Tsiroanomandidy weather in March

In March, Tsiroanomandidy sees average daytime highs of 29°C and overnight lows near 19°C, with 186 mm of rain across 19.7 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 29°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 25% 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 Tsiroanomandidy's 9th-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Tsiroanomandidy's year-round climate.

Daytime high
29°
5th warmest
Overnight low
19°
9th coldest
Rainfall
186 mm
19.7 wet days
Daylight
12 h 06 min
6:02 AM – 6:09 PM
Cloud cover
61%
9th clearest
Wind
6 km/h
11th windiest
Solar energy
5.86 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.4
out of 10

Tsiroanomandidy is city in Madagascar.

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

Temperature in March

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 29°C through the month.

A typical March day in Tsiroanomandidy reaches about 29°C in the afternoon and slips back to 19°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 27°C and 30°C. Set against its neighbours, March runs on par with February and on par with April.

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Tsiroanomandidy 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
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 March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 25% of the time in March.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 24% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 51%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13367
23466
33565
43664
53763
63961
74060
84060
94258
104357
114357
124456
134456
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154753
164753
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195248
205347
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225644
235743
245842
256040
266139
276238
286337
296535
306535
316634

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitation

Tsiroanomandidy gets around 186 mm of rain over 19.7 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 64% and peaks near 76% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
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2160
2259
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2457
2556
2655
2754
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3050
3148

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 74% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 79% of them.

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Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
1010828
2011818
3012808
4012808
5013798
6013807
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10016777
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26126703
27128692
28129682
29230662
30232642
31233632

Wind in March

Winds average 6 km/h in March.

Across March, daily wind ranges from about 6 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 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 5:57 AM to 6:05 AM, and sunset from 6:21 PM to 5:57 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.45:576:21
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312.45:586:20
412.35:586:19
512.35:586:18
612.35:596:17
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912.36:006:15
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1812.16:026:08
1912.16:026:07
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2112.06:036:05
2212.06:036:04
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2512.06:046:02
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Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 5.86 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 — March's 5.86 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Planning a trip in March

Hazard calendar for Tsiroanomandidy

In seasonPeak

In March, 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 March a good time to visit Tsiroanomandidy?

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

4.4
Sightseeing
9th-best month of the year
5.5
Beach & pool
9th-best month of the year

March is a reasonable time to visit Tsiroanomandidy for sightseeing.

What to pack for Tsiroanomandidy in March

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

In March, Tsiroanomandidy sees daytime highs around 29°C and nights near 19°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 20 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Tsiroanomandidy 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 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 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 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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March 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).