Ankazobe weather in September

In September, Ankazobe sees average daytime highs of 25°C and overnight lows near 12°C, with 5 mm of rain across 0.9 wet days and about 11.9 hours of daylight. It is the 8th-warmest and 9th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 24°C in the first days to 26°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 59% of the time in September, and the air most often feels dry.

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 Ankazobe's 2nd-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Ankazobe's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 25°; 8th warmest
Overnight low: 12°; 4th coldest
Rainfall: 5 mm; 0.9 wet days
Daylight: 11 h 54 min; 5:49 AM – 5:43 PM
Cloud cover: 31%; 2nd clearest
Wind: 10 km/h; 4th windiest
Solar energy: 6.36 kWh/m²
Travel score: 8.8; out of 10

Ankazobe is town in Analamanga, Madagascar.

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

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Temperature in September

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs climb over the month, from about 24°C in the first days to 26°C by the end.

A typical September day in Ankazobe reaches about 25°C in the afternoon and slips back to 12°C overnight — a 13°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 23°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)	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26
Avg low (°C)	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	13	13	13	13	13	13	13

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

Ankazobe weather by month

How September compares with the rest of the year at a glance. September is the 8th-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	26° / 18°	395	24.8	13	4.3
Feb	26° / 18°	347	22.6	12.6	4.3
Mar	26° / 17°	200	18.6	12.1	5.2
Apr	26° / 15°	43	8.4	11.6	7.1
May	24° / 13°	11	2.4	11.2	8.5
Jun	22° / 11°	3	0.6	10.9	8.6
Jul	21° / 10°	4	0.8	11	8.5
Aug	23° / 10°	2	0.5	11.4	8.9
Sep	25° / 12°	5	0.9	11.9	8.8
Oct	27° / 14°	43	5.9	12.4	7.4
Nov	27° / 16°	140	13.3	12.9	6.0
Dec	27° / 17°	300	20.6	13.1	4.9

Cloud cover in September

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 59% of the time in September.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 23% of September, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 18%.

	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 (%)	81	81	81	81	82	82	82	83	83	83	83	84	84	84	84	84	84	83	83	83	81	81	81	80	80	79	78	78	78	77
Cloudier (%)	19	19	19	19	18	18	18	17	17	17	17	16	16	16	16	16	16	17	17	17	19	19	19	20	20	21	22	22	22	23

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	81	19
2	81	19
3	81	19
4	81	19
5	82	18
6	82	18
7	82	18
8	83	17
9	83	17
10	83	17
11	83	17
12	84	16
13	84	16
14	84	16
15	84	16
16	84	16
17	84	16
18	83	17
19	83	17
20	83	17
21	81	19
22	81	19
23	81	19
24	80	20
25	80	20
26	79	21
27	78	22
28	78	22
29	78	22
30	77	23

Chance of precipitation in September

Any precipitation

Ankazobe gets around 5 mm of rain over 0.9 wet days in September. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 3% 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 (%)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	6	6	6	7	7	8

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

Humidity in September

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, September lands in the dry band about 93% 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 (%)	99	98	98	98	98	98	97	97	97	96	96	95	95	94	94	93	93	92	92	91	91	91	90	90	88	87	87	86	85	85
Comfortable (%)	1	2	2	2	2	2	3	3	3	4	4	5	5	6	6	7	7	8	8	9	9	9	10	10	11	12	12	13	14	14
Humid (%)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	1	1

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	99	1	0
2	98	2	0
3	98	2	0
4	98	2	0
5	98	2	0
6	98	2	0
7	97	3	0
8	97	3	0
9	97	3	0
10	96	4	0
11	96	4	0
12	95	5	0
13	95	5	0
14	94	6	0
15	94	6	0
16	93	7	0
17	93	7	0
18	92	8	0
19	92	8	0
20	91	9	0
21	91	9	0
22	91	9	0
23	90	10	0
24	90	10	0
25	88	11	1
26	87	12	1
27	87	12	1
28	86	13	1
29	85	14	1
30	85	14	1

