Soalala weather in January

In January, Soalala sees average daytime highs of 29°C and overnight lows near 25°C, with 463 mm of rain across 27.4 wet days and about 12.9 hours of daylight. It is the 8th-warmest and 1st-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 29°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 10% of the time in January, and the air most often feels miserable.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 54 min at the start of January to 12 h 42 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Soalala's 12th-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Soalala's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 29°; 8th warmest
Overnight low: 25°; 10th coldest
Rainfall: 463 mm; 27.4 wet days
Daylight: 12 h 54 min; 5:42 AM – 6:34 PM
Cloud cover: 81%; 12th clearest
Wind: 12 km/h; 8th windiest
Solar energy: 5.37 kWh/m²
Travel score: 3.3; out of 10

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Temperature in January

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 29°C through the month.

A typical January day in Soalala reaches about 29°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, January runs on par with December and on par with February.

	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	29	30	31
Avg high (°C)	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29
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	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	29	25
17	29	25
18	29	25
19	29	25
20	29	25
21	29	25
22	29	25
23	29	25
24	29	25
25	29	25
26	29	25
27	29	25
28	29	25
29	29	25
30	29	25
31	29	25

How January really feels in Soalala

Once humidity and wind are folded in, January averages 31 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 January is heat — humidity pushes the afternoon "feels like" well above the raw temperature.

Soalala weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 8th-warmest and 1st-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	29° / 25°	463	27.4	12.9	3.3
Feb	29° / 25°	319	24.1	12.5	3.4
Mar	30° / 26°	193	21.1	12.1	3.9
Apr	30° / 25°	41	8.3	11.6	5.4
May	30° / 24°	3	0.8	11.3	6.8
Jun	29° / 22°	1	0.2	11.1	7.7
Jul	28° / 22°	1	0.1	11.1	8.5
Aug	28° / 22°	1	0.2	11.5	8.4
Sep	29° / 23°	3	0.7	11.9	7.7
Oct	29° / 24°	15	4.4	12.4	6.7
Nov	30° / 25°	65	14.9	12.8	4.9
Dec	29° / 25°	198	23.9	12.9	3.7

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 10% of the time in January, the cloudiest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 10% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 81%.

	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	29	30	31
Clearer (%)	27	25	24	23	23	21	21	21	20	20	19	18	18	18	18	17	17	18	18	18	17	17	17	18	18	18	18	18	18	21	21
Cloudier (%)	73	75	76	77	77	79	79	79	80	80	81	82	82	82	82	83	83	82	82	82	83	83	83	82	82	82	82	82	82	79	79

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	27	73
2	25	75
3	24	76
4	23	77
5	23	77
6	21	79
7	21	79
8	21	79
9	20	80
10	20	80
11	19	81
12	18	82
13	18	82
14	18	82
15	18	82
16	17	83
17	17	83
18	18	82
19	18	82
20	18	82
21	17	83
22	17	83
23	17	83
24	18	82
25	18	82
26	18	82
27	18	82
28	18	82
29	18	82
30	21	79
31	21	79

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Soalala gets around 463 mm of rain over 27.4 wet days in January, the wettest month. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 88% 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	29	30	31
Rain chance (%)	86	86	86	87	87	87	87	87	87	87	87	87	87	87	87	87	87	88	88	88	89	89	89	89	89	90	90	90	90	90	89

	Rain chance (%)
1	86
2	86
3	86
4	87
5	87
6	87
7	87
8	87
9	87
10	87
11	87
12	87
13	87
14	87
15	87
16	87
17	87
18	88
19	88
20	88
21	89
22	89
23	89
24	89
25	89
26	90
27	90
28	90
29	90
30	90
31	89

Humidity in January

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, January lands in the miserable band about 61% 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	29	30	31
Oppressive (%)	42	42	42	42	42	43	43	44	45	45	45	45	45	45	44	43	42	41	39	38	36	35	34	32	32	31	31	31	31	31	32
Miserable (%)	58	58	58	58	58	57	57	56	55	55	55	55	55	55	56	57	58	59	61	62	64	65	66	68	68	69	69	69	69	69	68

