Ivato weather in September

In September, Ivato sees average daytime highs of 23°C and overnight lows near 11°C, with 5 mm of rain across 0.9 wet days and about 11.9 hours of daylight. It is the 8th-warmest and 11th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 22°C in the first days to 25°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 53% 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 Ivato's 1st-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Ivato's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 23°; 8th warmest
Overnight low: 11°; 4th coldest
Rainfall: 5 mm; 0.9 wet days
Daylight: 11 h 54 min; 5:48 AM – 5:41 PM
Cloud cover: 37%; 1st clearest
Wind: 12 km/h; 4th windiest
Solar energy: 5.93 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 22°C in the first days to 25°C by the end.

A typical September day in Ivato reaches about 23°C in the afternoon and slips back to 11°C overnight — a 12°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 20°C and 26°C. Set against its neighbours, September runs about 2°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)	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	25	25	25
Avg low (°C)	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12

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

Ivato weather by month

How September compares with the rest of the year at a glance. September is the 8th-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	26° / 17°	340	22.6	13	4.6
Feb	26° / 17°	289	20.8	12.6	4.6
Mar	26° / 17°	165	16	12.1	5.7
Apr	25° / 15°	36	7.5	11.6	7.4
May	23° / 13°	14	2.9	11.1	8.0
Jun	20° / 11°	5	0.9	10.9	7.9
Jul	20° / 10°	5	1	11	7.6
Aug	21° / 10°	4	0.8	11.4	8.1
Sep	23° / 11°	5	0.9	11.9	8.7
Oct	26° / 13°	31	5.1	12.4	7.8
Nov	27° / 15°	92	10.8	12.9	6.4
Dec	27° / 17°	223	18	13.1	5.2

Cloud cover in September

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 53% of the time in September, the clearest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 20% of September, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 27%. Skies tend to open up 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 (%)	68	68	68	68	69	70	70	71	71	72	72	72	74	74	75	75	75	75	76	76	76	77	77	77	77	77	77	76	76	76
Cloudier (%)	32	32	32	32	31	30	30	29	29	28	28	28	26	26	25	25	25	25	24	24	24	23	23	23	23	23	23	24	24	24

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	68	32
2	68	32
3	68	32
4	68	32
5	69	31
6	70	30
7	70	30
8	71	29
9	71	29
10	72	28
11	72	28
12	72	28
13	74	26
14	74	26
15	75	25
16	75	25
17	75	25
18	75	25
19	76	24
20	76	24
21	76	24
22	77	23
23	77	23
24	77	23
25	77	23
26	77	23
27	77	23
28	76	24
29	76	24
30	76	24

Chance of precipitation in September

Any precipitation

Ivato gets around 5 mm of rain over 0.9 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 (%)	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	6	6	6	7

	Rain chance (%)
1	2
2	2
3	2
4	2
5	2
6	2
7	2
8	2
9	2
10	2
11	2
12	2
13	2
14	3
15	3
16	3
17	3
18	4
19	4
20	4
21	4
22	4
23	4
24	5
25	5
26	5
27	6
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 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	95	95	95	94	94	93	93	92	91	91	90	90	90	89	89	89	88	88	88	87	87	85	84	84	83
Comfortable (%)	3	3	3	4	4	5	5	5	6	6	7	7	8	9	9	10	10	10	11	11	11	12	12	12	13	13	14	15	15	16
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	0	0	1	1	1	1

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	97	3	0
2	97	3	0
3	97	3	0
4	96	4	0
5	96	4	0
6	95	5	0
7	95	5	0
8	95	5	0
9	94	6	0
10	94	6	0
11	93	7	0
12	93	7	0
13	92	8	0
14	91	9	0
15	91	9	0
16	90	10	0
17	90	10	0
18	90	10	0
19	89	11	0
20	89	11	0
21	89	11	0
22	88	12	0
23	88	12	0
24	88	12	0
25	87	13	0
26	87	13	0
27	85	14	1
28	84	15	1
29	84	15	1
30	83	16	1

Wind in September

Winds average 12 km/h in September.

Across September, 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.