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	10	10	10	10	10	10	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	10	calm
8	10	calm
9	10	calm
10	10	calm
11	10	calm
12	10	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 6:02 AM to 5:36 AM, and sunset from 5:40 PM to 5:45 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)	6:02	6:01	6:00	6:00	5:59	5:58	5:57	5:56	5:55	5:54	5:53	5:53	5:52	5:51	5:50	5:49	5:48	5:47	5:46	5:45	5:44	5:44	5:43	5:42	5:41	5:40	5:39	5:38	5:37	5:36
Sunset (PM)	5:40	5:40	5:41	5:41	5:41	5:41	5:41	5:42	5:42	5:42	5:42	5:42	5:42	5:42	5:43	5:43	5:43	5:43	5:43	5:43	5:44	5:44	5:44	5:44	5:44	5:44	5:45	5:45	5:45	5:45

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	11.6	6:02	5:40
2	11.7	6:01	5:40
3	11.7	6:00	5:41
4	11.7	6:00	5:41
5	11.7	5:59	5:41
6	11.7	5:58	5:41
7	11.7	5:57	5:41
8	11.8	5:56	5:42
9	11.8	5:55	5:42
10	11.8	5:54	5:42
11	11.8	5:53	5:42
12	11.8	5:53	5:42
13	11.8	5:52	5:42
14	11.9	5:51	5:42
15	11.9	5:50	5:43
16	11.9	5:49	5:43
17	11.9	5:48	5:43
18	11.9	5:47	5:43
19	12.0	5:46	5:43
20	12.0	5:45	5:43
21	12.0	5:44	5:44
22	12.0	5:44	5:44
23	12.0	5:43	5:44
24	12.0	5:42	5:44
25	12.1	5:41	5:44
26	12.1	5:40	5:44
27	12.1	5:39	5:45
28	12.1	5:38	5:45
29	12.1	5:37	5:45
30	12.1	5:36	5:45

Solar energy in September

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in September, about 6.36 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.43 kWh/m² to a high of 6.9 kWh/m² in October across the year — September's 6.36 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)	5.8	5.9	5.9	6.0	6.0	6.0	6.1	6.1	6.2	6.2	6.2	6.3	6.3	6.3	6.4	6.4	6.4	6.5	6.5	6.5	6.5	6.5	6.6	6.6	6.6	6.6	6.7	6.7	6.7	6.7
Level	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	5.8	Bright
2	5.9	Bright
3	5.9	Bright
4	6.0	Bright
5	6.0	Bright
6	6.0	Intense
7	6.1	Intense
8	6.1	Intense
9	6.2	Intense
10	6.2	Intense
11	6.2	Intense
12	6.3	Intense
13	6.3	Intense
14	6.3	Intense
15	6.4	Intense
16	6.4	Intense
17	6.4	Intense
18	6.5	Intense
19	6.5	Intense
20	6.5	Intense
21	6.5	Intense
22	6.5	Intense
23	6.6	Intense
24	6.6	Intense
25	6.6	Intense
26	6.6	Intense
27	6.7	Intense
28	6.7	Intense
29	6.7	Intense
30	6.7	Intense

Planning a trip in September

Hazard calendar for Ankazobe

In seasonPeak

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

Ankazobe'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 Ankazobe?

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

8.8

Sightseeing

2nd-best month of the year

7.9

Beach & pool

1st-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Ankazobe in September

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

In September, Ankazobe sees daytime highs around 25°C and nights near 12°C. Pack sun protection. Worth having: light clothes.

sun protectionlight clothes

UV index in Ankazobe 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 Ankazobe peaks around February 10 at about 16 (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	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	16	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 Ankazobe 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 Ankazobe is worst in October — around 20 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 4.2× 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	6	6	7	9	9	10	15	16	20	12	6
Level	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Good

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	5	Good
Feb	6	Good
Mar	6	Good
Apr	7	Good
May	9	Good
Jun	9	Good
Jul	10	Good
Aug	15	Moderate
Sep	16	Moderate
Oct	20	Moderate
Nov	12	Moderate
Dec	6	Good

Location & terrain

Where is Ankazobe?

Ankazobe sits at 18.3°S, 47.1°E, 1,231 m above sea level, in Madagascar. The nearest listed city is Fenoarivo Be, 59 km away.

Topography around Ankazobe

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Ankazobe has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 138 m around an average of 1,220 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 732 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,286 m.

