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Best time to visit Nosy Be

Late Jun–Late Aug is the best time to visit. During this period, the average daytime high is 30.9°C, with 2.8 rainy days per 10 days.

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Scenery of Nosy Be
Photo: Diego Delso (CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons)

Season calendar

Nosy Be season score, from early January through late December.Early Jan: Avoid (season score 7.6)Mid Jan: Avoid (season score 3.8)Late Jan: Avoid (season score 6.9)Early Feb: Avoid (season score 4.0)Mid Feb: Avoid (season score 13.2)Late Feb: Avoid (season score 8.5)Early Mar: Avoid (season score 0.0)Mid Mar: Avoid (season score 0.8)Late Mar: Off-season (season score 14.4)Early Apr: Off-season (season score 17.9)Mid Apr: Off-season (season score 25.3)Late Apr: Okay (season score 43.3)Early May: Okay (season score 44.3)Mid May: Good (season score 62.8)Late May: Great (season score 73.3)Early Jun: Great (season score 77.3)Mid Jun: Great (season score 81.1)Late Jun: Best (season score 98.3)Early Jul: Best (season score 100.0)Mid Jul: Best (season score 96.0)Late Jul: Best (season score 88.0)Early Aug: Best (season score 97.7)Mid Aug: Best (season score 93.7)Late Aug: Best (season score 89.8)Early Sep: Great (season score 84.0)Mid Sep: Great (season score 80.0)Late Sep: Good (season score 70.9)Early Oct: Good (season score 65.1)Mid Oct: Good (season score 58.5)Late Oct: Fair (season score 38.7)Early Nov: Fair (season score 40.8)Mid Nov: Fair (season score 30.5)Late Nov: Avoid (season score 9.9)Early Dec: Off-season (season score 20.1)Mid Dec: Avoid (season score 5.6)Late Dec: Avoid (season score 7.1)JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
AvoidOff-seasonFairOkayGoodGreatBest

Japan MOFA travel advice

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

View original advisory (Japanese)

Climate and season score by month

MonthLevelDaytime highRainy days
(per 10 days)
Cloud cover
JanuaryAvoid32.3°C6.577.0%
FebruaryAvoid32.3°C6.874.6%
MarchAvoid32.7°C6.267.5%
AprilFair33.0°C4.552.8%
MayGood32.3°C3.740.0%
JuneGreat31.2°C3.140.4%
JulyBest30.6°C3.442.5%
AugustBest31.1°C2.541.5%
SeptemberGreat31.9°C3.339.7%
OctoberOkay33.2°C3.443.8%
NovemberOff-season33.4°C4.658.6%
DecemberAvoid32.6°C6.070.0%

Questions and answers

When is the best time to visit Nosy Be?
Late Jun–Late Aug. During this period, the average daytime high is 30.9°C, with 2.8 rainy days per 10 days.
When should I avoid visiting Nosy Be?
Late Nov, Mid Dec–Mid Mar is the least favorable time of year. Then, the average daytime high is 32.5°C, with 6.6 rainy days per 10 days.
What is the rainiest time of year in Nosy Be?
January, February, March, with about 6.8 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: FASCENE(5 km). Data: Copernicus ERA5, NASA POWER, NOAA GHCN-Daily, OISST, IBTrACS, and Natural Earth.

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