	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)	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11
Feels	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	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	12	light breeze
2	12	light breeze
3	12	light breeze
4	12	calm
5	12	calm
6	12	calm
7	12	calm
8	12	calm
9	12	calm
10	12	calm
11	12	calm
12	12	calm
13	12	calm
14	12	calm
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16	12	calm
17	11	calm
18	11	calm
19	11	calm
20	11	calm
21	11	calm
22	11	calm
23	11	calm
24	11	calm
25	11	calm
26	11	calm
27	11	calm
28	11	calm
29	11	calm
30	11	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 6:01 AM to 5:35 AM, and sunset from 5:39 PM to 5:44 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	11.7	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	11.9	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.2
Sunrise (AM)	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	5:48	5:47	5:46	5:45	5:44	5:43	5:42	5:41	5:40	5:39	5:38	5:38	5:37	5:36	5:35
Sunset (PM)	5:39	5:39	5:39	5:39	5:39	5:39	5:40	5:40	5:40	5:40	5:40	5:41	5:41	5:41	5:41	5:41	5:41	5:42	5:42	5:42	5:42	5:42	5:42	5:43	5:43	5:43	5:43	5:43	5:44	5:44

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	11.6	6:01	5:39
2	11.6	6:00	5:39
3	11.7	5:59	5:39
4	11.7	5:58	5:39
5	11.7	5:58	5:39
6	11.7	5:57	5:39
7	11.7	5:56	5:40
8	11.7	5:55	5:40
9	11.8	5:54	5:40
10	11.8	5:53	5:40
11	11.8	5:52	5:40
12	11.8	5:51	5:41
13	11.8	5:50	5:41
14	11.9	5:49	5:41
15	11.9	5:48	5:41
16	11.9	5:48	5:41
17	11.9	5:47	5:41
18	11.9	5:46	5:42
19	11.9	5:45	5:42
20	12.0	5:44	5:42
21	12.0	5:43	5:42
22	12.0	5:42	5:42
23	12.0	5:41	5:42
24	12.0	5:40	5:43
25	12.1	5:39	5:43
26	12.1	5:38	5:43
27	12.1	5:38	5:43
28	12.1	5:37	5:43
29	12.1	5:36	5:44
30	12.2	5:35	5:44

Solar energy in September

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in September, about 5.93 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.83 kWh/m² to a high of 6.73 kWh/m² in November across the year — September's 5.93 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)	5.3	5.3	5.4	5.4	5.5	5.5	5.6	5.6	5.7	5.7	5.8	5.8	5.9	5.9	5.9	6.0	6.0	6.0	6.1	6.1	6.2	6.2	6.2	6.2	6.3	6.3	6.3	6.3	6.4	6.4
Level	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	5.3	Bright
2	5.3	Bright
3	5.4	Bright
4	5.4	Bright
5	5.5	Bright
6	5.5	Bright
7	5.6	Bright
8	5.6	Bright
9	5.7	Bright
10	5.7	Bright
11	5.8	Bright
12	5.8	Bright
13	5.9	Bright
14	5.9	Bright
15	5.9	Bright
16	6.0	Bright
17	6.0	Intense
18	6.0	Intense
19	6.1	Intense
20	6.1	Intense
21	6.2	Intense
22	6.2	Intense
23	6.2	Intense
24	6.2	Intense
25	6.3	Intense
26	6.3	Intense
27	6.3	Intense
28	6.3	Intense
29	6.4	Intense
30	6.4	Intense

Planning a trip in September

Hazard calendar for Ivato

In seasonPeak

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

Ivato sits in the South Indian Ocean cyclone belt; the season peaks January–March.

Ivato'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 September a good time to visit Ivato?

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

8.7

Sightseeing

1st-best month of the year

6.9

Beach & pool

2nd-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Ivato in September

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

In September, Ivato sees daytime highs around 23°C and nights near 11°C. Worth packing: light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Ivato in September

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in September peaks around 12 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Ivato peaks around February 11 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.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	16	16	14	11	9	7	8	10	12	13	13	15
Level	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	High	Very high	Very high	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	16	Extreme
Feb	16	Extreme
Mar	14	Extreme
Apr	11	Extreme
May	9	Very high
Jun	7	High
Jul	8	Very high
Aug	10	Very high
Sep	12	Extreme
Oct	13	Extreme
Nov	13	Extreme
Dec	15	Extreme

Air quality in Ivato 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 Ivato is worst in October — around 24 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 3.7× the cleanest month (January, 6 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)	6	9	11	14	21	22	21	18	15	24	17	8
Level	Good	Good	Good	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Good

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	6	Good
Feb	9	Good
Mar	11	Good
Apr	14	Moderate
May	21	Moderate
Jun	22	Moderate
Jul	21	Moderate
Aug	18	Moderate
Sep	15	Moderate
Oct	24	Moderate
Nov	17	Moderate
Dec	8	Good

Location & terrain

Where is Ivato?

