Ambositra weather in July

In July, Ambositra sees average daytime highs of 18°C and overnight lows near 9°C, with 18 mm of rain across 5.8 wet days and about 10.9 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 9th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 18°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 32% of the time in July, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 10 h 48 min at the start of July to 11 hours by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, July is Ambositra's 6th-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Ambositra's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 18°; 12th warmest
Overnight low: 9°; 1st coldest
Rainfall: 18 mm; 5.8 wet days
Daylight: 10 h 54 min; 6:31 AM – 5:23 PM
Cloud cover: 56%; 6th clearest
Wind: 9 km/h; 1st windiest
Solar energy: 3.75 kWh/m²
Travel score: 6.3; out of 10

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Temperature in July

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 18°C through the month.

A typical July day in Ambositra reaches about 18°C in the afternoon and slips back to 9°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 14°C and 21°C. Set against its neighbours, July runs about 1°C cooler than June and about 2°C cooler than August.

	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)	18	18	18	18	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18
Avg low (°C)	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9

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

Ambositra weather by month

How July compares with the rest of the year at a glance. July is the 12th-warmest and 9th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	24° / 16°	292	23.4	13.1	4.7
Feb	24° / 16°	221	20.8	12.7	4.7
Mar	24° / 16°	160	18.9	12.1	5.5
Apr	23° / 14°	57	11.5	11.5	6.6
May	21° / 12°	26	6.1	11	7.1
Jun	19° / 10°	15	4.7	10.8	6.8
Jul	18° / 9°	18	5.8	10.9	6.3
Aug	19° / 9°	10	3.3	11.3	7.3
Sep	21° / 10°	13	3.6	11.9	7.9
Oct	23° / 12°	48	8.8	12.5	7.4
Nov	25° / 15°	112	13.8	13	6.3
Dec	25° / 16°	209	20.1	13.2	5.2

Cloud cover in July

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 32% of the time in July.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 18% of July, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 51%.

	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 (%)	53	52	52	52	51	51	50	49	48	48	48	47	46	46	46	46	47	46	47	47	47	48	49	50	49	50	51	52	52	53	53
Cloudier (%)	47	48	48	48	49	49	50	51	52	52	52	53	54	54	54	54	53	54	53	53	53	52	51	50	51	50	49	48	48	47	47

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	53	47
2	52	48
3	52	48
4	52	48
5	51	49
6	51	49
7	50	50
8	49	51
9	48	52
10	48	52
11	48	52
12	47	53
13	46	54
14	46	54
15	46	54
16	46	54
17	47	53
18	46	54
19	47	53
20	47	53
21	47	53
22	48	52
23	49	51
24	50	50
25	49	51
26	50	50
27	51	49
28	52	48
29	52	48
30	53	47
31	53	47

Chance of precipitation in July

Any precipitation

Ambositra gets around 18 mm of rain over 5.8 wet days in July. 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 20% 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 (%)	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	19	19	18	18	18	17	17	17	17	17	18	18	18	18	18	18	17	17	17	17	16

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

Humidity in July

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, July lands in the dry band about 99% 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 (%)	99	99	99	99	99	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	98	98	98	98	98	98	98	98	98
Comfortable (%)	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	99	1
2	99	1
3	99	1
4	99	1
5	99	1
6	100	0
7	100	0
8	100	0
9	100	0
10	100	0
11	100	0
12	100	0
13	100	0
14	100	0
15	99	1
16	99	1
17	99	1
18	99	1
19	99	1
20	99	1
21	99	1
22	99	1
23	98	2
24	98	2
25	98	2
26	98	2
27	98	2
28	98	2
29	98	2
30	98	2
31	98	2

Wind in July

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

Across July, 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.

	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)	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9
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	9	calm
2	9	calm
3	9	calm
4	9	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	9	calm
27	9	calm
28	9	calm
29	9	calm
30	9	calm
31	9	calm

