Hell-Ville weather in October

In October, Hell-Ville sees average daytime highs of 28°C and overnight lows near 24°C, with 64 mm of rain across 17.4 wet days and about 12.3 hours of daylight. It is the 8th-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 73% of the time in October, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 06 min at the start of October to 12 h 30 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, October is Hell-Ville's 5th-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Hell-Ville's year-round climate.

Daytime high
28°
8th warmest
Overnight low
24°
5th coldest
Rainfall
64 mm
17.4 wet days
Daylight
12 h 18 min
5:23 AM – 5:41 PM
Cloud cover
35%
5th clearest
Wind
9 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
6.54 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.3
out of 10

Hell-Ville is borough of the city of Nosy Be.

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

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 Hell-Ville reaches about 28°C in the afternoon and slips back to 24°C overnight — a 4°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 27°C and 29°C. Set against its neighbours, October runs about 1°C warmer than September and on par with November.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
12823
22824
32824
42824
52824
62824
72824
82824
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312924

How October really feels in Hell-Ville

Once humidity and wind are folded in, October averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

October sits comfortably in between — no days that feel dangerously hot or drop to a hard freeze once humidity and wind are folded in.

Hell-Ville weather by month

How October compares with the rest of the year at a glance. October is the 8th-warmest and 7th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan29° / 25°43928.712.73.1
Feb29° / 25°38325.212.43.2
Mar29° / 25°27627.512.13.2
Apr29° / 25°11722.511.73.9
May29° / 25°4412.711.45.7
Jun28° / 23°238.111.27.1
Jul27° / 22°226.511.37.5
Aug27° / 22°309.311.67.0
Sep27° / 23°3612.711.96.4
Oct28° / 24°6417.412.35.3
Nov29° / 25°13422.612.64.1
Dec29° / 25°2532812.83.3

Cloud cover in October

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 73% of the time in October.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 16% of October, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 11%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
1946
2937
3937
4946
5946
6937
7937
8937
9928
10928
11919
129010
139010
149010
158911
168911
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188812
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208713
218713
228713
238614
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308416
318317

Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitation

Hell-Ville gets around 64 mm of rain over 17.4 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 56% and peaks near 66% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

0%20%40%60%80%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
149
250
350
450
551
651
751
851
951
1052
1152
1252
1353
1453
1554
1655
1755
1856
1956
2057
2158
2259
2360
2461
2562
2663
2764
2864
2965
3066
3166

Humidity in October

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, October lands in the oppressive band about 61% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 99% of them.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
116435
216237
316039
415940
515742
615643
715445
815346
915148
1014851
1114752
1214554
1314356
1414158
1514059
1613861
1713762
1813564
1913366
2013168
2102971
2202773
2302674
2402476
2502278
2602179
2702080
2801882
2901783
3001684
3101585

Wind in October

Winds average 9 km/h in October, the windiest month of the year.

Across October, daily wind ranges from about 9 km/h on the calmest days to 9 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
19calm
29calm
39calm
49calm
59calm
69calm
79calm
89calm
99calm
109calm
119calm
129calm
139calm
149calm
159calm
169calm
179calm
189calm
199calm
209calm
219calm
229calm
239calm
249calm
259calm
269calm
279calm
289calm
299calm
309calm
319calm

Sunrise & sunset in October

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 06 min at the start of October to 12 h 30 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 24 minutes over October. Sunrise moves from 5:32 AM to 5:16 AM, and sunset from 5:39 PM to 5:45 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.15:325:39
212.15:325:40
312.15:315:40
412.25:305:40
512.25:305:40
612.25:295:40
712.25:285:40
812.25:285:40
912.25:275:40
1012.25:265:40
1112.25:265:40
1212.35:255:40
1312.35:255:41
1412.35:245:41
1512.35:235:41
1612.35:235:41
1712.35:225:41
1812.35:225:41
1912.35:215:42
2012.45:215:42
2112.45:205:42
2212.45:205:42
2312.45:195:43
2412.45:195:43
2512.45:185:43
2612.45:185:43
2712.45:185:44
2812.45:175:44
2912.55:175:44
3012.55:175:44
3112.55:165:45

