Sitampiky weather in February

In February, Sitampiky sees average daytime highs of 31°C and overnight lows near 23°C, with 249 mm of rain across 24 wet days and about 12.6 hours of daylight. It is the 8th-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 10% 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 24 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, February is Sitampiky's 11th-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Sitampiky's year-round climate.

Daytime high
31°
8th warmest
Overnight low
23°
9th coldest
Rainfall
249 mm
24 wet days
Daylight
12 h 36 min
5:53 AM – 6:27 PM
Cloud cover
78%
11th clearest
Wind
7 km/h
10th windiest
Solar energy
5.21 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.7
out of 10

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 Sitampiky reaches about 31°C in the afternoon and slips back to 23°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 28°C and 33°C. Set against its neighbours, February runs on par with January and on par with March.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
13123
23123
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How February really feels in Sitampiky

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
28
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

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

Sitampiky weather by month

How February compares with the rest of the year at a glance. February is the 8th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan31° / 23°34327.112.92.6
Feb31° / 23°2492412.62.7
Mar32° / 23°16619.512.13.3
Apr32° / 23°346.711.64.4
May32° / 21°50.711.25.6
Jun30° / 19°10.1116.9
Jul29° / 18°10.211.17.1
Aug30° / 18°10.211.46.5
Sep32° / 20°30.711.95.4
Oct33° / 22°224.812.44.0
Nov34° / 24°8214.412.83.0
Dec32° / 24°18022.2132.7

Cloud cover in February

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 10% 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 76%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12080
22179
32278
42278
52377
62575
72575
82575
92575
102575
112575
122575
132575
142476
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202377
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222377
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242575
252674
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282872

Chance of precipitation in February

Any precipitation

Sitampiky gets around 249 mm of rain over 24 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 86% and peaks near 91% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
191
290
390
489
589
688
788
887
987
1087
1186
1286
1386
1486
1586
1686
1786
1886
1985
2085
2184
2284
2383
2482
2582
2681
2780
2879

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 85% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
118811
218811
318811
428711
528612
628612
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828612
928612
1028513
1128513
1228513
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1828414
1928414
2038314
2138413
2238413
2338413
2438413
2548313
2648313
2748412
2858312

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 7 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
17calm
27calm
37calm
47calm
57calm
67calm
77calm
87calm
97calm
107calm
117calm
127calm
137calm
147calm
157calm
167calm
177calm
187calm
197calm
207calm
217calm
227calm
237calm
247calm
257calm
267calm
277calm
287calm

Sunrise & sunset in February

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 42 min at the start of February to 12 h 24 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 5:47 AM to 5:58 AM, and sunset from 6:31 PM to 6:20 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.75:476:31
212.75:486:31
312.75:486:31
412.75:496:31
512.75:496:30
612.75:496:30
712.75:506:30
812.75:506:30
912.65:516:29
1012.65:516:29
1112.65:526:29
1212.65:526:28
1312.65:536:28
1412.65:536:27
1512.65:536:27
1612.55:546:26
1712.55:546:26
1812.55:556:26
1912.55:556:25
2012.55:556:25
2112.55:566:24
2212.55:566:24
2312.45:566:23
2412.45:576:22
2512.45:576:22
2612.45:576:21
2712.45:586:21
2812.45:586:20

Solar energy in February

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in February, about 5.21 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.85 kWh/m² to a high of 6.94 kWh/m² in October across the year — February's 5.21 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.0Bright
25.1Bright
35.1Bright
45.1Bright
55.1Bright
65.1Bright
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95.2Bright
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145.2Bright
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225.2Bright
235.2Bright
245.3Bright
255.3Bright
265.3Bright
275.3Bright
285.3Bright
Planning a trip in February

Hazard calendar for Sitampiky

In seasonPeak

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

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

Sitampiky's monsoon runs December–March, when most of the year's rain falls.

Cyclone
Monsoon
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is February a good time to visit Sitampiky?

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

2.7
Sightseeing
10th-best month of the year
4.1
Beach & pool
11th-best month of the year

February is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Sitampiky.

What to pack for Sitampiky in February

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

In February, Sitampiky sees daytime highs around 31°C and nights near 23°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 24 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Sitampiky in February

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in February peaks around 16 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Sitampiky peaks around February 12 at about 16 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 18 at about 7 (high).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — every month of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highVery highExtremeFeb 12UV 16Jun 18UV 7
UV index (midday)Level
Jan15Extreme
Feb16Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr11Extreme
May9Very high
Jun7High
Jul8Very high
Aug9Very high
Sep12Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov12Extreme
Dec14Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Sitampiky?

Sitampiky sits at 16.7°S, 46.1°E, 100 m above sea level, in Madagascar. The nearest listed city is Ambato Boeny, 69 km away.

MarovoaySoalalaMahajangaTsaratananaMampikonyFenoarivo Be

Topography around Sitampiky

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Sitampiky has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 144 m around an average of 111 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 275 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 716 m.

The land around Sitampiky is covered by grassland (43%) and trees (36%) within 3 km, grassland (61%) and trees (35%) within 16 km, and grassland (72%) and trees (22%) within 80 km.

3 km
144 m
16 km
275 m
80 km
716 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandbare terrainwater
February weather nearby: Ambato Boeny 69 km · Maevatanana 84 km · Marovoay 85 km · Soalala 105 km · Mahajanga 108 km · Tsaratanana 166 km · Mampikony 177 km · Fenoarivo Be 203 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 Sitampiky (-16.6667°, 46.1°, elevation 100 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). 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).