Sakaraha weather in February

In February, Sakaraha sees average daytime highs of 31°C and overnight lows near 22°C, with 152 mm of rain across 15.6 wet days and about 12.8 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 31°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 34% of the time in February, and the air most often feels muggy.

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 Sakaraha's 11th-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Sakaraha's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 31°; 5th warmest
Overnight low: 22°; 11th coldest
Rainfall: 152 mm; 15.6 wet days
Daylight: 12 h 48 min; 5:53 AM – 6:40 PM
Cloud cover: 57%; 11th clearest
Wind: 8 km/h; 8th windiest
Solar energy: 6.2 kWh/m²
Travel score: 3.8; 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 31°C through the month.

A typical February day in Sakaraha reaches about 31°C in the afternoon and slips back to 22°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 28°C and 34°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)	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31
Avg low (°C)	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	21	21	21	21	21

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	31	22
2	31	22
3	31	22
4	31	22
5	31	22
6	31	22
7	31	22
8	31	22
9	31	22
10	31	22
11	31	22
12	31	22
13	31	22
14	31	22
15	31	22
16	31	22
17	31	22
18	31	22
19	31	22
20	31	22
21	31	22
22	31	22
23	31	22
24	31	21
25	31	21
26	31	21
27	31	21
28	31	21

How February really feels in Sakaraha

Once humidity and wind are folded in, February averages 28 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C

heat index over the day's high

Days feeling ≤ 0°C

wind chill below the day's low

The story in February is heat — humidity pushes the afternoon "feels like" well above the raw temperature.

Sakaraha weather by month

How February compares with the rest of the year at a glance. February is the 5th-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	31° / 22°	225	19.8	13.2	3.5
Feb	31° / 22°	152	15.6	12.8	3.8
Mar	31° / 21°	92	11.2	12.2	4.4
Apr	30° / 19°	29	5.1	11.5	5.7
May	28° / 16°	8	1.6	10.9	7.7
Jun	26° / 13°	3	0.9	10.6	8.9
Jul	26° / 13°	3	0.7	10.7	9.0
Aug	28° / 14°	3	0.8	11.2	8.3
Sep	30° / 16°	5	1	11.9	6.4
Oct	32° / 18°	25	4	12.5	4.8
Nov	33° / 20°	52	7.3	13.1	4.0
Dec	32° / 21°	136	15.4	13.4	3.6

Cloud cover in February

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 34% of the time in February.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 24% of February, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 42%.

	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 (%)	56	57	57	58	58	59	59	59	59	59	58	58	58	57	57	57	56	57	57	57	56	57	57	58	59	60	61	61
Cloudier (%)	44	43	43	42	42	41	41	41	41	41	42	42	42	43	43	43	44	43	43	43	44	43	43	42	41	40	39	39

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	56	44
2	57	43
3	57	43
4	58	42
5	58	42
6	59	41
7	59	41
8	59	41
9	59	41
10	59	41
11	58	42
12	58	42
13	58	42
14	57	43
15	57	43
16	57	43
17	56	44
18	57	43
19	57	43
20	57	43
21	56	44
22	57	43
23	57	43
24	58	42
25	59	41
26	60	40
27	61	39
28	61	39

Chance of precipitation in February

Any precipitation

Sakaraha gets around 152 mm of rain over 15.6 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 56% and peaks near 58% 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 (%)	58	57	57	56	56	56	55	55	54	54	54	54	55	55	55	55	56	56	56	56	57	57	57	57	57	56	55	55

	Rain chance (%)
1	58
2	57
3	57
4	56
5	56
6	56
7	55
8	55
9	54
10	54
11	54
12	54
13	55
14	55
15	55
16	55
17	56
18	56
19	56
20	56
21	57
22	57
23	57
24	57
25	57
26	56
27	55
28	55

Humidity in February

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, February lands in the muggy band about 49% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 87% 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
Comfortable (%)	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Humid (%)	9	10	10	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	12	12	13	13	14
Muggy (%)	46	46	46	47	47	48	48	49	50	51	51	51	52	52	52	51	52	52	51	51	50	50	49	48	48	47	47	47
Oppressive (%)	44	43	42	41	40	40	39	38	37	36	36	36	35	35	35	36	36	36	37	37	38	38	39	39	39	39	39	38

	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)
1	1	9	46	44
2	1	10	46	43
3	1	10	46	42
4	1	11	47	41
5	1	11	47	40
6	2	11	48	40
7	2	11	48	39
8	2	11	49	38
9	2	11	50	37
10	2	11	51	36
11	2	11	51	36
12	2	11	51	36
13	2	11	52	35
14	2	11	52	35
15	2	11	52	35
16	2	11	51	36
17	1	11	52	36
18	1	11	52	36
19	1	11	51	37
20	1	11	51	37
21	1	11	50	38
22	1	11	50	38
23	1	11	49	39
24	1	12	48	39
25	1	12	48	39
26	1	13	47	39
27	1	13	47	39
28	1	14	47	38

Wind in February

Winds average 8 km/h in February.

