Fianarantsoa Weather in January
Fianarantsoa in January
The short of it: Fianarantsoa in January averages a high of 27 °C (80 °F) and a low of 18 °C (64 °F), with 264 mm (10.4 in) of rain and about 13 h 18 min of daylight. Rated 3 of 5 for a visit; the best months are May and September. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 27° · low 18° · rain 264 mm · daylight 13 h 18 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: May & September
January in Fianarantsoa brings afternoons near 27° and nights around 18°, with about 264 mm of rain over the month. Much like December: highs about 27°, nights near 18°. Easy travelling weather. It is the wettest month of the year here, about 264 mm.
The sun is up for about 13 h 18 min in mid-January.
For the traveller: pack light clothes and a jacket for the evening, and an oilskin besides. The Almanac rates January 3 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are May and September.
Against its neighbours, Fianarantsoa runs cooler than most and drier than most in January. Fandrandava, 18 km to the ESE, is 1° cooler by day.
January in Fianarantsoa, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 3rd warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 1st wettest of 12
- Versus December
- 1° colder, 41 mm more rain
- Versus February
- about the same
- Day–night spread
- 9°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 13 h 18 min
- Average wind
- 6 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
January averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FandrandavaUpper Matsiatra | 18 km ESE | 26° | 17° | 287 mm |
| AmbohimahasoaUpper Matsiatra | 40 km NNE | 26° | 17° | 304 mm |
| AmbalavaoUpper Matsiatra | 45 km SSW | 28° | 18° | 271 mm |
| IfanadianaVatovavy Region | 59 km ENE | 29° | 21° | 480 mm |
| IkongoFitovinany Region | 60 km SE | 30° | 21° | 382 mm |
| IkalamavonyUpper Matsiatra | 62 km WNW | 29° | 19° | 311 mm |
| VohimanitraFitovinany Region | 69 km ESE | 30° | 22° | 422 mm |
| AmboanjoFitovinany Region | 100 km SE | 30° | 23° | 395 mm |