Ambalavao weather in August

In August, Ambalavao sees average daytime highs of 20°C and overnight lows near 10°C, with 12 mm of rain across 3.9 wet days and about 11.3 hours of daylight. It is the 10th-warmest and 12th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 20°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 45% of the time in August, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 11 hours at the start of August to 11 h 30 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Ambalavao's 2nd-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Ambalavao's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 20°; 10th warmest
Overnight low: 10°; 2nd coldest
Rainfall: 12 mm; 3.9 wet days
Daylight: 11 h 12 min; 6:19 AM – 5:34 PM
Cloud cover: 43%; 2nd clearest
Wind: 9 km/h; 3rd windiest
Solar energy: 4.8 kWh/m²
Travel score: 7.5; out of 10

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Temperature in August

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 20°C through the month.

A typical August day in Ambalavao reaches about 20°C in the afternoon and slips back to 10°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 17°C and 23°C. Set against its neighbours, August runs about 2°C warmer than July and about 2°C cooler than September.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Avg high (°C)	19	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21
Avg low (°C)	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	19	10
2	20	10
3	20	10
4	20	10
5	20	10
6	20	10
7	20	10
8	20	10
9	20	10
10	20	10
11	20	10
12	20	10
13	20	10
14	20	10
15	20	10
16	21	10
17	21	10
18	21	10
19	21	11
20	21	11
21	21	11
22	21	11
23	21	11
24	21	11
25	21	11
26	21	11
27	21	11
28	21	11
29	21	11
30	21	11
31	21	11

Ambalavao weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 10th-warmest and 12th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	25° / 18°	271	24.2	13.2	4.5
Feb	25° / 18°	214	20.9	12.8	4.6
Mar	25° / 17°	147	19.2	12.2	5.4
Apr	24° / 16°	53	12.1	11.5	6.7
May	22° / 13°	26	6.8	11	7.3
Jun	20° / 11°	18	5.2	10.7	7.2
Jul	19° / 10°	24	6.6	10.8	6.8
Aug	20° / 10°	12	3.9	11.3	7.5
Sep	23° / 12°	14	4.5	11.9	7.9
Oct	25° / 14°	45	9.1	12.5	7.4
Nov	26° / 16°	92	14.5	13	6.0
Dec	26° / 17°	190	20.3	13.3	5.0

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 45% of the time in August.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 23% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 32%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Clearer (%)	62	62	63	64	64	64	66	66	67	68	68	70	71	71	71	72	72	71	71	72	71	71	70	70	69	69	69	69	69	68	69
Cloudier (%)	38	38	37	36	36	36	34	34	33	32	32	30	29	29	29	28	28	29	29	28	29	29	30	30	31	31	31	31	31	32	31

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	62	38
2	62	38
3	63	37
4	64	36
5	64	36
6	64	36
7	66	34
8	66	34
9	67	33
10	68	32
11	68	32
12	70	30
13	71	29
14	71	29
15	71	29
16	72	28
17	72	28
18	71	29
19	71	29
20	72	28
21	71	29
22	71	29
23	70	30
24	70	30
25	69	31
26	69	31
27	69	31
28	69	31
29	69	31
30	68	32
31	69	31

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Ambalavao gets around 12 mm of rain over 3.9 wet days in August, the driest month. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 13% and peaks near 18% on the wettest days.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Rain chance (%)	18	17	17	16	16	15	14	14	13	13	12	12	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	12	12	12	13	13	13	14	14	14

	Rain chance (%)
1	18
2	17
3	17
4	16
5	16
6	15
7	14
8	14
9	13
10	13
11	12
12	12
13	11
14	11
15	11
16	11
17	11
18	11
19	11
20	11
21	11
22	11
23	12
24	12
25	12
26	13
27	13
28	13
29	14
30	14
31	14

Humidity in August

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of August feels dry — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, August lands in the dry band about 93% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Dry (%)	92	93	93	93	94	94	95	95	95	95	95	95	95	95	94	94	94	93	93	93	93	92	92	92	92	91	91	91	91	91	91
Comfortable (%)	8	7	7	7	6	6	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	6	6	6	7	7	7	7	8	8	8	8	9	9	9	9	9	9

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	92	8
2	93	7
3	93	7
4	93	7
5	94	6
6	94	6
7	95	5
8	95	5
9	95	5
10	95	5
11	95	5
12	95	5
13	95	5
14	95	5
15	94	6
16	94	6
17	94	6
18	93	7
19	93	7
20	93	7
21	93	7
22	92	8
23	92	8
24	92	8
25	92	8
26	91	9
27	91	9
28	91	9
29	91	9
30	91	9
31	91	9

