 138 km · Bealanana 145 km · Soanierana Ivongo 166 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 Maroantsetra (-15.4353°, 49.7379°, elevation 10 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	24
2	28	24
3	28	24
4	28	24
5	28	24
6	28	24
7	28	24
8	28	24
9	28	24
10	28	24
11	28	24
12	28	24
13	28	24
14	28	24
15	28	24
16	28	24
17	28	24
18	28	24
19	28	24
20	28	24
21	28	24
22	28	24
23	28	24
24	28	24
25	28	24
26	28	24
27	28	24
28	28	24

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	21	79
2	21	79
3	22	78
4	22	78
5	22	78
6	22	78
7	22	78
8	22	78
9	23	77
10	23	77
11	23	77
12	23	77
13	22	78
14	21	79
15	21	79
16	21	79
17	21	79
18	21	79
19	21	79
20	21	79
21	21	79
22	22	78
23	22	78
24	22	78
25	22	78
26	23	77
27	23	77
28	23	77

	Rain chance (%)
1	88
2	88
3	88
4	88
5	88
6	88
7	88
8	89
9	89
10	89
11	89
12	89
13	89
14	89
15	89
16	89
17	89
18	89
19	89
20	89
21	89
22	89
23	90
24	90
25	90
26	90
27	90
28	90

	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)	Miserable (%)
1	2	97	1
2	2	97	1
3	2	97	1
4	2	97	1
5	3	96	1
6	3	95	2
7	3	95	2
8	3	95	2
9	3	95	2
10	3	95	2
11	3	95	2
12	3	95	2
13	3	94	3
14	3	94	3
15	3	94	3
16	3	94	3
17	3	94	3
18	2	95	3
19	2	95	3
20	2	95	3
21	2	95	3
22	2	95	3
23	2	95	3
24	2	95	3
25	2	95	3
26	3	94	3
27	3	94	3
28	3	94	3

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	21	79
2	21	79
3	22	78
4	22	78
5	22	78
6	22	78
7	22	78
8	22	78
9	23	77
10	23	77
11	23	77
12	23	77
13	22	78
14	21	79
15	21	79
16	21	79
17	21	79
18	21	79
19	21	79
20	21	79
21	21	79
22	22	78
23	22	78
24	22	78
25	22	78
26	23	77
27	23	77
28	23	77

	Rain chance (%)
1	88
2	88
3	88
4	88
5	88
6	88
7	88
8	89
9	89
10	89
11	89
12	89
13	89
14	89
15	89
16	89
17	89
18	89
19	89
20	89
21	89
22	89
23	90
24	90
25	90
26	90
27	90
28	90

	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)	Miserable (%)
1	2	97	1
2	2	97	1
3	2	97	1
4	2	97	1
5	3	96	1
6	3	95	2
7	3	95	2
8	3	95	2
9	3	95	2
10	3	95	2
11	3	95	2
12	3	95	2
13	3	94	3
14	3	94	3
15	3	94	3
16	3	94	3
17	3	94	3
18	2	95	3
19	2	95	3
20	2	95	3
21	2	95	3
22	2	95	3
23	2	95	3
24	2	95	3
25	2	95	3
26	3	94	3
27	3	94	3
28	3	94	3

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	21	79
2	21	79
3	22	78
4	22	78
5	22	78
6	22	78
7	22	78
8	22	78
9	23	77
10	23	77
11	23	77
12	23	77
13	22	78
14	21	79
15	21	79
16	21	79
17	21	79
18	21	79
19	21	79
20	21	79
21	21	79
22	22	78
23	22	78
24	22	78
25	22	78
26	23	77
27	23	77
28	23	77

	Rain chance (%)
1	88
2	88
3	88
4	88
5	88
6	88
7	88
8	89
9	89
10	89
11	89
12	89
13	89
14	89
15	89
16	89
17	89
18	89
19	89
20	89
21	89
22	89
23	90
24	90
25	90
26	90
27	90
28	90

	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)	Miserable (%)
1	2	97	1
2	2	97	1
3	2	97	1
4	2	97	1
5	3	96	1
6	3	95	2
7	3	95	2
8	3	95	2
9	3	95	2
10	3	95	2
11	3	95	2
12	3	95	2
13	3	94	3
14	3	94	3
15	3	94	3
16	3	94	3
17	3	94	3
18	2	95	3
19	2	95	3
20	2	95	3
21	2	95	3
22	2	95	3
23	2	95	3
24	2	95	3
25	2	95	3
26	3	94	3
27	3	94	3
28	3	94	3