Ambato Boeny weather in August

In August, Ambato Boeny sees average daytime highs of 32°C and overnight lows near 20°C, with 1 mm of rain across 0.2 wet days and about 11.4 hours of daylight. It is the 10th-warmest and 10th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 32°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 81% of the time in August, and the air most often feels comfortable.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 18 min at the start of August to 11 h 42 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Ambato Boeny's 2nd-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Ambato Boeny's year-round climate.

Daytime high
32°
10th warmest
Overnight low
20°
2nd coldest
Rainfall
1 mm
0.2 wet days
Daylight
11 h 24 min
6:14 AM – 5:40 PM
Cloud cover
21%
2nd clearest
Wind
9 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
5.67 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.4
out of 10

Temperature in August

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 32°C through the month.

A typical August day in Ambato Boeny reaches about 32°C in the afternoon and slips back to 20°C overnight — a 12°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 30°C and 33°C. Set against its neighbours, August runs about 1°C warmer than July and about 2°C cooler than September.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
13119
23119
33119
43119
53119
63119
73219
83219
93219
103219
113219
123219
133219
143219
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273220
283220
293220
303320
313320

How August really feels in Ambato Boeny

Once humidity and wind are folded in, August averages 13 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
13
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

The story in August is heat — humidity pushes the afternoon "feels like" well above the raw temperature.

Ambato Boeny weather by month

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

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan32° / 25°40527.312.92.3
Feb32° / 25°30524.112.62.4
Mar33° / 25°20319.312.12.7
Apr34° / 24°436.711.63.7
May33° / 22°8111.24.7
Jun31° / 20°10.2115.8
Jul31° / 19°10.311.16.1
Aug32° / 20°10.211.45.4
Sep34° / 21°30.711.94.3
Oct35° / 24°234.612.43.0
Nov35° / 25°10013.712.82.4
Dec33° / 25°22821.8132.4

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 81% of the time in August.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 13% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 6%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
1937
2937
3937
4937
5937
6946
7946
8946
9946
10946
11946
12946
13946
14946
15955
16955
17955
18955
19955
20946
21946
22946
23946
24946
25946
26946
27946
28946
29946
30946
31937

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Ambato Boeny gets around 1 mm of rain over 0.2 wet days in August. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 1% and peaks near 1% on the wettest days.

0%10%20%30%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
11
21
31
41
51
61
71
81
91
101
111
121
130
140
150
160
170
181
191
201
211
221
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261
271
281
291
301
311

Humidity in August

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, August lands in the comfortable band about 59% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
12654182
22654182
32654182
42655172
52655172
62655172
72656162
82656162
92656162
102559151
112460151
122460151
132361151
142262151
152262151
162163151
172163151
182163151
192163151
202163151
212163151
222262151
232262151
242262151
252361151
262361151
272359162
282458162
292458162
302458162
312457172

Wind in August

Winds average 9 km/h in August, the windiest month of the year.

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

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
19calm
29calm
39calm
49calm
59calm
69calm
79calm
89calm
99calm
109calm
119calm
129calm
139calm
149calm
159calm
169calm
179calm
189calm
199calm
209calm
219calm
229calm
239calm
249calm
259calm
269calm
279calm
289calm
299calm
309calm
319calm

Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 18 min at the start of August to 11 h 42 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 24 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 6:22 AM to 6:03 AM, and sunset from 5:37 PM to 5:43 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.36:225:37
211.36:215:37
311.36:215:37
411.36:205:38
511.36:205:38
611.36:195:38
711.36:195:38
811.36:185:39
911.46:185:39
1011.46:175:39
1111.46:175:39
1211.46:165:40
1311.46:165:40
1411.46:155:40
1511.46:155:40
1611.46:145:40
1711.56:135:41
1811.56:135:41
1911.56:125:41
2011.56:115:41
2111.56:115:41
2211.56:105:42
2311.56:095:42
2411.66:095:42
2511.66:085:42
2611.66:075:42
2711.66:065:42
2811.66:065:43
2911.66:055:43
3011.66:045:43
3111.76:035:43

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 5.67 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.8 kWh/m² to a high of 7.1 kWh/m² in October across the year — August's 5.67 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.2Bright
25.3Bright
35.3Bright
45.3Bright
55.3Bright
65.4Bright
75.4Bright
85.4Bright
95.5Bright
105.5Bright
115.5Bright
125.6Bright
135.6Bright
145.6Bright
155.7Bright
165.7Bright
175.7Bright
185.7Bright
195.8Bright
205.8Bright
215.8Bright
225.8Bright
235.9Bright
245.9Bright
255.9Bright
266.0Bright
276.0Bright
286.0Intense
296.0Intense
306.1Intense
316.1Intense
Planning a trip in August

Hazard calendar for Ambato Boeny

In seasonPeak

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

Ambato Boeny sits in the South Indian Ocean cyclone belt; the season peaks January–March.

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

Cyclone
Monsoon
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is August a good time to visit Ambato Boeny?

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

5.4
Sightseeing
3rd-best month of the year
8.5
Beach & pool
3rd-best month of the year

August is a reasonable time to visit Ambato Boeny for sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Ambato Boeny in August

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

In August, Ambato Boeny sees daytime highs around 32°C and nights near 20°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Ambato Boeny in August

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in August peaks around 10 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Ambato Boeny peaks around February 12 at about 16 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 18 at about 7 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highExtremeFeb 12UV 16Jun 18UV 7
UV index (midday)Level
Jan15Extreme
Feb16Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr11Extreme
May9Very high
Jun7High
Jul8Very high
Aug10Very high
Sep12Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov12Extreme
Dec14Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Ambato Boeny?

Ambato Boeny sits at 16.5°S, 46.7°E, 36 m above sea level, in Madagascar. The nearest listed city is Marovoay, 40 km away.

MahajangaTsaratananaMampikonyBorizinySoalala

Topography around Ambato Boeny

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Ambato Boeny has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 47 m around an average of 13 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 236 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 768 m.

The land around Ambato Boeny is covered by cropland (63%) within 3 km, grassland (42%) and cropland (34%) within 16 km, and grassland (70%) within 80 km.

3 km
47 m
16 km
236 m
80 km
768 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland
August weather nearby: Marovoay 40 km · Maevatanana 55 km · Sitampiky 69 km · Mahajanga 94 km · Tsaratanana 106 km · Mampikony 108 km · Boriziny 144 km · Soalala 155 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
Church of Jesus Christ in Madagascar/Malagasy Lutheran Church/Anglican Church 34%Roman Catholic 32%none 22%other Christian 8%

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 Ambato Boeny (-16.4667°, 46.7167°, elevation 36 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. Tropical-cyclone seasons are the published climatological basin seasons (NOAA National Hurricane Center / regional warning centres). UV index is derived from CAMS (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service) clear-sky UV data — contains modified Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).