Betroka weather in October

In October, Betroka sees average daytime highs of 28°C and overnight lows near 16°C, with 35 mm of rain across 5.2 wet days and about 12.5 hours of daylight. It is the 3rd-warmest and 7th-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 64% of the time in October, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 12 min at the start of October to 12 h 54 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, October is Betroka's 6th-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Betroka's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 28°; 3rd warmest
Overnight low: 16°; 6th coldest
Rainfall: 35 mm; 5.2 wet days
Daylight: 12 h 36 min; 5:24 AM – 5:57 PM
Cloud cover: 33%; 6th clearest
Wind: 13 km/h; 4th windiest
Solar energy: 6.98 kWh/m²
Travel score: 7.0; out of 10

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Temperature in October

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

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

A typical October day in Betroka reaches about 28°C in the afternoon and slips back to 16°C overnight — a 12°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 24°C and 32°C. Set against its neighbours, October runs about 2°C warmer than September and on par with November.

	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)	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29
Avg low (°C)	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17

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

Betroka weather by month

How October compares with the rest of the year at a glance. October is the 3rd-warmest and 7th-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 October

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 64% of the time in October.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 21% of October, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 14%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

	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 (%)	90	89	89	89	88	88	88	88	88	87	87	87	87	86	86	85	85	85	85	85	85	84	84	84	83	83	82	82	81	81	81
Cloudier (%)	10	11	11	11	12	12	12	12	12	13	13	13	13	14	14	15	15	15	15	15	15	16	16	16	17	17	18	18	19	19	19

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	90	10
2	89	11
3	89	11
4	89	11
5	88	12
6	88	12
7	88	12
8	88	12
9	88	12
10	87	13
11	87	13
12	87	13
13	87	13
14	86	14
15	86	14
16	85	15
17	85	15
18	85	15
19	85	15
20	85	15
21	85	15
22	84	16
23	84	16
24	84	16
25	83	17
26	83	17
27	82	18
28	82	18
29	81	19
30	81	19
31	81	19

Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitation

Betroka gets around 35 mm of rain over 5.2 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 16% and peaks near 23% 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 (%)	9	9	10	10	10	11	11	11	11	12	12	12	13	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	20	21	22	22	23	23	23	23	23	22

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

Humidity in October

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, October lands in the dry band about 57% 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 (%)	80	79	77	76	76	75	74	72	71	70	68	67	65	62	61	59	56	53	52	49	47	45	43	41	40	39	38	37	36	35	35
Comfortable (%)	20	21	22	23	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	32	34	35	37	39	41	42	44	45	46	47	47	47	48	48	48	48	48	47
Humid (%)	0	0	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	3	3	3	4	4	4	5	6	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	17

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	80	20	0
2	79	21	0
3	77	22	1
4	76	23	1
5	76	23	1
6	75	24	1
7	74	25	1
8	72	26	2
9	71	27	2
10	70	28	2
11	68	29	3
12	67	30	3
13	65	32	3
14	62	34	4
15	61	35	4
16	59	37	4
17	56	39	5
18	53	41	6
19	52	42	6
20	49	44	7
21	47	45	8
22	45	46	9
23	43	47	10
24	41	47	11
25	40	47	12
26	39	48	13
27	38	48	14
28	37	48	15
29	36	48	16
30	35	48	17
31	35	47	17

Wind in October

Winds average 13 km/h in October.

Across October, daily wind ranges from about 12 km/h on the calmest days to 13 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	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12
Feels	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze

	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	12	light breeze
25	12	light breeze
26	12	light breeze
27	12	light breeze
28	12	light breeze
29	12	light breeze
30	12	light breeze
31	12	light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in October

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 12 min at the start of October to 12 h 54 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 42 minutes over October. Sunrise moves from 5:38 AM to 5:13 AM, and sunset from 5:51 PM to 6:05 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)	12.2	12.2	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.5	12.5	12.5	12.5	12.6	12.6	12.6	12.6	12.6	12.7	12.7	12.7	12.7	12.7	12.8	12.8	12.8	12.8	12.8	12.9
Sunrise (AM)	5:38	5:37	5:36	5:35	5:34	5:33	5:32	5:31	5:30	5:30	5:29	5:28	5:27	5:26	5:25	5:24	5:23	5:23	5:22	5:21	5:20	5:19	5:19	5:18	5:17	5:17	5:16	5:15	5:15	5:14	5:13
Sunset (PM)	5:51	5:51	5:52	5:52	5:53	5:53	5:53	5:54	5:54	5:55	5:55	5:55	5:56	5:56	5:57	5:57	5:58	5:58	5:59	5:59	6:00	6:00	6:01	6:01	6:02	6:02	6:03	6:03	6:04	6:04	6:05

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	12.2	5:38	5:51
2	12.2	5:37	5:51
3	12.3	5:36	5:52
4	12.3	5:35	5:52
5	12.3	5:34	5:53
6	12.3	5:33	5:53
7	12.4	5:32	5:53
8	12.4	5:31	5:54
9	12.4	5:30	5:54
10	12.4	5:30	5:55
11	12.4	5:29	5:55
12	12.5	5:28	5:55
13	12.5	5:27	5:56
14	12.5	5:26	5:56
15	12.5	5:25	5:57
16	12.6	5:24	5:57
17	12.6	5:23	5:58
18	12.6	5:23	5:58
19	12.6	5:22	5:59
20	12.6	5:21	5:59
21	12.7	5:20	6:00
22	12.7	5:19	6:00
23	12.7	5:19	6:01
24	12.7	5:18	6:01
25	12.7	5:17	6:02
26	12.8	5:17	6:02
27	12.8	5:16	6:03
28	12.8	5:15	6:03
29	12.8	5:15	6:04
30	12.8	5:14	6:04
31	12.9	5:13	6:05

