Sadabe weather in August

In August, Sadabe sees average daytime highs of 19°C and overnight lows near 10°C, with 13 mm of rain across 4.5 wet days and about 11.4 hours of daylight. It is the 10th-warmest and 12th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 19°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 33% of the time in August, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 06 min at the start of August to 11 h 36 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Sadabe's 3rd-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Sadabe's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 19°; 10th warmest
Overnight low: 10°; 2nd coldest
Rainfall: 13 mm; 4.5 wet days
Daylight: 11 h 24 min; 6:12 AM – 5:34 PM
Cloud cover: 53%; 3rd clearest
Wind: 12 km/h; 2nd windiest
Solar energy: 4.4 kWh/m²
Travel score: 7.0; out of 10

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Temperature in August

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 19°C through the month.

A typical August day in Sadabe reaches about 19°C in the afternoon and slips back to 10°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 16°C and 22°C. Set against its neighbours, August runs about 1°C warmer than July and about 2°C cooler than September.

	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	31
Avg high (°C)	18	18	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20
Avg low (°C)	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	18	10
2	18	10
3	19	10
4	19	10
5	19	10
6	19	10
7	19	10
8	19	10
9	19	10
10	19	10
11	19	10
12	19	10
13	19	10
14	19	10
15	19	10
16	19	10
17	19	10
18	19	10
19	19	10
20	20	10
21	20	10
22	20	10
23	20	10
24	20	10
25	20	10
26	20	10
27	20	10
28	20	10
29	20	10
30	20	10
31	20	10

Sadabe weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 10th-warmest and 12th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	25° / 17°	364	24.6	13	4.4
Feb	25° / 17°	309	22.9	12.6	4.3
Mar	25° / 17°	204	20.1	12.1	5.1
Apr	24° / 15°	57	12.7	11.6	6.4
May	22° / 13°	29	7.9	11.1	6.9
Jun	19° / 11°	17	5.7	10.9	6.7
Jul	18° / 10°	17	5.8	11	6.5
Aug	19° / 10°	13	4.5	11.4	7.0
Sep	22° / 11°	14	3.7	11.9	7.7
Oct	24° / 13°	47	7.4	12.4	7.5
Nov	25° / 15°	125	13.1	12.9	6.3
Dec	26° / 17°	267	19.5	13.1	5.1

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 33% of the time in August.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 17% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 50%.

	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	31
Clearer (%)	42	43	43	44	45	45	46	48	48	49	50	50	51	52	52	52	53	54	54	55	54	54	54	53	53	53	52	52	52	53	53
Cloudier (%)	58	57	57	56	55	55	54	52	52	51	50	50	49	48	48	48	47	46	46	45	46	46	46	47	47	47	48	48	48	47	47

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	42	58
2	43	57
3	43	57
4	44	56
5	45	55
6	45	55
7	46	54
8	48	52
9	48	52
10	49	51
11	50	50
12	50	50
13	51	49
14	52	48
15	52	48
16	52	48
17	53	47
18	54	46
19	54	46
20	55	45
21	54	46
22	54	46
23	54	46
24	53	47
25	53	47
26	53	47
27	52	48
28	52	48
29	52	48
30	53	47
31	53	47

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Sadabe gets around 13 mm of rain over 4.5 wet days in August, the driest month. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 15% and peaks near 19% 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	31
Rain chance (%)	19	19	18	18	18	17	17	16	16	15	15	14	14	14	13	13	13	13	13	12	12	13	13	13	13	13	14	14	14	14	14

	Rain chance (%)
1	19
2	19
3	18
4	18
5	18
6	17
7	17
8	16
9	16
10	15
11	15
12	14
13	14
14	14
15	13
16	13
17	13
18	13
19	13
20	12
21	12
22	13
23	13
24	13
25	13
26	13
27	14
28	14
29	14
30	14
31	14