Solar energy in October

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in October, about 6.54 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.77 kWh/m² to a high of 6.57 kWh/m² in November across the year — October's 6.54 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.4Intense
26.4Intense
36.4Intense
46.4Intense
56.5Intense
66.5Intense
76.5Intense
86.5Intense
96.5Intense
106.5Intense
116.5Intense
126.5Intense
136.5Intense
146.5Intense
156.5Intense
166.5Intense
176.5Intense
186.5Intense
196.6Intense
206.6Intense
216.6Intense
226.6Intense
236.6Intense
246.6Intense
256.6Intense
266.6Intense
276.6Intense
286.6Intense
296.6Intense
306.6Intense
316.6Intense
Planning a trip in October

Hazard calendar for Hell-Ville

In seasonPeak

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

Hell-Ville sits in the South Indian Ocean cyclone belt; the season peaks January–March.

Hell-Ville's monsoon runs December–March, when most of the year's rain falls.

Cyclone
Monsoon
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is October a good time to visit Hell-Ville?

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

5.3
Sightseeing
6th-best month of the year
6.2
Beach & pool
6th-best month of the year

October is a reasonable time to visit Hell-Ville for sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Hell-Ville in October

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

In October, Hell-Ville sees daytime highs around 28°C and nights near 24°C. Pack light clothes, rain gear and sun protection. About 17 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Hell-Ville in October

The nearest coast averages about 28°C in October — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea offshore is warmest in April at about 30°C and coldest in August near 27°C.

The water stays above 20°C all year — warm enough for a swim any month.

26°28°30°32°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan29Tropical
Feb29Tropical
Mar30Tropical
Apr30Tropical
May29Tropical
Jun28Tropical
Jul27Warm
Aug27Warm
Sep27Warm
Oct28Warm
Nov28Tropical
Dec29Tropical

UV index in Hell-Ville in October

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in October peaks around 13 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Hell-Ville peaks around February 16 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 21 at about 9 (very high).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — every month of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highExtremeFeb 16UV 15Jun 21UV 9
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr12Extreme
May10Extreme
Jun9Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug11Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov13Extreme
Dec14Extreme

Air quality in Hell-Ville in October

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

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

Air quality in Hell-Ville is worst in November — around 19 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 5.7× the cleanest month (July, 3 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodNov 1418 µg/m³Jul 123 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan9Good
Feb7Good
Mar7Good
Apr5Good
May4Good
Jun4Good
Jul3Good
Aug4Good
Sep6Good
Oct12Moderate
Nov19Moderate
Dec8Good
Location & terrain

Where is Hell-Ville?

Hell-Ville sits at 13.4°S, 48.3°E, 23 m above sea level, in Madagascar. The nearest listed city is Ambanja, 36 km away.

AmbilobeMaromandiaBealananaAntsirananaAntsohihy

Topography around Hell-Ville

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Hell-Ville has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 159 m around an average of 32 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 599 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,848 m.

The land around Hell-Ville is covered by trees (33%) and water (30%) within 3 km, water (67%) and trees (22%) within 16 km, and water (57%) and trees (28%) within 80 km.

3 km
159 m
16 km
599 m
80 km
1,848 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswatermangroves
October weather nearby: Ambanja 36 km · Ambarakaraka 66 km · Antsohimbondrona 72 km · Ambilobe 88 km · Maromandia 93 km · Bealanana 138 km · Antsiranana 164 km · Antsohihy 168 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 Hell-Ville (-13.3972°, 48.2666°, elevation 23 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. Tropical-cyclone seasons are the published climatological basin seasons (NOAA National Hurricane Center / regional warning centres). Sea temperatures are the NOAA OISST v2.1 1991–2020 monthly climatology (public domain), sampled at the nearest ocean point. 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).