The land around Ankazobe is covered by grassland (67%) and cropland (29%) within 3 km, grassland (87%) within 16 km, and grassland (89%) within 80 km.

3 km

138 m

grassland 67%

16 km

732 m

grassland 87%

80 km

1,286 m

grassland 89%

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

September weather nearby: Fenoarivo Be 59 km · Ambohidratrimo 65 km · Ivato 66 km · Sadabe 71 km · Ambohitrolomahitsy 73 km · Imerintsiatosika 77 km · Arivonimamo 78 km · Anjozorobe 80 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 Ankazobe (-18.3167°, 47.1167°, elevation 1,231 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	24	11
2	24	11
3	24	11
4	24	11
5	24	11
6	24	11
7	24	11
8	24	11
9	25	11
10	25	11
11	25	12
12	25	12
13	25	12
14	25	12
15	25	12
16	25	12
17	26	12
18	26	12
19	26	12
20	26	12
21	26	12
22	26	12
23	26	12
24	26	13
25	26	13
26	26	13
27	26	13
28	26	13
29	26	13
30	26	13

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	81	19
2	81	19
3	81	19
4	81	19
5	82	18
6	82	18
7	82	18
8	83	17
9	83	17
10	83	17
11	83	17
12	84	16
13	84	16
14	84	16
15	84	16
16	84	16
17	84	16
18	83	17
19	83	17
20	83	17
21	81	19
22	81	19
23	81	19
24	80	20
25	80	20
26	79	21
27	78	22
28	78	22
29	78	22
30	77	23

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

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	99	1	0
2	98	2	0
3	98	2	0
4	98	2	0
5	98	2	0
6	98	2	0
7	97	3	0
8	97	3	0
9	97	3	0
10	96	4	0
11	96	4	0
12	95	5	0
13	95	5	0
14	94	6	0
15	94	6	0
16	93	7	0
17	93	7	0
18	92	8	0
19	92	8	0
20	91	9	0
21	91	9	0
22	91	9	0
23	90	10	0
24	90	10	0
25	88	11	1
26	87	12	1
27	87	12	1
28	86	13	1
29	85	14	1
30	85	14	1

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	81	19
2	81	19
3	81	19
4	81	19
5	82	18
6	82	18
7	82	18
8	83	17
9	83	17
10	83	17
11	83	17
12	84	16
13	84	16
14	84	16
15	84	16
16	84	16
17	84	16
18	83	17
19	83	17
20	83	17
21	81	19
22	81	19
23	81	19
24	80	20
25	80	20
26	79	21
27	78	22
28	78	22
29	78	22
30	77	23

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

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	99	1	0
2	98	2	0
3	98	2	0
4	98	2	0
5	98	2	0
6	98	2	0
7	97	3	0
8	97	3	0
9	97	3	0
10	96	4	0
11	96	4	0
12	95	5	0
13	95	5	0
14	94	6	0
15	94	6	0
16	93	7	0
17	93	7	0
18	92	8	0
19	92	8	0
20	91	9	0
21	91	9	0
22	91	9	0
23	90	10	0
24	90	10	0
25	88	11	1
26	87	12	1
27	87	12	1
28	86	13	1
29	85	14	1
30	85	14	1

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	81	19
2	81	19
3	81	19
4	81	19
5	82	18
6	82	18
7	82	18
8	83	17
9	83	17
10	83	17
11	83	17
12	84	16
13	84	16
14	84	16
15	84	16
16	84	16
17	84	16
18	83	17
19	83	17
20	83	17
21	81	19
22	81	19
23	81	19
24	80	20
25	80	20
26	79	21
27	78	22
28	78	22
29	78	22
30	77	23

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

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	99	1	0
2	98	2	0
3	98	2	0
4	98	2	0
5	98	2	0
6	98	2	0
7	97	3	0
8	97	3	0
9	97	3	0
10	96	4	0
11	96	4	0
12	95	5	0
13	95	5	0
14	94	6	0
15	94	6	0
16	93	7	0
17	93	7	0
18	92	8	0
19	92	8	0
20	91	9	0
21	91	9	0
22	91	9	0
23	90	10	0
24	90	10	0
25	88	11	1
26	87	12	1
27	87	12	1
28	86	13	1
29	85	14	1
30	85	14	1