Beloha weather in December

In December, Beloha sees average daytime highs of 31°C and overnight lows near 23°C, with 72 mm of rain across 11.7 wet days and about 13.5 hours of daylight. It is the 3rd-warmest and 3rd-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 31°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 44% of the time in December, and the air most often feels muggy.

Daylight stretches from about 13 h 30 min at the start of December to 13 h 30 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, December is Beloha's 10th-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Beloha's year-round climate.

Daytime high
31°
3rd warmest
Overnight low
23°
9th coldest
Rainfall
72 mm
11.7 wet days
Daylight
13 h 36 min
5:09 AM – 6:43 PM
Cloud cover
47%
10th clearest
Wind
14 km/h
9th windiest
Solar energy
7.23 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.4
out of 10

Beloha is town in Androy, Madagascar.

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

Temperature in December

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 31°C through the month.

A typical December day in Beloha reaches about 31°C in the afternoon and slips back to 23°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 27°C and 35°C. Set against its neighbours, December runs on par with November and on par with January.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
13122
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How December really feels in Beloha

Once humidity and wind are folded in, December averages 31 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
31
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

The story in December is heat — humidity pushes the afternoon "feels like" well above the raw temperature.

Beloha weather by month

How December compares with the rest of the year at a glance. December is the 3rd-warmest and 3rd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan32° / 24°12314.113.43.9
Feb31° / 24°10111.712.94.1
Mar31° / 23°478.412.24.9
Apr29° / 21°285.511.46.3
May27° / 19°153.510.88.1
Jun25° / 17°71.910.58.8
Jul25° / 16°81.610.69.0
Aug26° / 16°71.411.18.8
Sep28° / 18°81.911.88.0
Oct29° / 20°173.612.66.5
Nov30° / 21°366.113.25.5
Dec31° / 23°7211.713.54.4

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 44% of the time in December.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 22% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 34%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16733
26634
36634
46634
56634
66535
76535
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Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitation

Beloha gets around 72 mm of rain over 11.7 wet days in December. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 38% and peaks near 42% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
131
231
332
433
533
634
735
835
936
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1238
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1439
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2041
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3042
3142

Humidity in December

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, December lands in the muggy band about 44% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 86% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
1161952220
2161852230
3161752240
4161751250
5161650270
6151650280
7151550300
8151449310
9141349330
10041348350
11041248360
12031147380
13031146390
14031046410
15031045420
16031044440
1703943450
1803942460
1903941480
2002841480
2102840490
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Wind in December

Winds average 14 km/h in December.

Across December, daily wind ranges from about 13 km/h on the calmest days to 14 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
114light breeze
214light breeze
314light breeze
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914light breeze
1014light breeze
1114light breeze
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3114light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in December

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 13 h 30 min at the start of December to 13 h 30 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 0 minutes over December. Sunrise moves from 5:06 AM to 5:17 AM, and sunset from 6:33 PM to 6:49 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.55:066:33
213.55:066:34
313.55:066:35
413.55:066:35
513.55:066:36
613.55:076:37
713.55:076:37
813.55:076:38
913.55:076:39
1013.55:076:39
1113.55:086:40
1213.55:086:40
1313.55:086:41
1413.65:096:42
1513.65:096:42
1613.65:096:43
1713.65:106:43
1813.65:106:44
1913.65:106:44
2013.65:116:45
2113.65:116:45
2213.65:126:46
2313.65:126:46
2413.65:136:47
2513.65:136:47
2613.65:146:48
2713.65:146:48
2813.65:156:48
2913.65:156:49
3013.65:166:49
3113.55:176:49

Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 7.23 kWh/m² — the sunniest month for solar.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.65 kWh/m² to a high of 7.23 kWh/m² in December across the year — December's 7.23 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
17.1Intense
27.1Intense
37.1Intense
47.1Intense
57.1Intense
67.1Intense
77.2Intense
87.2Intense
97.2Intense
107.2Intense
117.2Intense
127.2Intense
137.2Intense
147.2Intense
157.2Intense
167.2Intense
177.2Intense
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257.2Intense
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277.2Intense
287.2Intense
297.2Intense
307.2Intense
317.2Intense
Planning a trip in December

Hazard calendar for Beloha

In seasonPeak

In December, Beloha sits inside its cyclone season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

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

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

Is December a good time to visit Beloha?

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

4.4
Sightseeing
10th-best month of the year
6.5
Beach & pool
10th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Beloha in December

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

In December, Beloha sees daytime highs around 31°C and nights near 23°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection. Worth having: rain gear. About 12 days see rain.

light clothessun protectionrain gear

Sea temperature near Beloha in December

The nearest coast averages about 26°C in December — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea at the nearest coast (about 29 km away) is warmest in February at about 27°C and coldest in July near 22°C.

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

20°22°24°26°28°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecrefreshingwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan27Warm
Feb27Warm
Mar27Warm
Apr26Warm
May24Warm
Jun23Refreshing
Jul22Refreshing
Aug22Refreshing
Sep23Refreshing
Oct24Refreshing
Nov25Warm
Dec26Warm

UV index in Beloha in December

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in December peaks around 14 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Beloha peaks around January 17 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 21 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 17UV 14Jun 21UV 5
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb14Extreme
Mar12Extreme
Apr8Very high
May6High
Jun5High
Jul5High
Aug7High
Sep8Very high
Oct10Very high
Nov12Extreme
Dec14Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Beloha?

Beloha sits at 25.2°S, 45.0°E, 156 m above sea level, in Madagascar. The nearest listed city is Tsiombe, 46 km away.

AmbovombeBekilyItampoloAmboasaryBetioky

Topography around Beloha

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Beloha has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 20 m around an average of 156 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 100 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 696 m.

The land around Beloha is covered by shrubs (61%) and cropland (24%) within 3 km, shrubs (66%) within 16 km, and shrubs (47%) and water (24%) within 80 km.

3 km
20 m
16 km
100 m
80 km
696 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
December weather nearby: Tsiombe 46 km · Jafaro 55 km · Ampanihy 61 km · Ambovombe 104 km · Bekily 109 km · Itampolo 123 km · Amboasary 135 km · Betioky 174 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 Beloha (-25.1667°, 45.05°, elevation 156 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).