Sunrise & sunset in July

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 10 h 48 min at the start of July to 11 hours by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 12 minutes over July. Sunrise moves from 6:31 AM to 6:26 AM, and sunset from 5:17 PM to 5:28 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)	10.8	10.8	10.8	10.8	10.8	10.8	10.8	10.8	10.8	10.8	10.8	10.8	10.8	10.8	10.9	10.9	10.9	10.9	10.9	10.9	10.9	10.9	10.9	11.0	11.0	11.0	11.0	11.0	11.0	11.0	11.0
Sunrise (AM)	6:31	6:31	6:31	6:31	6:32	6:32	6:32	6:31	6:31	6:31	6:31	6:31	6:31	6:31	6:31	6:31	6:30	6:30	6:30	6:30	6:30	6:29	6:29	6:29	6:28	6:28	6:28	6:27	6:27	6:26	6:26
Sunset (PM)	5:17	5:18	5:18	5:18	5:19	5:19	5:19	5:20	5:20	5:20	5:21	5:21	5:22	5:22	5:22	5:23	5:23	5:23	5:24	5:24	5:25	5:25	5:25	5:26	5:26	5:26	5:27	5:27	5:28	5:28	5:28

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	10.8	6:31	5:17
2	10.8	6:31	5:18
3	10.8	6:31	5:18
4	10.8	6:31	5:18
5	10.8	6:32	5:19
6	10.8	6:32	5:19
7	10.8	6:32	5:19
8	10.8	6:31	5:20
9	10.8	6:31	5:20
10	10.8	6:31	5:20
11	10.8	6:31	5:21
12	10.8	6:31	5:21
13	10.8	6:31	5:22
14	10.8	6:31	5:22
15	10.9	6:31	5:22
16	10.9	6:31	5:23
17	10.9	6:30	5:23
18	10.9	6:30	5:23
19	10.9	6:30	5:24
20	10.9	6:30	5:24
21	10.9	6:30	5:25
22	10.9	6:29	5:25
23	10.9	6:29	5:25
24	11.0	6:29	5:26
25	11.0	6:28	5:26
26	11.0	6:28	5:26
27	11.0	6:28	5:27
28	11.0	6:27	5:27
29	11.0	6:27	5:28
30	11.0	6:26	5:28
31	11.0	6:26	5:28

Solar energy in July

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in July, about 3.75 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.65 kWh/m² to a high of 6.47 kWh/m² in November across the year — July's 3.75 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	31
Solar energy (kWh/m²)	3.6	3.6	3.6	3.6	3.6	3.6	3.6	3.6	3.7	3.7	3.7	3.7	3.7	3.7	3.7	3.7	3.7	3.8	3.8	3.8	3.8	3.8	3.9	3.9	3.9	4.0	4.0	4.0	4.0	4.1	4.1
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	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	3.6	Moderate
2	3.6	Moderate
3	3.6	Moderate
4	3.6	Moderate
5	3.6	Moderate
6	3.6	Moderate
7	3.6	Moderate
8	3.6	Moderate
9	3.7	Moderate
10	3.7	Moderate
11	3.7	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	3.8	Moderate
19	3.8	Moderate
20	3.8	Moderate
21	3.8	Moderate
22	3.8	Moderate
23	3.9	Moderate
24	3.9	Moderate
25	3.9	Moderate
26	4.0	Moderate
27	4.0	Moderate
28	4.0	Bright
29	4.0	Bright
30	4.1	Bright
31	4.1	Bright

Planning a trip in July

Hazard calendar for Ambositra

In seasonPeak

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

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

Monsoon

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Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Is July a good time to visit Ambositra?

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

6.3

Sightseeing

7th-best month of the year

1.9

Beach & pool

12th-best month of the year

July is a reasonable time to visit Ambositra for sightseeing.

What to pack for Ambositra in July

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

In July, Ambositra sees daytime highs around 18°C and nights near 9°C. Little to plan around — just the basics. About 6 days see rain.

UV index in Ambositra in July

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in July peaks around 8 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Ambositra peaks around February 12 at about 17 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 17 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)	16	17	14	11	8	7	8	9	11	13	14	15
Level	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	High	Very high	Very high	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	16	Extreme
Feb	17	Extreme
Mar	14	Extreme
Apr	11	Extreme
May	8	Very high
Jun	7	High
Jul	8	Very high
Aug	9	Very high
Sep	11	Extreme
Oct	13	Extreme
Nov	14	Extreme
Dec	15	Extreme

Air quality in Ambositra in July

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

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

Air quality in Ambositra is worst in October — around 44 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 8.5× the cleanest month (January, 5 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)	5	7	9	13	19	19	17	17	21	44	21	8
Level	Good	Good	Good	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Poor	Moderate	Good

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	5	Good
Feb	7	Good
Mar	9	Good
Apr	13	Moderate
May	19	Moderate
Jun	19	Moderate
Jul	17	Moderate
Aug	17	Moderate
Sep	21	Moderate
Oct	44	Poor
Nov	21	Moderate
Dec	8	Good

Location & terrain

Where is Ambositra?

