Yearly weather

Calculations are based on the last 8 years of historical weather data.

Weather Score #

Heat Seeker Score is a composite score designed for those who crave hot, sunny weather with minimal rainfall. It prioritizes high temperatures and abundant sunshine.

Perfect for sun worshippers, beach lovers, and those seeking warm, dry climates for outdoor activities and relaxation.

Formula optimized for hot weather enthusiasts who prefer temperatures above 25°C (77°F) with maximum sun exposure and minimal precipitation.

Key factors in the calculation:

High temperatures: Favors locations with warm to hot daily highs
Abundant sunshine: Rewards areas with maximum daylight hours
Low precipitation: Penalizes frequent rain and wet conditions
Warm nights: Considers comfortable evening temperatures

Temperatures #

Antsirabe is the coolest location, with temperatures ranging from 7.3C to 24.9C, and experiences discomfort temperatures in June and July.
Betsiboka experiences the hottest temperatures, ranging from 18.3C to 36.1C, with discomfort temperatures in most months due to high heat.
Antananarivo and Androtsy maintain more moderate temperatures, with Antananarivo being slightly cooler overall. Androtsy never experiences discomfort temperatures.

Maximum Temperatures

Period	Antananarivo	Androtsy	Betsiboka	Antsirabe
Jan	25.0°C	30.4°C	30.9°C	22.8°C
Feb	25.0°C	30.7°C	31.4°C	22.5°C
Mar	24.5°C	29.3°C	31.8°C	22.1°C
Apr	23.6°C	28.5°C	32.5°C	21.2°C
May	22.2°C	26.7°C	32.3°C	19.8°C
Jun	20.3°C	24.8°C	31.2°C	17.7°C
Jul	19.9°C	24.6°C	31.0°C	17.6°C
Aug	22.0°C	25.7°C	32.7°C	20.0°C
Sep	24.5°C	27.8°C	34.9°C	22.6°C
Oct	27.1°C	28.7°C	36.2°C	24.7°C
Nov	27.9°C	29.9°C	35.4°C	25.0°C
Dec	26.9°C	31.2°C	34.1°C	24.2°C
Average	28.2°C	24.1°C	21.7°C	32.9°C

Minimum Temperatures

Period	Antananarivo	Androtsy	Betsiboka	Antsirabe
Jan	16.6°C	23.1°C	23.6°C	13.8°C
Feb	16.2°C	23.1°C	23.6°C	13.7°C
Mar	15.7°C	22.4°C	23.3°C	13.3°C
Apr	14.7°C	21.1°C	23.2°C	12.2°C
May	12.5°C	19.0°C	21.3°C	9.9°C
Jun	10.5°C	17.7°C	19.3°C	8.1°C
Jul	9.6°C	16.9°C	18.4°C	7.4°C
Aug	10.1°C	17.4°C	19.1°C	8.3°C
Sep	11.2°C	18.8°C	20.6°C	9.3°C
Oct	14.0°C	20.0°C	23.6°C	11.5°C
Nov	16.1°C	21.2°C	25.3°C	13.4°C
Dec	16.6°C	22.6°C	24.9°C	13.6°C
Average	20.3°C	13.7°C	11.2°C	22.2°C

Maximum/minimum temperature averages are computed by averaging the max/min temperature of each day for a given period.

Conditions #

In comparing the weather conditions of Antananarivo, Androtsy, Betsiboka, and Antsirabe, Antsirabe experiences the least amount of sunshine during the early months, while Androtsy exhibits consistently high sunshine hours across all months, especially in the latter half of the year.
Betsiboka tends to have the highest levels of precipitation, particularly in January, while Antananarivo shows a moderate level of rainfall throughout the year, with a noticeable decline in precipitation during May to July. Overall, Antsirabe and Betsiboka display stark contrasts in both sunshine and rainfall patterns, with Antsirabe seeing significant increases in sunshine during the dry months.