Ivato sits at 18.8°S, 47.5°E, 1,273 m above sea level, in Madagascar. The nearest listed city is Ambohidratrimo, 6.0 km away.

Topography around Ivato

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Ivato has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 70 m around an average of 1,263 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 485 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,888 m.

The land around Ivato is covered by cropland (42%), artificial surfaces (21%) and grassland (20%) within 3 km, cropland (43%) and grassland (41%) within 16 km, and grassland (67%) within 80 km.

3 km

70 m

cropland 42%

16 km

485 m

cropland 43%

80 km

1,888 m

grassland 67%

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

September weather nearby: Ambohidratrimo 6.0 km · Antananarivo 14 km · Ambohitrolomahitsy 24 km · Imerintsiatosika 27 km · Sadabe 29 km · Alarobia 32 km · Ankazondandy 33 km · Manjakandriana 36 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 Ivato (-18.8°, 47.4833°, elevation 1,273 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). 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	22	11
2	22	11
3	22	11
4	22	11
5	22	11
6	22	11
7	22	11
8	23	11
9	23	11
10	23	11
11	23	11
12	23	11
13	23	11
14	23	11
15	23	11
16	24	11
17	24	11
18	24	11
19	24	11
20	24	11
21	24	12
22	24	12
23	24	12
24	24	12
25	24	12
26	24	12
27	24	12
28	25	12
29	25	12
30	25	12

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	68	32
2	68	32
3	68	32
4	68	32
5	69	31
6	70	30
7	70	30
8	71	29
9	71	29
10	72	28
11	72	28
12	72	28
13	74	26
14	74	26
15	75	25
16	75	25
17	75	25
18	75	25
19	76	24
20	76	24
21	76	24
22	77	23
23	77	23
24	77	23
25	77	23
26	77	23
27	77	23
28	76	24
29	76	24
30	76	24

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

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	97	3	0
2	97	3	0
3	97	3	0
4	96	4	0
5	96	4	0
6	95	5	0
7	95	5	0
8	95	5	0
9	94	6	0
10	94	6	0
11	93	7	0
12	93	7	0
13	92	8	0
14	91	9	0
15	91	9	0
16	90	10	0
17	90	10	0
18	90	10	0
19	89	11	0
20	89	11	0
21	89	11	0
22	88	12	0
23	88	12	0
24	88	12	0
25	87	13	0
26	87	13	0
27	85	14	1
28	84	15	1
29	84	15	1
30	83	16	1

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	68	32
2	68	32
3	68	32
4	68	32
5	69	31
6	70	30
7	70	30
8	71	29
9	71	29
10	72	28
11	72	28
12	72	28
13	74	26
14	74	26
15	75	25
16	75	25
17	75	25
18	75	25
19	76	24
20	76	24
21	76	24
22	77	23
23	77	23
24	77	23
25	77	23
26	77	23
27	77	23
28	76	24
29	76	24
30	76	24

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

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	97	3	0
2	97	3	0
3	97	3	0
4	96	4	0
5	96	4	0
6	95	5	0
7	95	5	0
8	95	5	0
9	94	6	0
10	94	6	0
11	93	7	0
12	93	7	0
13	92	8	0
14	91	9	0
15	91	9	0
16	90	10	0
17	90	10	0
18	90	10	0
19	89	11	0
20	89	11	0
21	89	11	0
22	88	12	0
23	88	12	0
24	88	12	0
25	87	13	0
26	87	13	0
27	85	14	1
28	84	15	1
29	84	15	1
30	83	16	1

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	68	32
2	68	32
3	68	32
4	68	32
5	69	31
6	70	30
7	70	30
8	71	29
9	71	29
10	72	28
11	72	28
12	72	28
13	74	26
14	74	26
15	75	25
16	75	25
17	75	25
18	75	25
19	76	24
20	76	24
21	76	24
22	77	23
23	77	23
24	77	23
25	77	23
26	77	23
27	77	23
28	76	24
29	76	24
30	76	24

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

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	97	3	0
2	97	3	0
3	97	3	0
4	96	4	0
5	96	4	0
6	95	5	0
7	95	5	0
8	95	5	0
9	94	6	0
10	94	6	0
11	93	7	0
12	93	7	0
13	92	8	0
14	91	9	0
15	91	9	0
16	90	10	0
17	90	10	0
18	90	10	0
19	89	11	0
20	89	11	0
21	89	11	0
22	88	12	0
23	88	12	0
24	88	12	0
25	87	13	0
26	87	13	0
27	85	14	1
28	84	15	1
29	84	15	1
30	83	16	1