	Oppressive (%)	Miserable (%)
1	42	58
2	42	58
3	42	58
4	42	58
5	42	58
6	43	57
7	43	57
8	44	56
9	45	55
10	45	55
11	45	55
12	45	55
13	45	55
14	45	55
15	44	56
16	43	57
17	42	58
18	41	59
19	39	61
20	38	62
21	36	64
22	35	65
23	34	66
24	32	68
25	32	68
26	31	69
27	31	69
28	31	69
29	31	69
30	31	69
31	32	68

Wind in January

Winds average 12 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 11 km/h on the calmest days to 12 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	29	30	31
Wind speed (km/h)	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12
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	calm	calm	calm

	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
1	11	calm
2	11	calm
3	11	calm
4	11	calm
5	11	calm
6	11	calm
7	11	calm
8	11	calm
9	11	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	calm
22	12	calm
23	12	calm
24	12	calm
25	12	calm
26	12	calm
27	12	calm
28	12	calm
29	12	calm
30	12	calm
31	12	calm

Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 54 min at the start of January to 12 h 42 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 12 minutes over January. Sunrise moves from 5:34 AM to 5:50 AM, and sunset from 6:30 PM to 6:34 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	29	30	31
Daylight (h)	12.9	12.9	12.9	12.9	12.9	12.9	12.9	12.9	12.9	12.9	12.9	12.9	12.9	12.9	12.9	12.9	12.9	12.8	12.8	12.8	12.8	12.8	12.8	12.8	12.8	12.8	12.8	12.8	12.7	12.7	12.7
Sunrise (AM)	5:34	5:34	5:35	5:35	5:36	5:36	5:37	5:38	5:38	5:39	5:39	5:40	5:40	5:41	5:42	5:42	5:43	5:43	5:44	5:44	5:45	5:46	5:46	5:47	5:47	5:48	5:48	5:49	5:49	5:50	5:50
Sunset (PM)	6:30	6:31	6:31	6:31	6:31	6:32	6:32	6:32	6:33	6:33	6:33	6:33	6:33	6:34	6:34	6:34	6:34	6:34	6:34	6:34	6:34	6:34	6:34	6:34	6:34	6:34	6:34	6:34	6:34	6:34	6:34

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	12.9	5:34	6:30
2	12.9	5:34	6:31
3	12.9	5:35	6:31
4	12.9	5:35	6:31
5	12.9	5:36	6:31
6	12.9	5:36	6:32
7	12.9	5:37	6:32
8	12.9	5:38	6:32
9	12.9	5:38	6:33
10	12.9	5:39	6:33
11	12.9	5:39	6:33
12	12.9	5:40	6:33
13	12.9	5:40	6:33
14	12.9	5:41	6:34
15	12.9	5:42	6:34
16	12.9	5:42	6:34
17	12.9	5:43	6:34
18	12.8	5:43	6:34
19	12.8	5:44	6:34
20	12.8	5:44	6:34
21	12.8	5:45	6:34
22	12.8	5:46	6:34
23	12.8	5:46	6:34
24	12.8	5:47	6:34
25	12.8	5:47	6:34
26	12.8	5:48	6:34
27	12.8	5:48	6:34
28	12.8	5:49	6:34
29	12.7	5:49	6:34
30	12.7	5:50	6:34
31	12.7	5:50	6:34

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 5.37 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.92 kWh/m² to a high of 7.12 kWh/m² in October across the year — January's 5.37 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	29	30	31
Solar energy (kWh/m²)	5.7	5.7	5.7	5.6	5.6	5.6	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.4	5.4	5.4	5.4	5.4	5.4	5.4	5.4	5.4	5.4	5.4	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.4	5.4
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	Bright	Bright	Bright