Sunny Weather

Period	Antananarivo	Androtsy	Betsiboka	Antsirabe
Jan	2.3 hours/day	6.0 hours/day	2.1 hours/day	2.2 hours/day
Feb	2.7 hours/day	6.6 hours/day	3.0 hours/day	2.3 hours/day
Mar	3.1 hours/day	6.4 hours/day	4.6 hours/day	2.2 hours/day
Apr	3.9 hours/day	6.4 hours/day	7.0 hours/day	2.6 hours/day
May	5.9 hours/day	7.7 hours/day	9.6 hours/day	5.1 hours/day
Jun	5.9 hours/day	7.2 hours/day	9.8 hours/day	5.3 hours/day
Jul	6.3 hours/day	7.9 hours/day	9.4 hours/day	6.3 hours/day
Aug	7.5 hours/day	8.0 hours/day	9.7 hours/day	7.5 hours/day
Sep	8.5 hours/day	9.0 hours/day	10.3 hours/day	8.7 hours/day
Oct	7.8 hours/day	8.6 hours/day	9.3 hours/day	7.5 hours/day
Nov	6.4 hours/day	8.5 hours/day	6.9 hours/day	5.6 hours/day
Dec	4.8 hours/day	8.4 hours/day	5.2 hours/day	4.3 hours/day
Average	7.6 hours/day	5.4 hours/day	5.0 hours/day	7.2 hours/day

Sun hours are computed from the number of hours of direct sunlight. The length of the day can affect these measurements; for example, northern cities have longer days in summer.

Precipitation Levels

Period	Antananarivo	Androtsy	Betsiboka	Antsirabe
Jan	13.6mm	3.5mm	20.7mm	13.7mm
Feb	10.7mm	3.2mm	12.3mm	11.7mm
Mar	7.4mm	3.0mm	9.0mm	8.6mm
Apr	1.8mm	0.9mm	1.9mm	2.7mm
May	0.3mm	0.6mm	0.0mm	0.5mm
Jun	0.4mm	0.6mm	0.1mm	0.8mm
Jul	0.3mm	0.4mm	0.0mm	0.5mm
Aug	0.1mm	0.3mm	0.0mm	0.4mm
Sep	0.2mm	0.6mm	0.1mm	0.4mm
Oct	1.3mm	0.6mm	1.1mm	1.9mm
Nov	5.3mm	1.5mm	5.3mm	6.0mm
Dec	7.2mm	2.6mm	8.9mm	8.7mm
Average	1.5mm	4.0mm	4.7mm	5.0mm

Average amount of precipitation that falls in a form of a rain, snow, sleet or hail.

Wind Speed

Period	Antananarivo	Androtsy	Betsiboka	Antsirabe
Jan	14.1km/h	27.7km/h	12.8km/h	12.5km/h
Feb	12.8km/h	26.2km/h	11.0km/h	11.4km/h
Mar	14.5km/h	25.9km/h	10.5km/h	11.6km/h
Apr	14.4km/h	23.7km/h	11.2km/h	10.8km/h
May	14.6km/h	20.0km/h	13.4km/h	10.7km/h
Jun	16.6km/h	21.2km/h	15.6km/h	11.8km/h
Jul	17.6km/h	21.2km/h	17.3km/h	12.8km/h
Aug	17.6km/h	21.9km/h	17.4km/h	13.2km/h
Sep	18.7km/h	23.6km/h	18.3km/h	14.8km/h
Oct	17.6km/h	25.6km/h	17.3km/h	14.0km/h
Nov	15.1km/h	26.0km/h	15.1km/h	11.4km/h
Dec	14.5km/h	26.7km/h	13.2km/h	11.1km/h
Average	24.1km/h	15.7km/h	12.2km/h	14.4km/h

