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Best time to visit Antananarivo

Late May–Mid Jul, Early Aug–Late Sep is the best time to visit. During this period, the average daytime high is 23.2°C, with 0.6 rainy days per 10 days.

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Scenery of Antananarivo
Photo: Bernard Gagnon (CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons)

Season calendar

Antananarivo season score, from early January through late December.Early Jan: Avoid (season score 12.4)Mid Jan: Off-season (season score 14.4)Late Jan: Avoid (season score 7.9)Early Feb: Avoid (season score 12.1)Mid Feb: Off-season (season score 14.3)Late Feb: Avoid (season score 14.1)Early Mar: Off-season (season score 17.3)Mid Mar: Off-season (season score 28.4)Late Mar: Okay (season score 51.4)Early Apr: Good (season score 62.5)Mid Apr: Good (season score 70.0)Late Apr: Great (season score 77.9)Early May: Great (season score 78.4)Mid May: Great (season score 85.6)Late May: Best (season score 91.2)Early Jun: Best (season score 92.1)Mid Jun: Best (season score 89.7)Late Jun: Best (season score 86.8)Early Jul: Best (season score 86.0)Mid Jul: Best (season score 88.3)Late Jul: Great (season score 84.7)Early Aug: Best (season score 86.4)Mid Aug: Best (season score 90.7)Late Aug: Best (season score 90.8)Early Sep: Best (season score 89.2)Mid Sep: Best (season score 90.5)Late Sep: Best (season score 86.4)Early Oct: Great (season score 80.0)Mid Oct: Great (season score 75.1)Late Oct: Okay (season score 56.0)Early Nov: Good (season score 60.2)Mid Nov: Okay (season score 49.2)Late Nov: Fair (season score 32.2)Early Dec: Fair (season score 39.2)Mid Dec: Fair (season score 29.5)Late Dec: Off-season (season score 17.5)JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
AvoidOff-seasonFairOkayGoodGreatBest

Japan MOFA travel advice

No Japan MOFA travel advisory is in effect for this destination.

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Climate and season score by month

MonthLevelDaytime highRainy days
(per 10 days)
Cloud cover
JanuaryAvoid27.7°C5.679.8%
FebruaryAvoid27.5°C5.077.9%
MarchFair27.3°C4.469.1%
AprilGood26.6°C2.353.0%
MayGreat24.7°C1.242.2%
JuneBest22.4°C0.839.8%
JulyBest21.5°C0.542.8%
AugustBest23.0°C0.641.0%
SeptemberBest25.2°C0.639.8%
OctoberGood27.7°C1.849.0%
NovemberOkay28.8°C3.461.7%
DecemberFair28.4°C4.872.2%

Questions and answers

When is the best time to visit Antananarivo?
Late May–Mid Jul, Early Aug–Late Sep. During this period, the average daytime high is 23.2°C, with 0.6 rainy days per 10 days.
When should I avoid visiting Antananarivo?
Early Jan, Late Jan–Early Feb, Late Feb is the least favorable time of year. Then, the average daytime high is 27.6°C, with 5.5 rainy days per 10 days.
What is the rainiest time of year in Antananarivo?
January, February, December, with about 5.6 rainy days per 10 days at the peak.

How the score works

The season score is a relative 0–100 measure of how suitable each time of year is for travel at this destination, grouped into seven levels. It combines climate-normal trends in temperature, rain, cloud cover, and other conditions.

Weather station: ANTANANARIVO/IVATO(9 km). Data: Copernicus ERA5, NASA POWER, NOAA GHCN-Daily, OISST, IBTrACS, and Natural Earth.

These are historical climate-normal trends, not a weather forecast.