Best time to go to Madagascar for a perfect weather and where to go?

Discover the perfect time to go to Madagascar from seasonal averages in many locations like Sainte-Marie Island or Toamasina (Tamatave) below.

When is the best time to go to Madagascar?

When is the best time to go to Madagascar? Here's some information to help you in your decision:

In Madagascar, the weather is good everywhere in September and October
The best months to go to Antananarivo are March, April, May, June, July, August, September, October and November
On average, the warmest months in Antananarivo are January, February, March, October, November and December
The rainiest months in this city are January and February
The cities with the best climate are Toliary and Fort Dauphin, with good weather at least 11 months a year
The sea temperature is suitable for swimming all year round in Nosy Be

For information about the climate and the weather city by city in Madagascar for a specific month, click on the corresponding line below:

Month			Our opinion	View Details
January*	68°F to 88°F	77%	tolerable to good*	Madagascar in january
February*	68°F to 86°F	74%	tolerable to good*	Madagascar in february
March*	67°F to 90°F	70%	tolerable to good*	Madagascar in march
April*	68°F to 86°F	53%	tolerable to good*	Madagascar in april
May*	65°F to 85°F	37%	tolerable to perfect*	Madagascar in may
June*	61°F to 83°F	32%	tolerable to perfect*	Madagascar in june
July*	59°F to 81°F	29%	tolerable to perfect*	Madagascar in july
August*	61°F to 83°F	28%	tolerable to perfect*	Madagascar in august
September*	63°F to 83°F	23%	good to perfect*	Madagascar in september
October*	68°F to 86°F	33%	good to perfect*	Madagascar in october
November*	68°F to 86°F	47%	tolerable to good*	Madagascar in november
December*	70°F to 88°F	63%	tolerable to good*	Madagascar in december

* weather varies across the country ; please check out the Where to go section below.

Best time to travel to Madagascar by cities

Best time to go to Antananarivo

The best months to go to Antananarivo are march, april, may, june, july, august, september, october and november.

Best time to go to Nosy Be

The best months to go to Nosy Be are may, june, july, august, september and october.

Best time to go to Antsirabe

The best months to go to Antsirabe are april, may, june, august, september and october.

Best time to go to Antsiranana

The best months to go to Antsiranana are april, may, june, july, august, september, october, november and december.

Best time to go to Mahajanga

The best months to go to Mahajanga are april, may, june, july, august, september, october and november.

Best time to go to Manakara

The best months to go to Manakara are june, july, august, september, october, november and december.

Best time to go to Sainte-Marie Island

Best time to go to Toamasina

Best time to go to Toliary

Best time to go to Fianarantsoa

Best time to go to Fort Dauphin

Best time to go to Sambava

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Climate and Weather in Madagascar

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Temperatures and rainfall in Madagascar

On these 3 graphs, we present the evolution of temperatures of Madagascar and month-by-month rainfall for the cities of Antananarivo, Nosy Be, Antsirabe, Antsiranana and Mahajanga, as well as the month-by-month sea temperature for coastal cities.

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This table allows you to see the maximum temperature for each city and our opinion on the weather month by month (see colour legend below the table).

Cities	jan.	feb.	mar.	apr.	may	jun.	jul.	aug.	sep.	oct.	nov.	dec.
Antananarivo	77°F	77°F	77°F	76°F	72°F	68°F	67°F	70°F	74°F	79°F	79°F	79°F
Nosy Be	88°F	88°F	88°F	88°F	86°F	85°F	85°F	83°F	83°F	85°F	88°F	88°F
Antsirabe	72°F	74°F	72°F	72°F	68°F	65°F	63°F	67°F	70°F	74°F	76°F	74°F
Antsiranana	86°F	86°F	88°F	88°F	88°F	86°F	85°F	83°F	85°F	86°F	88°F	90°F
Mahajanga	90°F	90°F	90°F	92°F	90°F	88°F	88°F	88°F	90°F	94°F	94°F	92°F
Manakara	88°F	88°F	88°F	86°F	83°F	81°F	77°F	77°F	79°F	83°F	85°F	88°F
Sainte-Marie Island	88°F	88°F	88°F	86°F	83°F	81°F	77°F	77°F	79°F	81°F	85°F	86°F
Toamasina	88°F	88°F	88°F	86°F	83°F	81°F	77°F	77°F	79°F	81°F	85°F	86°F
Toliary	94°F	94°F	94°F	92°F	88°F	86°F	85°F	83°F	86°F	88°F	90°F	92°F
Fianarantsoa	77°F	77°F	76°F	74°F	70°F	68°F	67°F	70°F	76°F	79°F	79°F	79°F
Fort Dauphin	90°F	90°F	90°F	86°F	83°F	81°F	79°F	79°F	81°F	85°F	86°F	90°F
Sambava	90°F	90°F	90°F	88°F	86°F	83°F	81°F	81°F	81°F	85°F	88°F	90°F

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Is this weather information for Madagascar reliable?

Climate data for Madagascar has been gathered every day since January 2009. The analysis of these meteorological data for Madagascar allows us to determine the average for each month in Antananarivo, Nosy Be, Antsirabe, Antsiranana, Mahajanga, Manakara, Sainte-Marie Island, Toamasina, and 4 other cities.

So yes: this data is reliable except in cases of temporary climate disruption in the region.