Betafo weather in July

In July, Betafo sees average daytime highs of 21°C and overnight lows near 9°C, with 4 mm of rain across 1.1 wet days and about 10.9 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 10th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 21°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 70% of the time in July, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 10 h 48 min at the start of July to 11 h 06 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, July is Betafo's 2nd-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Betafo's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 21°; 12th warmest
Overnight low: 9°; 1st coldest
Rainfall: 4 mm; 1.1 wet days
Daylight: 10 h 54 min; 6:31 AM – 5:25 PM
Cloud cover: 27%; 2nd clearest
Wind: 10 km/h; 1st windiest
Solar energy: 4.69 kWh/m²
Travel score: 8.5; out of 10

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Temperature in July

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 21°C through the month.

A typical July day in Betafo reaches about 21°C in the afternoon and slips back to 9°C overnight — a 12°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 19°C and 23°C. Set against its neighbours, July runs on par with June and about 2°C cooler than August.

	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)	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	22	22
Avg low (°C)	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9

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

Betafo weather by month

How July compares with the rest of the year at a glance. July is the 12th-warmest and 10th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	25° / 16°	409	26.5	13.1	4.2
Feb	25° / 16°	343	22.3	12.7	4.5
Mar	25° / 16°	215	18.8	12.1	5.4
Apr	25° / 14°	64	10.8	11.6	7.1
May	23° / 12°	16	2.8	11.1	8.3
Jun	21° / 9°	4	0.9	10.8	8.5
Jul	21° / 9°	4	1.1	10.9	8.5
Aug	23° / 9°	3	0.9	11.3	8.9
Sep	25° / 11°	6	1.6	11.9	8.8
Oct	26° / 13°	63	9.1	12.5	7.2
Nov	26° / 15°	164	16.3	12.9	5.8
Dec	25° / 16°	304	23.8	13.2	4.6

Cloud cover in July

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

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

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 18% of July, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 12%.

	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 (%)	91	91	91	91	90	90	88	88	88	88	87	87	87	87	88	87	87	87	87	86	86	87	87	87	87	87	87	87	87	86	87
Cloudier (%)	9	9	9	9	10	10	12	12	12	12	13	13	13	13	12	13	13	13	13	14	14	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	14	13

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	91	9
2	91	9
3	91	9
4	91	9
5	90	10
6	90	10
7	88	12
8	88	12
9	88	12
10	88	12
11	87	13
12	87	13
13	87	13
14	87	13
15	88	12
16	87	13
17	87	13
18	87	13
19	87	13
20	86	14
21	86	14
22	87	13
23	87	13
24	87	13
25	87	13
26	87	13
27	87	13
28	87	13
29	87	13
30	86	14
31	87	13

Chance of precipitation in July

Any precipitation

Betafo gets around 4 mm of rain over 1.1 wet days in July. 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 5% 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	31
Rain chance (%)	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5

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

Humidity in July

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, July lands in the dry band about 100% 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 (%)	99	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99
Comfortable (%)	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	99	1
2	100	0
3	100	0
4	100	0
5	100	0
6	100	0
7	100	0
8	100	0
9	100	0
10	100	0
11	100	0
12	100	0
13	100	0
14	100	0
15	100	0
16	100	0
17	100	0
18	100	0
19	99	1
20	99	1
21	99	1
22	99	1
23	99	1
24	99	1
25	99	1
26	99	1
27	99	1
28	99	1
29	99	1
30	99	1
31	99	1

Wind in July

Winds average 10 km/h in July, the windiest month of the year.

Across July, daily wind ranges from about 10 km/h on the calmest days to 10 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)	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	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	calm

	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
1	10	calm
2	10	calm
3	10	calm
4	10	calm
5	10	calm
6	10	calm
7	10	calm
8	10	calm
9	10	calm
10	10	calm
11	10	calm
12	10	calm
13	10	calm
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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
31	10	calm

