Ambatondrazaka weather in September

In September, Ambatondrazaka sees average daytime highs of 24°C and overnight lows near 14°C, with 7 mm of rain across 2.1 wet days and about 11.9 hours of daylight. It is the 9th-warmest and 12th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 23°C in the first days to 25°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 30% of the time in September, and the air most often feels comfortable.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 36 min at the start of September to 12 h 06 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, September is Ambatondrazaka's 2nd-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Ambatondrazaka's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 24°; 9th warmest
Overnight low: 14°; 3rd coldest
Rainfall: 7 mm; 2.1 wet days
Daylight: 11 h 54 min; 5:44 AM – 5:38 PM
Cloud cover: 53%; 2nd clearest
Wind: 10 km/h; 3rd windiest
Solar energy: 5.17 kWh/m²
Travel score: 8.2; out of 10

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Temperature in September

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs climb over the month, from about 23°C in the first days to 25°C by the end.

A typical September day in Ambatondrazaka reaches about 24°C in the afternoon and slips back to 14°C overnight — a 11°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 21°C and 27°C. Set against its neighbours, September runs about 2°C warmer than August and about 2°C cooler than October.

	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)	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25
Avg low (°C)	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14

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

Ambatondrazaka weather by month

How September compares with the rest of the year at a glance. September is the 9th-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	28° / 19°	263	23.2	12.9	4.3
Feb	27° / 19°	239	21.3	12.6	4.3
Mar	27° / 19°	156	18.5	12.1	5.1
Apr	27° / 18°	39	9.5	11.6	6.6
May	25° / 16°	20	4.8	11.2	7.7
Jun	22° / 14°	10	2.5	11	7.7
Jul	21° / 13°	13	3.1	11	7.4
Aug	22° / 13°	8	2.5	11.4	7.7
Sep	24° / 14°	7	2.1	11.9	8.2
Oct	26° / 15°	17	4.3	12.4	7.6
Nov	28° / 17°	44	8.3	12.8	6.1
Dec	29° / 19°	150	16.8	13	4.7

Cloud cover in September

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 30% of the time in September.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 24% of September, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 46%. 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
Clearer (%)	45	46	47	48	48	50	50	51	52	53	54	54	55	55	55	55	56	56	56	57	57	56	56	56	56	57	57	58	58	59
Cloudier (%)	55	54	53	52	52	50	50	49	48	47	46	46	45	45	45	45	44	44	44	43	43	44	44	44	44	43	43	42	42	41

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	45	55
2	46	54
3	47	53
4	48	52
5	48	52
6	50	50
7	50	50
8	51	49
9	52	48
10	53	47
11	54	46
12	54	46
13	55	45
14	55	45
15	55	45
16	55	45
17	56	44
18	56	44
19	56	44
20	57	43
21	57	43
22	56	44
23	56	44
24	56	44
25	56	44
26	57	43
27	57	43
28	58	42
29	58	42
30	59	41

Chance of precipitation in September

Any precipitation

Ambatondrazaka gets around 7 mm of rain over 2.1 wet days in September, the driest month. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 7% and peaks near 8% 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 (%)	7	7	7	7	8	8	8	8	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	7	7	7	8	8

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

Humidity in September

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, September lands in the comfortable band about 53% 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 (%)	56	55	54	53	52	52	51	51	50	49	48	47	46	45	44	43	42	41	40	39	37	36	35	34	32	31	30	29	29	28
Comfortable (%)	43	44	45	45	46	46	47	47	48	48	49	50	51	52	53	54	54	55	56	57	59	60	60	61	62	63	63	63	62	62
Humid (%)	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	6	6	7	8	9	10

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	56	43	1
2	55	44	1
3	54	45	1
4	53	45	2
5	52	46	2
6	52	46	2
7	51	47	2
8	51	47	2
9	50	48	2
10	49	48	3
11	48	49	3
12	47	50	3
13	46	51	3
14	45	52	3
15	44	53	3
16	43	54	3
17	42	54	4
18	41	55	4
19	40	56	4
20	39	57	4
21	37	59	4
22	36	60	4
23	35	60	5
24	34	61	5
25	32	62	6
26	31	63	6
27	30	63	7
28	29	63	8
29	29	62	9
30	28	62	10

Wind in September

Winds average 10 km/h in September.

