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Best Time to Visit Madagascar

Climate based on Antananarivo20152024

The best overall time to visit Madagascar is October (excellent, score 93/100). The single best 14-day window: Oct 27 – Nov 9. Avoid January if you can — it scores lowest at 70/100.

Year-at-a-glance heatmap

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Best 14-day travel windows

Top pick
Oct 27 – Nov 9
14-day window • Score 95/100
Alternative 1
Apr 7 – Apr 20
14-day window • Score 93/100
Alternative 2
Oct 10 – Oct 23
14-day window • Score 93/100

Month-by-month breakdown

January

Good
70/100
  • 25°C / 17°C
  • 371mm total
  • 8.9h sun/day

February

Good
74/100
  • 26°C / 17°C
  • 248mm total
  • 9.3h sun/day

March

Excellent
80/100
  • 25°C / 17°C
  • 199mm total
  • 9.9h sun/day

April

Excellent
91/100
  • 24°C / 15°C
  • 52mm total
  • 10.2h sun/day

May

Excellent
86/100
  • 22°C / 13°C
  • 9mm total
  • 9.7h sun/day

June

Good
74/100
  • 20°C / 11°C
  • 14mm total
  • 9.1h sun/day

July

Good
70/100
  • 20°C / 10°C
  • 7mm total
  • 9.2h sun/day

August

Excellent
77/100
  • 21°C / 10°C
  • 9mm total
  • 10.3h sun/day

September

Excellent
85/100
  • 23°C / 11°C
  • 7mm total
  • 10.9h sun/day

October

Excellent
93/100
  • 26°C / 14°C
  • 37mm total
  • 11.4h sun/day

November

Excellent
89/100
  • 27°C / 15°C
  • 101mm total
  • 11.5h sun/day

December

Excellent
82/100
  • 27°C / 16°C
  • 190mm total
  • 10.9h sun/day

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Climate data from Open-Meteo Archive API. Daily normals computed from 10 years of historical observations.
Best Time to Visit Madagascar (2026): Month-by-Month Weather Calendar