Morombe weather in August

In August, Morombe sees average daytime highs of 25°C and overnight lows near 21°C, with 2 mm of rain across 0.4 wet days and about 11.3 hours of daylight. It is the 11th-warmest and 11th-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 97% of the time in August, and the air most often feels humid.

Daylight stretches from about 11 hours at the start of August to 11 h 30 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Morombe's 2nd-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Morombe's year-round climate.

Daytime high
25°
11th warmest
Overnight low
21°
2nd coldest
Rainfall
2 mm
0.4 wet days
Daylight
11 h 12 min
6:33 AM – 5:48 PM
Cloud cover
7%
2nd clearest
Wind
19 km/h
3rd windiest
Solar energy
5.37 kWh/m²
Travel score
9.5
out of 10

Temperature in August

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

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

A typical August day in Morombe reaches about 25°C in the afternoon and slips back to 21°C overnight — a 4°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 24°C and 26°C. Set against its neighbours, August runs on par with July and on par with September.

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

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.

Morombe weather by month

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

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan29° / 26°26215.213.25.1
Feb29° / 27°17713.112.75.2
Mar29° / 26°716.512.26.2
Apr28° / 25°162.311.57.6
May27° / 23°50.9118.8
Jun26° / 22°30.710.79.3
Jul25° / 21°10.310.89.5
Aug25° / 21°20.411.39.5
Sep26° / 22°40.411.99.3
Oct27° / 24°40.612.58.9
Nov27° / 25°152138.3
Dec28° / 26°627.513.36.6

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 97% of the time in August.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 2% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 1%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
11000
21000
31000
4991
5991
6991
7991
8991
9991
10991
11991
12982
13982
14982
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Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Morombe gets around 2 mm of rain over 0.4 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 (%)
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31
41
51
61
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Humidity in August

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, August lands in the humid band about 50% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 35% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
141955211
241856211
331857211
431757221
531757221
631657231
731656241
831556251
931555261
1031455271
1131354291
1221354301
1321254311
1421153331
1521152341
1621151351
1721150361
1821149371
1921148381
2021147391
2121146401
2221146401
2311245402
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2811342422
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3011341433
3111341433

Wind in August

Winds average 19 km/h in August.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 19 km/h on the calmest days to 19 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
119light breeze
219light breeze
319light breeze
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519light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 hours at the start of August to 11 h 30 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 30 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 6:43 AM to 6:20 AM, and sunset from 5:42 PM to 5:53 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.06:435:42
211.06:425:43
311.06:425:43
411.06:415:44
511.16:415:44
611.16:405:44
711.16:395:45
811.16:395:45
911.16:385:46
1011.16:385:46
1111.26:375:46
1211.26:365:47
1311.26:355:47
1411.26:355:47
1511.26:345:48
1611.26:335:48
1711.36:325:48
1811.36:325:49
1911.36:315:49
2011.36:305:49
2111.36:295:50
2211.46:285:50
2311.46:285:50
2411.46:275:51
2511.46:265:51
2611.46:255:51
2711.56:245:52
2811.56:235:52
2911.56:225:52
3011.56:215:53
3111.56:205:53

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 5.37 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.37 kWh/m² to a high of 7.61 kWh/m² in November across the year — August's 5.37 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.9Bright
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315.9Bright
Planning a trip in August

Hazard calendar for Morombe

In seasonPeak

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

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

Morombe's monsoon runs January–February, when most of the year's rain falls.

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

Is August a good time to visit Morombe?

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

9.5
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
8.5
Beach & pool
8th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Morombe in August

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

In August, Morombe sees daytime highs around 25°C and nights near 21°C. Worth packing: light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

Sea temperature near Morombe in August

The nearest coast averages about 25°C in August — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea at the nearest coast (about 13 km away) is warmest in February at about 30°C and coldest in August near 25°C.

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

24°26°28°30°32°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecrefreshingwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan30Tropical
Feb30Tropical
Mar30Tropical
Apr28Tropical
May27Warm
Jun26Warm
Jul25Warm
Aug25Warm
Sep25Warm
Oct26Warm
Nov27Warm
Dec29Tropical

UV index in Morombe in August

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in August peaks around 7 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Morombe peaks around February 8 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 20 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 8UV 14Jun 20UV 6
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb14Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr9Very high
May7High
Jun6High
Jul6High
Aug7Very high
Sep9Very high
Oct11Extreme
Nov12Extreme
Dec13Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Morombe?

Morombe sits at 21.7°S, 43.4°E, 6 m above sea level, in Madagascar. The nearest listed city is Ankazoabo, 133 km away.

AnkazoaboSakarahaToliaraBerorohaMorondavaAnakaoBetiokyBelo sur Tsiribihina

Topography around Morombe

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Morombe has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 20 m around an average of 3 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 88 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 687 m.

The land around Morombe is covered by water (50%) and shrubs (25%) within 3 km, water (57%) within 16 km, and water (39%) and shrubs (22%) within 80 km.

3 km
20 m
16 km
88 m
80 km
687 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetlandmangroves
August weather nearby: Ankazoabo 133 km · Sakaraha 176 km · Toliara 181 km · Beroroha 187 km · Morondava 190 km · Anakao 216 km · Betioky 243 km · Belo sur Tsiribihina 259 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 Morombe (-21.745°, 43.3606°, elevation 6 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. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).