Ambalavao weather in June

In June, Ambalavao sees average daytime highs of 20°C and overnight lows near 11°C, with 18 mm of rain across 5.2 wet days and about 10.7 hours of daylight. It is the 11th-warmest and 10th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 21°C in the first days to 19°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 42% of the time in June, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 10 h 48 min at the start of June to 10 h 42 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, June is Ambalavao's 4th-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Ambalavao's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 20°; 11th warmest
Overnight low: 11°; 3rd coldest
Rainfall: 18 mm; 5.2 wet days
Daylight: 10 h 42 min; 6:32 AM – 5:13 PM
Cloud cover: 46%; 4th clearest
Wind: 9 km/h; 7th windiest
Solar energy: 3.72 kWh/m²
Travel score: 7.2; out of 10

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Temperature in June

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs ease over the month, from about 21°C in the first days to 19°C by the end.

A typical June day in Ambalavao reaches about 20°C in the afternoon and slips back to 11°C overnight — a 9°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, June runs about 2°C cooler than May and about 1°C warmer than July.

	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
Avg high (°C)	21	21	21	21	21	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19
Avg low (°C)	12	12	12	12	12	12	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	10

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

Ambalavao weather by month

How June compares with the rest of the year at a glance. June is the 11th-warmest and 10th-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 June

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 42% of the time in June.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 21% of June, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 36%.

	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
Clearer (%)	69	69	68	68	68	67	66	66	66	65	65	64	64	63	63	62	63	63	62	62	62	62	62	61	61	60	60	59	59	59
Cloudier (%)	31	31	32	32	32	33	34	34	34	35	35	36	36	37	37	38	37	37	38	38	38	38	38	39	39	40	40	41	41	41

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	69	31
2	69	31
3	68	32
4	68	32
5	68	32
6	67	33
7	66	34
8	66	34
9	66	34
10	65	35
11	65	35
12	64	36
13	64	36
14	63	37
15	63	37
16	62	38
17	63	37
18	63	37
19	62	38
20	62	38
21	62	38
22	62	38
23	62	38
24	61	39
25	61	39
26	60	40
27	60	40
28	59	41
29	59	41
30	59	41

Chance of precipitation in June

Any precipitation

Ambalavao gets around 18 mm of rain over 5.2 wet days in June. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 18% and peaks near 21% 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
Rain chance (%)	17	17	17	17	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	17	17	17	17	17	17	18	18	18	18	19	19	19	20	20	20	21	21

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

Humidity in June

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, June lands in the dry band about 81% 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
Dry (%)	60	63	65	67	69	71	73	75	76	78	79	80	81	82	83	85	85	86	86	86	87	87	88	89	89	90	91	91	92	93
Comfortable (%)	39	36	34	32	30	28	26	24	23	21	20	19	18	17	16	15	15	14	14	14	13	13	12	11	11	10	9	9	8	7
Humid (%)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	60	39	1
2	63	36	1
3	65	34	1
4	67	32	1
5	69	30	1
6	71	28	1
7	73	26	1
8	75	24	1
9	76	23	1
10	78	21	1
11	79	20	1
12	80	19	1
13	81	18	1
14	82	17	1
15	83	16	1
16	85	15	0
17	85	15	0
18	86	14	0
19	86	14	0
20	86	14	0
21	87	13	0
22	87	13	0
23	88	12	0
24	89	11	0
25	89	11	0
26	90	10	0
27	91	9	0
28	91	9	0
29	92	8	0
30	93	7	0

Wind in June

Winds average 9 km/h in June.

