Tsaratanana weather in March

In March, Tsaratanana sees average daytime highs of 28°C and overnight lows near 20°C, with 251 mm of rain across 19.9 wet days and about 12.1 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 4th-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 15% of the time in March, and the air most often feels muggy.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 24 min at the start of March to 11 h 54 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, March is Tsaratanana's 9th-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Tsaratanana's year-round climate.

Daytime high
28°
5th warmest
Overnight low
20°
10th coldest
Rainfall
251 mm
19.9 wet days
Daylight
12 h 06 min
5:56 AM – 6:03 PM
Cloud cover
69%
9th clearest
Wind
9 km/h
8th windiest
Solar energy
5.42 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.6
out of 10

Temperature in March

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

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

A typical March day in Tsaratanana reaches about 28°C in the afternoon and slips back to 20°C overnight — a 9°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, March runs on par with February and on par with April.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
12820
22820
32820
42820
52820
62820
72820
82820
92820
102820
112820
122820
132820
142820
152820
162820
172820
182820
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222819
232819
242819
252819
262819
272819
282819
292819
302819
312819

Tsaratanana weather by month

How March compares with the rest of the year at a glance. March is the 5th-warmest and 4th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan27° / 20°48226.512.93.8
Feb27° / 20°44524.412.63.8
Mar28° / 20°25119.912.14.6
Apr28° / 19°458.211.66.3
May27° / 17°152.611.28.0
Jun25° / 15°30.9118.8
Jul24° / 14°50.711.19.0
Aug25° / 14°20.511.48.9
Sep27° / 15°4111.98.3
Oct29° / 17°315.112.46.4
Nov30° / 19°12511.912.84.9
Dec29° / 20°29421.1134.2

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 15% of the time in March.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 21% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 64%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12080
22377
32377
42476
52674
62773
72773
82971
93070
103070
113169
123169
133268
143367
153367
163466
173565
183565
193862
203961
213961
224159
234258
244357
254555
264654
274852
284951
295050
305248
315347

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitation

Tsaratanana gets around 251 mm of rain over 19.9 wet days in March. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 65% and peaks near 80% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

0%20%40%60%80%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
180
279
378
477
576
676
775
874
973
1072
1171
1271
1370
1469
1568
1667
1766
1864
1963
2061
2160
2258
2357
2456
2554
2653
2752
2850
2949
3048
3146

Humidity in March

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, March lands in the muggy band about 68% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 74% of them.

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Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
1013807
2014797
3015787
4015796
5016786
6017776
7018766
8019756
9020746
10020746
11021736
12122716
13122716
14123706
15124696
16124696
17125686
18126676
19127666
20128656
21129646
22130636
23132625
24133615
25134614
26135604
27136594
28138583
29239563
30240562
31241552

Wind in March

Winds average 9 km/h in March.

Across March, daily wind ranges from about 8 km/h on the calmest days to 10 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
18calm
29calm
39calm
49calm
59calm
69calm
79calm
89calm
99calm
109calm
119calm
129calm
139calm
149calm
159calm
169calm
179calm
189calm
199calm
209calm
219calm
229calm
239calm
249calm
2510calm
2610calm
2710calm
2810calm
2910calm
3010calm
3110calm

Sunrise & sunset in March

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 24 min at the start of March to 11 h 54 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 30 minutes over March. Sunrise moves from 5:52 AM to 5:58 AM, and sunset from 6:13 PM to 5:51 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.45:526:13
212.35:526:13
312.35:536:12
412.35:536:11
512.35:536:11
612.35:536:10
712.35:546:09
812.25:546:09
912.25:546:08
1012.25:546:07
1112.25:546:06
1212.25:556:06
1312.25:556:05
1412.15:556:04
1512.15:556:03
1612.15:566:03
1712.15:566:02
1812.15:566:01
1912.15:566:00
2012.15:565:59
2112.05:565:59
2212.05:575:58
2312.05:575:57
2412.05:575:56
2512.05:575:55
2612.05:575:55
2711.95:575:54
2811.95:585:53
2911.95:585:52
3011.95:585:51
3111.95:585:51

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 5.42 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.43 kWh/m² to a high of 6.89 kWh/m² in October across the year — March's 5.42 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.2Bright
25.2Bright
35.2Bright
45.2Bright
55.2Bright
65.2Bright
75.3Bright
85.3Bright
95.3Bright
105.3Bright
115.3Bright
125.4Bright
135.4Bright
145.4Bright
155.4Bright
165.4Bright
175.5Bright
185.5Bright
195.5Bright
205.5Bright
215.5Bright
225.5Bright
235.5Bright
245.5Bright
255.5Bright
265.5Bright
275.5Bright
285.5Bright
295.5Bright
305.5Bright
315.5Bright
Planning a trip in March

Hazard calendar for Tsaratanana

In seasonPeak

In March, Tsaratanana sits inside its monsoon season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

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

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

Is March a good time to visit Tsaratanana?

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

4.6
Sightseeing
9th-best month of the year
5.2
Beach & pool
9th-best month of the year

March is a reasonable time to visit Tsaratanana for sightseeing.

What to pack for Tsaratanana in March

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

In March, Tsaratanana sees daytime highs around 28°C and nights near 20°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 20 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Tsaratanana in March

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in March 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 Tsaratanana peaks around February 10 at about 16 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 19 at about 7 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highExtremeFeb 10UV 16Jun 19UV 7
UV index (midday)Level
Jan16Extreme
Feb16Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr11Extreme
May9Very high
Jun7Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug10Very high
Sep12Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov13Extreme
Dec15Extreme

Air quality in Tsaratanana in March

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where March falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in Tsaratanana is worst in November — around 19 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 4.6× the cleanest month (April, 4 µg/m³).

Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateNov 1418 µg/m³Apr 134 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan5Good
Feb5Good
Mar5Good
Apr4Good
May5Good
Jun6Good
Jul8Good
Aug8Good
Sep8Good
Oct13Moderate
Nov19Moderate
Dec9Good
Location & terrain

Where is Tsaratanana?

Tsaratanana sits at 16.8°S, 47.7°E, 349 m above sea level, in Madagascar. The nearest listed city is Mampikony, 78 km away.

MaevatananaAndilamenaAmbato BoenyAmparafaravolaImerimandrosoMarovoayBoriziny

Topography around Tsaratanana

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Tsaratanana has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 100 m around an average of 353 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 914 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,394 m.

The land around Tsaratanana is covered by grassland (69%) and cropland (21%) within 3 km, grassland (85%) within 16 km, and grassland (93%) within 80 km.

3 km
100 m
16 km
914 m
80 km
1,394 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
March weather nearby: Mampikony 78 km · Maevatanana 89 km · Andilamena 101 km · Ambato Boeny 106 km · Amparafaravola 107 km · Imerimandroso 122 km · Marovoay 132 km · Boriziny 139 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 Tsaratanana (-16.7971°, 47.6516°, elevation 349 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. UV index is derived from CAMS (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service) clear-sky UV data — contains modified Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Monthly air-quality (PM2.5) seasonality is from the CAMS EAC4 reanalysis (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service), scaled to the WHO annual mean where available. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).