Tsiombe in Summer
In summer (December, January and February), Tsiombe sees average daytime highs around 32°C and overnight lows near 23°C, with 345 mm of rain over about 43 wet days across the season. It is the warmest season of the year and the wettest season of the year.
Across summer, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 32°C. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 35% of the time across summer, and the air most often feels oppressive.
Summer is Tsiombe's weakest season of the year to visit on our travel score. For the whole year in context, see Tsiombe's year-round climate.
- Avg daytime high
- 32°C
- warmest season of the year
- Avg overnight low
- 23°C
- Rainfall
- 345 mm
- 43 wet days
- Avg wind
- 14 km/h
- Travel score
- 3.6
- weakest season of the year
- Months
- Dec · Jan · Feb
Temperature in Tsiombe in Summer
Across summer, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 32°C.
A typical summer day in Tsiombe reaches about 32°C and drops to 23°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is January, the coolest December.
How summer really feels in Tsiombe
Once humidity and wind are folded in, summer brings about 90 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C.
The story in summer is heat — humidity pushes the afternoon "feels like" well above the raw temperature.
Tsiombe weather by month
How the three summer months (December, January and February) compare with the rest of the year — the season's months are highlighted.
| Month | High / Low (°C) | Rainfall (mm) | Wet days | Daylight (hours) | Travel score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 32° / 23° | 135 | 15.9 | 13.4 | 3.4 |
| Feb | 32° / 23° | 117 | 13.3 | 12.9 | 3.7 |
| Mar | 31° / 22° | 58 | 9.4 | 12.2 | 4.5 |
| Apr | 30° / 21° | 33 | 7.3 | 11.4 | 5.7 |
| May | 28° / 18° | 16 | 4.2 | 10.8 | 7.6 |
| Jun | 26° / 16° | 9 | 2.6 | 10.5 | 8.5 |
| Jul | 25° / 15° | 8 | 2 | 10.6 | 8.7 |
| Aug | 27° / 16° | 10 | 2.2 | 11.1 | 8.3 |
| Sep | 29° / 17° | 10 | 2.2 | 11.8 | 6.9 |
| Oct | 31° / 19° | 21 | 5.1 | 12.6 | 5.5 |
| Nov | 32° / 21° | 46 | 6.6 | 13.2 | 4.6 |
| Dec | 32° / 22° | 93 | 13.9 | 13.5 | 3.7 |
Cloud cover in Summer
The sky is clear or mostly clear about 35% of the time across summer.
Chance of precipitation in Summer
Tsiombe gets around 345 mm of rain over 43 wet days across summer. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.
Humidity in Summer
Most of summer feels oppressive — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.
Wind in Summer
Winds average 14 km/h across summer.
Sunrise & sunset in Summer
Daylight runs from about 13 h 30 min in early December to 12 h 36 min by late February. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.
Solar energy in Summer
Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day across summer, about 6.9 kWh/m².
Hazard calendar for Tsiombe
In summer, Tsiombe overlaps its cyclone and rainy season season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.
Tsiombe sits in the South Indian Ocean cyclone belt; the season peaks January–March.
Tsiombe's rainy season runs December–February, when most of the year's rain falls.
Is summer a good time to visit Tsiombe?
Our two travel scores rate summer for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal), averaged across the three months.
summer is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Tsiombe.
What to pack for Tsiombe in Summer
From summer's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.
In summer, Tsiombe sees daytime highs around 32°C and nights near 23°C. Pack light clothes, rain gear and sun protection. About 43 days see rain.
Sea temperature near Tsiombe in Summer
The nearest coast averages about 26°C across summer — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.
The sea at the nearest coast (about 38 km away) is warmest in February at about 27°C and coldest in August near 22°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) | 27 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 26 |
| Comfort | Warm | Warm | Warm | Warm | Warm | Refreshing | Refreshing | Refreshing | Refreshing | Refreshing | Warm | Warm |
| Sea temperature (°C) | Comfort | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 27 | Warm |
| Feb | 27 | Warm |
| Mar | 26 | Warm |
| Apr | 25 | Warm |
| May | 24 | Warm |
| Jun | 23 | Refreshing |
| Jul | 22 | Refreshing |
| Aug | 22 | Refreshing |
| Sep | 23 | Refreshing |
| Oct | 24 | Refreshing |
| Nov | 24 | Warm |
| Dec | 26 | Warm |
UV index in Tsiombe in Summer
Clear-sky midday UV across summer averages 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 Tsiombe peaks around January 18 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 21 at about 5 (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) | 14 | 14 | 12 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 14 |
| Level | Extreme | Extreme | Extreme | Very high | High | High | High | High | Very high | Very high | Extreme | Extreme |
| UV index (midday) | Level | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 14 | Extreme |
| Feb | 14 | Extreme |
| Mar | 12 | Extreme |
| Apr | 8 | Very high |
| May | 6 | High |
| Jun | 5 | High |
| Jul | 5 | High |
| Aug | 7 | High |
| Sep | 8 | Very high |
| Oct | 10 | Very high |
| Nov | 12 | Extreme |
| Dec | 14 | Extreme |
Where is Tsiombe?
Tsiombe sits at 25.3°S, 45.5°E, 66 m above sea level, in Madagascar. The nearest listed city is Jafaro, 43 km away.
Topography around Tsiombe
How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Tsiombe.
Within 3 km, the terrain around Tsiombe has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 63 m around an average of 76 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 173 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 801 m.
The land around Tsiombe is covered by shrubs (60%) and trees (27%) within 3 km, shrubs (52%) and trees (32%) within 16 km, and shrubs (38%) and water (31%) within 80 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 Tsiombe (-25.3°, 45.4833°, elevation 66 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.