Humidity

Period	Antananarivo	Androtsy	Betsiboka	Antsirabe
Jan	82.0%	74.6%	76.9%	85.9%
Feb	82.5%	75.2%	76.4%	86.6%
Mar	83.0%	76.3%	74.1%	87.5%
Apr	80.9%	73.9%	64.3%	86.3%
May	77.6%	72.1%	55.7%	82.1%
Jun	76.1%	71.2%	52.1%	81.2%
Jul	73.8%	70.0%	48.4%	77.9%
Aug	69.3%	67.7%	45.0%	71.9%
Sep	64.6%	66.6%	42.0%	67.1%
Oct	61.9%	67.8%	44.0%	66.4%
Nov	65.7%	69.8%	51.3%	73.1%
Dec	72.8%	70.2%	59.9%	79.6%
Average	71.3%	74.2%	78.8%	57.5%

Daylight Hours #

In comparing the four cities, Antsirabe and Antananarivo have identical earliest sunrise times at 05:05 in November, while Androtsy records the earliest at 05:01.
Androtsy also features the latest sunset at 18:46 in January, contrasting with Antananarivo and Betsiboka, which both have the latest sunset at 18:32.
Day length varies, with Antsirabe having the shortest day of 10:57 hours in June and Androtsy experiencing the longest day of 13:35 hours in December, showing that Antsirabe tends to have shorter daylight hours overall.

Sunrise Time

Period	Antananarivo	Androtsy	Betsiboka	Antsirabe
Jan	5:26	5:21	5:32	5:26
Feb	5:43	5:42	5:47	5:44
Mar	5:53	5:57	5:56	5:55
Apr	6:00	6:09	6:01	6:03
May	6:10	6:23	6:10	6:13
Jun	6:20	6:35	6:19	6:24
Jul	6:22	6:36	6:22	6:26
Aug	6:09	6:20	6:10	6:12
Sep	5:46	5:52	5:48	5:47
Oct	5:20	5:22	5:25	5:22
Nov	5:05	5:02	5:11	5:06
Dec	5:08	5:03	5:15	5:08
Average	5:54	5:48	5:48	5:48

Sunrise times are output in the local timezone of each place.

Sunset Time

Period	Antananarivo	Androtsy	Betsiboka	Antsirabe
Jan	18:32	18:47	18:32	18:36
Feb	18:25	18:35	18:25	18:28
Mar	18:04	18:10	18:07	18:06
Apr	17:40	17:41	17:44	17:41
May	17:23	17:20	17:29	17:24
Jun	17:21	17:16	17:28	17:21
Jul	17:29	17:25	17:35	17:30
Aug	17:39	17:38	17:44	17:40
Sep	17:45	17:49	17:48	17:47
Oct	17:52	18:01	17:53	17:55
Nov	18:05	18:18	18:05	18:08
Dec	18:23	18:38	18:22	18:27
Average	18:00	17:54	17:54	17:54

Sunset times are output in the local timezone of each place.

Useful Day Length

Period	Antananarivo	Androtsy	Betsiboka	Antsirabe
Jan	11:32 hours	11:47 hours	11:32 hours	11:36 hours
Feb	11:25 hours	11:35 hours	11:25 hours	11:28 hours
Mar	11:04 hours	11:10 hours	11:07 hours	11:06 hours
Apr	10:40 hours	10:41 hours	10:44 hours	10:41 hours
May	10:23 hours	10:20 hours	10:29 hours	10:24 hours
Jun	10:21 hours	10:16 hours	10:28 hours	10:21 hours
Jul	10:29 hours	10:25 hours	10:35 hours	10:30 hours
Aug	10:39 hours	10:38 hours	10:44 hours	10:40 hours
Sep	10:45 hours	10:49 hours	10:48 hours	10:47 hours
Oct	10:52 hours	11:01 hours	10:53 hours	10:55 hours
Nov	11:05 hours	11:18 hours	11:05 hours	11:08 hours
Dec	11:23 hours	11:38 hours	11:22 hours	11:27 hours
Average	11:00 hours	10:54 hours	10:54 hours	10:54 hours

Discards daylight hours before 7 AM. In places that are located to the west of the timezone, the sun rises and sets later compared to the cities that are located to the east. This means that the useful day length is longer in the cities located to the west of the time zone.

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