Ikalamavony weather in September

In September, Ikalamavony sees average daytime highs of 28°C and overnight lows near 14°C, with 2 mm of rain across 0.6 wet days and about 11.9 hours of daylight. It is the 7th-warmest and 11th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 27°C in the first days to 30°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 84% of the time in September, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 36 min at the start of September to 12 h 12 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, September is Ikalamavony's 2nd-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Ikalamavony's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 28°; 7th warmest
Overnight low: 14°; 4th coldest
Rainfall: 2 mm; 0.6 wet days
Daylight: 11 h 54 min; 5:52 AM – 5:44 PM
Cloud cover: 17%; 2nd clearest
Wind: 10 km/h; 3rd windiest
Solar energy: 6.5 kWh/m²
Travel score: 7.8; 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 27°C in the first days to 30°C by the end.

A typical September day in Ikalamavony reaches about 28°C in the afternoon and slips back to 14°C overnight — a 15°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 25°C and 31°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)	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	30	30	30	30
Avg low (°C)	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	14	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	27	13
2	27	13
3	27	13
4	27	13
5	27	13
6	27	13
7	27	13
8	28	13
9	28	13
10	28	13
11	28	13
12	28	14
13	28	14
14	28	14
15	28	14
16	29	14
17	29	14
18	29	14
19	29	14
20	29	14
21	29	14
22	29	14
23	29	14
24	29	15
25	29	15
26	29	15
27	30	15
28	30	15
29	30	15
30	30	15

Ikalamavony weather by month

How September compares with the rest of the year at a glance. September is the 7th-warmest and 11th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	29° / 20°	250	20.3	13.1	4.2
Feb	29° / 20°	181	16	12.7	4.6
Mar	29° / 19°	105	12.2	12.1	5.4
Apr	28° / 17°	24	4.5	11.5	7.0
May	26° / 15°	8	1.7	11	8.5
Jun	25° / 13°	2	0.5	10.7	9.3
Jul	24° / 12°	3	0.6	10.8	9.4
Aug	26° / 12°	1	0.3	11.3	9.1
Sep	28° / 14°	2	0.6	11.9	7.8
Oct	30° / 16°	29	4.9	12.5	5.9
Nov	31° / 18°	74	10	13	4.8
Dec	30° / 19°	187	18.7	13.3	4.2

Cloud cover in September

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 84% of the time in September.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 12% of September, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 4%. 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 (%)	98	98	98	98	97	97	97	97	97	97	97	97	97	96	96	96	95	95	95	95	95	95	95	95	95	95	95	95	95	95
Cloudier (%)	2	2	2	2	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	98	2
2	98	2
3	98	2
4	98	2
5	97	3
6	97	3
7	97	3
8	97	3
9	97	3
10	97	3
11	97	3
12	97	3
13	97	3
14	96	4
15	96	4
16	96	4
17	95	5
18	95	5
19	95	5
20	95	5
21	95	5
22	95	5
23	95	5
24	95	5
25	95	5
26	95	5
27	95	5
28	95	5
29	95	5
30	95	5

Chance of precipitation in September

Any precipitation

Ikalamavony gets around 2 mm of rain over 0.6 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 3% and peaks near 7% 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 (%)	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	3	3	3	4	4	5	6	6	7

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

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 90% 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 (%)	98	97	97	97	97	96	96	96	95	95	95	94	94	93	92	92	91	90	90	89	88	87	86	85	83	82	81	80	78	77
Comfortable (%)	2	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	5	5	5	6	6	7	8	8	9	10	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	21	22
Humid (%)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	1	1

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	98	2	0
2	97	3	0
3	97	3	0
4	97	3	0
5	97	3	0
6	96	4	0
7	96	4	0
8	96	4	0
9	95	5	0
10	95	5	0
11	95	5	0
12	94	6	0
13	94	6	0
14	93	7	0
15	92	8	0
16	92	8	0
17	91	9	0
18	90	10	0
19	90	10	0
20	89	11	0
21	88	12	0
22	87	13	0
23	86	14	0
24	85	15	0
25	83	16	1
26	82	17	1
27	81	18	1
28	80	19	1
29	78	21	1
30	77	22	1

Wind in September

Winds average 10 km/h in September.

