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February Weather at Mahanoro Madagascar

Daily high temperatures are around 85°F, rarely falling below 82°F or exceeding 88°F.

Daily low temperatures are around 74°F, rarely falling below 72°F or exceeding 76°F.

For reference, on January 28, the hottest day of the year, temperatures at Mahanoro typically range from 74°F to 85°F, while on August 9, the coldest day of the year, they range from 62°F to 76°F.

Average High and Low Temperature in February at Mahanoro

Average High and Low Temperature in February at MahanoroFeb1122334455667788991010111112121313141415151616171718181919202021212222232324242525262627272828292970°F70°F72°F72°F74°F74°F76°F76°F78°F78°F80°F80°F82°F82°F84°F84°F86°F86°F88°F88°F90°F90°F92°F92°F94°F94°FJanMarFeb 185°FFeb 185°F74°F74°FFeb 2985°FFeb 2985°F74°F74°FFeb 1185°FFeb 1185°F74°F74°FFeb 2185°FFeb 2185°F74°F74°FNowNow
The daily average high (red line) and low (blue line) temperature, with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands. The thin dotted lines are the corresponding average perceived temperatures.

The figure below shows you a compact characterization of the hourly average temperatures for the quarter of the year centered on February. The horizontal axis is the day, the vertical axis is the hour of the day, and the color is the average temperature for that hour and day.

Average Hourly Temperature in February at Mahanoro

Average Hourly Temperature in February at MahanoroFeb1122334455667788991010111112121313141415151616171718181919202021212222232324242525262627272828292912 AM12 AM2 AM2 AM4 AM4 AM6 AM6 AM8 AM8 AM10 AM10 AM12 PM12 PM2 PM2 PM4 PM4 PM6 PM6 PM8 PM8 PM10 PM10 PM12 AM12 AMJanMarNowNowcomfortablewarmwarm
frigid 15°F freezing 32°F very cold 45°F cold 55°F cool 65°F comfortable 75°F warm 85°F hot 95°F sweltering
The average hourly temperature, color coded into bands. The shaded overlays indicate night and civil twilight.

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The month of February at Mahanoro experiences gradually decreasing cloud cover, with the percentage of time that the sky is overcast or mostly cloudy decreasing from 74% to 68%.

The clearest day of the month is February 29, with clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy conditions 32% of the time.

For reference, on January 12, the cloudiest day of the year, the chance of overcast or mostly cloudy conditions is 78%, while on September 8, the clearest day of the year, the chance of clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy skies is 91%.

Cloud Cover Categories in February at Mahanoro

Cloud Cover Categories in February at MahanoroFeb112233445566778899101011111212131314141515161617171818191920202121222223232424252526262727282829290%100%10%90%20%80%30%70%40%60%50%50%60%40%70%30%80%20%90%10%100%0%JanMarFeb 126%Feb 126%Feb 2932%Feb 2932%Feb 1128%Feb 1128%Feb 2129%Feb 2129%NowNowclearmostly clearpartly cloudymostly cloudyovercast
0% clear 20% mostly clear 40% partly cloudy 60% mostly cloudy 80% overcast 100%
The percentage of time spent in each cloud cover band, categorized by the percentage of the sky covered by clouds.

A wet day is one with at least 0.04 inches of liquid or liquid-equivalent precipitation. At Mahanoro, the chance of a wet day over the course of February is essentially constant, remaining around 77% throughout.

For reference, the year's highest daily chance of a wet day is 78% on February 17, and its lowest chance is 14% on September 16.

Probability of Precipitation in February at Mahanoro

Probability of Precipitation in February at MahanoroFeb112233445566778899101011111212131314141515161617171818191920202121222223232424252526262727282829290%0%10%10%20%20%30%30%40%40%50%50%60%60%70%70%80%80%JanMarFeb 1778%Feb 1778%Feb 177%Feb 177%Feb 2976%Feb 2976%NowNowrain
The percentage of days in which various types of precipitation are observed, excluding trace quantities: rain alone, snow alone, and mixed (both rain and snow fell in the same day).

Rainfall

To show variation within the month and not just the monthly total, we show the rainfall accumulated over a sliding 31-day period centered around each day.

The average sliding 31-day rainfall during February at Mahanoro is essentially constant, remaining about 12.9 inches throughout, and rarely exceeding 21.6 inches or falling below 5.5 inches.