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	5.7	Bright
2	5.7	Bright
3	5.7	Bright
4	5.6	Bright
5	5.6	Bright
6	5.6	Bright
7	5.5	Bright
8	5.5	Bright
9	5.5	Bright
10	5.5	Bright
11	5.5	Bright
12	5.5	Bright
13	5.5	Bright
14	5.4	Bright
15	5.4	Bright
16	5.4	Bright
17	5.4	Bright
18	5.4	Bright
19	5.4	Bright
20	5.4	Bright
21	5.4	Bright
22	5.4	Bright
23	5.4	Bright
24	5.4	Bright
25	5.3	Bright
26	5.3	Bright
27	5.3	Bright
28	5.3	Bright
29	5.3	Bright
30	5.4	Bright
31	5.4	Bright

Planning a trip in January

Hazard calendar for Soalala

In seasonPeak

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

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

Soalala's monsoon runs January–February, when most of the year's rain falls.

Cyclone

Monsoon

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Is January a good time to visit Soalala?

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

3.3

Sightseeing

12th-best month of the year

4.2

Beach & pool

12th-best month of the year

January is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Soalala.

What to pack for Soalala in January

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

In January, Soalala sees daytime highs around 29°C and nights near 25°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 27 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Soalala in January

The nearest coast averages about 29°C in January — 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 March at about 30°C and coldest in August near 26°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	30	30	29	27	26	26	26	27	28	29
Comfort	Tropical	Tropical	Tropical	Tropical	Tropical	Warm	Warm	Warm	Warm	Warm	Tropical	Tropical

	Sea temperature (°C)	Comfort
Jan	29	Tropical
Feb	29	Tropical
Mar	30	Tropical
Apr	30	Tropical
May	29	Tropical
Jun	27	Warm
Jul	26	Warm
Aug	26	Warm
Sep	26	Warm
Oct	27	Warm
Nov	28	Tropical
Dec	29	Tropical

UV index in Soalala in January

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in January 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 Soalala peaks around February 13 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 18 at about 7 (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	16	14	12	9	7	8	10	12	12	12	14
Level	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	Very high	Very high	Very high	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	15	Extreme
Feb	16	Extreme
Mar	14	Extreme
Apr	12	Extreme
May	9	Very high
Jun	7	Very high
Jul	8	Very high
Aug	10	Very high
Sep	12	Extreme
Oct	12	Extreme
Nov	12	Extreme
Dec	14	Extreme

Location & terrain

Where is Soalala?

Soalala sits at 16.1°S, 45.3°E, in Madagascar. The nearest listed city is Sitampiky, 105 km away.

Topography around Soalala

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Soalala has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 39 m around an average of 3 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 125 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 520 m.

The land around Soalala is covered by water (74%) within 3 km, trees (44%), water (23%) and grassland (22%) within 16 km, and grassland (38%), water (34%) and trees (23%) within 80 km.

3 km

39 m

water 74%

16 km

125 m

trees 44%

80 km

520 m

grassland 38%

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← December Soalala year-round climate February →Best places to visit in January

January weather nearby: Sitampiky 105 km · Mahajanga 115 km · Marovoay 142 km · Ambato Boeny 155 km · Maevatanana 187 km · Mampikony 249 km · Maintirano 258 km · Boriziny 259 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 Soalala (-16.1°, 45.3167°), 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	29	25
17	29	25
18	29	25
19	29	25
20	29	25
21	29	25
22	29	25
23	29	25
24	29	25
25	29	25
26	29	25
27	29	25
28	29	25
29	29	25
30	29	25
31	29	25

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	27	73
2	25	75
3	24	76
4	23	77
5	23	77
6	21	79
7	21	79
8	21	79
9	20	80
10	20	80
11	19	81
12	18	82
13	18	82
14	18	82
15	18	82
16	17	83
17	17	83
18	18	82
19	18	82
20	18	82
21	17	83
22	17	83
23	17	83
24	18	82
25	18	82
26	18	82
27	18	82
28	18	82
29	18	82
30	21	79
31	21	79