Across September, 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
Wind speed (km/h)	11	11	11	11	11	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
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

	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
1	11	calm
2	11	calm
3	11	calm
4	11	calm
5	11	calm
6	11	calm
7	11	calm
8	11	calm
9	11	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	10	calm
27	10	calm
28	10	calm
29	10	calm
30	10	calm

Sunrise & sunset in September

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 36 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 36 minutes over September. Sunrise moves from 6:06 AM to 5:38 AM, and sunset from 5:41 PM to 5:48 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)	11.6	11.6	11.6	11.6	11.7	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	11.9	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.2	12.2
Sunrise (AM)	6:06	6:05	6:04	6:03	6:02	6:01	6:00	5:59	5:58	5:58	5:57	5:56	5:55	5:54	5:53	5:52	5:51	5:50	5:49	5:48	5:47	5:46	5:45	5:44	5:43	5:42	5:41	5:40	5:39	5:38
Sunset (PM)	5:41	5:41	5:41	5:41	5:42	5:42	5:42	5:42	5:43	5:43	5:43	5:43	5:44	5:44	5:44	5:44	5:45	5:45	5:45	5:45	5:46	5:46	5:46	5:46	5:47	5:47	5:47	5:48	5:48	5:48

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	11.6	6:06	5:41
2	11.6	6:05	5:41
3	11.6	6:04	5:41
4	11.6	6:03	5:41
5	11.7	6:02	5:42
6	11.7	6:01	5:42
7	11.7	6:00	5:42
8	11.7	5:59	5:42
9	11.7	5:58	5:43
10	11.8	5:58	5:43
11	11.8	5:57	5:43
12	11.8	5:56	5:43
13	11.8	5:55	5:44
14	11.8	5:54	5:44
15	11.9	5:53	5:44
16	11.9	5:52	5:44
17	11.9	5:51	5:45
18	11.9	5:50	5:45
19	11.9	5:49	5:45
20	12.0	5:48	5:45
21	12.0	5:47	5:46
22	12.0	5:46	5:46
23	12.0	5:45	5:46
24	12.0	5:44	5:46
25	12.1	5:43	5:47
26	12.1	5:42	5:47
27	12.1	5:41	5:47
28	12.1	5:40	5:48
29	12.2	5:39	5:48
30	12.2	5:38	5:48

Solar energy in September

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in September, about 6.5 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.25 kWh/m² to a high of 7.21 kWh/m² in November across the year — September's 6.5 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)	6.0	6.0	6.0	6.1	6.1	6.2	6.2	6.2	6.3	6.3	6.3	6.4	6.4	6.5	6.5	6.5	6.5	6.6	6.6	6.6	6.7	6.7	6.7	6.7	6.8	6.8	6.8	6.8	6.8	6.9
Level	Bright	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	6.0	Bright
2	6.0	Intense
3	6.0	Intense
4	6.1	Intense
5	6.1	Intense
6	6.2	Intense
7	6.2	Intense
8	6.2	Intense
9	6.3	Intense
10	6.3	Intense
11	6.3	Intense
12	6.4	Intense
13	6.4	Intense
14	6.5	Intense
15	6.5	Intense
16	6.5	Intense
17	6.5	Intense
18	6.6	Intense
19	6.6	Intense
20	6.6	Intense
21	6.7	Intense
22	6.7	Intense
23	6.7	Intense
24	6.7	Intense
25	6.8	Intense
26	6.8	Intense
27	6.8	Intense
28	6.8	Intense
29	6.8	Intense
30	6.9	Intense

Planning a trip in September

Hazard calendar for Ikalamavony

In seasonPeak

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

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

Monsoon

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Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Is September a good time to visit Ikalamavony?

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

7.8

Sightseeing

5th-best month of the year

9.1

Beach & pool

1st-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Ikalamavony in September

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

In September, Ikalamavony sees daytime highs around 28°C and nights near 14°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Ikalamavony in September

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in September 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 Ikalamavony peaks around February 11 at about 16 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 18 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	11	8	6	7	8	10	12	13	14
Level	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	High	Very high	Very high	Very high	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	15	Extreme
Feb	16	Extreme
Mar	13	Extreme
Apr	11	Extreme
May	8	Very high
Jun	6	High
Jul	7	Very high
Aug	8	Very high
Sep	10	Very high
Oct	12	Extreme
Nov	13	Extreme
Dec	14	Extreme

Air quality in Ikalamavony in September

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

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

Air quality in Ikalamavony is worst in October — around 17 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 4.7× the cleanest month (January, 4 µg/m³).

