Best time to go to, climate and weather Madagascar
Everything you want to know about the weather, climate, time difference, vaccinations and best travel months for Madagascar
Best time to visit and weather Madagascar
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Best time to visit and weather Madagascar
The best time to go to Madagascar is from april until october, in which you have a pleasant temperature and barely till little rainfall. The highest average temperature in Madagascar is 26° in november and the lowest is 19° in june.
If you want to know what the average temperature is in Madagascar or when most rain or snow falls, you can find it quickly below. That way you are well prepared.
| Max temp | Precipchance | Precip | |
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| Jan | 24° | 357mm | |
| Feb | 24° | 315mm | |
| Mar | 24° | 231mm | |
| Apr | 23° | 44mm | |
| May | 21° | 18mm | |
| Jun | 19° | 12mm | |
| Jul | 19° | 16mm | |
| Aug | 20° | 12mm | |
| Sep | 23° | 11mm | |
| Oct | 25° | 71mm | |
| Nov | 26° | 143mm | |
| Dec | 26° | 316mm |
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- Little rainfall
- Sometimes rainfall
- Regular rainfall
- Often rainfall
- Almost always rainfall
Want to know more about the climate of Madagascar? Go to the full climate information about Madagascar
Best travel months
What a nice travel month for someone is can vary per type of traveler. That is why we also have the best time to go to Madagascar indicated per type of trip. Do you like warm or cold, sun or snow? Below you will immediately find the most suitable travel months for Madagascar.
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Holiday Madagascar
Hotels and apartments in Madagascar
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Climate Madagascar
Climate Madagascar
Below you can find the average temperature, rainfall and the number of dry and sunny days for Antananarivo in Madagascar per month.
| Average max °C |
Average min °C |
MM rain |
Rain days |
Dry days |
Wind force in Bft |
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| Jan | 24° | 16° | 357 mm | 29 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
| Feb | 24° | 16° | 315 mm | 26 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
| Mar | 24° | 16° | 231 mm | 25 | 6 | 2 | 5 |
| Apr | 23° | 14° | 44 mm | 15 | 15 | 3 | 5 |
| May | 21° | 12° | 18 mm | 10 | 21 | 3 | 4 |
| Jun | 19° | 10° | 12 mm | 8 | 22 | 3 | 4 |
| Jul | 19° | 9° | 16 mm | 8 | 23 | 3 | 4 |
| Aug | 20° | 10° | 12 mm | 8 | 23 | 3 | 4 |
| Sep | 23° | 11° | 11 mm | 8 | 22 | 3 | 5 |
| Oct | 25° | 14° | 71 mm | 16 | 15 | 3 | 5 |
| Nov | 26° | 16° | 143 mm | 22 | 8 | 2 | 5 |
| Dec | 26° | 17° | 316 mm | 27 | 4 | 2 | 5 |
Climate per month
Weather in january
On average, it is maximum 24° in january in Madagascar and at least around 16° degrees. In january there are 29 days of rainfall with a total of 357 mm and the it will be dry 2 days this month in Madagascar.
Weather in february
On average, it is maximum 24° in february in Madagascar and at least around 16° degrees. In february there are 26 days of rainfall with a total of 315 mm and the it will be dry 2 days this month in Madagascar.
Weather in march
On average, it is maximum 24° in march in Madagascar and at least around 16° degrees. In march there are 25 days of rainfall with a total of 231 mm and the it will be dry 6 days this month in Madagascar.
Weather in april
On average, it is maximum 23° in april in Madagascar and at least around 14° degrees. In april there are 15 days of rainfall with a total of 44 mm and the it will be dry 15 days this month in Madagascar.
Suitable month for: road trip • walking and cycling holiday
Weather in may
On average, it is maximum 21° in may in Madagascar and at least around 12° degrees. In may there are 10 days of rainfall with a total of 18 mm and the it will be dry 21 days this month in Madagascar.
Suitable month for: road trip • walking and cycling holiday
Weather in june
On average, it is maximum 19° in june in Madagascar and at least around 10° degrees. In june there are 8 days of rainfall with a total of 12 mm and the it will be dry 22 days this month in Madagascar.
Suitable month for: road trip • walking and cycling holiday
Weather in july
On average, it is maximum 19° in july in Madagascar and at least around 9° degrees. In july there are 8 days of rainfall with a total of 16 mm and the it will be dry 23 days this month in Madagascar.
Suitable month for: road trip • walking and cycling holiday
Weather in august
On average, it is maximum 20° in august in Madagascar and at least around 10° degrees. In august there are 8 days of rainfall with a total of 12 mm and the it will be dry 23 days this month in Madagascar.
Suitable month for: road trip • walking and cycling holiday
Weather in september
On average, it is maximum 23° in september in Madagascar and at least around 11° degrees. In september there are 8 days of rainfall with a total of 11 mm and the it will be dry 22 days this month in Madagascar.