The highest average 31-day accumulation is 13.2 inches on February 14.

Average Monthly Rainfall in February at Mahanoro

The average rainfall (solid line) accumulated over the course of a sliding 31-day period centered on the day in question, with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands. The thin dotted line is the corresponding average snowfall.

Over the course of February at Mahanoro, the length of the day is gradually decreasing. From the start to the end of the month, the length of the day decreases by 29 minutes, implying an average daily decrease of 1 minute, 3 seconds, and weekly decrease of 7 minutes, 20 seconds.

The shortest day of the month is February 29, with 12 hours, 29 minutes of daylight and the longest day is February 1, with 12 hours, 59 minutes of daylight.

Hours of Daylight and Twilight in February at Mahanoro

Hours of Daylight and Twilight in February at MahanoroFeb112233445566778899101011111212131314141515161617171818191920202121222223232424252526262727282829290 hr24 hr4 hr20 hr8 hr16 hr12 hr12 hr16 hr8 hr20 hr4 hr24 hr0 hrJanMardaydaydaydaynightFeb 112 hr, 59 minFeb 112 hr, 59 minFeb 2912 hr, 29 minFeb 2912 hr, 29 minNowNow
The number of hours during which the Sun is visible (black line). From bottom (most yellow) to top (most gray), the color bands indicate: full daylight, twilight (civil, nautical, and astronomical), and full night.

The earliest sunrise of the month at Mahanoro is 5:28 AM on February 1 and the latest sunrise is 14 minutes later at 5:42 AM on February 29.

The latest sunset is 6:27 PM on February 1 and the earliest sunset is 16 minutes earlier at 6:11 PM on February 29.

Daylight saving time is not observed at Mahanoro during 2024.

For reference, on December 21, the longest day of the year, the Sun rises at 5:03 AM and sets 13 hours, 20 minutes later, at 6:23 PM, while on June 20, the shortest day of the year, it rises at 6:18 AM and sets 10 hours, 56 minutes later, at 5:14 PM.

Sunrise & Sunset with Twilight in February at Mahanoro

Sunrise & Sunset with Twilight in February at MahanoroFeb1122334455667788991010111112121313141415151616171718181919202021212222232324242525262627272828292912 AM2 AM4 AM6 AM8 AM10 AM12 PM2 PM4 PM6 PM8 PM10 PMJanMar5:28 AM5:28 AMFeb 16:27 PMFeb 16:27 PM5:42 AM5:42 AMFeb 296:11 PMFeb 296:11 PM5:34 AM5:34 AMFeb 116:23 PMFeb 116:23 PMSolarMidnightSolarMidnightSolarNoonSunriseSunsetNowNow
The solar day over the course of February. From bottom to top, the black lines are the previous solar midnight, sunrise, solar noon, sunset, and the next solar midnight. The day, twilights (civil, nautical, and astronomical), and night are indicated by the color bands from yellow to gray.

The figure below presents a compact representation of the sun's elevation (the angle of the sun above the horizon) and azimuth (its compass bearing) for every hour of every day in the reporting period. The horizontal axis is the day of the year and the vertical axis is the hour of the day. For a given day and hour of that day, the background color indicates the azimuth of the sun at that moment. The black isolines are contours of constant solar elevation.

Solar Elevation and Azimuth in February at Mahanoro

Solar Elevation and Azimuth in February at MahanoroFeb1122334455667788991010111112121313141415151616171718181919202021212222232324242525262627272828292912 AM12 AM2 AM2 AM4 AM4 AM6 AM6 AM8 AM8 AM10 AM10 AM12 PM12 PM2 PM2 PM4 PM4 PM6 PM6 PM8 PM8 PM10 PM10 PM12 AM12 AMJanMar001010202020303040405050506060707080800001010202030303040405050606060707080NowNow
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Solar elevation and azimuth over the course of February 2024. The black lines are lines of constant solar elevation (the angle of the sun above the horizon, in degrees). The background color fills indicate the azimuth (the compass bearing) of the sun. The lightly tinted areas at the boundaries of the cardinal compass points indicate the implied intermediate directions (northeast, southeast, southwest, and northwest).