Sunrise & sunset in July

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 10 h 48 min at the start of July to 11 h 06 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 18 minutes over July. Sunrise moves from 6:31 AM to 6:26 AM, and sunset from 5:20 PM to 5:31 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)	10.8	10.8	10.8	10.8	10.8	10.8	10.8	10.8	10.9	10.9	10.9	10.9	10.9	10.9	10.9	10.9	10.9	10.9	10.9	10.9	11.0	11.0	11.0	11.0	11.0	11.0	11.0	11.0	11.1	11.1	11.1
Sunrise (AM)	6:31	6:32	6:32	6:32	6:32	6:32	6:32	6:32	6:32	6:32	6:32	6:31	6:31	6:31	6:31	6:31	6:31	6:31	6:30	6:30	6:30	6:30	6:29	6:29	6:29	6:28	6:28	6:28	6:27	6:27	6:26
Sunset (PM)	5:20	5:21	5:21	5:21	5:22	5:22	5:22	5:23	5:23	5:23	5:24	5:24	5:24	5:25	5:25	5:25	5:26	5:26	5:27	5:27	5:27	5:28	5:28	5:28	5:29	5:29	5:30	5:30	5:30	5:31	5:31

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	10.8	6:31	5:20
2	10.8	6:32	5:21
3	10.8	6:32	5:21
4	10.8	6:32	5:21
5	10.8	6:32	5:22
6	10.8	6:32	5:22
7	10.8	6:32	5:22
8	10.8	6:32	5:23
9	10.9	6:32	5:23
10	10.9	6:32	5:23
11	10.9	6:32	5:24
12	10.9	6:31	5:24
13	10.9	6:31	5:24
14	10.9	6:31	5:25
15	10.9	6:31	5:25
16	10.9	6:31	5:25
17	10.9	6:31	5:26
18	10.9	6:31	5:26
19	10.9	6:30	5:27
20	10.9	6:30	5:27
21	11.0	6:30	5:27
22	11.0	6:30	5:28
23	11.0	6:29	5:28
24	11.0	6:29	5:28
25	11.0	6:29	5:29
26	11.0	6:28	5:29
27	11.0	6:28	5:30
28	11.0	6:28	5:30
29	11.1	6:27	5:30
30	11.1	6:27	5:31
31	11.1	6:26	5:31

Solar energy in July

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in July, about 4.69 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.49 kWh/m² to a high of 6.89 kWh/m² in November across the year — July's 4.69 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

	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)	4.5	4.6	4.6	4.6	4.6	4.6	4.6	4.6	4.6	4.6	4.6	4.7	4.7	4.7	4.7	4.7	4.7	4.7	4.7	4.7	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.9	4.9	4.9	4.9	5.0	5.0
Level	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	4.5	Bright
2	4.6	Bright
3	4.6	Bright
4	4.6	Bright
5	4.6	Bright
6	4.6	Bright
7	4.6	Bright
8	4.6	Bright
9	4.6	Bright
10	4.6	Bright
11	4.6	Bright
12	4.7	Bright
13	4.7	Bright
14	4.7	Bright
15	4.7	Bright
16	4.7	Bright
17	4.7	Bright
18	4.7	Bright
19	4.7	Bright
20	4.7	Bright
21	4.8	Bright
22	4.8	Bright
23	4.8	Bright
24	4.8	Bright
25	4.8	Bright
26	4.9	Bright
27	4.9	Bright
28	4.9	Bright
29	4.9	Bright
30	5.0	Bright
31	5.0	Bright

Planning a trip in July

Hazard calendar for Betafo

In seasonPeak

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

Betafo'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 July a good time to visit Betafo?

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

8.5

Sightseeing

3rd-best month of the year

5.1

Beach & pool

8th-best month of the year

July is one of the better times to visit Betafo for general sightseeing.

What to pack for Betafo in July

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

In July, Betafo sees daytime highs around 21°C and nights near 9°C. Worth packing: sun protection.

sun protection

UV index in Betafo in July

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in July peaks around 8 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Betafo 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 (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	8	7	8	9	11	13	14	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	17	Extreme
Mar	14	Extreme
Apr	11	Extreme
May	8	Very high
Jun	7	High
Jul	8	Very high
Aug	9	Very high
Sep	11	Extreme
Oct	13	Extreme
Nov	14	Extreme
Dec	15	Extreme

Air quality in Betafo in July

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

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

Air quality in Betafo is worst in August — around 23 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 4.3× 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	8	10	14	23	23	23	23	19	21	13	7
Level	Good	Good	Good	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Good

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	5	Good
Feb	8	Good
Mar	10	Good
Apr	14	Moderate
May	23	Moderate
Jun	23	Moderate
Jul	23	Moderate
Aug	23	Moderate
Sep	19	Moderate
Oct	21	Moderate
Nov	13	Moderate
Dec	7	Good

Location & terrain

Where is Betafo?

