Antsohimbondrona weather in October

In October, Antsohimbondrona sees average daytime highs of 29°C and overnight lows near 24°C, with 44 mm of rain across 13.5 wet days and about 12.3 hours of daylight. It is the 4th-warmest and 7th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 29°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 68% of the time in October, and the air most often feels muggy.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 06 min at the start of October to 12 h 30 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, October is Antsohimbondrona's 4th-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Antsohimbondrona's year-round climate.

Daytime high
29°
4th warmest
Overnight low
24°
5th coldest
Rainfall
44 mm
13.5 wet days
Daylight
12 h 18 min
5:21 AM – 5:39 PM
Cloud cover
33%
4th clearest
Wind
14 km/h
2nd windiest
Solar energy
7.03 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.4
out of 10

Temperature in October

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 29°C through the month.

A typical October day in Antsohimbondrona reaches about 29°C in the afternoon and slips back to 24°C overnight — a 6°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 28°C and 30°C. Set against its neighbours, October runs about 1°C warmer than September and on par with November.

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

Once humidity and wind are folded in, October averages 0 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
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

October sits comfortably in between — no days that feel dangerously hot or drop to a hard freeze once humidity and wind are folded in.

Antsohimbondrona weather by month

How October compares with the rest of the year at a glance. October is the 4th-warmest and 7th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan28° / 25°44128.612.73.3
Feb28° / 25°3982612.43.3
Mar29° / 25°25825.212.13.6
Apr30° / 25°7717.211.74.5
May29° / 24°3910.911.45.7
Jun28° / 23°2910.411.26.4
Jul27° / 22°3312.111.36.6
Aug28° / 22°4014.711.66.2
Sep28° / 23°3813.511.95.8
Oct29° / 24°4413.512.35.4
Nov30° / 25°8718.812.64.4
Dec29° / 25°24326.112.83.6

Cloud cover in October

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 68% of the time in October.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 19% of October, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 13%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
1928
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Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitation

Antsohimbondrona gets around 44 mm of rain over 13.5 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 44% and peaks near 49% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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Humidity in October

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, October lands in the muggy band about 59% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 71% of them.

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Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
1345494
2344494
3343495
4342496
5341506
6340507
7339517
8338518
9237538
10235549
11234559
12233569
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Wind in October

Winds average 14 km/h in October.

Across October, daily wind ranges from about 14 km/h on the calmest days to 15 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
115light breeze
215light breeze
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914light breeze
1014light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in October

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 06 min at the start of October to 12 h 30 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 24 minutes over October. Sunrise moves from 5:30 AM to 5:14 AM, and sunset from 5:37 PM to 5:42 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.15:305:37
212.15:295:37
312.15:295:37
412.25:285:37
512.25:275:37
612.25:275:37
712.25:265:37
812.25:255:38
912.25:255:38
1012.25:245:38
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1212.25:235:38
1312.35:225:38
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1512.35:215:38
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1712.35:205:39
1812.35:205:39
1912.35:195:39
2012.35:195:39
2112.45:185:39
2212.45:185:40
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2712.45:165:41
2812.45:155:41
2912.45:155:41
3012.55:155:42
3112.55:145:42

Solar energy in October

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in October, about 7.03 kWh/m² — the sunniest month for solar.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.92 kWh/m² to a high of 7.03 kWh/m² in October across the year — October's 7.03 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 Antsohimbondrona

In seasonPeak

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

Antsohimbondrona sits in the South Indian Ocean cyclone belt; the season peaks January–March.

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

Cyclone
Monsoon
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
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Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is October a good time to visit Antsohimbondrona?

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

5.4
Sightseeing
6th-best month of the year
6.9
Beach & pool
3rd-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Antsohimbondrona in October

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

In October, Antsohimbondrona sees daytime highs around 29°C and nights near 24°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection. Worth having: rain gear. About 14 days see rain.

light clothessun protectionrain gear

Sea temperature near Antsohimbondrona in October

The nearest coast averages about 27°C in October — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea offshore is warmest in April at about 30°C and coldest in August near 26°C.

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

24°26°28°30°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan29Tropical
Feb29Tropical
Mar29Tropical
Apr30Tropical
May29Tropical
Jun28Warm
Jul27Warm
Aug26Warm
Sep27Warm
Oct27Warm
Nov28Tropical
Dec29Tropical

UV index in Antsohimbondrona 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 Antsohimbondrona peaks around February 15 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 21 at about 9 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highExtremeFeb 15UV 15Jun 21UV 9
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr12Extreme
May10Extreme
Jun9Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug11Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov13Extreme
Dec14Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Antsohimbondrona?

Antsohimbondrona sits at 13.1°S, 48.9°E, 8 m above sea level, in Madagascar. The nearest listed city is Ambilobe, 25 km away.

AntsirananaIharan̈aMaromandiaBealanana

Topography around Antsohimbondrona

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Antsohimbondrona has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 15 m around an average of 3 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 101 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,209 m.

The land around Antsohimbondrona is covered by grassland (34%) and mangroves (25%) within 3 km, water (47%) and grassland (21%) within 16 km, and water (40%), grassland (33%) and trees (20%) within 80 km.

3 km
15 m
16 km
101 m
80 km
2,209 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandbare terrainwaterwetlandmangroves
October weather nearby: Ambilobe 25 km · Ambarakaraka 46 km · Hell-Ville 72 km · Ambanja 78 km · Antsiranana 98 km · Iharan̈a 128 km · Maromandia 151 km · Bealanana 163 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 Antsohimbondrona (-13.0833°, 48.85°, elevation 8 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. Tropical-cyclone seasons are the published climatological basin seasons (NOAA National Hurricane Center / regional warning centres). 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).