Wind in August

Winds average 9 km/h in August.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 9 km/h on the calmest days to 10 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Wind speed (km/h)	10	10	10	10	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	10	10	10	10	10	10
Feels	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm

	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
1	10	calm
2	10	calm
3	10	calm
4	10	calm
5	9	calm
6	9	calm
7	9	calm
8	9	calm
9	9	calm
10	9	calm
11	9	calm
12	9	calm
13	9	calm
14	9	calm
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16	9	calm
17	9	calm
18	9	calm
19	9	calm
20	9	calm
21	9	calm
22	9	calm
23	9	calm
24	9	calm
25	9	calm
26	10	calm
27	10	calm
28	10	calm
29	10	calm
30	10	calm
31	10	calm

Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 hours at the start of August to 11 h 30 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 30 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 6:29 AM to 6:06 AM, and sunset from 5:28 PM to 5:38 PM.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Daylight (h)	11.0	11.0	11.0	11.0	11.1	11.1	11.1	11.1	11.1	11.1	11.2	11.2	11.2	11.2	11.2	11.2	11.3	11.3	11.3	11.3	11.3	11.4	11.4	11.4	11.4	11.4	11.5	11.5	11.5	11.5	11.5
Sunrise (AM)	6:29	6:28	6:28	6:27	6:26	6:26	6:25	6:25	6:24	6:23	6:23	6:22	6:21	6:21	6:20	6:19	6:18	6:17	6:17	6:16	6:15	6:14	6:13	6:13	6:12	6:11	6:10	6:09	6:08	6:07	6:06
Sunset (PM)	5:28	5:28	5:29	5:29	5:30	5:30	5:30	5:31	5:31	5:31	5:32	5:32	5:33	5:33	5:33	5:34	5:34	5:34	5:35	5:35	5:35	5:36	5:36	5:36	5:37	5:37	5:37	5:38	5:38	5:38	5:38

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	11.0	6:29	5:28
2	11.0	6:28	5:28
3	11.0	6:28	5:29
4	11.0	6:27	5:29
5	11.1	6:26	5:30
6	11.1	6:26	5:30
7	11.1	6:25	5:30
8	11.1	6:25	5:31
9	11.1	6:24	5:31
10	11.1	6:23	5:31
11	11.2	6:23	5:32
12	11.2	6:22	5:32
13	11.2	6:21	5:33
14	11.2	6:21	5:33
15	11.2	6:20	5:33
16	11.2	6:19	5:34
17	11.3	6:18	5:34
18	11.3	6:17	5:34
19	11.3	6:17	5:35
20	11.3	6:16	5:35
21	11.3	6:15	5:35
22	11.4	6:14	5:36
23	11.4	6:13	5:36
24	11.4	6:13	5:36
25	11.4	6:12	5:37
26	11.4	6:11	5:37
27	11.5	6:10	5:37
28	11.5	6:09	5:38
29	11.5	6:08	5:38
30	11.5	6:07	5:38
31	11.5	6:06	5:38

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 4.8 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.72 kWh/m² to a high of 6.57 kWh/m² in November across the year — August's 4.8 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Solar energy (kWh/m²)	4.3	4.3	4.3	4.4	4.4	4.4	4.5	4.5	4.6	4.6	4.6	4.7	4.7	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.9	4.9	4.9	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.1	5.1	5.1	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.3	5.3
Level	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	4.3	Bright
2	4.3	Bright
3	4.3	Bright
4	4.4	Bright
5	4.4	Bright
6	4.4	Bright
7	4.5	Bright
8	4.5	Bright
9	4.6	Bright
10	4.6	Bright
11	4.6	Bright
12	4.7	Bright
13	4.7	Bright
14	4.8	Bright
15	4.8	Bright
16	4.8	Bright
17	4.9	Bright
18	4.9	Bright
19	4.9	Bright
20	5.0	Bright
21	5.0	Bright
22	5.0	Bright
23	5.0	Bright
24	5.1	Bright
25	5.1	Bright
26	5.1	Bright
27	5.2	Bright
28	5.2	Bright
29	5.2	Bright
30	5.3	Bright
31	5.3	Bright

Planning a trip in August

Hazard calendar for Ambalavao

In seasonPeak

None of Ambalavao's seasonal hazards are active in August. The full-year calendar below shows when the rainy season, cyclone risk and dust haze do peak.