	Rain chance (%)
1	86
2	86
3	86
4	87
5	87
6	87
7	87
8	87
9	87
10	87
11	87
12	87
13	87
14	87
15	87
16	87
17	87
18	88
19	88
20	88
21	89
22	89
23	89
24	89
25	89
26	90
27	90
28	90
29	90
30	90
31	89

	Oppressive (%)	Miserable (%)
1	42	58
2	42	58
3	42	58
4	42	58
5	42	58
6	43	57
7	43	57
8	44	56
9	45	55
10	45	55
11	45	55
12	45	55
13	45	55
14	45	55
15	44	56
16	43	57
17	42	58
18	41	59
19	39	61
20	38	62
21	36	64
22	35	65
23	34	66
24	32	68
25	32	68
26	31	69
27	31	69
28	31	69
29	31	69
30	31	69
31	32	68

	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	29	25
17	29	25
18	29	25
19	29	25
20	29	25
21	29	25
22	29	25
23	29	25
24	29	25
25	29	25
26	29	25
27	29	25
28	29	25
29	29	25
30	29	25
31	29	25

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	27	73
2	25	75
3	24	76
4	23	77
5	23	77
6	21	79
7	21	79
8	21	79
9	20	80
10	20	80
11	19	81
12	18	82
13	18	82
14	18	82
15	18	82
16	17	83
17	17	83
18	18	82
19	18	82
20	18	82
21	17	83
22	17	83
23	17	83
24	18	82
25	18	82
26	18	82
27	18	82
28	18	82
29	18	82
30	21	79
31	21	79

	Rain chance (%)
1	86
2	86
3	86
4	87
5	87
6	87
7	87
8	87
9	87
10	87
11	87
12	87
13	87
14	87
15	87
16	87
17	87
18	88
19	88
20	88
21	89
22	89
23	89
24	89
25	89
26	90
27	90
28	90
29	90
30	90
31	89

	Oppressive (%)	Miserable (%)
1	42	58
2	42	58
3	42	58
4	42	58
5	42	58
6	43	57
7	43	57
8	44	56
9	45	55
10	45	55
11	45	55
12	45	55
13	45	55
14	45	55
15	44	56
16	43	57
17	42	58
18	41	59
19	39	61
20	38	62
21	36	64
22	35	65
23	34	66
24	32	68
25	32	68
26	31	69
27	31	69
28	31	69
29	31	69
30	31	69
31	32	68

	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	29	25
17	29	25
18	29	25
19	29	25
20	29	25
21	29	25
22	29	25
23	29	25
24	29	25
25	29	25
26	29	25
27	29	25
28	29	25
29	29	25
30	29	25
31	29	25

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	27	73
2	25	75
3	24	76
4	23	77
5	23	77
6	21	79
7	21	79
8	21	79
9	20	80
10	20	80
11	19	81
12	18	82
13	18	82
14	18	82
15	18	82
16	17	83
17	17	83
18	18	82
19	18	82
20	18	82
21	17	83
22	17	83
23	17	83
24	18	82
25	18	82
26	18	82
27	18	82
28	18	82
29	18	82
30	21	79
31	21	79

	Rain chance (%)
1	86
2	86
3	86
4	87
5	87
6	87
7	87
8	87
9	87
10	87
11	87
12	87
13	87
14	87
15	87
16	87
17	87
18	88
19	88
20	88
21	89
22	89
23	89
24	89
25	89
26	90
27	90
28	90
29	90
30	90
31	89

	Oppressive (%)	Miserable (%)
1	42	58
2	42	58
3	42	58
4	42	58
5	42	58
6	43	57
7	43	57
8	44	56
9	45	55
10	45	55
11	45	55
12	45	55
13	45	55
14	45	55
15	44	56
16	43	57
17	42	58
18	41	59
19	39	61
20	38	62
21	36	64
22	35	65
23	34	66
24	32	68
25	32	68
26	31	69
27	31	69
28	31	69
29	31	69
30	31	69
31	32	68