Antanifotsy weather in October

In October, Antanifotsy sees average daytime highs of 23°C and overnight lows near 11°C, with 76 mm of rain across 8.8 wet days and about 12.5 hours of daylight. It is the 4th-warmest and 6th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 23°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 43% of the time in October, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 12 min at the start of October to 12 h 42 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, October is Antanifotsy's 3rd-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Antanifotsy's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 23°; 4th warmest
Overnight low: 11°; 6th coldest
Rainfall: 76 mm; 8.8 wet days
Daylight: 12 h 30 min; 5:22 AM – 5:49 PM
Cloud cover: 45%; 3rd clearest
Wind: 8 km/h; 8th windiest
Solar energy: 6.75 kWh/m²
Travel score: 7.4; out of 10

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Temperature in October

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 23°C through the month.

A typical October day in Antanifotsy reaches about 23°C in the afternoon and slips back to 11°C overnight — a 13°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 20°C and 26°C. Set against its neighbours, October runs about 2°C warmer than September and on par with November.

	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)	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24
Avg low (°C)	9	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	12	12	12	12	12	12	12

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

Antanifotsy weather by month

How October compares with the rest of the year at a glance. October is the 4th-warmest and 6th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	23° / 15°	345	22.8	13.1	4.7
Feb	23° / 15°	278	20	12.7	4.8
Mar	23° / 14°	188	16.9	12.1	5.7
Apr	22° / 12°	67	10	11.6	6.8
May	20° / 10°	24	5	11.1	7.2
Jun	18° / 7°	8	2	10.8	7.1
Jul	17° / 7°	8	1.8	10.9	6.8
Aug	19° / 7°	8	1.6	11.3	7.6
Sep	22° / 8°	12	2.5	11.9	8.1
Oct	23° / 11°	76	8.8	12.5	7.4
Nov	24° / 13°	176	14.5	12.9	6.2
Dec	24° / 14°	308	19.7	13.2	5.2

Cloud cover in October

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 43% of the time in October.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 22% of October, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 35%. Skies tend to cloud over 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	31
Clearer (%)	74	73	73	72	72	71	71	69	69	69	69	67	67	67	66	66	66	65	64	64	63	62	61	60	60	58	58	56	56	54	54
Cloudier (%)	26	27	27	28	28	29	29	31	31	31	31	33	33	33	34	34	34	35	36	36	37	38	39	40	40	42	42	44	44	46	46

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	74	26
2	73	27
3	73	27
4	72	28
5	72	28
6	71	29
7	71	29
8	69	31
9	69	31
10	69	31
11	69	31
12	67	33
13	67	33
14	67	33
15	66	34
16	66	34
17	66	34
18	65	35
19	64	36
20	64	36
21	63	37
22	62	38
23	61	39
24	60	40
25	60	40
26	58	42
27	58	42
28	56	44
29	56	44
30	54	46
31	54	46

Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitation

Antanifotsy gets around 76 mm of rain over 8.8 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 28% and peaks near 39% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

	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 (%)	16	17	18	19	20	20	21	22	22	23	24	24	25	26	26	27	28	29	30	31	32	33	34	35	36	37	38	38	39	39	39

	Rain chance (%)
1	16
2	17
3	18
4	19
5	20
6	20
7	21
8	22
9	22
10	23
11	24
12	24
13	25
14	26
15	26
16	27
17	28
18	29
19	30
20	31
21	32
22	33
23	34
24	35
25	36
26	37
27	38
28	38
29	39
30	39
31	39

Humidity in October

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, October lands in the dry band about 87% 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 (%)	96	96	95	95	94	94	94	93	93	92	92	91	91	90	89	89	88	87	86	85	85	84	82	81	80	78	77	76	75	74	73
Comfortable (%)	4	4	5	5	6	6	6	7	7	8	8	9	9	10	11	11	12	13	14	15	15	16	18	19	20	22	23	24	25	26	27

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	96	4
2	96	4
3	95	5
4	95	5
5	94	6
6	94	6
7	94	6
8	93	7
9	93	7
10	92	8
11	92	8
12	91	9
13	91	9
14	90	10
15	89	11
16	89	11
17	88	12
18	87	13
19	86	14
20	85	15
21	85	15
22	84	16
23	82	18
24	81	19
25	80	20
26	78	22
27	77	23
28	76	24
29	75	25
30	74	26
31	73	27

Wind in October

Winds average 8 km/h in October.