Across September, daily wind ranges from about 10 km/h on the calmest days to 11 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)	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	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

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

Sunrise & sunset in September

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 36 min at the start of September to 12 h 06 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 30 minutes over September. Sunrise moves from 5:57 AM to 5:31 AM, and sunset from 5:35 PM to 5:40 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)	11.6	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1
Sunrise (AM)	5:57	5:56	5:55	5:54	5:53	5:52	5:52	5:51	5:50	5:49	5:48	5:47	5:46	5:45	5:45	5:44	5:43	5:42	5:41	5:40	5:39	5:38	5:37	5:37	5:36	5:35	5:34	5:33	5:32	5:31
Sunset (PM)	5:35	5:36	5:36	5:36	5:36	5:36	5:36	5:37	5:37	5:37	5:37	5:37	5:37	5:37	5:38	5:38	5:38	5:38	5:38	5:38	5:38	5:39	5:39	5:39	5:39	5:39	5:39	5:40	5:40	5:40

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	11.6	5:57	5:35
2	11.7	5:56	5:36
3	11.7	5:55	5:36
4	11.7	5:54	5:36
5	11.7	5:53	5:36
6	11.7	5:52	5:36
7	11.7	5:52	5:36
8	11.8	5:51	5:37
9	11.8	5:50	5:37
10	11.8	5:49	5:37
11	11.8	5:48	5:37
12	11.8	5:47	5:37
13	11.8	5:46	5:37
14	11.9	5:45	5:37
15	11.9	5:45	5:38
16	11.9	5:44	5:38
17	11.9	5:43	5:38
18	11.9	5:42	5:38
19	12.0	5:41	5:38
20	12.0	5:40	5:38
21	12.0	5:39	5:38
22	12.0	5:38	5:39
23	12.0	5:37	5:39
24	12.0	5:37	5:39
25	12.1	5:36	5:39
26	12.1	5:35	5:39
27	12.1	5:34	5:39
28	12.1	5:33	5:40
29	12.1	5:32	5:40
30	12.1	5:31	5:40

Solar energy in September

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in September, about 5.17 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.33 kWh/m² to a high of 6.37 kWh/m² in November across the year — September's 5.17 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
Solar energy (kWh/m²)	4.6	4.6	4.7	4.7	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.9	4.9	5.0	5.0	5.1	5.1	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.4	5.4	5.4	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.6	5.6
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

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	4.6	Bright
2	4.6	Bright
3	4.7	Bright
4	4.7	Bright
5	4.8	Bright
6	4.8	Bright
7	4.8	Bright
8	4.9	Bright
9	4.9	Bright
10	5.0	Bright
11	5.0	Bright
12	5.1	Bright
13	5.1	Bright
14	5.2	Bright
15	5.2	Bright
16	5.2	Bright
17	5.3	Bright
18	5.3	Bright
19	5.3	Bright
20	5.3	Bright
21	5.4	Bright
22	5.4	Bright
23	5.4	Bright
24	5.5	Bright
25	5.5	Bright
26	5.5	Bright
27	5.5	Bright
28	5.5	Bright
29	5.6	Bright
30	5.6	Bright

Planning a trip in September

Hazard calendar for Ambatondrazaka

In seasonPeak

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

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

Monsoon

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Is September a good time to visit Ambatondrazaka?

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

8.2

Sightseeing

1st-best month of the year

6.9

Beach & pool

3rd-best month of the year

September is one of the better times to visit Ambatondrazaka for general sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Ambatondrazaka in September

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

In September, Ambatondrazaka sees daytime highs around 24°C and nights near 14°C. Worth packing: light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Ambatondrazaka in September

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in September peaks around 12 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Ambatondrazaka peaks around February 11 at about 16 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 18 at about 7 (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	14	11	9	7	8	10	12	13	13	15
Level	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	High	Very high	Very high	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	15	Extreme
Feb	16	Extreme
Mar	14	Extreme
Apr	11	Extreme
May	9	Very high
Jun	7	High
Jul	8	Very high
Aug	10	Very high
Sep	12	Extreme
Oct	13	Extreme
Nov	13	Extreme
Dec	15	Extreme

Air quality in Ambatondrazaka in September

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

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

Air quality in Ambatondrazaka is worst in November — around 29 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 4.6× 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)	7	6	7	7	9	8	7	8	10	28	29	10
Level	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good	Moderate	Moderate	Good

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	7	Good
Feb	6	Good
Mar	7	Good
Apr	7	Good
May	9	Good
Jun	8	Good
Jul	7	Good
Aug	8	Good
Sep	10	Good
Oct	28	Moderate
Nov	29	Moderate
Dec	10	Good

Location & terrain

Where is Ambatondrazaka?

Ambatondrazaka sits at 17.8°S, 48.4°E, 768 m above sea level, in Madagascar. The nearest listed city is Didy, 34 km away.