The figure below presents a compact representation of key lunar data for February 2024. The horizontal axis is the day, the vertical axis is the hour of the day, and the colored areas indicate when the moon is above the horizon. The vertical gray bars (new Moons) and blue bars (full Moons) indicate key Moon phases. The label associated with each bar indicates the date and time that the phase is obtained, and the companion time labels indicate the rise and set times of the Moon for the nearest time interval in which the moon is above the horizon.

Moon Rise, Set & Phases in February at Mahanoro

Moon Rise, Set & Phases in February at MahanoroFeb1122334455667788991010111112121313141415151616171718181919202021212222232324242525262627272828292912 AM12 AM4 AM4 AM8 AM8 AM12 PM12 PM4 PM4 PM8 PM8 PM12 AM12 AMJanMarJan 112:58 PMJan 112:58 PMJan 258:55 PMJan 258:55 PMFeb 102:00 AMFeb 102:00 AMFeb 243:31 PMFeb 243:31 PMMar 1012:01 PMMar 1012:01 PMMar 2510:01 AMMar 2510:01 AM4:46 AM4:46 AM6:46 PM6:46 PM6:34 PM6:34 PM5:45 AM5:45 AM5:46 AM5:46 AM7:04 PM7:04 PM6:25 PM6:25 PM6:13 AM6:13 AM5:33 AM5:33 AM6:17 PM6:17 PM5:30 PM5:30 PM5:45 AM5:45 AMNowNow
The time in which the moon is above the horizon (light blue area), with new moons (dark gray lines) and full moons (blue lines) indicated. The shaded overlays indicate night and civil twilight.
Feb 2024IlluminationMoonriseMoonsetMoonriseMeridian PassingDistance
1
68%-10:41 AMW10:28 PMESE4:17 AMN249,796 mi
2
59%-11:31 AMWSW11:04 PMESE4:58 AMN247,579 mi
3
50%-12:25 PMWSW11:43 PMESE5:42 AMN244,653 mi
4
38%-1:22 PMWSW-6:30 AMS241,125 mi
5
28%12:29 AMESE2:23 PMWSW-7:24 AMS237,189 mi
6
18%1:22 AMESE3:25 PMWSW-8:23 AMS233,121 mi
7
10%2:23 AMESE4:27 PMWSW-9:26 AMS229,272 mi
8
4%3:29 AMESE5:25 PMWSW-10:29 AMS226,023 mi
9
1%4:38 AMESE6:17 PMWSW-11:30 AMS223,718 mi
10
0%5:46 AMESE7:04 PMWSW-12:28 PMN222,597 mi
11
3%6:52 AMESE7:47 PMW-1:21 PMN222,747 mi
12
9%7:55 AME8:27 PMW-2:12 PMN224,099 mi
13
18%8:56 AME9:06 PMW-3:02 PMN226,448 mi
14
28%9:57 AME9:45 PMWNW-3:51 PMN229,503 mi
15
39%10:57 AMENE10:27 PMWNW-4:42 PMN232,947 mi
16
50%11:57 AMENE11:12 PMWNW-5:34 PMN236,487 mi
17
61%12:58 PMENE--6:29 PMN239,883 mi
18
71%-12:01 AMWNW1:57 PMENE7:25 PMN242,966 mi
19
80%-12:53 AMWNW2:54 PMENE8:21 PMN245,636 mi
20
87%-1:48 AMWNW3:46 PMENE9:15 PMN247,852 mi
21
93%-2:44 AMWNW4:32 PMENE10:06 PMN249,613 mi
22
97%-3:39 AMWNW5:14 PMENE10:54 PMN250,939 mi
23
100%-4:33 AMWNW5:51 PMENE11:38 PMN251,852 mi
24
100%-5:24 AMWNW6:25 PMENE--
25
100%-6:13 AMW6:57 PME12:19 AMN252,360 mi
26
98%-7:01 AMW7:27 PME12:58 AMN252,452 mi
27
95%-7:48 AMW7:57 PME1:37 AMN252,095 mi
28
90%-8:36 AMW8:29 PME2:15 AMN251,239 mi
29
83%-9:26 AMWSW9:03 PMESE2:55 AMN249,832 mi

We base the humidity comfort level on the dew point, as it determines whether perspiration will evaporate from the skin, thereby cooling the body. Lower dew points feel drier and higher dew points feel more humid. Unlike temperature, which typically varies significantly between night and day, dew point tends to change more slowly, so while the temperature may drop at night, a muggy day is typically followed by a muggy night.

