Toamasina weather in November

In November, Toamasina sees average daytime highs of 26°C and overnight lows near 24°C, with 79 mm of rain across 16.1 wet days and about 12.9 hours of daylight. It is the 6th-warmest and 10th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 26°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 57% of the time in November, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 42 min at the start of November to 13 hours by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, November is Toamasina's 3rd-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Toamasina's year-round climate.

Daytime high
26°
6th warmest
Overnight low
24°
7th coldest
Rainfall
79 mm
16.1 wet days
Daylight
12 h 54 min
5:02 AM – 5:54 PM
Cloud cover
41%
3rd clearest
Wind
15 km/h
10th windiest
Solar energy
6.35 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.1
out of 10

Toamasina is port city in eastern Madagascar.

Density
17,255/km²
people per km²

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

Temperature in November

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 26°C through the month.

A typical November day in Toamasina reaches about 26°C in the afternoon and slips back to 24°C overnight — a 2°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 25°C and 26°C. Set against its neighbours, November runs about 1°C warmer than October and about 1°C cooler than December.

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Toamasina weather by month

How November compares with the rest of the year at a glance. November is the 6th-warmest and 10th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan27° / 26°30525134.2
Feb27° / 26°3202312.64.2
Mar27° / 25°34626.212.14.2
Apr26° / 25°20024.211.64.6
May25° / 24°20123.511.25.0
Jun24° / 22°17424.210.94.9
Jul23° / 21°18024.3114.9
Aug23° / 21°11220.811.45.5
Sep23° / 22°7617.711.96.1
Oct24° / 23°771712.46.3
Nov26° / 24°7916.112.96.1
Dec27° / 25°1862213.14.9

Cloud cover in November

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 57% of the time in November.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 16% of November, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 26%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Chance of precipitation in November

Any precipitation

Toamasina gets around 79 mm of rain over 16.1 wet days in November. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 54% and peaks near 61% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Humidity in November

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, November lands in the oppressive band about 50% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 94% of them.

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Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
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Wind in November

Winds average 15 km/h in November.

Across November, daily wind ranges from about 15 km/h on the calmest days to 16 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
116light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in November

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Daylight runs from about 12 h 42 min at the start of November to 13 hours by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 18 minutes over November. Sunrise moves from 5:06 AM to 5:02 AM, and sunset from 5:46 PM to 6:02 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.75:065:46
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Solar energy in November

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in November, about 6.35 kWh/m² — the sunniest month for solar.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.43 kWh/m² to a high of 6.35 kWh/m² in November across the year — November's 6.35 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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Planning a trip in November

Hazard calendar for Toamasina

In seasonPeak

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

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

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

Cyclone
Rainy season
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
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Dec

Is November a good time to visit Toamasina?

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

6.1
Sightseeing
2nd-best month of the year
5.6
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

November is a reasonable time to visit Toamasina for sightseeing.

What to pack for Toamasina in November

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

In November, Toamasina sees daytime highs around 26°C and nights near 24°C. Pack rain gear and sun protection. Worth having: light clothes. About 16 days see rain.

rain gearsun protectionlight clothes

Sea temperature near Toamasina in November

The nearest coast averages about 26°C in November — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea at the nearest coast (about 24 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.

22°24°26°28°30°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecrefreshingwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan28Tropical
Feb29Tropical
Mar28Tropical
Apr28Tropical
May27Warm
Jun26Warm
Jul25Warm
Aug24Warm
Sep24Warm
Oct25Warm
Nov26Warm
Dec28Warm

UV index in Toamasina in November

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in November peaks around 12 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Toamasina peaks around February 13 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 19 at about 7 (high).

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

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UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb16Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr11Extreme
May8Very high
Jun7High
Jul7Very high
Aug9Very high
Sep11Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov12Extreme
Dec14Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Toamasina?

Toamasina sits at 18.1°S, 49.4°E, 12 m above sea level, in Madagascar. The nearest listed city is Vavatenina, 79 km away.

Fenoarivo AtsinananaDidyVohibinanyAmbodimanga IIAmbatondrazakaImerimandroso

Topography around Toamasina

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Toamasina has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 15 m around an average of 5 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 201 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,456 m.

The land around Toamasina is covered by artificial surfaces (47%) and water (25%) within 3 km, water (54%) and trees (29%) within 16 km, and trees (49%) and water (37%) within 80 km.

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15 m
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201 m
80 km
1,456 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
November weather nearby: Vavatenina 79 km · Ampasimanolotra 82 km · Fenoarivo Atsinanana 85 km · Didy 92 km · Vohibinany 97 km · Ambodimanga II 101 km · Ambatondrazaka 110 km · Imerimandroso 118 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 Toamasina (-18.1492°, 49.4023°, elevation 12 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).