Topography around Ambatondrazaka

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Ambatondrazaka has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 189 m around an average of 787 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 674 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,495 m.

The land around Ambatondrazaka is covered by cropland (53%) and grassland (32%) within 3 km, grassland (53%) and cropland (40%) within 16 km, and grassland (53%) and trees (30%) within 80 km.

3 km

189 m

cropland 53%

16 km

674 m

grassland 53%

80 km

1,495 m

grassland 53%

treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland

← August Ambatondrazaka year-round climate October →Best places to visit in September

September weather nearby: Didy 34 km · Amparafaravola 34 km · Imerimandroso 48 km · Vohibinany 85 km · Anjozorobe 86 km · Vavatenina 92 km · Andilamena 93 km · Ambodimanga II 101 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 Ambatondrazaka (-17.8333°, 48.4167°, elevation 768 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	23	13
2	23	13
3	23	13
4	23	13
5	23	13
6	23	13
7	23	13
8	23	13
9	23	13
10	24	13
11	24	13
12	24	13
13	24	13
14	24	13
15	24	13
16	24	14
17	24	14
18	24	14
19	24	14
20	24	14
21	25	14
22	25	14
23	25	14
24	25	14
25	25	14
26	25	14
27	25	14
28	25	14
29	25	14
30	25	14

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	45	55
2	46	54
3	47	53
4	48	52
5	48	52
6	50	50
7	50	50
8	51	49
9	52	48
10	53	47
11	54	46
12	54	46
13	55	45
14	55	45
15	55	45
16	55	45
17	56	44
18	56	44
19	56	44
20	57	43
21	57	43
22	56	44
23	56	44
24	56	44
25	56	44
26	57	43
27	57	43
28	58	42
29	58	42
30	59	41

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

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	56	43	1
2	55	44	1
3	54	45	1
4	53	45	2
5	52	46	2
6	52	46	2
7	51	47	2
8	51	47	2
9	50	48	2
10	49	48	3
11	48	49	3
12	47	50	3
13	46	51	3
14	45	52	3
15	44	53	3
16	43	54	3
17	42	54	4
18	41	55	4
19	40	56	4
20	39	57	4
21	37	59	4
22	36	60	4
23	35	60	5
24	34	61	5
25	32	62	6
26	31	63	6
27	30	63	7
28	29	63	8
29	29	62	9
30	28	62	10

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	45	55
2	46	54
3	47	53
4	48	52
5	48	52
6	50	50
7	50	50
8	51	49
9	52	48
10	53	47
11	54	46
12	54	46
13	55	45
14	55	45
15	55	45
16	55	45
17	56	44
18	56	44
19	56	44
20	57	43
21	57	43
22	56	44
23	56	44
24	56	44
25	56	44
26	57	43
27	57	43
28	58	42
29	58	42
30	59	41

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

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	56	43	1
2	55	44	1
3	54	45	1
4	53	45	2
5	52	46	2
6	52	46	2
7	51	47	2
8	51	47	2
9	50	48	2
10	49	48	3
11	48	49	3
12	47	50	3
13	46	51	3
14	45	52	3
15	44	53	3
16	43	54	3
17	42	54	4
18	41	55	4
19	40	56	4
20	39	57	4
21	37	59	4
22	36	60	4
23	35	60	5
24	34	61	5
25	32	62	6
26	31	63	6
27	30	63	7
28	29	63	8
29	29	62	9
30	28	62	10

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	45	55
2	46	54
3	47	53
4	48	52
5	48	52
6	50	50
7	50	50
8	51	49
9	52	48
10	53	47
11	54	46
12	54	46
13	55	45
14	55	45
15	55	45
16	55	45
17	56	44
18	56	44
19	56	44
20	57	43
21	57	43
22	56	44
23	56	44
24	56	44
25	56	44
26	57	43
27	57	43
28	58	42
29	58	42
30	59	41

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

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	56	43	1
2	55	44	1
3	54	45	1
4	53	45	2
5	52	46	2
6	52	46	2
7	51	47	2
8	51	47	2
9	50	48	2
10	49	48	3
11	48	49	3
12	47	50	3
13	46	51	3
14	45	52	3
15	44	53	3
16	43	54	3
17	42	54	4
18	41	55	4
19	40	56	4
20	39	57	4
21	37	59	4
22	36	60	4
23	35	60	5
24	34	61	5
25	32	62	6
26	31	63	6
27	30	63	7
28	29	63	8
29	29	62	9
30	28	62	10