Betroka weather in August

In August, Betroka sees average daytime highs of 24°C and overnight lows near 12°C, with 4 mm of rain across 1.2 wet days and about 11.2 hours of daylight. It is the 10th-warmest and 11th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 23°C in the first days to 25°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 82% of the time in August, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 10 h 54 min at the start of August to 11 h 30 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Betroka's 2nd-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Betroka's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 24°; 10th warmest
Overnight low: 12°; 3rd coldest
Rainfall: 4 mm; 1.2 wet days
Daylight: 11 h 12 min; 6:24 AM – 5:35 PM
Cloud cover: 19%; 2nd clearest
Wind: 13 km/h; 1st windiest
Solar energy: 5.12 kWh/m²
Travel score: 9.2; out of 10

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Temperature in August

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs climb over the month, from about 23°C in the first days to 25°C by the end.

A typical August day in Betroka reaches about 24°C in the afternoon and slips back to 12°C overnight — a 12°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 21°C and 27°C. Set against its neighbours, August runs about 2°C warmer than July and about 3°C cooler than September.

	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	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	25	25	25	25	25
Avg low (°C)	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13

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

Betroka weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 10th-warmest and 11th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	28° / 19°	240	17.3	13.3	5.1
Feb	28° / 19°	155	14.2	12.8	5.6
Mar	28° / 19°	93	11	12.2	6.4
Apr	27° / 17°	36	5.5	11.5	7.7
May	25° / 14°	12	2.4	10.9	8.8
Jun	23° / 12°	4	1	10.6	9.0
Jul	22° / 12°	5	1	10.7	8.9
Aug	24° / 12°	4	1.2	11.2	9.2
Sep	26° / 14°	6	1.4	11.9	8.7
Oct	28° / 16°	35	5.2	12.5	7.0
Nov	29° / 18°	74	9	13.1	5.8
Dec	28° / 19°	181	16.1	13.4	5.0

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 82% of the time in August.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 13% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 5%.

	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 (%)	95	95	95	96	95	95	95	95	95	95	95	95	95	95	95	95	95	95	95	94	94	95	96	96	96	96	96	97	97	97	97
Cloudier (%)	5	5	5	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	6	6	5	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	95	5
2	95	5
3	95	5
4	96	4
5	95	5
6	95	5
7	95	5
8	95	5
9	95	5
10	95	5
11	95	5
12	95	5
13	95	5
14	95	5
15	95	5
16	95	5
17	95	5
18	95	5
19	95	5
20	94	6
21	94	6
22	95	5
23	96	4
24	96	4
25	96	4
26	96	4
27	96	4
28	97	3
29	97	3
30	97	3
31	97	3

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Betroka gets around 4 mm of rain over 1.2 wet days in August. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 4% 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 (%)	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4

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

Humidity in August

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, August lands in the dry band about 97% 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 (%)	98	98	98	98	98	98	98	98	97	97	97	97	97	96	96	96	96	96	96	96	96	96	96	96	96	96	97	97	97	97	97
Comfortable (%)	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	98	2
2	98	2
3	98	2
4	98	2
5	98	2
6	98	2
7	98	2
8	98	2
9	97	3
10	97	3
11	97	3
12	97	3
13	97	3
14	96	4
15	96	4
16	96	4
17	96	4
18	96	4
19	96	4
20	96	4
21	96	4
22	96	4
23	96	4
24	96	4
25	96	4
26	96	4
27	97	3
28	97	3
29	97	3
30	97	3
31	97	3

Wind in August

Winds average 13 km/h in August, the windiest month of the year.

Across August, 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.