Across October, daily wind ranges from about 7 km/h on the calmest days to 8 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)	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	7	7	7	7	7	7	7
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	8	calm
2	8	calm
3	8	calm
4	8	calm
5	8	calm
6	8	calm
7	8	calm
8	8	calm
9	8	calm
10	8	calm
11	8	calm
12	8	calm
13	8	calm
14	8	calm
15	8	calm
16	8	calm
17	8	calm
18	8	calm
19	8	calm
20	8	calm
21	8	calm
22	8	calm
23	8	calm
24	8	calm
25	7	calm
26	7	calm
27	7	calm
28	7	calm
29	7	calm
30	7	calm
31	7	calm

Sunrise & sunset in October

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 12 min at the start of October to 12 h 42 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 30 minutes over October. Sunrise moves from 5:34 AM to 5:13 AM, and sunset from 5:45 PM to 5:56 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)	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.5	12.5	12.5	12.5	12.5	12.5	12.6	12.6	12.6	12.6	12.6	12.6	12.7	12.7	12.7	12.7
Sunrise (AM)	5:34	5:34	5:33	5:32	5:31	5:30	5:29	5:28	5:28	5:27	5:26	5:25	5:24	5:24	5:23	5:22	5:21	5:21	5:20	5:19	5:19	5:18	5:17	5:17	5:16	5:15	5:15	5:14	5:14	5:13	5:13
Sunset (PM)	5:45	5:45	5:46	5:46	5:46	5:46	5:47	5:47	5:47	5:48	5:48	5:48	5:48	5:49	5:49	5:49	5:50	5:50	5:51	5:51	5:51	5:52	5:52	5:53	5:53	5:53	5:54	5:54	5:55	5:55	5:56

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	12.2	5:34	5:45
2	12.2	5:34	5:45
3	12.2	5:33	5:46
4	12.2	5:32	5:46
5	12.3	5:31	5:46
6	12.3	5:30	5:46
7	12.3	5:29	5:47
8	12.3	5:28	5:47
9	12.3	5:28	5:47
10	12.3	5:27	5:48
11	12.4	5:26	5:48
12	12.4	5:25	5:48
13	12.4	5:24	5:48
14	12.4	5:24	5:49
15	12.4	5:23	5:49
16	12.5	5:22	5:49
17	12.5	5:21	5:50
18	12.5	5:21	5:50
19	12.5	5:20	5:51
20	12.5	5:19	5:51
21	12.5	5:19	5:51
22	12.6	5:18	5:52
23	12.6	5:17	5:52
24	12.6	5:17	5:53
25	12.6	5:16	5:53
26	12.6	5:15	5:53
27	12.6	5:15	5:54
28	12.7	5:14	5:54
29	12.7	5:14	5:55
30	12.7	5:13	5:55
31	12.7	5:13	5:56

Solar energy in October

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in October, about 6.75 kWh/m² — the sunniest month for solar.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.02 kWh/m² to a high of 6.75 kWh/m² in October across the year — October's 6.75 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

	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)	6.6	6.7	6.7	6.7	6.7	6.7	6.7	6.8	6.8	6.8	6.8	6.8	6.8	6.8	6.8	6.8	6.8	6.8	6.8	6.8	6.8	6.8	6.8	6.8	6.8	6.8	6.8	6.8	6.8	6.8	6.8
Level	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	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	6.6	Intense
2	6.7	Intense
3	6.7	Intense
4	6.7	Intense
5	6.7	Intense
6	6.7	Intense
7	6.7	Intense
8	6.8	Intense
9	6.8	Intense
10	6.8	Intense
11	6.8	Intense
12	6.8	Intense
13	6.8	Intense
14	6.8	Intense
15	6.8	Intense
16	6.8	Intense
17	6.8	Intense
18	6.8	Intense
19	6.8	Intense
20	6.8	Intense
21	6.8	Intense
22	6.8	Intense
23	6.8	Intense
24	6.8	Intense
25	6.8	Intense
26	6.8	Intense
27	6.8	Intense
28	6.8	Intense
29	6.8	Intense
30	6.8	Intense
31	6.8	Intense

Planning a trip in October

Hazard calendar for Antanifotsy

In seasonPeak

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

Antanifotsy's monsoon runs November–March, when most of the year's rain falls.

Monsoon

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Oct

Nov

Dec

Is October a good time to visit Antanifotsy?

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

7.4

Sightseeing

3rd-best month of the year

5.9

Beach & pool

1st-best month of the year

October is one of the better times to visit Antanifotsy for general sightseeing.

What to pack for Antanifotsy in October

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

In October, Antanifotsy sees daytime highs around 23°C and nights near 11°C. Pack sun protection. Worth having: light clothes and rain gear. About 9 days see rain.

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UV index in Antanifotsy in October

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in October peaks around 13 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Antanifotsy 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 (very 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	9	7	8	10	12	13	14	16
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	9	Very high
Jun	7	High
Jul	8	Very high
Aug	10	Very high
Sep	12	Extreme
Oct	13	Extreme
Nov	14	Extreme
Dec	16	Extreme

Air quality in Antanifotsy in October

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

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

Air quality in Antanifotsy is worst in October — around 31 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 5.3× the cleanest month (January, 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)	6	8	12	16	24	23	22	20	17	31	18	8
Level	Good	Good	Good	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Good

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	6	Good
Feb	8	Good
Mar	12	Good
Apr	16	Moderate
May	24	Moderate
Jun	23	Moderate
Jul	22	Moderate
Aug	20	Moderate
Sep	17	Moderate
Oct	31	Moderate
Nov	18	Moderate
Dec	8	Good

Location & terrain

Where is Antanifotsy?

Antanifotsy sits at 19.6°S, 47.3°E, 1,571 m above sea level, in Madagascar. The nearest listed city is Soanindrariny, 29 km away.

