Sambava weather in February

In February, Sambava sees average daytime highs of 28°C and overnight lows near 25°C, with 264 mm of rain across 23.8 wet days and about 12.5 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 3rd-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 18% of the time in February, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 36 min at the start of February to 12 h 18 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, February is Sambava's 11th-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Sambava's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 28°; 1st warmest
Overnight low: 25°; 12th coldest
Rainfall: 264 mm; 23.8 wet days
Daylight: 12 h 30 min; 5:40 AM – 6:08 PM
Cloud cover: 73%; 11th clearest
Wind: 12 km/h; 11th windiest
Solar energy: 5.64 kWh/m²
Travel score: 3.6; out of 10

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

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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 Sambava 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 27°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)	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	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	29	25
2	29	25
3	29	25
4	29	25
5	29	25
6	29	25
7	29	25
8	29	25
9	29	25
10	29	25
11	29	25
12	29	25
13	29	25
14	29	25
15	29	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

How February really feels in Sambava

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.

Sambava weather by month

How February compares with the rest of the year at a glance. February is the 1st-warmest and 3rd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	28° / 25°	268	26.7	12.7	3.6
Feb	28° / 25°	264	23.8	12.5	3.6
Mar	28° / 25°	305	25.3	12.1	3.9
Apr	28° / 25°	199	22.5	11.7	4.7
May	27° / 24°	120	20.7	11.3	5.3
Jun	25° / 22°	127	21.2	11.2	5.3
Jul	24° / 21°	137	22.6	11.2	5.2
Aug	24° / 21°	109	22.3	11.5	5.3
Sep	25° / 21°	88	20.2	11.9	5.6
Oct	26° / 23°	89	20	12.3	5.6
Nov	27° / 24°	85	18.5	12.7	5.5
Dec	28° / 25°	179	23.5	12.8	4.5

Cloud cover in February

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 18% of the time in February.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 15% of February, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 67%.

	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 (%)	29	29	30	30	31	32	32	33	33	33	33	33	32	33	33	33	33	33	33	34	33	33	33	34	33	34	34	34
Cloudier (%)	71	71	70	70	69	68	68	67	67	67	67	67	68	67	67	67	67	67	67	66	67	67	67	66	67	66	66	66

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	29	71
2	29	71
3	30	70
4	30	70
5	31	69
6	32	68
7	32	68
8	33	67
9	33	67
10	33	67
11	33	67
12	33	67
13	32	68
14	33	67
15	33	67
16	33	67
17	33	67
18	33	67
19	33	67
20	34	66
21	33	67
22	33	67
23	33	67
24	34	66
25	33	67
26	34	66
27	34	66
28	34	66

Chance of precipitation in February

Any precipitation

Sambava gets around 264 mm of rain over 23.8 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 85% 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 (%)	85	85	85	85	85	85	85	85	85	85	85	85	86	86	85	85	85	85	85	84	84	84	84	84	84	84	84	84

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

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 67% 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
Oppressive (%)	66	67	67	67	67	67	68	68	68	68	68	67	67	67	67	66	66	66	66	66	66	66	67	67	67	67	67	67
Miserable (%)	34	33	33	33	33	33	32	32	32	32	32	33	33	33	33	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	33	33	33	33	33	33

	Oppressive (%)	Miserable (%)
1	66	34
2	67	33
3	67	33
4	67	33
5	67	33
6	67	33
7	68	32
8	68	32
9	68	32
10	68	32
11	68	32
12	67	33
13	67	33
14	67	33
15	67	33
16	66	34
17	66	34
18	66	34
19	66	34
20	66	34
21	66	34
22	66	34
23	67	33
24	67	33
25	67	33
26	67	33
27	67	33
28	67	33

Wind in February

Winds average 12 km/h in February.

Across February, 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.