Betafo sits at 19.8°S, 46.9°E, 1,371 m above sea level, in Madagascar. The nearest listed city is Antsirabe, 20 km away.

Topography around Betafo

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Betafo has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 391 m around an average of 1,426 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,011 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,103 m.

The land around Betafo is covered by cropland (65%) and grassland (24%) within 3 km, cropland (51%) and grassland (47%) within 16 km, and grassland (68%) and cropland (29%) within 80 km.

3 km

391 m

cropland 65%

16 km

1,011 m

cropland 51%

80 km

2,103 m

grassland 68%

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← June Betafo year-round climate August →Best places to visit in July

July weather nearby: Antsirabe 20 km · Soanindrariny 41 km · Miandrarivo 46 km · Faratsiho 49 km · Antanifotsy 53 km · Fandriana 71 km · Soavinandriana 75 km · Ambatolampy 78 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 Betafo (-19.8333°, 46.85°, elevation 1,371 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	21	9
2	21	9
3	21	9
4	21	9
5	21	9
6	21	9
7	21	9
8	21	9
9	21	9
10	21	9
11	21	9
12	21	9
13	21	9
14	21	9
15	21	9
16	21	9
17	21	9
18	21	9
19	21	9
20	21	9
21	21	9
22	21	9
23	21	9
24	21	9
25	21	9
26	21	9
27	21	9
28	21	9
29	21	9
30	22	9
31	22	9

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	91	9
2	91	9
3	91	9
4	91	9
5	90	10
6	90	10
7	88	12
8	88	12
9	88	12
10	88	12
11	87	13
12	87	13
13	87	13
14	87	13
15	88	12
16	87	13
17	87	13
18	87	13
19	87	13
20	86	14
21	86	14
22	87	13
23	87	13
24	87	13
25	87	13
26	87	13
27	87	13
28	87	13
29	87	13
30	86	14
31	87	13

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

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	99	1
2	100	0
3	100	0
4	100	0
5	100	0
6	100	0
7	100	0
8	100	0
9	100	0
10	100	0
11	100	0
12	100	0
13	100	0
14	100	0
15	100	0
16	100	0
17	100	0
18	100	0
19	99	1
20	99	1
21	99	1
22	99	1
23	99	1
24	99	1
25	99	1
26	99	1
27	99	1
28	99	1
29	99	1
30	99	1
31	99	1

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	91	9
2	91	9
3	91	9
4	91	9
5	90	10
6	90	10
7	88	12
8	88	12
9	88	12
10	88	12
11	87	13
12	87	13
13	87	13
14	87	13
15	88	12
16	87	13
17	87	13
18	87	13
19	87	13
20	86	14
21	86	14
22	87	13
23	87	13
24	87	13
25	87	13
26	87	13
27	87	13
28	87	13
29	87	13
30	86	14
31	87	13

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

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	99	1
2	100	0
3	100	0
4	100	0
5	100	0
6	100	0
7	100	0
8	100	0
9	100	0
10	100	0
11	100	0
12	100	0
13	100	0
14	100	0
15	100	0
16	100	0
17	100	0
18	100	0
19	99	1
20	99	1
21	99	1
22	99	1
23	99	1
24	99	1
25	99	1
26	99	1
27	99	1
28	99	1
29	99	1
30	99	1
31	99	1

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	91	9
2	91	9
3	91	9
4	91	9
5	90	10
6	90	10
7	88	12
8	88	12
9	88	12
10	88	12
11	87	13
12	87	13
13	87	13
14	87	13
15	88	12
16	87	13
17	87	13
18	87	13
19	87	13
20	86	14
21	86	14
22	87	13
23	87	13
24	87	13
25	87	13
26	87	13
27	87	13
28	87	13
29	87	13
30	86	14
31	87	13

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

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	99	1
2	100	0
3	100	0
4	100	0
5	100	0
6	100	0
7	100	0
8	100	0
9	100	0
10	100	0
11	100	0
12	100	0
13	100	0
14	100	0
15	100	0
16	100	0
17	100	0
18	100	0
19	99	1
20	99	1
21	99	1
22	99	1
23	99	1
24	99	1
25	99	1
26	99	1
27	99	1
28	99	1
29	99	1
30	99	1
31	99	1