Betroka weather in September

In September, Betroka sees average daytime highs of 26°C and overnight lows near 14°C, with 6 mm of rain across 1.4 wet days and about 11.9 hours of daylight. It is the 8th-warmest and 9th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 25°C in the first days to 28°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 83% of the time in September, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 30 min at the start of September to 12 h 12 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, September is Betroka's 1st-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Betroka's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 26°; 8th warmest
Overnight low: 14°; 4th coldest
Rainfall: 6 mm; 1.4 wet days
Daylight: 11 h 54 min; 5:54 AM – 5:46 PM
Cloud cover: 19%; 1st clearest
Wind: 13 km/h; 2nd windiest
Solar energy: 6.29 kWh/m²
Travel score: 8.7; out of 10

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Temperature in September

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs climb over the month, from about 25°C in the first days to 28°C by the end.

A typical September day in Betroka reaches about 26°C in the afternoon and slips back to 14°C overnight — a 13°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 23°C and 30°C. Set against its neighbours, September runs about 3°C warmer than August and about 2°C cooler than October.

	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
Avg high (°C)	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	28	28	28	28
Avg low (°C)	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	15	15	15	15	15	15	15

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

Betroka weather by month

How September compares with the rest of the year at a glance. September is the 8th-warmest and 9th-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 September

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 83% of the time in September, the clearest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 10% of September, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 7%. 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
Clearer (%)	96	96	96	96	96	96	96	96	94	94	94	93	93	93	93	92	92	92	92	92	92	91	91	91	91	91	90	90	90	90
Cloudier (%)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	6	6	6	7	7	7	7	8	8	8	8	8	8	9	9	9	9	9	10	10	10	10

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	96	4
2	96	4
3	96	4
4	96	4
5	96	4
6	96	4
7	96	4
8	96	4
9	94	6
10	94	6
11	94	6
12	93	7
13	93	7
14	93	7
15	93	7
16	92	8
17	92	8
18	92	8
19	92	8
20	92	8
21	92	8
22	91	9
23	91	9
24	91	9
25	91	9
26	91	9
27	90	10
28	90	10
29	90	10
30	90	10

Chance of precipitation in September

Any precipitation

Betroka gets around 6 mm of rain over 1.4 wet days in September. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 5% and peaks near 9% 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
Rain chance (%)	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	6	6	7	7	8	8	9

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

Humidity in September

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, September lands in the dry band about 91% 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
Dry (%)	97	97	97	96	96	96	96	95	95	95	95	95	94	94	94	93	93	92	91	90	90	88	87	86	85	84	83	82	81	81
Comfortable (%)	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	5	6	6	6	7	7	8	9	10	10	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	19

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	97	3
2	97	3
3	97	3
4	96	4
5	96	4
6	96	4
7	96	4
8	95	5
9	95	5
10	95	5
11	95	5
12	95	5
13	94	6
14	94	6
15	94	6
16	93	7
17	93	7
18	92	8
19	91	9
20	90	10
21	90	10
22	88	12
23	87	13
24	86	14
25	85	15
26	84	16
27	83	17
28	82	18
29	81	19
30	81	19

Wind in September

Winds average 13 km/h in September.

Across September, 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
Wind speed (km/h)	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13
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

	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
1	14	light breeze
2	14	light breeze
3	14	light breeze
4	14	light breeze
5	14	light breeze
6	14	light breeze
7	14	light breeze
8	14	light breeze
9	14	light breeze
10	14	light breeze
11	14	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	13	light breeze
28	13	light breeze
29	13	light breeze
30	13	light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in September

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 30 min at the start of September to 12 h 12 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 42 minutes over September. Sunrise moves from 6:10 AM to 5:39 AM, and sunset from 5:41 PM to 5:51 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
Daylight (h)	11.5	11.5	11.6	11.6	11.6	11.6	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.2	12.2
Sunrise (AM)	6:10	6:09	6:08	6:07	6:06	6:05	6:03	6:02	6:01	6:00	5:59	5:58	5:57	5:56	5:55	5:54	5:53	5:52	5:51	5:50	5:49	5:48	5:47	5:45	5:44	5:43	5:42	5:41	5:40	5:39
Sunset (PM)	5:41	5:42	5:42	5:42	5:42	5:43	5:43	5:43	5:44	5:44	5:44	5:45	5:45	5:45	5:46	5:46	5:46	5:47	5:47	5:47	5:48	5:48	5:48	5:49	5:49	5:49	5:50	5:50	5:50	5:51