Across June, daily wind ranges from about 8 km/h on the calmest days to 9 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
Wind speed (km/h)	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9
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	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
1	8	calm
2	8	calm
3	8	calm
4	8	calm
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7	8	calm
8	9	calm
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21	9	calm
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24	9	calm
25	9	calm
26	9	calm
27	9	calm
28	9	calm
29	9	calm
30	9	calm

Sunrise & sunset in June

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 10 h 48 min at the start of June to 10 h 42 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 6 minutes over June. Sunrise moves from 6:27 AM to 6:35 AM, and sunset from 5:13 PM to 5:16 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
Daylight (h)	10.8	10.8	10.7	10.7	10.7	10.7	10.7	10.7	10.7	10.7	10.7	10.7	10.7	10.7	10.7	10.7	10.7	10.7	10.7	10.7	10.7	10.7	10.7	10.7	10.7	10.7	10.7	10.7	10.7	10.7
Sunrise (AM)	6:27	6:27	6:28	6:28	6:28	6:29	6:29	6:30	6:30	6:30	6:31	6:31	6:31	6:32	6:32	6:32	6:33	6:33	6:33	6:33	6:34	6:34	6:34	6:34	6:34	6:35	6:35	6:35	6:35	6:35
Sunset (PM)	5:13	5:13	5:13	5:12	5:12	5:12	5:12	5:12	5:12	5:12	5:12	5:12	5:12	5:13	5:13	5:13	5:13	5:13	5:13	5:13	5:14	5:14	5:14	5:14	5:14	5:15	5:15	5:15	5:15	5:16

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	10.8	6:27	5:13
2	10.8	6:27	5:13
3	10.7	6:28	5:13
4	10.7	6:28	5:12
5	10.7	6:28	5:12
6	10.7	6:29	5:12
7	10.7	6:29	5:12
8	10.7	6:30	5:12
9	10.7	6:30	5:12
10	10.7	6:30	5:12
11	10.7	6:31	5:12
12	10.7	6:31	5:12
13	10.7	6:31	5:12
14	10.7	6:32	5:13
15	10.7	6:32	5:13
16	10.7	6:32	5:13
17	10.7	6:33	5:13
18	10.7	6:33	5:13
19	10.7	6:33	5:13
20	10.7	6:33	5:13
21	10.7	6:34	5:14
22	10.7	6:34	5:14
23	10.7	6:34	5:14
24	10.7	6:34	5:14
25	10.7	6:34	5:14
26	10.7	6:35	5:15
27	10.7	6:35	5:15
28	10.7	6:35	5:15
29	10.7	6:35	5:15
30	10.7	6:35	5:16

Solar energy in June

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in June, about 3.72 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

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 — June's 3.72 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

	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
Solar energy (kWh/m²)	3.9	3.9	3.9	3.9	3.8	3.8	3.8	3.8	3.8	3.8	3.8	3.7	3.7	3.7	3.7	3.7	3.7	3.7	3.7	3.7	3.7	3.7	3.7	3.7	3.7	3.7	3.7	3.7	3.7	3.7
Level	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	3.9	Moderate
2	3.9	Moderate
3	3.9	Moderate
4	3.9	Moderate
5	3.8	Moderate
6	3.8	Moderate
7	3.8	Moderate
8	3.8	Moderate
9	3.8	Moderate
10	3.8	Moderate
11	3.8	Moderate
12	3.7	Moderate
13	3.7	Moderate
14	3.7	Moderate
15	3.7	Moderate
16	3.7	Moderate
17	3.7	Moderate
18	3.7	Moderate
19	3.7	Moderate
20	3.7	Moderate
21	3.7	Moderate
22	3.7	Moderate
23	3.7	Moderate
24	3.7	Moderate
25	3.7	Moderate
26	3.7	Moderate
27	3.7	Moderate
28	3.7	Moderate
29	3.7	Moderate
30	3.7	Moderate

Planning a trip in June

Hazard calendar for Ambalavao

In seasonPeak

None of Ambalavao's seasonal hazards are active in June. 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 June a good time to visit Ambalavao?

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

7.2

Sightseeing

5th-best month of the year

3.6

Beach & pool

11th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Ambalavao in June

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

In June, Ambalavao sees daytime highs around 20°C and nights near 11°C. Little to plan around — just the basics. About 5 days see rain.