Topography around Antanifotsy

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Antanifotsy has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 144 m around an average of 1,586 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 524 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,074 m.

The land around Antanifotsy is covered by cropland (69%) and grassland (23%) within 3 km, cropland (60%) and grassland (34%) within 16 km, and grassland (56%) and cropland (29%) within 80 km.

3 km

144 m

cropland 69%

16 km

524 m

cropland 60%

80 km

2,074 m

grassland 56%

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← September Antanifotsy year-round climate November →Best places to visit in October

October weather nearby: Soanindrariny 29 km · Ambatolampy 31 km · Antsirabe 38 km · Faratsiho 47 km · Betafo 53 km · Miandrarivo 64 km · Fandriana 65 km · Arivonimamo 72 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 Antanifotsy (-19.65°, 47.3167°, elevation 1,571 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	9
2	23	10
3	23	10
4	23	10
5	23	10
6	23	10
7	23	10
8	23	10
9	23	10
10	23	10
11	23	10
12	23	10
13	23	10
14	23	11
15	23	11
16	23	11
17	23	11
18	23	11
19	23	11
20	23	11
21	23	11
22	24	11
23	24	11
24	24	11
25	24	12
26	24	12
27	24	12
28	24	12
29	24	12
30	24	12
31	24	12

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	74	26
2	73	27
3	73	27
4	72	28
5	72	28
6	71	29
7	71	29
8	69	31
9	69	31
10	69	31
11	69	31
12	67	33
13	67	33
14	67	33
15	66	34
16	66	34
17	66	34
18	65	35
19	64	36
20	64	36
21	63	37
22	62	38
23	61	39
24	60	40
25	60	40
26	58	42
27	58	42
28	56	44
29	56	44
30	54	46
31	54	46

	Rain chance (%)
1	16
2	17
3	18
4	19
5	20
6	20
7	21
8	22
9	22
10	23
11	24
12	24
13	25
14	26
15	26
16	27
17	28
18	29
19	30
20	31
21	32
22	33
23	34
24	35
25	36
26	37
27	38
28	38
29	39
30	39
31	39

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	96	4
2	96	4
3	95	5
4	95	5
5	94	6
6	94	6
7	94	6
8	93	7
9	93	7
10	92	8
11	92	8
12	91	9
13	91	9
14	90	10
15	89	11
16	89	11
17	88	12
18	87	13
19	86	14
20	85	15
21	85	15
22	84	16
23	82	18
24	81	19
25	80	20
26	78	22
27	77	23
28	76	24
29	75	25
30	74	26
31	73	27

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	74	26
2	73	27
3	73	27
4	72	28
5	72	28
6	71	29
7	71	29
8	69	31
9	69	31
10	69	31
11	69	31
12	67	33
13	67	33
14	67	33
15	66	34
16	66	34
17	66	34
18	65	35
19	64	36
20	64	36
21	63	37
22	62	38
23	61	39
24	60	40
25	60	40
26	58	42
27	58	42
28	56	44
29	56	44
30	54	46
31	54	46

	Rain chance (%)
1	16
2	17
3	18
4	19
5	20
6	20
7	21
8	22
9	22
10	23
11	24
12	24
13	25
14	26
15	26
16	27
17	28
18	29
19	30
20	31
21	32
22	33
23	34
24	35
25	36
26	37
27	38
28	38
29	39
30	39
31	39

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	96	4
2	96	4
3	95	5
4	95	5
5	94	6
6	94	6
7	94	6
8	93	7
9	93	7
10	92	8
11	92	8
12	91	9
13	91	9
14	90	10
15	89	11
16	89	11
17	88	12
18	87	13
19	86	14
20	85	15
21	85	15
22	84	16
23	82	18
24	81	19
25	80	20
26	78	22
27	77	23
28	76	24
29	75	25
30	74	26
31	73	27

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	74	26
2	73	27
3	73	27
4	72	28
5	72	28
6	71	29
7	71	29
8	69	31
9	69	31
10	69	31
11	69	31
12	67	33
13	67	33
14	67	33
15	66	34
16	66	34
17	66	34
18	65	35
19	64	36
20	64	36
21	63	37
22	62	38
23	61	39
24	60	40
25	60	40
26	58	42
27	58	42
28	56	44
29	56	44
30	54	46
31	54	46

	Rain chance (%)
1	16
2	17
3	18
4	19
5	20
6	20
7	21
8	22
9	22
10	23
11	24
12	24
13	25
14	26
15	26
16	27
17	28
18	29
19	30
20	31
21	32
22	33
23	34
24	35
25	36
26	37
27	38
28	38
29	39
30	39
31	39

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	96	4
2	96	4
3	95	5
4	95	5
5	94	6
6	94	6
7	94	6
8	93	7
9	93	7
10	92	8
11	92	8
12	91	9
13	91	9
14	90	10
15	89	11
16	89	11
17	88	12
18	87	13
19	86	14
20	85	15
21	85	15
22	84	16
23	82	18
24	81	19
25	80	20
26	78	22
27	77	23
28	76	24
29	75	25
30	74	26
31	73	27