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

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 5:44 AM to 6:00 AM, and sunset from 6:47 PM to 6:31 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	13.0	13.0	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
Sunrise (AM)	5:44	5:45	5:45	5:46	5:47	5:47	5:48	5:49	5:49	5:50	5:50	5:51	5:52	5:52	5:53	5:53	5:54	5:55	5:55	5:56	5:56	5:57	5:57	5:58	5:58	5:59	5:59	6:00
Sunset (PM)	6:47	6:46	6:46	6:46	6:45	6:45	6:44	6:44	6:43	6:43	6:42	6:42	6:41	6:41	6:40	6:39	6:39	6:38	6:38	6:37	6:36	6:35	6:35	6:34	6:33	6:32	6:32	6:31

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	13.0	5:44	6:47
2	13.0	5:45	6:46
3	13.0	5:45	6:46
4	13.0	5:46	6:46
5	13.0	5:47	6:45
6	13.0	5:47	6:45
7	12.9	5:48	6:44
8	12.9	5:49	6:44
9	12.9	5:49	6:43
10	12.9	5:50	6:43
11	12.9	5:50	6:42
12	12.8	5:51	6:42
13	12.8	5:52	6:41
14	12.8	5:52	6:41
15	12.8	5:53	6:40
16	12.8	5:53	6:39
17	12.7	5:54	6:39
18	12.7	5:55	6:38
19	12.7	5:55	6:38
20	12.7	5:56	6:37
21	12.7	5:56	6:36
22	12.6	5:57	6:35
23	12.6	5:57	6:35
24	12.6	5:58	6:34
25	12.6	5:58	6:33
26	12.6	5:59	6:32
27	12.5	5:59	6:32
28	12.5	6:00	6:31

Solar energy in February

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in February, about 6.2 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.21 kWh/m² to a high of 7.33 kWh/m² in November across the year — February's 6.2 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)	6.3	6.3	6.3	6.3	6.3	6.3	6.3	6.3	6.3	6.3	6.2	6.2	6.2	6.2	6.2	6.2	6.2	6.1	6.1	6.1	6.1	6.1	6.1	6.1	6.1	6.1	6.1	6.1
Level	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	6.3	Intense
2	6.3	Intense
3	6.3	Intense
4	6.3	Intense
5	6.3	Intense
6	6.3	Intense
7	6.3	Intense
8	6.3	Intense
9	6.3	Intense
10	6.3	Intense
11	6.2	Intense
12	6.2	Intense
13	6.2	Intense
14	6.2	Intense
15	6.2	Intense
16	6.2	Intense
17	6.2	Intense
18	6.1	Intense
19	6.1	Intense
20	6.1	Intense
21	6.1	Intense
22	6.1	Intense
23	6.1	Intense
24	6.1	Intense
25	6.1	Intense
26	6.1	Intense
27	6.1	Intense
28	6.1	Intense

Planning a trip in February

Hazard calendar for Sakaraha

In seasonPeak

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

Sakaraha's monsoon runs December–February, when most of the year's rain falls.

Monsoon

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Is February a good time to visit Sakaraha?

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

3.8

Sightseeing

10th-best month of the year

5.6

Beach & pool

11th-best month of the year

February is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Sakaraha.

What to pack for Sakaraha in February

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

In February, Sakaraha sees daytime highs around 31°C and nights near 22°C. Pack light clothes, rain gear and sun protection. About 16 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Sakaraha 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 Sakaraha peaks around February 9 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 19 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	15	13	9	7	6	6	7	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	15	Extreme
Mar	13	Extreme
Apr	9	Very high
May	7	High
Jun	6	High
Jul	6	High
Aug	7	Very high
Sep	9	Very high
Oct	11	Extreme
Nov	12	Extreme
Dec	14	Extreme

Location & terrain

Where is Sakaraha?

Sakaraha sits at 22.9°S, 44.5°E, 480 m above sea level, in Madagascar. The nearest listed city is Ankazoabo, 69 km away.

Topography around Sakaraha

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Sakaraha has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 153 m around an average of 487 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 534 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,301 m.

The land around Sakaraha is covered by grassland (67%) within 3 km, grassland (74%) within 16 km, and grassland (69%) within 80 km.

3 km

153 m

grassland 67%

16 km

534 m

grassland 74%

80 km

1,301 m

grassland 69%

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

February weather nearby: Ankazoabo 69 km · Betioky 93 km · Toliara 102 km · Anakao 124 km · Beroroha 152 km · Betroka 164 km · Bekily 167 km · Ihosy 173 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 Sakaraha (-22.9°, 44.5333°, elevation 480 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. 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	31	22
2	31	22
3	31	22
4	31	22
5	31	22
6	31	22
7	31	22
8	31	22
9	31	22
10	31	22
11	31	22
12	31	22
13	31	22
14	31	22
15	31	22
16	31	22
17	31	22
18	31	22
19	31	22
20	31	22
21	31	22
22	31	22
23	31	22
24	31	21
25	31	21
26	31	21
27	31	21
28	31	21

