Betroka weather in December

In December, Betroka sees average daytime highs of 28°C and overnight lows near 19°C, with 181 mm of rain across 16.1 wet days and about 13.4 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 2nd-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 28°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 27% of the time in December, and the air most often feels humid.

Daylight stretches from about 13 h 18 min at the start of December to 13 h 24 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, December is Betroka's 10th-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Betroka's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 28°; 2nd warmest
Overnight low: 19°; 10th coldest
Rainfall: 181 mm; 16.1 wet days
Daylight: 13 h 24 min; 5:09 AM – 6:35 PM
Cloud cover: 56%; 10th clearest
Wind: 10 km/h; 12th windiest
Solar energy: 6.98 kWh/m²
Travel score: 5.0; out of 10

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Temperature in December

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 28°C through the month.

A typical December day in Betroka reaches about 28°C in the afternoon and slips back to 19°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 26°C and 31°C. Set against its neighbours, December runs on par with November and on par with January.

	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)	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28
Avg low (°C)	18	18	18	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19

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

Betroka weather by month

How December compares with the rest of the year at a glance. December is the 2nd-warmest and 2nd-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 December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 27% of the time in December.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 29% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 44%.

	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 (%)	63	62	61	61	61	59	59	59	57	57	57	57	56	56	55	55	55	55	55	55	54	54	54	53	53	52	51	51	51	49	49
Cloudier (%)	37	38	39	39	39	41	41	41	43	43	43	43	44	44	45	45	45	45	45	45	46	46	46	47	47	48	49	49	49	51	51

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	63	37
2	62	38
3	61	39
4	61	39
5	61	39
6	59	41
7	59	41
8	59	41
9	57	43
10	57	43
11	57	43
12	57	43
13	56	44
14	56	44
15	55	45
16	55	45
17	55	45
18	55	45
19	55	45
20	55	45
21	54	46
22	54	46
23	54	46
24	53	47
25	53	47
26	52	48
27	51	49
28	51	49
29	51	49
30	49	51
31	49	51

Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitation

Betroka gets around 181 mm of rain over 16.1 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 52% and peaks near 55% 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 (%)	45	46	47	48	49	49	50	51	51	52	53	53	54	54	54	54	54	54	54	54	54	54	54	54	55	55	55	55	55	55	55

	Rain chance (%)
1	45
2	46
3	47
4	48
5	49
6	49
7	50
8	51
9	51
10	52
11	53
12	53
13	54
14	54
15	54
16	54
17	54
18	54
19	54
20	54
21	54
22	54
23	54
24	54
25	55
26	55
27	55
28	55
29	55
30	55
31	55

Humidity in December

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, December lands in the humid band about 50% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 29% of them.

	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 (%)	6	5	5	5	4	4	4	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Comfortable (%)	31	30	29	28	27	27	26	25	24	23	22	20	19	19	18	17	16	16	15	15	14	14	13	12	12	11	11	10	10	10	9
Humid (%)	50	51	50	50	51	49	49	49	49	49	49	49	49	49	49	49	49	49	49	49	50	50	50	51	50	51	50	51	50	50	50
Muggy (%)	13	14	16	17	18	20	21	23	24	26	27	28	29	30	31	32	33	33	34	34	35	35	36	36	37	37	38	38	39	39	40

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)
1	6	31	50	13
2	5	30	51	14
3	5	29	50	16
4	5	28	50	17
5	4	27	51	18
6	4	27	49	20
7	4	26	49	21
8	3	25	49	23
9	3	24	49	24
10	3	23	49	26
11	2	22	49	27
12	2	20	49	28
13	2	19	49	29
14	2	19	49	30
15	2	18	49	31
16	2	17	49	32
17	2	16	49	33
18	2	16	49	33
19	2	15	49	34
20	2	15	49	34
21	2	14	50	35
22	2	14	50	35
23	1	13	50	36
24	1	12	51	36
25	1	12	50	37
26	1	11	51	37
27	1	11	50	38
28	1	10	51	38
29	1	10	50	39
30	1	10	50	39
31	1	9	50	40

Wind in December

Winds average 10 km/h in December, the calmest month.