Ambalavao's monsoon runs December–March, when most of the year's rain falls.

Monsoon

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Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Is August a good time to visit Ambalavao?

Our two travel scores rate August for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal).

7.5

Sightseeing

2nd-best month of the year

4.2

Beach & pool

10th-best month of the year

August is one of the better times to visit Ambalavao for general sightseeing.

What to pack for Ambalavao in August

From August's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.

In August, Ambalavao sees daytime highs around 20°C and nights near 10°C. Worth packing: sun protection. About 4 days see rain.

sun protection

UV index in Ambalavao in August

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in August peaks around 8 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Ambalavao peaks around February 12 at about 16 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 18 at about 6 (high).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — every month of the year.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	15	16	13	10	7	6	7	8	9	12	13	15
Level	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	High	High	Very high	Very high	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	15	Extreme
Feb	16	Extreme
Mar	13	Extreme
Apr	10	Extreme
May	7	Very high
Jun	6	High
Jul	7	High
Aug	8	Very high
Sep	9	Very high
Oct	12	Extreme
Nov	13	Extreme
Dec	15	Extreme

Air quality in Ambalavao in August

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where August falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in Ambalavao is worst in October — around 22 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 3.7× the cleanest month (February, 6 µg/m³).

Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
PM2.5 (µg/m³)	6	6	7	10	15	15	15	15	14	22	16	10
Level	Good	Good	Good	Good	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Good

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	6	Good
Feb	6	Good
Mar	7	Good
Apr	10	Good
May	15	Moderate
Jun	15	Moderate
Jul	15	Moderate
Aug	15	Moderate
Sep	14	Moderate
Oct	22	Moderate
Nov	16	Moderate
Dec	10	Good

Location & terrain

Where is Ambalavao?

Ambalavao sits at 21.8°S, 46.9°E, 1,009 m above sea level, in Madagascar. The nearest listed city is Fianarantsoa, 45 km away.

Topography around Ambalavao

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Ambalavao.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Ambalavao has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 140 m around an average of 969 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,185 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,594 m.

The land around Ambalavao is covered by grassland (57%) and cropland (35%) within 3 km, grassland (75%) and cropland (23%) within 16 km, and grassland (69%) within 80 km.

3 km

140 m

grassland 57%

16 km

1,185 m

grassland 75%

80 km

2,594 m

grassland 69%

treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaces

← July Ambalavao year-round climate September →Best places to visit in August

August weather nearby: Fianarantsoa 45 km · Ikongo 52 km · Ivohibe 72 km · Ikalamavony 84 km · Ifanadiana 94 km · Amboanjo 96 km · Ihosy 105 km · Vohipeno 109 km

Madagascar travel facts

Travel advisory: Level 2; Exercise Increased Caution
Power plugs: Type C / E; 220 V · 50 Hz
Prices: ≈ 31% of US; price level, 2025
GDP per capita: $599; 2025
Happiness: 4.2 / 10; World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water: 22%; of population, 2024
Road deaths: 29.2; per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group: Low; World Bank
English: Low; EF EPI 457
Religion

Sources: World Bank, US State Department, World Happiness Report, WHO/UNICEF, EF EPI, CIA World Factbook.

Data sources

Temperature, precipitation, cloud, humidity, wind and solar figures are a 1991–2020 climatology for Ambalavao (-21.8333°, 46.9333°, elevation 1,009 m), computed from hourly ERA5 reanalysis — contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Sun figures are astronomical calculations, not observations. City data © GeoNames, CC BY 4.0. Map outlines from Natural Earth (public domain); interactive map © Google. UV index is derived from CAMS (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service) clear-sky UV data — contains modified Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Monthly air-quality (PM2.5) seasonality is from the CAMS EAC4 reanalysis (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service), scaled to the WHO annual mean where available. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	19	10
2	20	10
3	20	10
4	20	10
5	20	10
6	20	10
7	20	10
8	20	10
9	20	10
10	20	10
11	20	10
12	20	10
13	20	10
14	20	10
15	20	10
16	21	10
17	21	10
18	21	10
19	21	11
20	21	11
21	21	11
22	21	11
23	21	11
24	21	11
25	21	11
26	21	11
27	21	11
28	21	11
29	21	11
30	21	11
31	21	11

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	62	38
2	62	38
3	63	37
4	64	36
5	64	36
6	64	36
7	66	34
8	66	34
9	67	33
10	68	32
11	68	32
12	70	30
13	71	29
14	71	29
15	71	29
16	72	28
17	72	28
18	71	29
19	71	29
20	72	28
21	71	29
22	71	29
23	70	30
24	70	30
25	69	31
26	69	31
27	69	31
28	69	31
29	69	31
30	68	32
31	69	31

