Nosy Be, MADAGASCAR and its best beaches
Climate - Temperatures and rainfall - Cyclones - Indian Ocean
Nosy Be: Temperatures during the day, at night, rain and bathing conditions
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Madagascar : climate and when to go to Nosy be
Tropical climate along the coast, temperate inland, arid to the south. The best time for Madagascar is from April to September. Antananarivo: 61°F to 77°F in January and 48°F to 64°F in July. Nosy Be: 73°F to 88°F in January and 63°F to 84°F in July. The climate of Madagascar is subtropical (hot and humid), with a rainy season from November to March and a dry season from April to September. The southern and western regions are more arid. From December to March the monsoon winds sometimes bring cyclones on the north and east of the island. In the mountainous regions (Antananarivo) it is hot and stormy during the rainy season and dry and mild the rest of the year.
January Avoid |
February Avoid |
March Risky |
April Risky |
May Risky |
June Risky |
July Risky |
August Risky |
September Risky |
October Fine |
November Acceptable |
December Avoid |
When to go? The hottest month for the beach, lazing around and swimming is January. Warning, January is a month with cyclonic risks, heavy showers may occur, otherwise other periods are possible. The coolest month is July, if you can not stand the heat too much. The driest month of the year is June, if you do not like the rain at all.
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Nosy Be to display its climate.
Graphs and temperature curves with average precipitation over the year


Precipitation, rainfall, cyclone: MADAGASCAR

Temperatures of bathing water around Nosy Be

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Cyclonic risks (4 month(s))

Cyclones History in the Indian Ocean

Indian Ocean
Climate February 2025
Nosy Be sunshine in summer and winter



The sun at its zenith, that means well perpendicular to the surface of the Earth, sending 100% of radiation and heat. Nosy Be receives in winter (january), 98% of sun power and 80% during summer time (july).
The average temperature and sunshine deviations between summer and winter are 18%. This small gap means that the temperature at sea does not really vary and that the sea remains warm enough in summer and winter. The air is also hot all year round without great thermal amplitude.

Average temperatures and rainfall for a stay in February
On the left, the averages observed every month of February on the Madagascar beaches. The trends for next month are, the same daytime average temperatures, a bathing water in Indian Ocean remaining at a stable temperature, less rainfall (cyclonic risks) with nights as temperate as this month.
Sunset and sunrise times for MADAGASCAR
Local time : February 2025, Saturday 22, 01:15 PM
Sunrise time : 05:50 am, point A
Sunset time : 6:11 pm, point B
Duration of daylight : 12:21 / 24:00
Jet lag : GMT+3

The average monthly UV index of MADAGASCAR
What is the period of mosquitoes virulence over the year?
Weather forecast for Nosy Be
Here are the current 5-day forecasts for Fasenina-Ampasy / Nosy Be. Temperatures are spaced 3 hours apart for each day. The summary of the state of the sky gives the trend of the week. The sea temperature at is a monthly average. In lagoons or seashores where the bathing water is shallow, you can add some degrees.
Sunday
February 23, 2025
7 am
81.8°F
28°C

Light rain
Humidity 72%
Sea 81°F/27°C
Sunday
February 23, 2025
10 am
83°F
29°C

Light rain
Humidity 71%
Sea 81°F/27°C
Sunday
February 23, 2025
1 pm
83.3°F
29°C

Overcast clouds
Humidity 72%
Sea 81°F/27°C
Sunday
February 23, 2025
4 pm
84.4°F
30°C

Overcast clouds
Humidity 69%
Sea 81°F/27°C
Sunday
February 23, 2025
7 pm
83.8°F
29°C

Light rain
Humidity 71%
Sea 81°F/27°C
Sunday
February 23, 2025
10 pm
82°F
28°C

Light rain
Humidity 75%
Sea 81°F/27°C
Monday
February 24, 2025
7 am
82.9°F
29°C

Light rain
Humidity 71%
Sea 81°F/27°C
Monday
February 24, 2025
10 am
84.3°F
30°C

Light rain
Humidity 66%
Sea 81°F/27°C
Monday
February 24, 2025
1 pm
84.3°F
30°C

Broken clouds
Humidity 68%
Sea 81°F/27°C
Monday
February 24, 2025
4 pm
84.1°F
29°C

Broken clouds
Humidity 68%
Sea 81°F/27°C
Monday
February 24, 2025
7 pm
84°F
29°C

Broken clouds
Humidity 69%
Sea 81°F/27°C
Monday
February 24, 2025
10 pm
83.5°F
29°C

Overcast clouds
Humidity 70%
Sea 81°F/27°C
Tuesday
February 25, 2025
7 am
83.2°F
29°C

Overcast clouds
Humidity 68%
Sea 81°F/27°C
Tuesday
February 25, 2025
10 am
84.2°F
29°C

Light rain
Humidity 64%
Sea 81°F/27°C
Tuesday
February 25, 2025
1 pm
83.8°F
29°C

Overcast clouds
Humidity 64%
Sea 81°F/27°C
Tuesday
February 25, 2025
4 pm
84°F
29°C

Overcast clouds
Humidity 66%
Sea 81°F/27°C
Tuesday
February 25, 2025
7 pm
83.9°F
29°C

Overcast clouds
Humidity 68%
Sea 81°F/27°C
Tuesday
February 25, 2025
10 pm
83.3°F
29°C

Overcast clouds
Humidity 68%
Sea 81°F/27°C
Wednesday
February 26, 2025
7 am
83.6°F
29°C

Light rain
Humidity 68%
Sea 81°F/27°C
Wednesday
February 26, 2025
10 am
83.3°F
29°C

Light rain
Humidity 71%
Sea 81°F/27°C
Wednesday
February 26, 2025
1 pm
84.7°F
30°C

Overcast clouds
Humidity 66%
Sea 81°F/27°C
Wednesday
February 26, 2025
4 pm
84.5°F
30°C

Broken clouds
Humidity 67%
Sea 81°F/27°C
Wednesday
February 26, 2025
7 pm
84.2°F
29°C

Broken clouds
Humidity 70%
Sea 81°F/27°C
Wednesday
February 26, 2025
10 pm
83.4°F
29°C

Overcast clouds
Humidity 71%
Sea 81°F/27°C
Thrusday
February 27, 2025
7 am
83.9°F
29°C

Light rain
Humidity 67%
Sea 81°F/27°C
Thrusday
February 27, 2025
10 am
84°F
29°C

Light rain
Humidity 71%
Sea 81°F/27°C
Weather uncertainties 2025 to go to Nosy Be ?


When traveling in the tropics as a seaside, rain is not welcome. If you see this indicator, with possible storms, that does not mean that it will rain all day long. When we observe the local rainfall, it is either really zero or very weak. Meteorologists prefer to be pessimistic. So observe below, the skies photographed during a week announced stormy in Asia. It did not rain once. I invite you to integrate this parameter before going to Nosy Be for a good trip to the sun!