	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)	11	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	13	13	13	13
Feels	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze

	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
1	11	calm
2	12	calm
3	12	calm
4	12	calm
5	12	calm
6	12	calm
7	12	calm
8	12	calm
9	12	calm
10	12	calm
11	12	calm
12	12	calm
13	12	calm
14	12	calm
15	12	calm
16	12	calm
17	12	calm
18	12	calm
19	12	calm
20	12	calm
21	12	light breeze
22	12	light breeze
23	12	light breeze
24	12	light breeze
25	13	light breeze
26	13	light breeze
27	13	light breeze
28	13	light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in February

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 36 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 18 minutes over February. Sunrise moves from 5:34 AM to 5:43 AM, and sunset from 6:12 PM to 6:02 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)	12.6	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	12.5	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.3	12.3	12.3
Sunrise (AM)	5:34	5:35	5:35	5:35	5:36	5:36	5:37	5:37	5:38	5:38	5:38	5:39	5:39	5:39	5:40	5:40	5:40	5:41	5:41	5:41	5:42	5:42	5:42	5:42	5:43	5:43	5:43	5:43
Sunset (PM)	6:12	6:11	6:11	6:11	6:11	6:11	6:11	6:10	6:10	6:10	6:09	6:09	6:09	6:08	6:08	6:08	6:07	6:07	6:07	6:06	6:06	6:05	6:05	6:04	6:04	6:03	6:03	6:02

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	12.6	5:34	6:12
2	12.6	5:35	6:11
3	12.6	5:35	6:11
4	12.6	5:35	6:11
5	12.6	5:36	6:11
6	12.6	5:36	6:11
7	12.6	5:37	6:11
8	12.6	5:37	6:10
9	12.5	5:38	6:10
10	12.5	5:38	6:10
11	12.5	5:38	6:09
12	12.5	5:39	6:09
13	12.5	5:39	6:09
14	12.5	5:39	6:08
15	12.5	5:40	6:08
16	12.5	5:40	6:08
17	12.4	5:40	6:07
18	12.4	5:41	6:07
19	12.4	5:41	6:07
20	12.4	5:41	6:06
21	12.4	5:42	6:06
22	12.4	5:42	6:05
23	12.4	5:42	6:05
24	12.4	5:42	6:04
25	12.4	5:43	6:04
26	12.3	5:43	6:03
27	12.3	5:43	6:03
28	12.3	5:43	6:02

Solar energy in February

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in February, about 5.64 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.8 kWh/m² to a high of 6.22 kWh/m² in November across the year — February's 5.64 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)	5.8	5.7	5.7	5.7	5.7	5.7	5.7	5.7	5.7	5.6	5.6	5.6	5.6	5.6	5.6	5.6	5.6	5.6	5.6	5.6	5.6	5.6	5.6	5.6	5.6	5.6	5.6	5.5
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	5.8	Bright
2	5.7	Bright
3	5.7	Bright
4	5.7	Bright
5	5.7	Bright
6	5.7	Bright
7	5.7	Bright
8	5.7	Bright
9	5.7	Bright
10	5.6	Bright
11	5.6	Bright
12	5.6	Bright
13	5.6	Bright
14	5.6	Bright
15	5.6	Bright
16	5.6	Bright
17	5.6	Bright
18	5.6	Bright
19	5.6	Bright
20	5.6	Bright
21	5.6	Bright
22	5.6	Bright
23	5.6	Bright
24	5.6	Bright
25	5.6	Bright
26	5.6	Bright
27	5.6	Bright
28	5.5	Bright

Planning a trip in February

Hazard calendar for Sambava

In seasonPeak

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

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

Sambava's rainy season runs December–April, when most of the year's rain falls.

Cyclone

Rainy season

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Is February a good time to visit Sambava?

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

3.6

Sightseeing

11th-best month of the year

4.3

Beach & pool

11th-best month of the year

February is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Sambava.

What to pack for Sambava in February

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

In February, Sambava 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 Sambava 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 25 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	25	24	25	25	27	28
Comfort	Tropical	Tropical	Tropical	Tropical	Warm	Warm	Warm	Warm	Warm	Warm	Warm	Warm

	Sea temperature (°C)	Comfort
Jan	29	Tropical
Feb	29	Tropical
Mar	29	Tropical
Apr	28	Tropical
May	27	Warm
Jun	26	Warm
Jul	25	Warm
Aug	24	Warm
Sep	25	Warm
Oct	25	Warm
Nov	27	Warm
Dec	28	Warm

UV index in Sambava 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 Sambava peaks around January 23 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 21 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	10	8	9	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	10	Very high
Jun	8	Very high
Jul	9	Very high
Aug	10	Extreme
Sep	12	Extreme
Oct	13	Extreme
Nov	13	Extreme
Dec	14	Extreme

Location & terrain

Where is Sambava?