The chance that a given day will be muggy at Mahanoro is essentially constant during February, remaining around 100% throughout.

For reference, on February 11, the muggiest day of the year, there are muggy conditions 100% of the time, while on August 13, the least muggy day of the year, there are muggy conditions 29% of the time.

Humidity Comfort Levels in February at Mahanoro

Humidity Comfort Levels in February at MahanoroFeb112233445566778899101011111212131314141515161617171818191920202121222223232424252526262727282829290%0%10%10%20%20%30%30%40%40%50%50%60%60%70%70%80%80%90%90%100%100%JanMarFeb 14100%Feb 14100%Feb 1100%Feb 1100%Feb 29100%Feb 29100%NowNowmiserablemiserableoppressiveoppressivemuggymuggy
dry 55°F comfortable 60°F humid 65°F muggy 70°F oppressive 75°F miserable
The percentage of time spent at various humidity comfort levels, categorized by dew point.

This section discusses the wide-area hourly average wind vector (speed and direction) at 10 meters above the ground. The wind experienced at any given location is highly dependent on local topography and other factors, and instantaneous wind speed and direction vary more widely than hourly averages.

The average hourly wind speed at Mahanoro is essentially constant during February, remaining within 0.1 miles per hour of 5.3 miles per hour throughout.

For reference, on October 25, the windiest day of the year, the daily average wind speed is 5.6 miles per hour, while on April 22, the calmest day of the year, the daily average wind speed is 4.8 miles per hour.

The highest daily average wind speed during February is 5.3 miles per hour on February 21.

Average Wind Speed in February at Mahanoro

Average Wind Speed in February at MahanoroFeb112233445566778899101011111212131314141515161617171818191920202121222223232424252526262727282829290 mph0 mph1 mph1 mph2 mph2 mph3 mph3 mph4 mph4 mph5 mph5 mph6 mph6 mph7 mph7 mphJanMarFeb 215.3 mphFeb 215.3 mphFeb 15.2 mphFeb 15.2 mphFeb 115.2 mphFeb 115.2 mphNowNow
The average of mean hourly wind speeds (dark gray line), with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands.

The hourly average wind direction at Mahanoro throughout February is predominantly from the east, with a peak proportion of 52% on February 29.

Wind Direction in February at Mahanoro

Wind Direction in February at MahanoroFeb112233445566778899101011111212131314141515161617171818191920202121222223232424252526262727282829290%100%20%80%40%60%60%40%80%20%100%0%JanMarNowNowsoutheastnorth
northeastsouthwest
The percentage of hours in which the mean wind direction is from each of the four cardinal wind directions, excluding hours in which the mean wind speed is less than 1.0 mph. The lightly tinted areas at the boundaries are the percentage of hours spent in the implied intermediate directions (northeast, southeast, southwest, and northwest).

Mahanoro is located near a large body of water (e.g., ocean, sea, or large lake). This section reports on the wide-area average surface temperature of that water.

The average surface water temperature at Mahanoro is essentially constant during February, remaining around 83°F throughout.

The highest average surface water temperature during February is 83°F on February 13.

Average Water Temperature in February at Mahanoro

Average Water Temperature in February at MahanoroFeb1122334455667788991010111112121313141415151616171718181919202021212222232324242525262627272828292980.0°F80.0°F80.5°F80.5°F81.0°F81.0°F81.5°F81.5°F82.0°F82.0°F82.5°F82.5°F83.0°F83.0°F83.5°F83.5°F84.0°F84.0°F84.5°F84.5°F85.0°F85.0°FJanMarFeb 1383°FFeb 1383°FFeb 183°FFeb 183°FFeb 2983°FFeb 2983°FFeb 2183°FFeb 2183°FNowNow
The daily average water temperature (purple line), with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands.

Definitions of the growing season vary throughout the world, but for the purposes of this report, we define it as the longest continuous period of non-freezing temperatures (≥ 32°F) in the year (the calendar year in the Northern Hemisphere, or from July 1 until June 30 in the Southern Hemisphere).

Temperatures at Mahanoro are sufficiently warm year round that it is not entirely meaningful to discuss the growing season in these terms. We nevertheless include the chart below as an illustration of the distribution of temperatures experienced throughout the year.

