When to go · Ifaty

Ifaty in January

Avoid month. Listed as a month to avoid: Dec–Mar (wet season, rough road).

Key facts

Verdict: Avoid
Temperature: 32°C (90°F)90°F (32°C) / 23°C (73°F)73°F (23°C); average high / low
Rain days: 12
Crowds: Low; Madagascar overall
Prices: Low; Madagascar overall

Plan around it

Verdict

AvoidBest and avoid months for Ifaty

Listed as a month to avoid: Dec–Mar (wet season, rough road).

January is rated avoid. These months rate higher:

Long-term averages

IfatyHighs around 32 °C (90 °F), lows around 23 °C (73 °F), rain on about 12 daysHighs around 90 °F (32 °C), lows around 73 °F (23 °C), rain on about 12 days
West and south-west dry belt, Madagascar · Morondava, Tsingy de Bemaraha, Isalo, Tuléar, Ifatyrainy
The driest part of the island; the Tsingy de Bemaraha is closed roughly December–April because tracks flood.

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

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

First month

Second month

January: Listed as a month to avoid: Dec–Mar (wet season, rough road).

April: Inside Ifaty's best window: Apr–Nov.

Ifaty: figures are long-term averages from this guide, not a forecast.