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	56	44
2	57	43
3	57	43
4	58	42
5	58	42
6	59	41
7	59	41
8	59	41
9	59	41
10	59	41
11	58	42
12	58	42
13	58	42
14	57	43
15	57	43
16	57	43
17	56	44
18	57	43
19	57	43
20	57	43
21	56	44
22	57	43
23	57	43
24	58	42
25	59	41
26	60	40
27	61	39
28	61	39

	Rain chance (%)
1	58
2	57
3	57
4	56
5	56
6	56
7	55
8	55
9	54
10	54
11	54
12	54
13	55
14	55
15	55
16	55
17	56
18	56
19	56
20	56
21	57
22	57
23	57
24	57
25	57
26	56
27	55
28	55

	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)
1	1	9	46	44
2	1	10	46	43
3	1	10	46	42
4	1	11	47	41
5	1	11	47	40
6	2	11	48	40
7	2	11	48	39
8	2	11	49	38
9	2	11	50	37
10	2	11	51	36
11	2	11	51	36
12	2	11	51	36
13	2	11	52	35
14	2	11	52	35
15	2	11	52	35
16	2	11	51	36
17	1	11	52	36
18	1	11	52	36
19	1	11	51	37
20	1	11	51	37
21	1	11	50	38
22	1	11	50	38
23	1	11	49	39
24	1	12	48	39
25	1	12	48	39
26	1	13	47	39
27	1	13	47	39
28	1	14	47	38

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	31	22
2	31	22
3	31	22
4	31	22
5	31	22
6	31	22
7	31	22
8	31	22
9	31	22
10	31	22
11	31	22
12	31	22
13	31	22
14	31	22
15	31	22
16	31	22
17	31	22
18	31	22
19	31	22
20	31	22
21	31	22
22	31	22
23	31	22
24	31	21
25	31	21
26	31	21
27	31	21
28	31	21

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	56	44
2	57	43
3	57	43
4	58	42
5	58	42
6	59	41
7	59	41
8	59	41
9	59	41
10	59	41
11	58	42
12	58	42
13	58	42
14	57	43
15	57	43
16	57	43
17	56	44
18	57	43
19	57	43
20	57	43
21	56	44
22	57	43
23	57	43
24	58	42
25	59	41
26	60	40
27	61	39
28	61	39

	Rain chance (%)
1	58
2	57
3	57
4	56
5	56
6	56
7	55
8	55
9	54
10	54
11	54
12	54
13	55
14	55
15	55
16	55
17	56
18	56
19	56
20	56
21	57
22	57
23	57
24	57
25	57
26	56
27	55
28	55

	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)
1	1	9	46	44
2	1	10	46	43
3	1	10	46	42
4	1	11	47	41
5	1	11	47	40
6	2	11	48	40
7	2	11	48	39
8	2	11	49	38
9	2	11	50	37
10	2	11	51	36
11	2	11	51	36
12	2	11	51	36
13	2	11	52	35
14	2	11	52	35
15	2	11	52	35
16	2	11	51	36
17	1	11	52	36
18	1	11	52	36
19	1	11	51	37
20	1	11	51	37
21	1	11	50	38
22	1	11	50	38
23	1	11	49	39
24	1	12	48	39
25	1	12	48	39
26	1	13	47	39
27	1	13	47	39
28	1	14	47	38

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	31	22
2	31	22
3	31	22
4	31	22
5	31	22
6	31	22
7	31	22
8	31	22
9	31	22
10	31	22
11	31	22
12	31	22
13	31	22
14	31	22
15	31	22
16	31	22
17	31	22
18	31	22
19	31	22
20	31	22
21	31	22
22	31	22
23	31	22
24	31	21
25	31	21
26	31	21
27	31	21
28	31	21

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	56	44
2	57	43
3	57	43
4	58	42
5	58	42
6	59	41
7	59	41
8	59	41
9	59	41
10	59	41
11	58	42
12	58	42
13	58	42
14	57	43
15	57	43
16	57	43
17	56	44
18	57	43
19	57	43
20	57	43
21	56	44
22	57	43
23	57	43
24	58	42
25	59	41
26	60	40
27	61	39
28	61	39

	Rain chance (%)
1	58
2	57
3	57
4	56
5	56
6	56
7	55
8	55
9	54
10	54
11	54
12	54
13	55
14	55
15	55
16	55
17	56
18	56
19	56
20	56
21	57
22	57
23	57
24	57
25	57
26	56
27	55
28	55

	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)
1	1	9	46	44
2	1	10	46	43
3	1	10	46	42
4	1	11	47	41
5	1	11	47	40
6	2	11	48	40
7	2	11	48	39
8	2	11	49	38
9	2	11	50	37
10	2	11	51	36
11	2	11	51	36
12	2	11	51	36
13	2	11	52	35
14	2	11	52	35
15	2	11	52	35
16	2	11	51	36
17	1	11	52	36
18	1	11	52	36
19	1	11	51	37
20	1	11	51	37
21	1	11	50	38
22	1	11	50	38
23	1	11	49	39
24	1	12	48	39
25	1	12	48	39
26	1	13	47	39
27	1	13	47	39
28	1	14	47	38