Mampikony weather in August

In August, Mampikony sees average daytime highs of 31°C and overnight lows near 19°C, with 1 mm of rain across 0.2 wet days and about 11.5 hours of daylight. It is the 10th-warmest and 10th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 31°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 70% of the time in August, and the air most often feels comfortable.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 18 min at the start of August to 11 h 42 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Mampikony's 2nd-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Mampikony's year-round climate.

Daytime high
31°
10th warmest
Overnight low
19°
2nd coldest
Rainfall
1 mm
0.2 wet days
Daylight
11 h 30 min
6:10 AM – 5:37 PM
Cloud cover
26%
2nd clearest
Wind
13 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
5.57 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.8
out of 10

Temperature in August

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 31°C through the month.

A typical August day in Mampikony reaches about 31°C in the afternoon and slips back to 19°C overnight — a 12°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 30°C and 33°C. Set against its neighbours, August runs about 1°C warmer than July and about 2°C cooler than September.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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How August really feels in Mampikony

Once humidity and wind are folded in, August 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

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

Mampikony weather by month

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

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan32° / 23°49426.812.92.5
Feb31° / 23°40524.412.52.6
Mar32° / 23°24719.212.13.0
Apr33° / 23°376.511.63.8
May32° / 21°81.211.34.9
Jun31° / 19°10.211.15.9
Jul30° / 19°10.411.16.3
Aug31° / 19°10.211.55.8
Sep33° / 20°40.611.94.7
Oct35° / 22°254.212.43.4
Nov35° / 23°981212.82.6
Dec33° / 24°26821.412.92.5

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 70% of the time in August.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 23% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 7%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
1919
2928
3928
4928
5928
6937
7937
8937
9937
10937
11937
12937
13937
14937
15946
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24928
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26928
27928
28919
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Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Mampikony gets around 1 mm of rain over 0.2 wet days in August. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 1% and peaks near 2% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
12
22
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41
51
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Humidity in August

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, August lands in the comfortable band about 56% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
13752101
2375391
3385291
4385291
5385381
6385381
7385570
8385570
9385660
10385660
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25385750
26385750
27385750
28385651
29385651
30375751
31375661

Wind in August

Winds average 13 km/h in August, the windiest month of the year.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 13 km/h on the calmest days to 13 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
113light breeze
213light breeze
313light breeze
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813light breeze
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1013light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 18 min at the start of August to 11 h 42 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 6:17 AM to 5:59 AM, and sunset from 5:34 PM to 5:39 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.36:175:34
211.36:175:34
311.36:165:34
411.36:165:34
511.36:165:35
611.36:155:35
711.36:155:35
811.46:145:35
911.46:145:36
1011.46:135:36
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1211.46:125:36
1311.46:125:37
1411.46:115:37
1511.46:105:37
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1711.56:095:37
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1911.56:085:38
2011.56:075:38
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2211.56:065:38
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2611.66:035:39
2711.66:025:39
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2911.66:015:39
3011.76:005:39
3111.75:595:39

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 5.57 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.68 kWh/m² to a high of 7.09 kWh/m² in October across the year — August's 5.57 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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275.9Bright
285.9Bright
296.0Bright
306.0Intense
316.0Intense
Planning a trip in August

Hazard calendar for Mampikony

In seasonPeak

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

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

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

Is August a good time to visit Mampikony?

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

5.8
Sightseeing
3rd-best month of the year
8.6
Beach & pool
3rd-best month of the year

August is a reasonable time to visit Mampikony for sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Mampikony in August

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

In August, Mampikony sees daytime highs around 31°C and nights near 19°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Mampikony 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 Mampikony peaks around February 8 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 19 at about 7 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highExtremeFeb 8UV 15Jun 19UV 7
UV index (midday)Level
Jan15Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr11Extreme
May9Very high
Jun7Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug10Very high
Sep12Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov12Extreme
Dec14Extreme

Air quality in Mampikony 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 Mampikony is worst in November — around 21 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 5.3× the cleanest month (July, 4 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateNov 1620 µg/m³Jul 154 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan6Good
Feb6Good
Mar6Good
Apr5Good
May5Good
Jun4Good
Jul4Good
Aug5Good
Sep6Good
Oct12Good
Nov21Moderate
Dec12Good
Location & terrain

Where is Mampikony?

Mampikony sits at 16.1°S, 47.6°E, 64 m above sea level, in Madagascar. The nearest listed city is Boriziny, 60 km away.

MarovoayAmbato BoenyMaevatananaBefandrianaAntsohihyAndilamena

Topography around Mampikony

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Mampikony has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 62 m around an average of 58 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 234 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,290 m.

The land around Mampikony is covered by grassland (47%) and cropland (36%) within 3 km, grassland (75%) within 16 km, and grassland (76%) within 80 km.

3 km
62 m
16 km
234 m
80 km
1,290 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
August weather nearby: Boriziny 60 km · Tsaratanana 78 km · Marovoay 107 km · Ambato Boeny 108 km · Maevatanana 129 km · Befandriana 133 km · Antsohihy 140 km · Andilamena 142 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 Mampikony (-16.092°, 47.647°, elevation 64 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).