Solar energy in October

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in October, 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 — October'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)	6.7	6.7	6.8	6.8	6.8	6.8	6.9	6.9	6.9	6.9	7.0	7.0	7.0	7.0	7.0	7.0	7.0	7.0	7.0	7.0	7.1	7.1	7.1	7.1	7.1	7.1	7.1	7.1	7.2	7.2	7.2
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	6.7	Intense
2	6.7	Intense
3	6.8	Intense
4	6.8	Intense
5	6.8	Intense
6	6.8	Intense
7	6.9	Intense
8	6.9	Intense
9	6.9	Intense
10	6.9	Intense
11	7.0	Intense
12	7.0	Intense
13	7.0	Intense
14	7.0	Intense
15	7.0	Intense
16	7.0	Intense
17	7.0	Intense
18	7.0	Intense
19	7.0	Intense
20	7.0	Intense
21	7.1	Intense
22	7.1	Intense
23	7.1	Intense
24	7.1	Intense
25	7.1	Intense
26	7.1	Intense
27	7.1	Intense
28	7.1	Intense
29	7.2	Intense
30	7.2	Intense
31	7.2	Intense

Planning a trip in October

Hazard calendar for Betroka

In seasonPeak

None of Betroka's seasonal hazards are active in October. 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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May

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Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Is October a good time to visit Betroka?

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

7.0

Sightseeing

7th-best month of the year

8.2

Beach & pool

2nd-best month of the year

October 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 October

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

In October, Betroka sees daytime highs around 28°C and nights near 16°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection. About 5 days see rain.

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UV index in Betroka in October

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in October peaks around 11 (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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← September Betroka year-round climate November →Best places to visit in October

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	90	10
2	89	11
3	89	11
4	89	11
5	88	12
6	88	12
7	88	12
8	88	12
9	88	12
10	87	13
11	87	13
12	87	13
13	87	13
14	86	14
15	86	14
16	85	15
17	85	15
18	85	15
19	85	15
20	85	15
21	85	15
22	84	16
23	84	16
24	84	16
25	83	17
26	83	17
27	82	18
28	82	18
29	81	19
30	81	19
31	81	19

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

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	80	20	0
2	79	21	0
3	77	22	1
4	76	23	1
5	76	23	1
6	75	24	1
7	74	25	1
8	72	26	2
9	71	27	2
10	70	28	2
11	68	29	3
12	67	30	3
13	65	32	3
14	62	34	4
15	61	35	4
16	59	37	4
17	56	39	5
18	53	41	6
19	52	42	6
20	49	44	7
21	47	45	8
22	45	46	9
23	43	47	10
24	41	47	11
25	40	47	12
26	39	48	13
27	38	48	14
28	37	48	15
29	36	48	16
30	35	48	17
31	35	47	17

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	90	10
2	89	11
3	89	11
4	89	11
5	88	12
6	88	12
7	88	12
8	88	12
9	88	12
10	87	13
11	87	13
12	87	13
13	87	13
14	86	14
15	86	14
16	85	15
17	85	15
18	85	15
19	85	15
20	85	15
21	85	15
22	84	16
23	84	16
24	84	16
25	83	17
26	83	17
27	82	18
28	82	18
29	81	19
30	81	19
31	81	19

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

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	80	20	0
2	79	21	0
3	77	22	1
4	76	23	1
5	76	23	1
6	75	24	1
7	74	25	1
8	72	26	2
9	71	27	2
10	70	28	2
11	68	29	3
12	67	30	3
13	65	32	3
14	62	34	4
15	61	35	4
16	59	37	4
17	56	39	5
18	53	41	6
19	52	42	6
20	49	44	7
21	47	45	8
22	45	46	9
23	43	47	10
24	41	47	11
25	40	47	12
26	39	48	13
27	38	48	14
28	37	48	15
29	36	48	16
30	35	48	17
31	35	47	17

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	90	10
2	89	11
3	89	11
4	89	11
5	88	12
6	88	12
7	88	12
8	88	12
9	88	12
10	87	13
11	87	13
12	87	13
13	87	13
14	86	14
15	86	14
16	85	15
17	85	15
18	85	15
19	85	15
20	85	15
21	85	15
22	84	16
23	84	16
24	84	16
25	83	17
26	83	17
27	82	18
28	82	18
29	81	19
30	81	19
31	81	19

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

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	80	20	0
2	79	21	0
3	77	22	1
4	76	23	1
5	76	23	1
6	75	24	1
7	74	25	1
8	72	26	2
9	71	27	2
10	70	28	2
11	68	29	3
12	67	30	3
13	65	32	3
14	62	34	4
15	61	35	4
16	59	37	4
17	56	39	5
18	53	41	6
19	52	42	6
20	49	44	7
21	47	45	8
22	45	46	9
23	43	47	10
24	41	47	11
25	40	47	12
26	39	48	13
27	38	48	14
28	37	48	15
29	36	48	16
30	35	48	17
31	35	47	17