Tôlanaro weather in January

In January, Tôlanaro sees average daytime highs of 28°C and overnight lows near 23°C, with 174 mm of rain across 16.6 wet days and about 13.4 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 2nd-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 26% of the time in January, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Daylight stretches from about 13 h 30 min at the start of January to 13 h 12 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Tôlanaro's 12th-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Tôlanaro's year-round climate.

Daytime high
28°
1st warmest
Overnight low
23°
11th coldest
Rainfall
174 mm
16.6 wet days
Daylight
13 h 24 min
5:19 AM – 6:43 PM
Cloud cover
61%
12th clearest
Wind
18 km/h
6th windiest
Solar energy
6.5 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.5
out of 10

Tôlanaro is city in Madagascar.

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

Temperature in January

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 28°C through the month.

A typical January day in Tôlanaro reaches about 28°C in the afternoon and slips back to 23°C overnight — a 4°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 26°C and 30°C. Set against its neighbours, January runs on par with December and on par with February.

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Tôlanaro weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 1st-warmest and 2nd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan28° / 23°17416.613.45.5
Feb28° / 24°18415.612.95.4
Mar27° / 23°14014.812.25.9
Apr26° / 22°10113.611.46.3
May24° / 20°7411.410.87.1
Jun23° / 18°498.710.57.4
Jul22° / 18°52910.67.3
Aug23° / 18°467.211.17.8
Sep24° / 19°41611.88.1
Oct25° / 20°689.512.67.3
Nov26° / 21°841113.26.6
Dec27° / 23°12914.813.55.8

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 26% of the time in January, the cloudiest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 22% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 51%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15248
25248
35149
45149
55050
65050
74951
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94951
104951
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305149
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Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Tôlanaro gets around 174 mm of rain over 16.6 wet days in January. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 53% and peaks near 57% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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253
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1850
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2655
2755
2856
2956
3056
3157

Humidity in January

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, January lands in the oppressive band about 77% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 97% of them.

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Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
1214822
2214822
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4214813
5214813
6214804
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9213805
10213805
11313795
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30314758
31214768

Wind in January

Winds average 18 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 17 km/h on the calmest days to 18 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
118light breeze
218light breeze
318light breeze
418light breeze
518light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 13 h 30 min at the start of January to 13 h 12 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 18 minutes over January. Sunrise moves from 5:09 AM to 5:30 AM, and sunset from 6:41 PM to 6:41 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.55:096:41
213.55:106:41
313.55:116:42
413.55:116:42
513.55:126:42
613.55:126:42
713.55:136:43
813.55:146:43
913.55:146:43
1013.55:156:43
1113.55:166:43
1213.45:176:43
1313.45:176:43
1413.45:186:43
1513.45:196:43
1613.45:196:43
1713.45:206:43
1813.45:216:43
1913.45:226:43
2013.35:226:43
2113.35:236:43
2213.35:246:43
2313.35:246:43
2413.35:256:42
2513.35:266:42
2613.35:276:42
2713.25:276:42
2813.25:286:41
2913.25:296:41
3013.25:306:41
3113.25:306:41

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 6.5 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.38 kWh/m² to a high of 6.85 kWh/m² in December across the year — January's 6.5 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.8Intense
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Planning a trip in January

Hazard calendar for Tôlanaro

In seasonPeak

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

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

Tôlanaro's rainy season runs November–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 January a good time to visit Tôlanaro?

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

5.5
Sightseeing
11th-best month of the year
5.8
Beach & pool
9th-best month of the year

January is a reasonable time to visit Tôlanaro for sightseeing.

What to pack for Tôlanaro in January

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

In January, Tôlanaro sees daytime highs around 28°C and nights near 23°C. Pack light clothes, rain gear and sun protection. About 17 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Tôlanaro in January

The nearest coast averages about 26°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 15 km away) is warmest in February at about 26°C and coldest in August near 22°C.

The water stays above 20°C all year — warm enough for a swim any month.

20°22°24°26°28°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecrefreshingwarmcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan26Warm
Feb26Warm
Mar26Warm
Apr25Warm
May24Warm
Jun23Refreshing
Jul23Refreshing
Aug22Refreshing
Sep22Refreshing
Oct23Refreshing
Nov24Refreshing
Dec25Warm

UV index in Tôlanaro in January

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in January peaks around 14 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Tôlanaro peaks around January 20 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 20 at about 5 (high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highHighVery highExtremeJan 20UV 14Jun 20UV 5
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb14Extreme
Mar12Extreme
Apr8Very high
May6High
Jun5Moderate
Jul5High
Aug7High
Sep8Very high
Oct10Very high
Nov12Extreme
Dec13Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Tôlanaro?

Tôlanaro sits at 25.0°S, 47.0°E, 27 m above sea level, in Madagascar. The nearest listed city is Amboasary, 60 km away.

AmbovombeJafaroTsiombeVohipahoBekilyBelohaVangaindrano

Topography around Tôlanaro

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Tôlanaro has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 432 m around an average of 21 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 795 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,959 m.

The land around Tôlanaro is covered by water (53%) within 3 km, water (56%) within 16 km, and water (42%), grassland (22%) and trees (20%) within 80 km.

3 km
432 m
16 km
795 m
80 km
1,959 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland
January weather nearby: Amboasary 60 km · Ambovombe 92 km · Jafaro 148 km · Tsiombe 154 km · Vohipaho 173 km · Bekily 191 km · Beloha 195 km · Vangaindrano 197 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 Tôlanaro (-25.0325°, 46.9833°, elevation 27 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).