Humidity in August

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, August lands in the dry band about 95% 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	31
Dry (%)	94	94	95	95	95	96	96	96	97	97	97	97	97	97	96	96	96	96	96	96	96	95	95	95	95	94	94	94	94	94	93
Comfortable (%)	6	6	5	5	5	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	6	6	6	6	6	7

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	94	6
2	94	6
3	95	5
4	95	5
5	95	5
6	96	4
7	96	4
8	96	4
9	97	3
10	97	3
11	97	3
12	97	3
13	97	3
14	97	3
15	96	4
16	96	4
17	96	4
18	96	4
19	96	4
20	96	4
21	96	4
22	95	5
23	95	5
24	95	5
25	95	5
26	94	6
27	94	6
28	94	6
29	94	6
30	94	6
31	93	7

Wind in August

Winds average 12 km/h in August.

Across August, 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	31
Wind speed (km/h)	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	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	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
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30	11	calm
31	11	calm

Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 06 min at the start of August to 11 h 36 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 6:21 AM to 6:01 AM, and sunset from 5:30 PM to 5:38 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	31
Daylight (h)	11.1	11.2	11.2	11.2	11.2	11.2	11.2	11.2	11.3	11.3	11.3	11.3	11.3	11.3	11.3	11.4	11.4	11.4	11.4	11.4	11.4	11.5	11.5	11.5	11.5	11.5	11.5	11.6	11.6	11.6	11.6
Sunrise (AM)	6:21	6:20	6:20	6:19	6:19	6:18	6:18	6:17	6:17	6:16	6:16	6:15	6:14	6:14	6:13	6:12	6:12	6:11	6:10	6:10	6:09	6:08	6:07	6:07	6:06	6:05	6:04	6:03	6:03	6:02	6:01
Sunset (PM)	5:30	5:30	5:30	5:31	5:31	5:31	5:32	5:32	5:32	5:33	5:33	5:33	5:33	5:34	5:34	5:34	5:34	5:35	5:35	5:35	5:35	5:36	5:36	5:36	5:36	5:37	5:37	5:37	5:37	5:37	5:38

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	11.1	6:21	5:30
2	11.2	6:20	5:30
3	11.2	6:20	5:30
4	11.2	6:19	5:31
5	11.2	6:19	5:31
6	11.2	6:18	5:31
7	11.2	6:18	5:32
8	11.2	6:17	5:32
9	11.3	6:17	5:32
10	11.3	6:16	5:33
11	11.3	6:16	5:33
12	11.3	6:15	5:33
13	11.3	6:14	5:33
14	11.3	6:14	5:34
15	11.3	6:13	5:34
16	11.4	6:12	5:34
17	11.4	6:12	5:34
18	11.4	6:11	5:35
19	11.4	6:10	5:35
20	11.4	6:10	5:35
21	11.4	6:09	5:35
22	11.5	6:08	5:36
23	11.5	6:07	5:36
24	11.5	6:07	5:36
25	11.5	6:06	5:36
26	11.5	6:05	5:37
27	11.5	6:04	5:37
28	11.6	6:03	5:37
29	11.6	6:03	5:37
30	11.6	6:02	5:37
31	11.6	6:01	5:38

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 4.4 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.51 kWh/m² to a high of 6.57 kWh/m² in November across the year — August's 4.4 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	31
Solar energy (kWh/m²)	3.9	3.9	3.9	4.0	4.0	4.0	4.1	4.1	4.2	4.2	4.2	4.3	4.3	4.4	4.4	4.4	4.5	4.5	4.5	4.6	4.6	4.6	4.7	4.7	4.7	4.7	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.9
Level	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	3.9	Moderate
2	3.9	Moderate
3	3.9	Moderate
4	4.0	Moderate
5	4.0	Moderate
6	4.0	Bright
7	4.1	Bright
8	4.1	Bright
9	4.2	Bright
10	4.2	Bright
11	4.2	Bright
12	4.3	Bright
13	4.3	Bright
14	4.4	Bright
15	4.4	Bright
16	4.4	Bright
17	4.5	Bright
18	4.5	Bright
19	4.5	Bright
20	4.6	Bright
21	4.6	Bright
22	4.6	Bright
23	4.7	Bright
24	4.7	Bright
25	4.7	Bright
26	4.7	Bright
27	4.8	Bright
28	4.8	Bright
29	4.8	Bright
30	4.8	Bright
31	4.9	Bright