UV index in Ambalavao in June

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in June peaks around 6 — enough to warrant sun protection. 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 June

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where June 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

← May Ambalavao year-round climate July →Best places to visit in June

June 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	21	12
2	21	12
3	21	12
4	21	12
5	21	12
6	20	12
7	20	11
8	20	11
9	20	11
10	20	11
11	20	11
12	20	11
13	20	11
14	20	11
15	20	11
16	20	11
17	20	11
18	20	11
19	20	11
20	20	11
21	20	11
22	19	11
23	19	11
24	19	11
25	19	11
26	19	11
27	19	11
28	19	11
29	19	11
30	19	10

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	69	31
2	69	31
3	68	32
4	68	32
5	68	32
6	67	33
7	66	34
8	66	34
9	66	34
10	65	35
11	65	35
12	64	36
13	64	36
14	63	37
15	63	37
16	62	38
17	63	37
18	63	37
19	62	38
20	62	38
21	62	38
22	62	38
23	62	38
24	61	39
25	61	39
26	60	40
27	60	40
28	59	41
29	59	41
30	59	41

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

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	60	39	1
2	63	36	1
3	65	34	1
4	67	32	1
5	69	30	1
6	71	28	1
7	73	26	1
8	75	24	1
9	76	23	1
10	78	21	1
11	79	20	1
12	80	19	1
13	81	18	1
14	82	17	1
15	83	16	1
16	85	15	0
17	85	15	0
18	86	14	0
19	86	14	0
20	86	14	0
21	87	13	0
22	87	13	0
23	88	12	0
24	89	11	0
25	89	11	0
26	90	10	0
27	91	9	0
28	91	9	0
29	92	8	0
30	93	7	0

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	69	31
2	69	31
3	68	32
4	68	32
5	68	32
6	67	33
7	66	34
8	66	34
9	66	34
10	65	35
11	65	35
12	64	36
13	64	36
14	63	37
15	63	37
16	62	38
17	63	37
18	63	37
19	62	38
20	62	38
21	62	38
22	62	38
23	62	38
24	61	39
25	61	39
26	60	40
27	60	40
28	59	41
29	59	41
30	59	41

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

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	60	39	1
2	63	36	1
3	65	34	1
4	67	32	1
5	69	30	1
6	71	28	1
7	73	26	1
8	75	24	1
9	76	23	1
10	78	21	1
11	79	20	1
12	80	19	1
13	81	18	1
14	82	17	1
15	83	16	1
16	85	15	0
17	85	15	0
18	86	14	0
19	86	14	0
20	86	14	0
21	87	13	0
22	87	13	0
23	88	12	0
24	89	11	0
25	89	11	0
26	90	10	0
27	91	9	0
28	91	9	0
29	92	8	0
30	93	7	0

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	69	31
2	69	31
3	68	32
4	68	32
5	68	32
6	67	33
7	66	34
8	66	34
9	66	34
10	65	35
11	65	35
12	64	36
13	64	36
14	63	37
15	63	37
16	62	38
17	63	37
18	63	37
19	62	38
20	62	38
21	62	38
22	62	38
23	62	38
24	61	39
25	61	39
26	60	40
27	60	40
28	59	41
29	59	41
30	59	41

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

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	60	39	1
2	63	36	1
3	65	34	1
4	67	32	1
5	69	30	1
6	71	28	1
7	73	26	1
8	75	24	1
9	76	23	1
10	78	21	1
11	79	20	1
12	80	19	1
13	81	18	1
14	82	17	1
15	83	16	1
16	85	15	0
17	85	15	0
18	86	14	0
19	86	14	0
20	86	14	0
21	87	13	0
22	87	13	0
23	88	12	0
24	89	11	0
25	89	11	0
26	90	10	0
27	91	9	0
28	91	9	0
29	92	8	0
30	93	7	0