How warm does Madagascar get?

Typical daytime highs in Madagascar are Mar–May 24°C (75°F), Jun–Aug 20°C (68°F), Sep–Nov 26°C (78°F), Dec–Feb 26°C (79°F).

Is Madagascar expensive?

On the ground, Madagascar is budget-friendly.

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Madagascar

Q: What sort of trip is Madagascar good for?

Madagascar is good for landscape doing the heavy lifting, the once-in-a-lifetime sort of thing, moving about and doing things, sunshine and salt water.

Madagascar · Madagascar · Antananarivo

Lemurs that exist nowhere else on earth watching you back from the branches, limestone spires in a forest sharp enough to need boots with soles like armour, and baobabs lined up along a dirt road like they are posing.

The best time to visit Madagascar is Apr–Nov, when typical daytime highs reach about 26°C (79°F). Local time there is 12:32 (UTC+3).

Best time to go

Apr–Nov

Budget on the ground

$ · budget-friendly

Nearest airport

TNR · Antananarivo

Good for

landscape doing the heavy lifting the once-in-a-lifetime sort of thing moving about and doing things sunshine and salt water

In season

April May June July August September October November

The year at a glance

Light0 to 24h High12 to 36°C54 to 97°F Rain0 to 380mm0 to 15.0in

April · high 76°F · rain 2.6in · 11.7h of daylight · in the recommended window

shaded columns are the recommended window

Measured at Antananarivo, this page’s gateway

Madagascar month by month, the same numbers the figure draws
Month	High °CHigh °F	Rain mmRain in	Light	Notes
January	26°C78°F	379mm14.9in	13.1h13.1h
February	26°C78°F	199mm7.8in	12.7h12.7h
March	25°C77°F	194mm7.6in	12.2h12.2h
April	24°C76°F	67mm2.6in	11.7h11.7h	in the recommended window
May	23°C73°F	16mm0.6in	11.2h11.2h	in the recommended window
June	20°C68°F	19mm0.7in	11.0h11.0h	in the recommended window
July	19°C67°F	7mm0.3in	11.1h11.1h	in the recommended window
August	21°C70°F	12mm0.5in	11.5h11.5h	in the recommended window
September	23°C73°F	7mm0.3in	12.0h12.0h	in the recommended window
October	26°C79°F	39mm1.5in	12.6h12.6h	in the recommended window
November	27°C81°F	80mm3.1in	13.0h13.0h	in the recommended window
December	27°C80°F	183mm7.2in	13.3h13.3h

Good to know

Currency: MGA · ariary
Language: Malagasy, French
Plug: C, E, G, J, K
Driving: on the right

United States: Type A, B at home, you will need an adapter. 127/220 V there, 120 V at home: check your charger says 100-240 V.

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