	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)	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	14	14	14	14	14
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	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
1	13	light breeze
2	13	light breeze
3	13	light breeze
4	13	light breeze
5	13	light breeze
6	13	light breeze
7	13	light breeze
8	13	light breeze
9	13	light breeze
10	13	light breeze
11	13	light breeze
12	13	light breeze
13	13	light breeze
14	13	light breeze
15	13	light breeze
16	13	light breeze
17	13	light breeze
18	13	light breeze
19	13	light breeze
20	13	light breeze
21	13	light breeze
22	13	light breeze
23	13	light breeze
24	13	light breeze
25	13	light breeze
26	13	light breeze
27	14	light breeze
28	14	light breeze
29	14	light breeze
30	14	light breeze
31	14	light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 10 h 54 min at the start of August to 11 h 30 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 36 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 6:34 AM to 6:11 AM, and sunset from 5:29 PM to 5:41 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)	10.9	10.9	10.9	11.0	11.0	11.0	11.0	11.0	11.1	11.1	11.1	11.1	11.1	11.1	11.2	11.2	11.2	11.2	11.2	11.3	11.3	11.3	11.3	11.4	11.4	11.4	11.4	11.4	11.5	11.5	11.5
Sunrise (AM)	6:34	6:34	6:33	6:33	6:32	6:31	6:31	6:30	6:29	6:29	6:28	6:27	6:26	6:26	6:25	6:24	6:23	6:22	6:22	6:21	6:20	6:19	6:18	6:17	6:16	6:15	6:14	6:13	6:13	6:12	6:11
Sunset (PM)	5:29	5:30	5:30	5:30	5:31	5:31	5:32	5:32	5:33	5:33	5:33	5:34	5:34	5:35	5:35	5:35	5:36	5:36	5:37	5:37	5:37	5:38	5:38	5:38	5:39	5:39	5:39	5:40	5:40	5:40	5:41

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	10.9	6:34	5:29
2	10.9	6:34	5:30
3	10.9	6:33	5:30
4	11.0	6:33	5:30
5	11.0	6:32	5:31
6	11.0	6:31	5:31
7	11.0	6:31	5:32
8	11.0	6:30	5:32
9	11.1	6:29	5:33
10	11.1	6:29	5:33
11	11.1	6:28	5:33
12	11.1	6:27	5:34
13	11.1	6:26	5:34
14	11.1	6:26	5:35
15	11.2	6:25	5:35
16	11.2	6:24	5:35
17	11.2	6:23	5:36
18	11.2	6:22	5:36
19	11.2	6:22	5:37
20	11.3	6:21	5:37
21	11.3	6:20	5:37
22	11.3	6:19	5:38
23	11.3	6:18	5:38
24	11.4	6:17	5:38
25	11.4	6:16	5:39
26	11.4	6:15	5:39
27	11.4	6:14	5:39
28	11.4	6:13	5:40
29	11.5	6:13	5:40
30	11.5	6:12	5:40
31	11.5	6:11	5:41

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 5.12 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.05 kWh/m² to a high of 7.23 kWh/m² in November across the year — August's 5.12 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	31
Solar energy (kWh/m²)	4.6	4.7	4.7	4.7	4.7	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.9	4.9	4.9	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.1	5.1	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.4	5.4	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.6	5.6	5.7	5.7
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	4.6	Bright
2	4.7	Bright
3	4.7	Bright
4	4.7	Bright
5	4.7	Bright
6	4.8	Bright
7	4.8	Bright
8	4.8	Bright
9	4.9	Bright
10	4.9	Bright
11	4.9	Bright
12	5.0	Bright
13	5.0	Bright
14	5.0	Bright
15	5.1	Bright
16	5.1	Bright
17	5.2	Bright
18	5.2	Bright
19	5.2	Bright
20	5.3	Bright
21	5.3	Bright
22	5.3	Bright
23	5.4	Bright
24	5.4	Bright
25	5.5	Bright
26	5.5	Bright
27	5.5	Bright
28	5.6	Bright
29	5.6	Bright
30	5.7	Bright
31	5.7	Bright

Planning a trip in August

Hazard calendar for Betroka

In seasonPeak

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

Betroka's monsoon runs December–February, when most of the year's rain falls.

Monsoon

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Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Is August a good time to visit Betroka?

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

9.2

Sightseeing

1st-best month of the year

7.5

Beach & pool

5th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Betroka in August

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

In August, Betroka sees daytime highs around 24°C and nights near 12°C. Worth packing: light clothes and sun protection.

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UV index in Betroka in August

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in August peaks around 8 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Betroka peaks around February 11 at about 16 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 20 at about 6 (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)	15	16	13	9	7	6	6	8	9	11	13	14
Level	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	Very high	High	High	Very high	Very high	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	15	Extreme
Feb	16	Extreme
Mar	13	Extreme
Apr	9	Very high
May	7	Very high
Jun	6	High
Jul	6	High
Aug	8	Very high
Sep	9	Very high
Oct	11	Extreme
Nov	13	Extreme
Dec	14	Extreme

Location & terrain

Where is Betroka?