	Rain chance (%)
1	18
2	17
3	17
4	16
5	16
6	15
7	14
8	14
9	13
10	13
11	12
12	12
13	11
14	11
15	11
16	11
17	11
18	11
19	11
20	11
21	11
22	11
23	12
24	12
25	12
26	13
27	13
28	13
29	14
30	14
31	14

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	92	8
2	93	7
3	93	7
4	93	7
5	94	6
6	94	6
7	95	5
8	95	5
9	95	5
10	95	5
11	95	5
12	95	5
13	95	5
14	95	5
15	94	6
16	94	6
17	94	6
18	93	7
19	93	7
20	93	7
21	93	7
22	92	8
23	92	8
24	92	8
25	92	8
26	91	9
27	91	9
28	91	9
29	91	9
30	91	9
31	91	9

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	19	10
2	20	10
3	20	10
4	20	10
5	20	10
6	20	10
7	20	10
8	20	10
9	20	10
10	20	10
11	20	10
12	20	10
13	20	10
14	20	10
15	20	10
16	21	10
17	21	10
18	21	10
19	21	11
20	21	11
21	21	11
22	21	11
23	21	11
24	21	11
25	21	11
26	21	11
27	21	11
28	21	11
29	21	11
30	21	11
31	21	11

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	62	38
2	62	38
3	63	37
4	64	36
5	64	36
6	64	36
7	66	34
8	66	34
9	67	33
10	68	32
11	68	32
12	70	30
13	71	29
14	71	29
15	71	29
16	72	28
17	72	28
18	71	29
19	71	29
20	72	28
21	71	29
22	71	29
23	70	30
24	70	30
25	69	31
26	69	31
27	69	31
28	69	31
29	69	31
30	68	32
31	69	31

	Rain chance (%)
1	18
2	17
3	17
4	16
5	16
6	15
7	14
8	14
9	13
10	13
11	12
12	12
13	11
14	11
15	11
16	11
17	11
18	11
19	11
20	11
21	11
22	11
23	12
24	12
25	12
26	13
27	13
28	13
29	14
30	14
31	14

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	92	8
2	93	7
3	93	7
4	93	7
5	94	6
6	94	6
7	95	5
8	95	5
9	95	5
10	95	5
11	95	5
12	95	5
13	95	5
14	95	5
15	94	6
16	94	6
17	94	6
18	93	7
19	93	7
20	93	7
21	93	7
22	92	8
23	92	8
24	92	8
25	92	8
26	91	9
27	91	9
28	91	9
29	91	9
30	91	9
31	91	9

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	19	10
2	20	10
3	20	10
4	20	10
5	20	10
6	20	10
7	20	10
8	20	10
9	20	10
10	20	10
11	20	10
12	20	10
13	20	10
14	20	10
15	20	10
16	21	10
17	21	10
18	21	10
19	21	11
20	21	11
21	21	11
22	21	11
23	21	11
24	21	11
25	21	11
26	21	11
27	21	11
28	21	11
29	21	11
30	21	11
31	21	11

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	62	38
2	62	38
3	63	37
4	64	36
5	64	36
6	64	36
7	66	34
8	66	34
9	67	33
10	68	32
11	68	32
12	70	30
13	71	29
14	71	29
15	71	29
16	72	28
17	72	28
18	71	29
19	71	29
20	72	28
21	71	29
22	71	29
23	70	30
24	70	30
25	69	31
26	69	31
27	69	31
28	69	31
29	69	31
30	68	32
31	69	31

	Rain chance (%)
1	18
2	17
3	17
4	16
5	16
6	15
7	14
8	14
9	13
10	13
11	12
12	12
13	11
14	11
15	11
16	11
17	11
18	11
19	11
20	11
21	11
22	11
23	12
24	12
25	12
26	13
27	13
28	13
29	14
30	14
31	14

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	92	8
2	93	7
3	93	7
4	93	7
5	94	6
6	94	6
7	95	5
8	95	5
9	95	5
10	95	5
11	95	5
12	95	5
13	95	5
14	95	5
15	94	6
16	94	6
17	94	6
18	93	7
19	93	7
20	93	7
21	93	7
22	92	8
23	92	8
24	92	8
25	92	8
26	91	9
27	91	9
28	91	9
29	91	9
30	91	9
31	91	9