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Ampanihy, Madagascar — weather and VanSky index

District seat · Atsimo-Andrefana, Madagascar

24°
Rain day 31° · night 21°
  • Strong gusts (54 km/h) — do not open the awning, retract it if already out.
  • Perfect night (21°C) — comfortable without heating or air conditioning.
Wind 29 km/h Precip 0.4 mm Feels like 25° Humidity 75% Sunrise 05:16 Sunset 18:13 Solar 2.3 kWh Dew point 20° Air AQI 23
VanSky Indextravel comfort how it works
Today 63/100 Comfortable
Week 54/100 Acceptable
Index by day- - - Week 54
63today 79th 97fr 94sa 80su 45mo 25tu
A so-so week Comfortable days: 5 of 7. Best window: Fr–Su. Low point: tu 3 Nov (25, clear).

Daily forecast

The week is 2.0 °C cooler than normal for these dates · tap a day for details
80+ ideal 60–79 comfortable 40–59 acceptable 20–39 challenging 0–19 extreme
00:00 22° Partly cloudy 90 0.0 mm
03:00 Cloudy 22° Cloudy 91 0.0 mm
06:00 Cloudy 22° Cloudy 91 0.0 mm
09:00 Cloudy 27° Cloudy 84 0.0 mm
12:00 Cloudy 31° Cloudy 67 0.1 mm
15:00 Cloudy 28° Cloudy 79 0.1 mm
18:00 Partly cloudy 25° Partly cloudy 89 0.0 mm
21:00 Cloudy 22° Cloudy 92 0.0 mm
Index 63 · comfortable — what it is made of Weighted 60, adjustments +3 (night, extremes, sea, air) → 63 · how it works
Thermal comfort 42
Sunshine 66
Precipitation 72
Wind 71

Ampanihy on map

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Weather and index by day of year

2021–2025 archive
28 October 33° / 20°
water 23°
58
Usually dry Rain or snow on 3 of 35 archive days
October · average days
Clear 21 clear
Partly cloudy 6 partly cloudy
Cloudy 2 overcast
Rain 2 with rain or snow
≈ kWh
33° / 20°
day night
Best time to visit June — August Within 5 points of the highest-scoring month
This week · daily average
69 vs usual 62 +7
Daytime average 30° · usual 32° −2°
7 better than usual for these dates. Tiles: the forecast next to the usual weather for that date — sky, day/night temperature, index; the difference below.
Today 28 Oct
forecast Rain 31°/21° 63
usual Clear 33°/20° 58
▲ 5 −2°
th 29 Oct
forecast Rain 25°/17° 79
usual Clear 32°/20° 58
▲ 21 −7°
fr 30 Oct
forecast Partly cloudy 24°/15° 97
usual Partly cloudy 32°/20° 58
▲ 39 −8°
sa 31 Oct
forecast Clear 27°/15° 94
usual Partly cloudy 32°/20° 60
▲ 34 −5°
su 1 Nov
forecast Clear 31°/16° 80
usual Clear 32°/20° 68
▲ 12 −1°
mo 2 Nov
forecast Clear 34°/16° 45
usual Clear 32°/20° 68
▼ 23 +2°
tu 3 Nov
forecast Clear 39°/18° 25
usual Clear 32°/21° 64
▼ 39 +7°

Climate: ERA5, Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S).

Where the week is better

28 Oct – 3 Nov · weekly average
# City Index by day Index
1
26° / 15° 2 days of rain 2.5 kWh
84
2
26° / 15° 2 days of rain 2.7 kWh
82
3
25° / 14° 2 days of rain 2.7 kWh
82
4
27° / 14° 1 day of rain 2.7 kWh
82
5
26° / 15° 2 days of rain 2.5 kWh
81
6
25° / 15° 2 days of rain 2.4 kWh
81
7
26° / 16° 2 days of rain 2.5 kWh
81
…
30° / 17° 1 day of rain 2.8 kWh
54
All cities: Madagascar

Frequently Asked Questions

The weekly VanSky index for Ampanihy is 54 out of 100. It is the average of the daily scores, adjusted for swings in the weather: the more uneven the week, the lower the score. Above 60 means comfortable conditions for staying, below 40 means it is worth looking elsewhere. The 7-day forecast is further up this page.

Today a 500 W panel setup will produce about 2.3 kWh in Ampanihy. The estimate uses the cloud forecast and the length of daylight. Set your own panel power with the “My panels” control at the top of the page and the figures will update.

The daily score for Ampanihy combines thermal comfort (temperature and humidity) at 35%, sunshine at 25%, precipitation at 25% and wind at 15%. Frost, storms, extreme heat or heavy rain pull the day's score down sharply. The weekly score is the daily average, adjusted for swings in the weather.

VanSky Index

A weather comfort index for travel: a 0–100 score. Recalculated daily from live weather data — temperature, rainfall, wind and sun.

80–100Ideal
60–79Comfortable
40–59Acceptable
20–39Challenging
0–19Extreme
How it's calculated:
Thermal comfort 35% — temperature + humidity
Sunshine 25% — panel charge, mood; in heat the sun is no longer a bonus
Precipitation 25% — rain → muddy ground
Wind 15% — awning, driving, noise
Extremes override all: frost, heat, storm, downpour
Heat counts by feels-like temperature: at 32°+ the score can’t reach “Comfortable”, muggy nights lower it further
A dangerous day drags the week down: a storm or downpour in the forecast keeps the week from being “Comfortable”
Bonus: warm sea, high panel output
Data: Open-Meteo · Updated several times a day
VanSky index for Ampanihy, Madagascar — 54 out of 100 (Acceptable). Decide in seconds: temperature, precipitation, wind and solar output. Data refreshed several times a day from real weather observations. Forecast updated 28 Oct, 04:44 UTC.
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