Betroka sits at 23.3°S, 46.1°E, 795 m above sea level, in Madagascar. The nearest listed city is Ihosy, 96 km away.

Topography around Betroka

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Betroka has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 80 m around an average of 803 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 879 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,490 m.

The land around Betroka is covered by grassland (75%) within 3 km, grassland (93%) within 16 km, and grassland (92%) within 80 km.

3 km

80 m

grassland 75%

16 km

879 m

grassland 93%

80 km

1,490 m

grassland 92%

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← July Betroka year-round climate September →Best places to visit in August

August weather nearby: Ihosy 96 km · Ivohibe 120 km · Bekily 131 km · Vondrozo 133 km · Vohipaho 148 km · Vangaindrano 155 km · Sakaraha 164 km · Betioky 181 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 Betroka (-23.2667°, 46.0833°, elevation 795 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. 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	12
2	23	12
3	23	12
4	23	12
5	23	12
6	23	12
7	23	12
8	23	12
9	23	12
10	23	12
11	23	12
12	24	12
13	24	12
14	24	12
15	24	12
16	24	12
17	24	12
18	24	12
19	24	12
20	24	13
21	24	13
22	24	13
23	24	13
24	24	13
25	24	13
26	24	13
27	25	13
28	25	13
29	25	13
30	25	13
31	25	13

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	95	5
2	95	5
3	95	5
4	96	4
5	95	5
6	95	5
7	95	5
8	95	5
9	95	5
10	95	5
11	95	5
12	95	5
13	95	5
14	95	5
15	95	5
16	95	5
17	95	5
18	95	5
19	95	5
20	94	6
21	94	6
22	95	5
23	96	4
24	96	4
25	96	4
26	96	4
27	96	4
28	97	3
29	97	3
30	97	3
31	97	3

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

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	98	2
2	98	2
3	98	2
4	98	2
5	98	2
6	98	2
7	98	2
8	98	2
9	97	3
10	97	3
11	97	3
12	97	3
13	97	3
14	96	4
15	96	4
16	96	4
17	96	4
18	96	4
19	96	4
20	96	4
21	96	4
22	96	4
23	96	4
24	96	4
25	96	4
26	96	4
27	97	3
28	97	3
29	97	3
30	97	3
31	97	3

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	95	5
2	95	5
3	95	5
4	96	4
5	95	5
6	95	5
7	95	5
8	95	5
9	95	5
10	95	5
11	95	5
12	95	5
13	95	5
14	95	5
15	95	5
16	95	5
17	95	5
18	95	5
19	95	5
20	94	6
21	94	6
22	95	5
23	96	4
24	96	4
25	96	4
26	96	4
27	96	4
28	97	3
29	97	3
30	97	3
31	97	3

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

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	98	2
2	98	2
3	98	2
4	98	2
5	98	2
6	98	2
7	98	2
8	98	2
9	97	3
10	97	3
11	97	3
12	97	3
13	97	3
14	96	4
15	96	4
16	96	4
17	96	4
18	96	4
19	96	4
20	96	4
21	96	4
22	96	4
23	96	4
24	96	4
25	96	4
26	96	4
27	97	3
28	97	3
29	97	3
30	97	3
31	97	3

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	95	5
2	95	5
3	95	5
4	96	4
5	95	5
6	95	5
7	95	5
8	95	5
9	95	5
10	95	5
11	95	5
12	95	5
13	95	5
14	95	5
15	95	5
16	95	5
17	95	5
18	95	5
19	95	5
20	94	6
21	94	6
22	95	5
23	96	4
24	96	4
25	96	4
26	96	4
27	96	4
28	97	3
29	97	3
30	97	3
31	97	3

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

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	98	2
2	98	2
3	98	2
4	98	2
5	98	2
6	98	2
7	98	2
8	98	2
9	97	3
10	97	3
11	97	3
12	97	3
13	97	3
14	96	4
15	96	4
16	96	4
17	96	4
18	96	4
19	96	4
20	96	4
21	96	4
22	96	4
23	96	4
24	96	4
25	96	4
26	96	4
27	97	3
28	97	3
29	97	3
30	97	3
31	97	3