Tsiroanomandidy weather in January

In January, Tsiroanomandidy sees average daytime highs of 28°C and overnight lows near 20°C, with 360 mm of rain across 26.2 wet days and about 13 hours of daylight. It is the 8th-warmest and 1st-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 9% of the time in January, and the air most often feels muggy.

Daylight stretches from about 13 h 06 min at the start of January to 12 h 54 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Tsiroanomandidy's 12th-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Tsiroanomandidy's year-round climate.

Daytime high
28°
8th warmest
Overnight low
20°
12th coldest
Rainfall
360 mm
26.2 wet days
Daylight
13 hours
5:35 AM – 6:36 PM
Cloud cover
79%
12th clearest
Wind
7 km/h
6th windiest
Solar energy
5.66 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.6
out of 10

Tsiroanomandidy 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 Tsiroanomandidy reaches about 28°C in the afternoon and slips back to 20°C overnight — a 8°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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Tsiroanomandidy 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.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan28° / 20°36026.2133.6
Feb28° / 20°29122.812.63.7
Mar29° / 19°18619.712.14.4
Apr28° / 18°508.811.66.3
May27° / 15°81.811.18.3
Jun26° / 13°30.410.99.0
Jul25° / 13°30.8119.0
Aug27° / 14°20.511.48.7
Sep29° / 16°91.511.97.2
Oct30° / 18°618.612.45.4
Nov30° / 19°14915.812.94.5
Dec29° / 20°27523.513.13.8

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 9% of the time in January, the cloudiest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 13% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 78%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
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22575
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222179
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272080
282080
292278
302278
312278

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Tsiroanomandidy gets around 360 mm of rain over 26.2 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 84% and peaks near 87% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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Humidity in January

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, January lands in the muggy band about 85% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 92% of them.

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Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
112844
212844
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411854
511854
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1210855
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3168410

Wind in January

Winds average 7 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 7 km/h on the calmest days to 7 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
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Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 13 h 06 min at the start of January to 12 h 54 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 5:26 AM to 5:44 AM, and sunset from 6:32 PM to 6:35 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.15:266:32
213.15:266:33
313.15:276:33
413.15:276:33
513.15:286:34
613.15:296:34
713.15:296:34
813.15:306:34
913.15:306:35
1013.15:316:35
1113.15:326:35
1213.05:326:35
1313.05:336:35
1413.05:336:35
1513.05:346:35
1613.05:356:36
1713.05:356:36
1813.05:366:36
1913.05:366:36
2013.05:376:36
2113.05:386:36
2213.05:386:36
2312.95:396:36
2412.95:406:36
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2612.95:416:35
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Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 5.66 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.6 kWh/m² to a high of 6.95 kWh/m² in November across the year — January's 5.66 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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

Hazard calendar for Tsiroanomandidy

In seasonPeak

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

Tsiroanomandidy'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 January a good time to visit Tsiroanomandidy?

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

3.6
Sightseeing
12th-best month of the year
4.3
Beach & pool
12th-best month of the year

January is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Tsiroanomandidy.

What to pack for Tsiroanomandidy in January

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

In January, Tsiroanomandidy sees daytime highs around 28°C and nights near 20°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 26 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Tsiroanomandidy in January

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in January peaks around 16 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Tsiroanomandidy peaks around February 10 at about 16 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 17 at about 7 (high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highVery highExtremeFeb 10UV 16Jun 17UV 7
UV index (midday)Level
Jan16Extreme
Feb16Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr11Extreme
May9Very high
Jun7High
Jul8Very high
Aug9Very high
Sep11Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov13Extreme
Dec15Extreme

Air quality in Tsiroanomandidy in January

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

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

Air quality in Tsiroanomandidy is worst in August — around 28 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 6.3× the cleanest month (January, 4 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodAug 1028 µg/m³Jan 144 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan4Good
Feb6Good
Mar6Good
Apr7Good
May16Moderate
Jun22Moderate
Jul27Moderate
Aug28Moderate
Sep19Moderate
Oct17Moderate
Nov9Good
Dec5Good
Location & terrain

Where is Tsiroanomandidy?

Tsiroanomandidy sits at 18.8°S, 46.0°E, 862 m above sea level, in Madagascar. The nearest listed city is Fenoarivo Be, 66 km away.

SoavinandrianaMiandrarivoMiandrivazoFaratsihoArivonimamoAnkazobeImerintsiatosika

Topography around Tsiroanomandidy

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Tsiroanomandidy has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 147 m around an average of 826 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 705 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,559 m.

The land around Tsiroanomandidy is covered by grassland (53%) and cropland (33%) within 3 km, grassland (70%) and cropland (28%) within 16 km, and grassland (85%) within 80 km.

3 km
147 m
16 km
705 m
80 km
1,559 m
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January weather nearby: Fenoarivo Be 66 km · Soavinandriana 85 km · Miandrarivo 104 km · Miandrivazo 105 km · Faratsiho 118 km · Arivonimamo 123 km · Ankazobe 124 km · Imerintsiatosika 136 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 Tsiroanomandidy (-18.7697°, 46.0465°, elevation 862 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).