Planning a trip in August

Hazard calendar for Sadabe

In seasonPeak

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

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

Monsoon

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Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Is August a good time to visit Sadabe?

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

7.0

Sightseeing

3rd-best month of the year

3.2

Beach & pool

10th-best month of the year

August is one of the better times to visit Sadabe for general sightseeing.

What to pack for Sadabe in August

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

In August, Sadabe sees daytime highs around 19°C and nights near 10°C. Little to plan around — just the basics. About 5 days see rain.

UV index in Sadabe 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 Sadabe 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 Sadabe 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 Sadabe is worst in October — around 41 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 6.3× the cleanest month (January, 7 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)	7	8	9	11	15	14	13	13	17	41	36	11
Level	Good	Good	Good	Good	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Poor	Poor	Good

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	7	Good
Feb	8	Good
Mar	9	Good
Apr	11	Good
May	15	Moderate
Jun	14	Moderate
Jul	13	Moderate
Aug	13	Moderate
Sep	17	Moderate
Oct	41	Poor
Nov	36	Poor
Dec	11	Good

Location & terrain

Where is Sadabe?

Sadabe sits at 18.6°S, 47.7°E, 1,336 m above sea level, in Madagascar. The nearest listed city is Ambohitrolomahitsy, 8.0 km away.

Topography around Sadabe

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Sadabe has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 341 m around an average of 1,412 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 530 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,413 m.

The land around Sadabe is covered by grassland (58%) within 3 km, grassland (60%) within 16 km, and grassland (67%) within 80 km.

3 km

341 m

grassland 58%

16 km

530 m

grassland 60%

80 km

1,413 m

grassland 67%

treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaces

← July Sadabe year-round climate September →Best places to visit in August

August weather nearby: Ambohitrolomahitsy 8.0 km · Ankazondandy 11 km · Ivato 29 km · Anjozorobe 31 km · Manjakandriana 33 km · Ambohidratrimo 35 km · Antananarivo 36 km · Alarobia 37 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 Sadabe (-18.6333°, 47.7°, elevation 1,336 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	18	10
2	18	10
3	19	10
4	19	10
5	19	10
6	19	10
7	19	10
8	19	10
9	19	10
10	19	10
11	19	10
12	19	10
13	19	10
14	19	10
15	19	10
16	19	10
17	19	10
18	19	10
19	19	10
20	20	10
21	20	10
22	20	10
23	20	10
24	20	10
25	20	10
26	20	10
27	20	10
28	20	10
29	20	10
30	20	10
31	20	10

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	42	58
2	43	57
3	43	57
4	44	56
5	45	55
6	45	55
7	46	54
8	48	52
9	48	52
10	49	51
11	50	50
12	50	50
13	51	49
14	52	48
15	52	48
16	52	48
17	53	47
18	54	46
19	54	46
20	55	45
21	54	46
22	54	46
23	54	46
24	53	47
25	53	47
26	53	47
27	52	48
28	52	48
29	52	48
30	53	47
31	53	47

	Rain chance (%)
1	19
2	19
3	18
4	18
5	18
6	17
7	17
8	16
9	16
10	15
11	15
12	14
13	14
14	14
15	13
16	13
17	13
18	13
19	13
20	12
21	12
22	13
23	13
24	13
25	13
26	13
27	14
28	14
29	14
30	14
31	14