Across December, daily wind ranges from about 10 km/h on the calmest days to 11 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)	11	11	11	11	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	11	11	11	11	11	11
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	11	calm
2	11	calm
3	11	calm
4	11	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
14	10	calm
15	10	calm
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	11	calm
27	11	calm
28	11	calm
29	11	calm
30	11	calm
31	11	calm

Sunrise & sunset in December

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 13 h 18 min at the start of December to 13 h 24 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 6 minutes over December. Sunrise moves from 5:06 AM to 5:16 AM, and sunset from 6:25 PM to 6:41 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)	13.3	13.3	13.3	13.4	13.4	13.4	13.4	13.4	13.4	13.4	13.4	13.4	13.4	13.4	13.4	13.4	13.4	13.4	13.4	13.4	13.4	13.4	13.4	13.4	13.4	13.4	13.4	13.4	13.4	13.4	13.4
Sunrise (AM)	5:06	5:06	5:06	5:06	5:06	5:06	5:06	5:07	5:07	5:07	5:07	5:08	5:08	5:08	5:09	5:09	5:09	5:10	5:10	5:11	5:11	5:12	5:12	5:13	5:13	5:14	5:14	5:15	5:15	5:16	5:16
Sunset (PM)	6:25	6:26	6:27	6:27	6:28	6:29	6:29	6:30	6:30	6:31	6:32	6:32	6:33	6:33	6:34	6:35	6:35	6:36	6:36	6:37	6:37	6:38	6:38	6:39	6:39	6:39	6:40	6:40	6:41	6:41	6:41

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	13.3	5:06	6:25
2	13.3	5:06	6:26
3	13.3	5:06	6:27
4	13.4	5:06	6:27
5	13.4	5:06	6:28
6	13.4	5:06	6:29
7	13.4	5:06	6:29
8	13.4	5:07	6:30
9	13.4	5:07	6:30
10	13.4	5:07	6:31
11	13.4	5:07	6:32
12	13.4	5:08	6:32
13	13.4	5:08	6:33
14	13.4	5:08	6:33
15	13.4	5:09	6:34
16	13.4	5:09	6:35
17	13.4	5:09	6:35
18	13.4	5:10	6:36
19	13.4	5:10	6:36
20	13.4	5:11	6:37
21	13.4	5:11	6:37
22	13.4	5:12	6:38
23	13.4	5:12	6:38
24	13.4	5:13	6:39
25	13.4	5:13	6:39
26	13.4	5:14	6:39
27	13.4	5:14	6:40
28	13.4	5:15	6:40
29	13.4	5:15	6:41
30	13.4	5:16	6:41
31	13.4	5:16	6:41

Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 6.98 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 — December's 6.98 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)	7.1	7.1	7.1	7.1	7.1	7.1	7.0	7.0	7.0	7.0	7.0	7.0	7.0	7.0	7.0	6.9	6.9	6.9	6.9	6.9	6.9	6.9	6.9	6.8	6.8	6.8	6.8	6.8	6.8	6.7	6.7
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	7.1	Intense
2	7.1	Intense
3	7.1	Intense
4	7.1	Intense
5	7.1	Intense
6	7.1	Intense
7	7.0	Intense
8	7.0	Intense
9	7.0	Intense
10	7.0	Intense
11	7.0	Intense
12	7.0	Intense
13	7.0	Intense
14	7.0	Intense
15	7.0	Intense
16	6.9	Intense
17	6.9	Intense
18	6.9	Intense
19	6.9	Intense
20	6.9	Intense
21	6.9	Intense
22	6.9	Intense
23	6.9	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	6.7	Intense
31	6.7	Intense

Planning a trip in December

Hazard calendar for Betroka

In seasonPeak

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

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

Monsoon

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Is December a good time to visit Betroka?

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

5.0

Sightseeing

12th-best month of the year

6.0

Beach & pool

10th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Betroka in December

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

In December, Betroka sees daytime highs around 28°C and nights near 19°C. Pack light clothes, rain gear and sun protection. About 16 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Betroka 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 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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← November Betroka year-round climate January →Best places to visit in December

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	63	37
2	62	38
3	61	39
4	61	39
5	61	39
6	59	41
7	59	41
8	59	41
9	57	43
10	57	43
11	57	43
12	57	43
13	56	44
14	56	44
15	55	45
16	55	45
17	55	45
18	55	45
19	55	45
20	55	45
21	54	46
22	54	46
23	54	46
24	53	47
25	53	47
26	52	48
27	51	49
28	51	49
29	51	49
30	49	51
31	49	51

