It stays hot year-round here, but swings between a heavy monsoon centered on January and a markedly drier stretch around June. In June, expect highs around 28°C with rain on roughly 5 days of the month.
Things to Do
Diving and beach time on the northern coast while seas are still settled.
Local Cuisine
Fresh seafood with French-Malagasy influences is the coastal specialty.
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 30°/24°C, with frequent rain (~15 rainy days).
Humid — heat will feel more intense than the temperature alone suggests
High / Low30° / 24°C
Rainfall120 mm
Rainy days15
Sunrise5:39 AM
Sunset6:21 PM
Daylight12h 43m
FebruaryOK
Expect warm days around 30°/24°C, with frequent rain (~10 rainy days).
Humid — heat will feel more intense than the temperature alone suggests
High / Low30° / 24°C
Rainfall80 mm
Rainy days10
Sunrise5:47 AM
Sunset6:13 PM
Daylight12h 26m
MarchGreat
Expect hot days around 31°/24°C, with occasional rain (~8 rainy days).
Humid — heat will feel more intense than the temperature alone suggests
High / Low31° / 24°C
Rainfall64 mm
Rainy days8
Sunrise5:57 AM
Sunset6:03 PM
Daylight12h 5m
AprilGreat
Expect hot days around 31°/25°C, with occasional rain (~7 rainy days).
Humid — heat will feel more intense than the temperature alone suggests
High / Low31° / 25°C
Rainfall56 mm
Rainy days7
Sunrise6:09 AM
Sunset5:51 PM
Daylight11h 42m
MayGreat
Expect warm days around 29°/24°C, with occasional rain (~6 rainy days).
Humid — heat will feel more intense than the temperature alone suggests
High / Low29° / 24°C
Rainfall48 mm
Rainy days6
Sunrise6:19 AM
Sunset5:41 PM
Daylight11h 23m
JuneBest
Expect warm days around 28°/23°C, with occasional rain (~5 rainy days).
Humid — heat will feel more intense than the temperature alone suggests
High / Low28° / 23°C
Rainfall40 mm
Rainy days5
Sunrise6:24 AM
Sunset5:36 PM
Daylight11h 13m
JulyBest
Expect warm days around 27°/23°C, with occasional rain (~5 rainy days).
Humid — heat will feel more intense than the temperature alone suggests
High / Low27° / 23°C
Rainfall40 mm
Rainy days5
Sunrise6:22 AM
Sunset5:38 PM
Daylight11h 17m
AugustBest
Expect warm days around 27°/23°C, with occasional rain (~5 rainy days).
Humid — heat will feel more intense than the temperature alone suggests
High / Low27° / 23°C
Rainfall40 mm
Rainy days5
Sunrise6:13 AM
Sunset5:47 PM
Daylight11h 33m
SeptemberGreat
Expect warm days around 28°/23°C, with occasional rain (~6 rainy days).
Humid — heat will feel more intense than the temperature alone suggests
High / Low28° / 23°C
Rainfall48 mm
Rainy days6
Sunrise6:02 AM
Sunset5:58 PM
Daylight11h 56m
OctoberGreat
Expect warm days around 29°/23°C, with occasional rain (~7 rainy days).
Humid — heat will feel more intense than the temperature alone suggests
High / Low29° / 23°C
Rainfall56 mm
Rainy days7
Sunrise5:51 AM
Sunset6:09 PM
Daylight12h 18m
NovemberGreat
Expect warm days around 29°/24°C, with occasional rain (~8 rainy days).
Humid — heat will feel more intense than the temperature alone suggests
High / Low29° / 24°C
Rainfall64 mm
Rainy days8
Sunrise5:41 AM
Sunset6:19 PM
Daylight12h 38m
DecemberAvoid
Expect warm days around 29°/24°C, with frequent rain (~13 rainy days).
Humid — heat will feel more intense than the temperature alone suggests