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

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
PM2.5 (µg/m³)	4	4	5	8	14	12	14	14	12	17	9	5
Level	Good	Good	Good	Good	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Good	Good

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	4	Good
Feb	4	Good
Mar	5	Good
Apr	8	Good
May	14	Moderate
Jun	12	Moderate
Jul	14	Moderate
Aug	14	Moderate
Sep	12	Moderate
Oct	17	Moderate
Nov	9	Good
Dec	5	Good

Location & terrain

Where is Ikalamavony?

Ikalamavony sits at 21.1°S, 46.6°E, 818 m above sea level, in Madagascar. The nearest listed city is Fianarantsoa, 62 km away.

Topography around Ikalamavony

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Ikalamavony has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 300 m around an average of 839 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,160 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,646 m.

The land around Ikalamavony is covered by grassland (52%) and cropland (46%) within 3 km, grassland (88%) within 16 km, and grassland (90%) within 80 km.

3 km

300 m

grassland 52%

16 km

1,160 m

grassland 88%

80 km

1,646 m

grassland 90%

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← August Ikalamavony year-round climate October →Best places to visit in September

September weather nearby: Fianarantsoa 62 km · Ambatofinandrahana 70 km · Ambalavao 84 km · Ambositra 97 km · Ifanadiana 110 km · Ikongo 120 km · Fandriana 132 km · Ihosy 147 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 Ikalamavony (-21.15°, 46.5833°, elevation 818 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).

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	98	2
2	98	2
3	98	2
4	98	2
5	97	3
6	97	3
7	97	3
8	97	3
9	97	3
10	97	3
11	97	3
12	97	3
13	97	3
14	96	4
15	96	4
16	96	4
17	95	5
18	95	5
19	95	5
20	95	5
21	95	5
22	95	5
23	95	5
24	95	5
25	95	5
26	95	5
27	95	5
28	95	5
29	95	5
30	95	5

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

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	98	2	0
2	97	3	0
3	97	3	0
4	97	3	0
5	97	3	0
6	96	4	0
7	96	4	0
8	96	4	0
9	95	5	0
10	95	5	0
11	95	5	0
12	94	6	0
13	94	6	0
14	93	7	0
15	92	8	0
16	92	8	0
17	91	9	0
18	90	10	0
19	90	10	0
20	89	11	0
21	88	12	0
22	87	13	0
23	86	14	0
24	85	15	0
25	83	16	1
26	82	17	1
27	81	18	1
28	80	19	1
29	78	21	1
30	77	22	1

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	98	2
2	98	2
3	98	2
4	98	2
5	97	3
6	97	3
7	97	3
8	97	3
9	97	3
10	97	3
11	97	3
12	97	3
13	97	3
14	96	4
15	96	4
16	96	4
17	95	5
18	95	5
19	95	5
20	95	5
21	95	5
22	95	5
23	95	5
24	95	5
25	95	5
26	95	5
27	95	5
28	95	5
29	95	5
30	95	5

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

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	98	2	0
2	97	3	0
3	97	3	0
4	97	3	0
5	97	3	0
6	96	4	0
7	96	4	0
8	96	4	0
9	95	5	0
10	95	5	0
11	95	5	0
12	94	6	0
13	94	6	0
14	93	7	0
15	92	8	0
16	92	8	0
17	91	9	0
18	90	10	0
19	90	10	0
20	89	11	0
21	88	12	0
22	87	13	0
23	86	14	0
24	85	15	0
25	83	16	1
26	82	17	1
27	81	18	1
28	80	19	1
29	78	21	1
30	77	22	1

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	98	2
2	98	2
3	98	2
4	98	2
5	97	3
6	97	3
7	97	3
8	97	3
9	97	3
10	97	3
11	97	3
12	97	3
13	97	3
14	96	4
15	96	4
16	96	4
17	95	5
18	95	5
19	95	5
20	95	5
21	95	5
22	95	5
23	95	5
24	95	5
25	95	5
26	95	5
27	95	5
28	95	5
29	95	5
30	95	5

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

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	98	2	0
2	97	3	0
3	97	3	0
4	97	3	0
5	97	3	0
6	96	4	0
7	96	4	0
8	96	4	0
9	95	5	0
10	95	5	0
11	95	5	0
12	94	6	0
13	94	6	0
14	93	7	0
15	92	8	0
16	92	8	0
17	91	9	0
18	90	10	0
19	90	10	0
20	89	11	0
21	88	12	0
22	87	13	0
23	86	14	0
24	85	15	0
25	83	16	1
26	82	17	1
27	81	18	1
28	80	19	1
29	78	21	1
30	77	22	1