Time Spent in Various Temperature Bands and the Growing Season in February at Mahanoro

Time Spent in Various Temperature Bands and the Growing Season in February at MahanoroFeb112233445566778899101011111212131314141515161617171818191920202121222223232424252526262727282829290%100%10%90%20%80%30%70%40%60%50%50%60%40%70%30%80%20%90%10%100%0%JanMar100%Feb 15100%Feb 15100%Jan 1100%Jan 1NowNowcomfortablewarmhot
frigid 15°F freezing 32°F very cold 45°F cold 55°F cool 65°F comfortable 75°F warm 85°F hot 95°F sweltering
The percentage of time spent in various temperature bands. The black line is the percentage chance that a given day is within the growing season.

Growing degree days are a measure of yearly heat accumulation used to predict plant and animal development, and defined as the integral of warmth above a base temperature, discarding any excess above a maximum temperature. In this report, we use a base of 50°F and a cap of 86°F.

The average accumulated growing degree days at Mahanoro are rapidly increasing during February, increasing by 817°F, from 5,126°F to 5,944°F, over the course of the month.

Growing Degree Days in February at Mahanoro

Growing Degree Days in February at MahanoroFeb112233445566778899101011111212131314141515161617171818191920202121222223232424252526262727282829295,000°F5,000°F5,200°F5,200°F5,400°F5,400°F5,600°F5,600°F5,800°F5,800°F6,000°F6,000°FJanMarFeb 15,126°FFeb 15,126°FFeb 295,944°FFeb 295,944°FFeb 115,422°FFeb 115,422°FFeb 215,713°FFeb 215,713°FNowNow
The average growing degree days accumulated over the course of February, with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands.

This section discusses the total daily incident shortwave solar energy reaching the surface of the ground over a wide area, taking full account of seasonal variations in the length of the day, the elevation of the Sun above the horizon, and absorption by clouds and other atmospheric constituents. Shortwave radiation includes visible light and ultraviolet radiation.

The average daily incident shortwave solar energy at Mahanoro is essentially constant during February, remaining within 0.1 kWh of 5.8 kWh throughout.

Average Daily Incident Shortwave Solar Energy in February at Mahanoro

Average Daily Incident Shortwave Solar Energy in February at MahanoroFeb112233445566778899101011111212131314141515161617171818191920202121222223232424252526262727282829290 kWh0 kWh1 kWh1 kWh2 kWh2 kWh3 kWh3 kWh4 kWh4 kWh5 kWh5 kWh6 kWh6 kWh7 kWh7 kWh8 kWh8 kWhJanMarFeb 16.0 kWhFeb 16.0 kWhFeb 295.7 kWhFeb 295.7 kWhFeb 115.9 kWhFeb 115.9 kWhNowNow
The average daily shortwave solar energy reaching the ground per square meter (orange line), with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands.

This report illustrates the typical weather at Mahanoro, based on a statistical analysis of historical hourly weather reports and model reconstructions from January 1, 1980 to December 31, 2016.

Temperature and Dew Point

Mahanoro has a weather station that reported reliably enough during the analysis period that we have included it in our network. When available, historical temperature and dew point measurements are taken directly from this weather station. These records are obtained from NOAA's Integrated Surface Hourly data set, falling back on ICAO METAR records as required.

In the case of missing or erroneous measurements from this station, we fall back on records from nearby stations, adjusted according to typical seasonal and diurnal intra-station differences. For a given day of the year and hour of the day, the fallback station is selected to minimize the prediction error over the years for which there are measurements for both stations.

In this case, the only station close and reliable enough to use as a fallback is Ivato International Airport.

Other Data

All data relating to the Sun's position (e.g., sunrise and sunset) are computed using astronomical formulas from the book, Astronomical Algorithms 2nd Edition , by Jean Meeus.

All other weather data, including cloud cover, precipitation, wind speed and direction, and solar flux, come from NASA's MERRA-2 Modern-Era Retrospective Analysis . This reanalysis combines a variety of wide-area measurements in a state-of-the-art global meteorological model to reconstruct the hourly history of weather throughout the world on a 50-kilometer grid.

Land Use data comes from the Global Land Cover SHARE database , published by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.

Elevation data comes from the Shuttle Radar Topography Mission (SRTM) , published by NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory.

Names, locations, and time zones of places and some airports come from the GeoNames Geographical Database .

Time zones for airports and weather stations are provided by AskGeo.com .

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