Fenoarivo Be weather in August

In August, Fenoarivo Be sees average daytime highs of 25°C and overnight lows near 12°C, with 3 mm of rain across 0.6 wet days and about 11.4 hours of daylight. It is the 10th-warmest and 12th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 24°C in the first days to 25°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 68% of the time in August, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 12 min at the start of August to 11 h 36 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Fenoarivo Be's 1st-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Fenoarivo Be's year-round climate.

Daytime high
25°
10th warmest
Overnight low
12°
2nd coldest
Rainfall
3 mm
0.6 wet days
Daylight
11 h 24 min
6:17 AM – 5:39 PM
Cloud cover
27%
1st clearest
Wind
12 km/h
2nd windiest
Solar energy
5.55 kWh/m²
Travel score
9.1
out of 10

Temperature in August

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs climb over the month, from about 24°C in the first days to 25°C by the end.

A typical August day in Fenoarivo Be reaches about 25°C in the afternoon and slips back to 12°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 26°C. Set against its neighbours, August runs about 1°C warmer than July and about 2°C cooler than September.

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Fenoarivo Be weather by month

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

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan27° / 18°42926134.0
Feb27° / 18°34823.312.64.1
Mar27° / 18°23419.912.15.0
Apr27° / 16°629.711.66.8
May25° / 14°132.811.18.4
Jun24° / 12°30.810.99.0
Jul23° / 11°40.9119.0
Aug25° / 12°30.611.49.1
Sep27° / 13°71.311.98.4
Oct28° / 16°648.712.46.5
Nov28° / 17°18216.512.95.3
Dec27° / 18°32622.813.14.5

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 68% of the time in August, the clearest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 21% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 11%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
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Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Fenoarivo Be gets around 3 mm of rain over 0.6 wet days in August, the driest month. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 2% and peaks near 4% on the wettest days.

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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 98% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)
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Wind in August

Winds average 12 km/h in August.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 11 km/h on the calmest days to 12 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
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Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 12 min at the start of August to 11 h 36 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 24 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 6:25 AM to 6:05 AM, and sunset from 5:35 PM to 5:42 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.26:255:35
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1911.46:155:40
2011.46:145:40
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2411.56:115:41
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2611.56:095:41
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Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 5.55 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.6 kWh/m² to a high of 6.92 kWh/m² in October across the year — August's 5.55 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Planning a trip in August

Hazard calendar for Fenoarivo Be

In seasonPeak

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

Fenoarivo Be's monsoon runs December–March, when most of the year's rain falls.

Monsoon
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Is August a good time to visit Fenoarivo Be?

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

9.1
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
7.9
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Fenoarivo Be in August

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

In August, Fenoarivo Be sees daytime highs around 25°C and nights near 12°C. Worth packing: light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Fenoarivo Be in August

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in August peaks around 10 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Fenoarivo Be peaks around February 10 at about 16 (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.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highVery highExtremeFeb 10UV 16Jun 17UV 7
UV index (midday)Level
Jan16Extreme
Feb16Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr11Extreme
May9Very high
Jun7High
Jul8Very high
Aug10Very high
Sep12Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov13Extreme
Dec15Extreme

Air quality in Fenoarivo Be in August

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

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

Air quality in Fenoarivo Be is worst in July — around 24 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 4.7× the cleanest month (January, 5 µg/m³).

Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodJul 1724 µg/m³Jan 145 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan5Good
Feb7Good
Mar9Good
Apr11Good
May18Moderate
Jun23Moderate
Jul24Moderate
Aug23Moderate
Sep18Moderate
Oct17Moderate
Nov11Good
Dec6Good
Location & terrain

Where is Fenoarivo Be?

Fenoarivo Be sits at 18.4°S, 46.6°E, 983 m above sea level, in Madagascar. The nearest listed city is Ankazobe, 59 km away.

ArivonimamoImerintsiatosikaAmbohidratrimoIvatoMiandrarivo

Topography around Fenoarivo Be

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Fenoarivo Be has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 148 m around an average of 1,032 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 505 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,391 m.

The land around Fenoarivo Be is covered by grassland (79%) within 3 km, grassland (89%) within 16 km, and grassland (87%) within 80 km.

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148 m
16 km
505 m
80 km
1,391 m
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August weather nearby: Ankazobe 59 km · Tsiroanomandidy 66 km · Soavinandriana 83 km · Arivonimamo 92 km · Imerintsiatosika 100 km · Ambohidratrimo 101 km · Ivato 105 km · Miandrarivo 113 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
Church of Jesus Christ in Madagascar/Malagasy Lutheran Church/Anglican Church 34%Roman Catholic 32%none 22%other Christian 8%

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 Fenoarivo Be (-18.4333°, 46.5667°, elevation 983 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).