Sambava sits at 14.3°S, 50.2°E, 10 m above sea level, in Madagascar. The nearest listed city is Ampahana, 54 km away.

Topography around Sambava

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Sambava has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 111 m around an average of 8 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 337 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,083 m.

The land around Sambava is covered by water (44%) and trees (24%) within 3 km, water (50%) and trees (32%) within 16 km, and trees (45%) and water (35%) within 80 km.

3 km

111 m

water 44%

16 km

337 m

water 50%

80 km

2,083 m

trees 45%

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

February weather nearby: Ampahana 54 km · Andapa 70 km · Antalaha 71 km · Iharan̈a 104 km · Maroantsetra 138 km · Bealanana 156 km · Ambarakaraka 164 km · Ambilobe 169 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 Sambava (-14.2667°, 50.1667°, 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. 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	29	25
2	29	25
3	29	25
4	29	25
5	29	25
6	29	25
7	29	25
8	29	25
9	29	25
10	29	25
11	29	25
12	29	25
13	29	25
14	29	25
15	29	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	29	71
2	29	71
3	30	70
4	30	70
5	31	69
6	32	68
7	32	68
8	33	67
9	33	67
10	33	67
11	33	67
12	33	67
13	32	68
14	33	67
15	33	67
16	33	67
17	33	67
18	33	67
19	33	67
20	34	66
21	33	67
22	33	67
23	33	67
24	34	66
25	33	67
26	34	66
27	34	66
28	34	66

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

	Oppressive (%)	Miserable (%)
1	66	34
2	67	33
3	67	33
4	67	33
5	67	33
6	67	33
7	68	32
8	68	32
9	68	32
10	68	32
11	68	32
12	67	33
13	67	33
14	67	33
15	67	33
16	66	34
17	66	34
18	66	34
19	66	34
20	66	34
21	66	34
22	66	34
23	67	33
24	67	33
25	67	33
26	67	33
27	67	33
28	67	33

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	29	25
2	29	25
3	29	25
4	29	25
5	29	25
6	29	25
7	29	25
8	29	25
9	29	25
10	29	25
11	29	25
12	29	25
13	29	25
14	29	25
15	29	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	29	71
2	29	71
3	30	70
4	30	70
5	31	69
6	32	68
7	32	68
8	33	67
9	33	67
10	33	67
11	33	67
12	33	67
13	32	68
14	33	67
15	33	67
16	33	67
17	33	67
18	33	67
19	33	67
20	34	66
21	33	67
22	33	67
23	33	67
24	34	66
25	33	67
26	34	66
27	34	66
28	34	66

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

	Oppressive (%)	Miserable (%)
1	66	34
2	67	33
3	67	33
4	67	33
5	67	33
6	67	33
7	68	32
8	68	32
9	68	32
10	68	32
11	68	32
12	67	33
13	67	33
14	67	33
15	67	33
16	66	34
17	66	34
18	66	34
19	66	34
20	66	34
21	66	34
22	66	34
23	67	33
24	67	33
25	67	33
26	67	33
27	67	33
28	67	33

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	29	25
2	29	25
3	29	25
4	29	25
5	29	25
6	29	25
7	29	25
8	29	25
9	29	25
10	29	25
11	29	25
12	29	25
13	29	25
14	29	25
15	29	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	29	71
2	29	71
3	30	70
4	30	70
5	31	69
6	32	68
7	32	68
8	33	67
9	33	67
10	33	67
11	33	67
12	33	67
13	32	68
14	33	67
15	33	67
16	33	67
17	33	67
18	33	67
19	33	67
20	34	66
21	33	67
22	33	67
23	33	67
24	34	66
25	33	67
26	34	66
27	34	66
28	34	66

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

	Oppressive (%)	Miserable (%)
1	66	34
2	67	33
3	67	33
4	67	33
5	67	33
6	67	33
7	68	32
8	68	32
9	68	32
10	68	32
11	68	32
12	67	33
13	67	33
14	67	33
15	67	33
16	66	34
17	66	34
18	66	34
19	66	34
20	66	34
21	66	34
22	66	34
23	67	33
24	67	33
25	67	33
26	67	33
27	67	33
28	67	33