Madagascar · Indian Ocean

Best Time to Visit Highlands (Antananarivo)

Best: May-Jun, Aug-Sep · Great: Apr, Oct

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Weather

It stays hot year-round here, but swings between a heavy monsoon centered on January and a markedly drier stretch around June. In May, expect highs around 22°C with rain on roughly 2 days of the month.

Things to Do

Lemur-spotting in nearby national parks is the region's signature wildlife draw.

Local Cuisine

Try romazava, a beef and greens stew served over rice, Madagascar's everyday comfort food.

Month-by-month weather

Daylight, sunrise, and sunset are calculated exactly from this region's latitude. Temperature and rainfall are modeled from its general climate type, not measured station data. Month summaries are generated from those modeled figures.

JanuaryAvoid

Expect warm days around 26°/17°C, with very wet conditions (~20 rainy days).

High / Low26° / 17°C
Rainfall160 mm
Rainy days20
Sunrise5:29 AM
Sunset6:31 PM
Daylight13h 1m
FebruaryAvoid

Expect warm days around 26°/17°C, with very wet conditions (~17 rainy days).

High / Low26° / 17°C
Rainfall136 mm
Rainy days17
Sunrise5:41 AM
Sunset6:19 PM
Daylight12h 37m
MarchAvoid

Expect warm days around 25°/16°C, with frequent rain (~13 rainy days).

High / Low25° / 16°C
Rainfall104 mm
Rainy days13
Sunrise5:56 AM
Sunset6:04 PM
Daylight12h 8m
AprilGreat

Expect warm days around 24°/13°C, with occasional rain (~4 rainy days).

High / Low24° / 13°C
Rainfall32 mm
Rainy days4
Sunrise6:13 AM
Sunset5:47 PM
Daylight11h 34m
MayBest

Expect mild days around 22°/10°C, with mostly dry conditions (~2 rainy days).

High / Low22° / 10°C
Rainfall16 mm
Rainy days2
Sunrise6:27 AM
Sunset5:33 PM
Daylight11h 6m
JuneBest

Expect mild days around 20°/8°C, with mostly dry conditions (~1 rainy days).

High / Low20° / 8°C
Rainfall8 mm
Rainy days1
Sunrise6:34 AM
Sunset5:26 PM
Daylight10h 52m
JulyOK

Expect mild days around 20°/7°C, with mostly dry conditions (~1 rainy days).

High / Low20° / 7°C
Rainfall8 mm
Rainy days1
Sunrise6:31 AM
Sunset5:29 PM
Daylight10h 58m
AugustBest

Expect mild days around 21°/8°C, with mostly dry conditions (~1 rainy days).

High / Low21° / 8°C
Rainfall8 mm
Rainy days1
Sunrise6:19 AM
Sunset5:41 PM
Daylight11h 21m
SeptemberBest

Expect warm days around 24°/10°C, with mostly dry conditions (~2 rainy days).

High / Low24° / 10°C
Rainfall16 mm
Rainy days2
Sunrise6:03 AM
Sunset5:57 PM
Daylight11h 54m
OctoberGreat

Expect warm days around 26°/13°C, with occasional rain (~6 rainy days).

High / Low26° / 13°C
Rainfall48 mm
Rainy days6
Sunrise5:47 AM
Sunset6:13 PM
Daylight12h 27m
NovemberOK

Expect warm days around 27°/15°C, with frequent rain (~11 rainy days).

Humid — heat will feel more intense than the temperature alone suggests
High / Low27° / 15°C
Rainfall88 mm
Rainy days11
Sunrise5:33 AM
Sunset6:27 PM
Daylight12h 55m
DecemberAvoid

Expect warm days around 26°/16°C, with very wet conditions (~18 rainy days).

High / Low26° / 16°C
Rainfall144 mm
Rainy days18
Sunrise5:26 AM
Sunset6:34 PM
Daylight13h 8m

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