Maroantsetra weather by month & the best time to visit
🇲🇬 Madagascar · beach resort · tropical rainforest climate
The best time to visit Maroantsetra is September — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 74/100), with October and August close behind. Maroantsetra averages about 2,206 hours of sunshine a year. Daytime highs around 25°C / 77°F and roughly 96 mm of rain in September.
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- Sun hours / year
- 2,206
- Sunniest month
- September
- Peak score
- 74/100
- Rain / year
- 2,538 mm
- Midday UV at peak
- 11 (extreme)
- Sea at warmest
- 31°C / 88°F
- Population
- 45k
- Elevation
- Sea level
When is the best time to visit Maroantsetra?
For sunshine, the best time to visit Maroantsetra is September, then October and August. The dullest month is January (64/100, 333 mm of rain). The full month-by-month picture is in the table below.
How sunny is Maroantsetra?
Maroantsetra gets a moderate 2,206 hours of sunshine a year. Conditions barely change through the year — only 10 Sunshine Score points separate September from January. It ranks #16 of 16 destinations in Madagascar for annual sunshine, below the national median of 3,157 hours. The year's 2,538 mm of rain spreads fairly evenly across the months, with no pronounced dry season.
Sunshine Score by month
| Month | Score | Day high | Night low | Rain | UV | Sea |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 64 | 29° / 84°F | 24° / 75°F | 333 mm | 11 | 31° / 88°F |
| February | 64 | 29° / 84°F | 24° / 75°F | 280 mm | 11 | 30° / 86°F |
| March | 64 | 29° / 84°F | 24° / 75°F | 390 mm | 10 | 30° / 86°F |
| April | 64 | 28° / 82°F | 23° / 73°F | 270 mm | 8 | 29° / 84°F |
| May | 64 | 27° / 81°F | 22° / 72°F | 206 mm | 7 | 27° / 81°F |
| June | 64 | 25° / 77°F | 20° / 68°F | 176 mm | 6 | 25° / 77°F |
| July | 64 | 24° / 75°F | 19° / 66°F | 181 mm | 6 | 24° / 75°F |
| August | 70 | 24° / 75°F | 19° / 66°F | 120 mm | 7 | 25° / 77°F |
| September | 74 | 25° / 77°F | 19° / 66°F | 96 mm | 8 | 25° / 77°F |
| October | 73 | 27° / 81°F | 20° / 68°F | 102 mm | 10 | 26° / 79°F |
| November | 68 | 29° / 84°F | 22° / 72°F | 130 mm | 10 | 29° / 84°F |
| December | 64 | 30° / 86°F | 23° / 73°F | 254 mm | 11 | 29° / 84°F |
Sea temperature in Maroantsetra by month
The sea off Maroantsetra is warmest in January at around 31°C / 88°F, and coolest in July at 24°C / 75°F. The water sits at a comfortable 21°C or warmer roughly all year round. Month-by-month sea-surface temperatures are in the Sea column of the table above.
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Nearby places for sunshine
- Antananarivo Madagascar · 441 km · best in Sep · 2,966 h sun/yr
- Dzaoudzi Mayotte · 558 km · best in Aug · 3,007 h sun/yr
- Moroni Comoros · 818 km · best in Aug · 3,029 h sun/yr
- Saint-Denis (Réunion) Réunion · 864 km · best in Jul · 3,187 h sun/yr
- Plaine Magnien Mauritius · 1,011 km · best in Jul · 2,985 h sun/yr
- Victoria (Seychelles) Seychelles · 1,356 km · best in Jul · 2,943 h sun/yr
Nearest destinations
- Sambava Madagascar · 139 km · 2,701 h sun/yr · best in Sep
- Île Sainte-Marie Madagascar · 185 km · 2,398 h sun/yr · best in Sep
- Tsaratanana Madagascar · 265 km · 3,338 h sun/yr · best in Aug
- Nosy Be Madagascar · 279 km · 3,127 h sun/yr · best in Jul
- Toamasina Madagascar · 299 km · 2,588 h sun/yr · best in Sep
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