Ivohibe weather in October

In October, Ivohibe sees average daytime highs of 25°C and overnight lows near 16°C, with 81 mm of rain across 13 wet days and about 12.5 hours of daylight. It is the 6th-warmest and 7th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 25°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 40% of the time in October, and the air most often feels humid.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 12 min at the start of October to 12 h 48 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, October is Ivohibe's 5th-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Ivohibe's year-round climate.

Daytime high
25°
6th warmest
Overnight low
16°
6th coldest
Rainfall
81 mm
13 wet days
Daylight
12 h 30 min
5:22 AM – 5:53 PM
Cloud cover
50%
5th clearest
Wind
8 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
5.85 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.6
out of 10

Temperature in October

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 25°C through the month.

A typical October day in Ivohibe reaches about 25°C in the afternoon and slips back to 16°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 21°C and 28°C. Set against its neighbours, October runs about 2°C warmer than September and about 1°C cooler than November.

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Ivohibe weather by month

How October compares with the rest of the year at a glance. October is the 6th-warmest and 7th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan27° / 20°35625.313.24.2
Feb27° / 20°27622.712.84.2
Mar26° / 19°21722.712.24.7
Apr25° / 17°12117.611.55.6
May23° / 15°7314.310.96.3
Jun21° / 13°499.710.66.7
Jul20° / 12°5810.310.86.5
Aug21° / 13°389.211.27.0
Sep23° / 14°418.611.97.4
Oct25° / 16°811312.56.6
Nov26° / 18°13217.113.15.5
Dec27° / 19°23022.613.44.6

Cloud cover in October

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 40% of the time in October.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 19% of October, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 42%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16832
26634
36634
46634
56436
66436
76238
86238
96139
106139
116040
126040
136040
145941
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185842
195842
205743
215644
225644
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245446
255347
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275248
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295149
305149
315149

Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitation

Ivohibe gets around 81 mm of rain over 13 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 41% and peaks near 51% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
131
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533
633
734
835
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2044
2145
2246
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2448
2549
2649
2750
2850
2950
3051
3151

Humidity in October

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, October lands in the humid band about 53% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 9% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
1850402
2949412
3948412
4947423
5945423
6944434
7943444
8942454
9941465
10840475
11839485
12837505
13736516
14735526
15633547
16632557
17530578
18529588
19427609
204266010
213256111
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233226213
243216214
253206215
263196216
272196217
282186218
293186019
303176020
313175921

Wind in October

Winds average 8 km/h in October, the windiest month of the year.

Across October, daily wind ranges from about 8 km/h on the calmest days to 8 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
18calm
28calm
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318calm

Sunrise & sunset in October

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 12 min at the start of October to 12 h 48 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 36 minutes over October. Sunrise moves from 5:35 AM to 5:11 AM, and sunset from 5:48 PM to 6:01 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.25:355:48
212.25:345:48
312.25:335:48
412.35:325:49
512.35:315:49
612.35:305:49
712.35:305:50
812.45:295:50
912.45:285:51
1012.45:275:51
1112.45:265:51
1212.45:255:52
1312.55:245:52
1412.55:235:53
1512.55:225:53
1612.55:225:53
1712.65:215:54
1812.65:205:54
1912.65:195:55
2012.65:185:55
2112.65:185:56
2212.75:175:56
2312.75:165:57
2412.75:165:57
2512.75:155:58
2612.75:145:58
2712.85:145:59
2812.85:135:59
2912.85:126:00
3012.85:126:00
3112.85:116:01

Solar energy in October

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in October, about 5.85 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.34 kWh/m² to a high of 6.08 kWh/m² in November across the year — October's 5.85 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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Planning a trip in October

Hazard calendar for Ivohibe

In seasonPeak

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

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

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

Is October a good time to visit Ivohibe?

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

6.6
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
6.0
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

October is a reasonable time to visit Ivohibe for sightseeing.

What to pack for Ivohibe in October

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

In October, Ivohibe sees daytime highs around 25°C and nights near 16°C. Worth packing: light clothes, rain gear and sun protection. About 13 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Ivohibe in October

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in October peaks around 11 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Ivohibe peaks around February 12 at about 16 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 19 at about 6 (high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highHighVery highExtremeFeb 12UV 16Jun 19UV 6
UV index (midday)Level
Jan15Extreme
Feb16Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr10Very high
May7Very high
Jun6High
Jul7High
Aug8Very high
Sep9Very high
Oct11Extreme
Nov13Extreme
Dec14Extreme

Air quality in Ivohibe 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 Ivohibe is worst in October — around 19 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 3.5× the cleanest month (February, 5 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateOct 2119 µg/m³Feb 155 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan6Good
Feb5Good
Mar6Good
Apr8Good
May12Good
Jun12Moderate
Jul13Moderate
Aug13Moderate
Sep14Moderate
Oct19Moderate
Nov18Moderate
Dec9Good
Location & terrain

Where is Ivohibe?

Ivohibe sits at 22.5°S, 46.9°E, 643 m above sea level, in Madagascar. The nearest listed city is Vondrozo, 55 km away.

IkongoVohipenoFarafanganaAmboanjoFianarantsoa

Topography around Ivohibe

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Ivohibe has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 337 m around an average of 692 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,450 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,611 m.

The land around Ivohibe is covered by grassland (56%) and cropland (41%) within 3 km, grassland (68%) within 16 km, and grassland (75%) within 80 km.

3 km
337 m
16 km
1,450 m
80 km
2,611 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaces
October weather nearby: Vondrozo 55 km · Ambalavao 72 km · Ihosy 78 km · Ikongo 88 km · Vohipeno 99 km · Farafangana 104 km · Amboanjo 113 km · Fianarantsoa 116 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 Ivohibe (-22.4833°, 46.8833°, elevation 643 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).