Antananarivo in January

Cyclone season and heavy rain; flooding and road cuts.

All twelve months in one grid — weather, crowds and prices, with gaps left as unknown.

January is rated avoid. These months rate higher:

• MayGreatDry, mild; good month.
• SeptemberGreatWarming, dry; good month.
• OctoberGreatWarm and dry; jacaranda in bloom.
• JuneGoodDry and cool; good month.

• AntananarivoHighs around 26 °C (79 °F), lows around 17 °C (63 °F), rain on about 20 daysHighs around 79 °F (26 °C), lows around 63 °F (17 °C), rain on about 20 days
• Central highlands, Madagascar · Antananarivo, Antsirabe, Ranomafana, Fianarantsoarainy

  Cool, even chilly nights June–August (5–10 °C (41–50 °F)); the rains fall November–March as afternoon storms.Cool, even chilly nights June–August (41–50 °F (5–10 °C)); the rains fall November–March as afternoon storms.

Dates as our data lists them. Moving holidays (lunar and Islamic calendars, Easter) shift every year: check the date for your year before you build a trip on it.

• New Year's Day

  1 January · Citywide

  A public holiday; many shops close.

Crowds · Madagascar overall

Low

Prices · Madagascar overall

Low

Madagascar overall: Heavy rain and cyclone risk; some lodges and the Tsingy close.

Weather, crowds and prices for any two months in Antananarivo, side by side.

• A rain jacket or umbrella and shoes that dry fast

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