	Rain chance (%)
1	45
2	46
3	47
4	48
5	49
6	49
7	50
8	51
9	51
10	52
11	53
12	53
13	54
14	54
15	54
16	54
17	54
18	54
19	54
20	54
21	54
22	54
23	54
24	54
25	55
26	55
27	55
28	55
29	55
30	55
31	55

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)
1	6	31	50	13
2	5	30	51	14
3	5	29	50	16
4	5	28	50	17
5	4	27	51	18
6	4	27	49	20
7	4	26	49	21
8	3	25	49	23
9	3	24	49	24
10	3	23	49	26
11	2	22	49	27
12	2	20	49	28
13	2	19	49	29
14	2	19	49	30
15	2	18	49	31
16	2	17	49	32
17	2	16	49	33
18	2	16	49	33
19	2	15	49	34
20	2	15	49	34
21	2	14	50	35
22	2	14	50	35
23	1	13	50	36
24	1	12	51	36
25	1	12	50	37
26	1	11	51	37
27	1	11	50	38
28	1	10	51	38
29	1	10	50	39
30	1	10	50	39
31	1	9	50	40

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	63	37
2	62	38
3	61	39
4	61	39
5	61	39
6	59	41
7	59	41
8	59	41
9	57	43
10	57	43
11	57	43
12	57	43
13	56	44
14	56	44
15	55	45
16	55	45
17	55	45
18	55	45
19	55	45
20	55	45
21	54	46
22	54	46
23	54	46
24	53	47
25	53	47
26	52	48
27	51	49
28	51	49
29	51	49
30	49	51
31	49	51

	Rain chance (%)
1	45
2	46
3	47
4	48
5	49
6	49
7	50
8	51
9	51
10	52
11	53
12	53
13	54
14	54
15	54
16	54
17	54
18	54
19	54
20	54
21	54
22	54
23	54
24	54
25	55
26	55
27	55
28	55
29	55
30	55
31	55

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)
1	6	31	50	13
2	5	30	51	14
3	5	29	50	16
4	5	28	50	17
5	4	27	51	18
6	4	27	49	20
7	4	26	49	21
8	3	25	49	23
9	3	24	49	24
10	3	23	49	26
11	2	22	49	27
12	2	20	49	28
13	2	19	49	29
14	2	19	49	30
15	2	18	49	31
16	2	17	49	32
17	2	16	49	33
18	2	16	49	33
19	2	15	49	34
20	2	15	49	34
21	2	14	50	35
22	2	14	50	35
23	1	13	50	36
24	1	12	51	36
25	1	12	50	37
26	1	11	51	37
27	1	11	50	38
28	1	10	51	38
29	1	10	50	39
30	1	10	50	39
31	1	9	50	40

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	63	37
2	62	38
3	61	39
4	61	39
5	61	39
6	59	41
7	59	41
8	59	41
9	57	43
10	57	43
11	57	43
12	57	43
13	56	44
14	56	44
15	55	45
16	55	45
17	55	45
18	55	45
19	55	45
20	55	45
21	54	46
22	54	46
23	54	46
24	53	47
25	53	47
26	52	48
27	51	49
28	51	49
29	51	49
30	49	51
31	49	51

	Rain chance (%)
1	45
2	46
3	47
4	48
5	49
6	49
7	50
8	51
9	51
10	52
11	53
12	53
13	54
14	54
15	54
16	54
17	54
18	54
19	54
20	54
21	54
22	54
23	54
24	54
25	55
26	55
27	55
28	55
29	55
30	55
31	55

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)
1	6	31	50	13
2	5	30	51	14
3	5	29	50	16
4	5	28	50	17
5	4	27	51	18
6	4	27	49	20
7	4	26	49	21
8	3	25	49	23
9	3	24	49	24
10	3	23	49	26
11	2	22	49	27
12	2	20	49	28
13	2	19	49	29
14	2	19	49	30
15	2	18	49	31
16	2	17	49	32
17	2	16	49	33
18	2	16	49	33
19	2	15	49	34
20	2	15	49	34
21	2	14	50	35
22	2	14	50	35
23	1	13	50	36
24	1	12	51	36
25	1	12	50	37
26	1	11	51	37
27	1	11	50	38
28	1	10	51	38
29	1	10	50	39
30	1	10	50	39
31	1	9	50	40