Suitable month for: road trip • walking and cycling holiday
Weather in october
On average, it is maximum 25° in october in Madagascar and at least around 14° degrees. In october there are 16 days of rainfall with a total of 71 mm and the it will be dry 15 days this month in Madagascar.
Suitable month for: sun holiday • road trip • walking and cycling holiday
Weather in november
On average, it is maximum 26° in november in Madagascar and at least around 16° degrees. In november there are 22 days of rainfall with a total of 143 mm and the it will be dry 8 days this month in Madagascar.
Weather in december
On average, it is maximum 26° in december in Madagascar and at least around 17° degrees. In december there are 27 days of rainfall with a total of 316 mm and the it will be dry 4 days this month in Madagascar.
Weather statistics Madagascar
Weather statistics Madagascar
View all weather statistics from Madagascar per month. In our graph you see the temperatures and the amount of rainfall on average in a given month. We also offer a comparison of the average temperatures and rainfall between Madagascar and United Kingdom.
Weather forecast Madagascar
About Madagascar
Time difference Madagascar
Vaccinations Madagascar
Reisadvies
Currency Madagascar
14 day weather forecast Madagascar
The weather for Antananarivo in Madagascar will be 27° till 23° degrees in the next 14 days with several days chance of light rain showers till heavy rain.
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| Max (°C) | 27° | 27° | 27° | 27° | 27° | 24° | 26° |
| Min (°C) | 17° | 16° | 16° | 16° | 17° | 18° | 17° |
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| Rainfall (%) | 15% | 25% | 45% | 55% | 0% | 10% | 60% |
| Rainfall (mm) | 0.3mm | 1.8mm | 4.8mm | 7.6mm | 0mm | 0.8mm | 9.4mm |
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| UV-index | 11 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 |
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| Max (°C) | 26° | 23° | 25° | 24° | 23° | 23° | 21° |
| Min (°C) | 16° | 18° | 16° | 15° | 17° | 17° | 17° |
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| Rainfall (%) | 55% | 80% | 55% | 70% | 85% | 85% | 70% |
| Rainfall (mm) | 8.1mm | 21.5mm | 7.7mm | 14.6mm | 29.8mm | 41.5mm | 14.6mm |
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| UV-index | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 2 |
About Madagascar
Madagascar is in the continental part Afrika and the capital is Antananarivo. It is 587.040 km² with 4.828 km of coastline and has a population of 25.571.000. In terms of area, the country is 2,5x as big as United Kingdom. If you want to call Madagascar you have to use +261 or 00261 before the phone number without the first 0 in the original phone number (if it occurs). If the normal number is 05012457809, for example, you can remove the first 0 and call +2615012457809 or 002615012457809.
Madagascar is in a straight line at 9.089 km distance from London. From London-Heathrow the flight time is about 12 hour and 35 min.
Time difference Madagascar
In Madagascar it is now 02:21 hour at night on sunday 17 february 2019. That is 3 hour later than in United Kingdom. The time zone of Madagascar is Indian/Antananarivo and the Greenwich time is UTC+03.
Vaccinations Madagascar
Mandatory vaccinations
- Cholera
Recommended vaccinations
- DTP (Difterie, Tetanus en Polio)
- Hepatitis A (besmettelijke geelzucht)
Person and travel related vaccinations
These vaccinations may differ per person and / or be advised on the basis of the stay in Madagascar.
- BMR (Bof, Mazelen en Rode hond)
- Dengue (knokkelkoorts)
- Gele koorts
- Hepatitis B
- Rabiës
- Schistosomiasis
- Tuberculose (TBC)
Reisadvies Madagascar
Bron: Nederlandwereldwijd.nl - Rijksoverheid
De rubrieken ‘algemeen’, ‘criminaliteit’ en ‘lokale wetten, regels en gebruiken’ zijn bijgewerkt. Advies blijft onveranderd voor het vermijden van demonstraties rondom de verkiezingen in november en december dit jaar. Zie hiervoor de rubriek ‘laatste ontwikkelingen’.
Bekijk het actuele reisadvies voor Madagascar op de site van de Rijksoverheid.
Currency Madagascar
In Madagascar the Malagassische ariary is used to pay.
Exchange rate Malagassische ariary op 16 february 2019
1 Malagassische ariary = € 0,00 euro
100 Malagassische ariary = € 0,03 euro
1 euro = 3.791,67 Malagassische ariary
100 euro = 379.167,05 Malagassische ariary
Install exchange rate app
It can be difficult to calculate the exchange rate yourself. Install an app on your phone that updates the exchange rate daily. By entering the local price you immediately see what the price is in Euro.
Bring your credit card
Take a credit card along with your own bank card. If your bank card is not accepted then you have the credit card that you can use.
You can find the nearest ATM via various apps such as:
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