Ampanihy weather in October

In October, Ampanihy sees average daytime highs of 32°C and overnight lows near 19°C, with 18 mm of rain across 3.7 wet days and about 12.6 hours of daylight. It is the 6th-warmest and 7th-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 70% of the time in October, and the air most often feels humid.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 12 min at the start of October to 12 h 54 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, October is Ampanihy's 6th-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Ampanihy's year-round climate.

Daytime high
32°
6th warmest
Overnight low
19°
6th coldest
Rainfall
18 mm
3.7 wet days
Daylight
12 h 36 min
5:28 AM – 6:04 PM
Cloud cover
30%
6th clearest
Wind
13 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
6.74 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.0
out of 10

Ampanihy is town in Atsimo-Andrefana, Madagascar.

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

Temperature in October

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

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

A typical October day in Ampanihy reaches about 32°C in the afternoon and slips back to 19°C overnight — a 13°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 27°C and 36°C. Set against its neighbours, October runs about 2°C warmer than September and about 1°C cooler than November.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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How October really feels in Ampanihy

Once humidity and wind are folded in, October 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 October is heat — humidity pushes the afternoon "feels like" well above the raw temperature.

Ampanihy weather by month

How October compares with the rest of the year at a glance. October is the 6th-warmest and 7th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan33° / 23°15614.913.43.3
Feb33° / 23°10212.312.93.5
Mar32° / 22°548.712.24.2
Apr31° / 20°244.611.45.6
May28° / 17°112.310.87.6
Jun26° / 15°51.310.58.7
Jul26° / 14°5110.68.9
Aug28° / 15°51.111.18.2
Sep30° / 17°61.311.86.5
Oct32° / 19°183.712.65.0
Nov33° / 20°406.313.24.1
Dec33° / 22°8311.913.53.6

Cloud cover in October

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 70% of the time in October.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 14% of October, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 17%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitation

Ampanihy gets around 18 mm of rain over 3.7 wet days in October. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 12% and peaks near 15% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
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Humidity in October

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, October lands in the humid band about 41% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 8% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
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23039292
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42938322
52837332
62836343
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Wind in October

Winds average 13 km/h in October, the windiest month of the year.

Across October, daily wind ranges from about 12 km/h on the calmest days to 13 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
113light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in October

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 12 min at the start of October to 12 h 54 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 42 minutes over October. Sunrise moves from 5:43 AM to 5:17 AM, and sunset from 5:57 PM to 6:12 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.25:435:57
212.35:425:57
312.35:415:58
412.35:405:58
512.35:395:59
612.45:385:59
712.45:375:59
812.45:366:00
912.45:356:00
1012.45:346:01
1112.55:336:01
1212.55:326:02
1312.55:316:02
1412.55:306:03
1512.65:296:03
1612.65:286:04
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1812.65:276:05
1912.75:266:05
2012.75:256:06
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Solar energy in October

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in October, about 6.74 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.72 kWh/m² to a high of 7.07 kWh/m² in November across the year — October's 6.74 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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Planning a trip in October

Hazard calendar for Ampanihy

In seasonPeak

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

Ampanihy's rainy season runs December–February, when most of the year's rain falls.

Rainy season
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Is October a good time to visit Ampanihy?

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

5.0
Sightseeing
7th-best month of the year
7.9
Beach & pool
7th-best month of the year

October is a reasonable time to visit Ampanihy for sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Ampanihy in October

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

In October, Ampanihy sees daytime highs around 32°C and nights near 19°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection. About 4 days see rain.

light clothessun protection

Sea temperature near Ampanihy in October

The nearest coast averages about 24°C in October — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea at the nearest coast (about 61 km away) is warmest in February at about 28°C and coldest in July near 23°C.

The water stays above 20°C all year — warm enough for a swim any month.

22°24°26°28°30°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecrefreshingwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan28Warm
Feb28Warm
Mar28Warm
Apr26Warm
May25Warm
Jun24Refreshing
Jul23Refreshing
Aug23Refreshing
Sep24Refreshing
Oct24Warm
Nov25Warm
Dec27Warm

UV index in Ampanihy in October

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in October 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 Ampanihy peaks around January 19 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 20 at about 5 (high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highHighVery highExtremeJan 19UV 14Jun 20UV 5
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb14Extreme
Mar12Extreme
Apr9Very high
May6High
Jun5High
Jul6High
Aug7High
Sep8Very high
Oct10Extreme
Nov12Extreme
Dec14Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Ampanihy?

Ampanihy sits at 24.7°S, 44.7°E, 236 m above sea level, in Madagascar. The nearest listed city is Beloha, 61 km away.

JafaroTsiombeBetiokyAmbovombeAnakao

Topography around Ampanihy

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Ampanihy has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 73 m around an average of 232 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 192 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 663 m.

The land around Ampanihy is covered by grassland (42%) and shrubs (41%) within 3 km, shrubs (58%) and grassland (26%) within 16 km, and shrubs (58%) and grassland (26%) within 80 km.

3 km
73 m
16 km
192 m
80 km
663 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
October weather nearby: Beloha 61 km · Bekily 78 km · Itampolo 80 km · Jafaro 82 km · Tsiombe 100 km · Betioky 114 km · Ambovombe 146 km · Anakao 159 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 Ampanihy (-24.6937°, 44.7458°, elevation 236 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. Sea temperatures are the NOAA OISST v2.1 1991–2020 monthly climatology (public domain), sampled at the nearest ocean point. 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).