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	94	6
2	94	6
3	95	5
4	95	5
5	95	5
6	96	4
7	96	4
8	96	4
9	97	3
10	97	3
11	97	3
12	97	3
13	97	3
14	97	3
15	96	4
16	96	4
17	96	4
18	96	4
19	96	4
20	96	4
21	96	4
22	95	5
23	95	5
24	95	5
25	95	5
26	94	6
27	94	6
28	94	6
29	94	6
30	94	6
31	93	7

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	18	10
2	18	10
3	19	10
4	19	10
5	19	10
6	19	10
7	19	10
8	19	10
9	19	10
10	19	10
11	19	10
12	19	10
13	19	10
14	19	10
15	19	10
16	19	10
17	19	10
18	19	10
19	19	10
20	20	10
21	20	10
22	20	10
23	20	10
24	20	10
25	20	10
26	20	10
27	20	10
28	20	10
29	20	10
30	20	10
31	20	10

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	42	58
2	43	57
3	43	57
4	44	56
5	45	55
6	45	55
7	46	54
8	48	52
9	48	52
10	49	51
11	50	50
12	50	50
13	51	49
14	52	48
15	52	48
16	52	48
17	53	47
18	54	46
19	54	46
20	55	45
21	54	46
22	54	46
23	54	46
24	53	47
25	53	47
26	53	47
27	52	48
28	52	48
29	52	48
30	53	47
31	53	47

	Rain chance (%)
1	19
2	19
3	18
4	18
5	18
6	17
7	17
8	16
9	16
10	15
11	15
12	14
13	14
14	14
15	13
16	13
17	13
18	13
19	13
20	12
21	12
22	13
23	13
24	13
25	13
26	13
27	14
28	14
29	14
30	14
31	14

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	94	6
2	94	6
3	95	5
4	95	5
5	95	5
6	96	4
7	96	4
8	96	4
9	97	3
10	97	3
11	97	3
12	97	3
13	97	3
14	97	3
15	96	4
16	96	4
17	96	4
18	96	4
19	96	4
20	96	4
21	96	4
22	95	5
23	95	5
24	95	5
25	95	5
26	94	6
27	94	6
28	94	6
29	94	6
30	94	6
31	93	7

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	18	10
2	18	10
3	19	10
4	19	10
5	19	10
6	19	10
7	19	10
8	19	10
9	19	10
10	19	10
11	19	10
12	19	10
13	19	10
14	19	10
15	19	10
16	19	10
17	19	10
18	19	10
19	19	10
20	20	10
21	20	10
22	20	10
23	20	10
24	20	10
25	20	10
26	20	10
27	20	10
28	20	10
29	20	10
30	20	10
31	20	10

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	42	58
2	43	57
3	43	57
4	44	56
5	45	55
6	45	55
7	46	54
8	48	52
9	48	52
10	49	51
11	50	50
12	50	50
13	51	49
14	52	48
15	52	48
16	52	48
17	53	47
18	54	46
19	54	46
20	55	45
21	54	46
22	54	46
23	54	46
24	53	47
25	53	47
26	53	47
27	52	48
28	52	48
29	52	48
30	53	47
31	53	47

	Rain chance (%)
1	19
2	19
3	18
4	18
5	18
6	17
7	17
8	16
9	16
10	15
11	15
12	14
13	14
14	14
15	13
16	13
17	13
18	13
19	13
20	12
21	12
22	13
23	13
24	13
25	13
26	13
27	14
28	14
29	14
30	14
31	14

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	94	6
2	94	6
3	95	5
4	95	5
5	95	5
6	96	4
7	96	4
8	96	4
9	97	3
10	97	3
11	97	3
12	97	3
13	97	3
14	97	3
15	96	4
16	96	4
17	96	4
18	96	4
19	96	4
20	96	4
21	96	4
22	95	5
23	95	5
24	95	5
25	95	5
26	94	6
27	94	6
28	94	6
29	94	6
30	94	6
31	93	7