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	11.5	6:10	5:41
2	11.5	6:09	5:42
3	11.6	6:08	5:42
4	11.6	6:07	5:42
5	11.6	6:06	5:42
6	11.6	6:05	5:43
7	11.7	6:03	5:43
8	11.7	6:02	5:43
9	11.7	6:01	5:44
10	11.7	6:00	5:44
11	11.8	5:59	5:44
12	11.8	5:58	5:45
13	11.8	5:57	5:45
14	11.8	5:56	5:45
15	11.8	5:55	5:46
16	11.9	5:54	5:46
17	11.9	5:53	5:46
18	11.9	5:52	5:47
19	11.9	5:51	5:47
20	12.0	5:50	5:47
21	12.0	5:49	5:48
22	12.0	5:48	5:48
23	12.0	5:47	5:48
24	12.1	5:45	5:49
25	12.1	5:44	5:49
26	12.1	5:43	5:49
27	12.1	5:42	5:50
28	12.1	5:41	5:50
29	12.2	5:40	5:50
30	12.2	5:39	5:51

Solar energy in September

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in September, about 6.29 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 — September's 6.29 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
Solar energy (kWh/m²)	5.7	5.8	5.8	5.9	5.9	6.0	6.0	6.0	6.1	6.1	6.1	6.2	6.2	6.3	6.3	6.3	6.3	6.4	6.4	6.4	6.5	6.5	6.5	6.5	6.6	6.6	6.6	6.6	6.7	6.7
Level	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	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	5.7	Bright
2	5.8	Bright
3	5.8	Bright
4	5.9	Bright
5	5.9	Bright
6	6.0	Bright
7	6.0	Bright
8	6.0	Intense
9	6.1	Intense
10	6.1	Intense
11	6.1	Intense
12	6.2	Intense
13	6.2	Intense
14	6.3	Intense
15	6.3	Intense
16	6.3	Intense
17	6.3	Intense
18	6.4	Intense
19	6.4	Intense
20	6.4	Intense
21	6.5	Intense
22	6.5	Intense
23	6.5	Intense
24	6.5	Intense
25	6.6	Intense
26	6.6	Intense
27	6.6	Intense
28	6.6	Intense
29	6.7	Intense
30	6.7	Intense

Planning a trip in September

Hazard calendar for Betroka

In seasonPeak

None of Betroka's seasonal hazards are active in September. 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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Mar

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May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Is September a good time to visit Betroka?

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

8.7

Sightseeing

5th-best month of the year

8.4

Beach & pool

1st-best month of the year

September 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 September

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

In September, Betroka sees daytime highs around 26°C and nights near 14°C. Pack sun protection. Worth having: light clothes.

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UV index in Betroka in September

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in September peaks around 9 (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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← August Betroka year-round climate October →Best places to visit in September

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	96	4
2	96	4
3	96	4
4	96	4
5	96	4
6	96	4
7	96	4
8	96	4
9	94	6
10	94	6
11	94	6
12	93	7
13	93	7
14	93	7
15	93	7
16	92	8
17	92	8
18	92	8
19	92	8
20	92	8
21	92	8
22	91	9
23	91	9
24	91	9
25	91	9
26	91	9
27	90	10
28	90	10
29	90	10
30	90	10

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

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	97	3
2	97	3
3	97	3
4	96	4
5	96	4
6	96	4
7	96	4
8	95	5
9	95	5
10	95	5
11	95	5
12	95	5
13	94	6
14	94	6
15	94	6
16	93	7
17	93	7
18	92	8
19	91	9
20	90	10
21	90	10
22	88	12
23	87	13
24	86	14
25	85	15
26	84	16
27	83	17
28	82	18
29	81	19
30	81	19

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	96	4
2	96	4
3	96	4
4	96	4
5	96	4
6	96	4
7	96	4
8	96	4
9	94	6
10	94	6
11	94	6
12	93	7
13	93	7
14	93	7
15	93	7
16	92	8
17	92	8
18	92	8
19	92	8
20	92	8
21	92	8
22	91	9
23	91	9
24	91	9
25	91	9
26	91	9
27	90	10
28	90	10
29	90	10
30	90	10

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

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	97	3
2	97	3
3	97	3
4	96	4
5	96	4
6	96	4
7	96	4
8	95	5
9	95	5
10	95	5
11	95	5
12	95	5
13	94	6
14	94	6
15	94	6
16	93	7
17	93	7
18	92	8
19	91	9
20	90	10
21	90	10
22	88	12
23	87	13
24	86	14
25	85	15
26	84	16
27	83	17
28	82	18
29	81	19
30	81	19

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	96	4
2	96	4
3	96	4
4	96	4
5	96	4
6	96	4
7	96	4
8	96	4
9	94	6
10	94	6
11	94	6
12	93	7
13	93	7
14	93	7
15	93	7
16	92	8
17	92	8
18	92	8
19	92	8
20	92	8
21	92	8
22	91	9
23	91	9
24	91	9
25	91	9
26	91	9
27	90	10
28	90	10
29	90	10
30	90	10

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

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	97	3
2	97	3
3	97	3
4	96	4
5	96	4
6	96	4
7	96	4
8	95	5
9	95	5
10	95	5
11	95	5
12	95	5
13	94	6
14	94	6
15	94	6
16	93	7
17	93	7
18	92	8
19	91	9
20	90	10
21	90	10
22	88	12
23	87	13
24	86	14
25	85	15
26	84	16
27	83	17
28	82	18
29	81	19
30	81	19