Ambositra sits at 20.5°S, 47.2°E, 1,318 m above sea level, in Madagascar. The nearest listed city is Fandriana, 36 km away.

Topography around Ambositra

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Ambositra has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 528 m around an average of 1,355 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 727 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,158 m.

The land around Ambositra is covered by cropland (46%) and grassland (33%) within 3 km, grassland (63%) and cropland (25%) within 16 km, and grassland (64%) within 80 km.

3 km

528 m

cropland 46%

16 km

727 m

grassland 63%

80 km

2,158 m

grassland 64%

treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaces

← June Ambositra year-round climate August →Best places to visit in July

July weather nearby: Fandriana 36 km · Ambatofinandrahana 46 km · Soanindrariny 70 km · Antsirabe 77 km · Betafo 88 km · Ifanadiana 95 km · Ikalamavony 97 km · Antanifotsy 98 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 Ambositra (-20.5303°, 47.2434°, elevation 1,318 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	18	9
2	18	9
3	18	9
4	18	9
5	17	9
6	17	9
7	17	9
8	17	9
9	17	9
10	17	9
11	17	9
12	17	9
13	17	9
14	17	9
15	17	9
16	17	9
17	17	9
18	17	9
19	17	9
20	18	9
21	18	9
22	18	9
23	18	9
24	18	9
25	18	9
26	18	9
27	18	9
28	18	9
29	18	9
30	18	9
31	18	9

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	53	47
2	52	48
3	52	48
4	52	48
5	51	49
6	51	49
7	50	50
8	49	51
9	48	52
10	48	52
11	48	52
12	47	53
13	46	54
14	46	54
15	46	54
16	46	54
17	47	53
18	46	54
19	47	53
20	47	53
21	47	53
22	48	52
23	49	51
24	50	50
25	49	51
26	50	50
27	51	49
28	52	48
29	52	48
30	53	47
31	53	47

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

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	99	1
2	99	1
3	99	1
4	99	1
5	99	1
6	100	0
7	100	0
8	100	0
9	100	0
10	100	0
11	100	0
12	100	0
13	100	0
14	100	0
15	99	1
16	99	1
17	99	1
18	99	1
19	99	1
20	99	1
21	99	1
22	99	1
23	98	2
24	98	2
25	98	2
26	98	2
27	98	2
28	98	2
29	98	2
30	98	2
31	98	2

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	53	47
2	52	48
3	52	48
4	52	48
5	51	49
6	51	49
7	50	50
8	49	51
9	48	52
10	48	52
11	48	52
12	47	53
13	46	54
14	46	54
15	46	54
16	46	54
17	47	53
18	46	54
19	47	53
20	47	53
21	47	53
22	48	52
23	49	51
24	50	50
25	49	51
26	50	50
27	51	49
28	52	48
29	52	48
30	53	47
31	53	47

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

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	99	1
2	99	1
3	99	1
4	99	1
5	99	1
6	100	0
7	100	0
8	100	0
9	100	0
10	100	0
11	100	0
12	100	0
13	100	0
14	100	0
15	99	1
16	99	1
17	99	1
18	99	1
19	99	1
20	99	1
21	99	1
22	99	1
23	98	2
24	98	2
25	98	2
26	98	2
27	98	2
28	98	2
29	98	2
30	98	2
31	98	2

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	53	47
2	52	48
3	52	48
4	52	48
5	51	49
6	51	49
7	50	50
8	49	51
9	48	52
10	48	52
11	48	52
12	47	53
13	46	54
14	46	54
15	46	54
16	46	54
17	47	53
18	46	54
19	47	53
20	47	53
21	47	53
22	48	52
23	49	51
24	50	50
25	49	51
26	50	50
27	51	49
28	52	48
29	52	48
30	53	47
31	53	47

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

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	99	1
2	99	1
3	99	1
4	99	1
5	99	1
6	100	0
7	100	0
8	100	0
9	100	0
10	100	0
11	100	0
12	100	0
13	100	0
14	100	0
15	99	1
16	99	1
17	99	1
18	99	1
19	99	1
20	99	1
21	99	1
22	99	1
23	98	2
24	98	2
25	98	2
26	98	2
27	98	2
28	98	2
29	98	2
30	98	2
31	98	2