Sakaraha weather in October

In October, Sakaraha sees average daytime highs of 32°C and overnight lows near 18°C, with 25 mm of rain across 4 wet days and about 12.5 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 7th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 32°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 74% of the time in October, and the air most often feels comfortable.

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 Sakaraha's 6th-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Sakaraha's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 32°; 2nd warmest
Overnight low: 18°; 6th coldest
Rainfall: 25 mm; 4 wet days
Daylight: 12 h 30 min; 5:31 AM – 6:03 PM
Cloud cover: 27%; 6th clearest
Wind: 9 km/h; 1st windiest
Solar energy: 7.07 kWh/m²
Travel score: 4.8; out of 10

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Temperature in October

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 32°C through the month.

A typical October day in Sakaraha reaches about 32°C in the afternoon and slips back to 18°C overnight — a 14°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 29°C and 35°C. Set against its neighbours, October runs about 2°C warmer than September and on par with November.

	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)	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	33	33	33	33
Avg low (°C)	17	17	17	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	32	17
2	32	17
3	32	17
4	32	18
5	32	18
6	32	18
7	32	18
8	32	18
9	32	18
10	32	18
11	32	18
12	32	18
13	32	18
14	32	18
15	32	18
16	32	18
17	32	18
18	32	19
19	32	19
20	32	19
21	32	19
22	32	19
23	32	19
24	32	19
25	32	19
26	32	19
27	32	19
28	33	19
29	33	19
30	33	19
31	33	19

How October really feels in Sakaraha

Once humidity and wind are folded in, October averages 24 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

heat index over the day's high

Days feeling ≤ 0°C

wind chill below the day's low

The story in October is heat — humidity pushes the afternoon "feels like" well above the raw temperature.

Sakaraha weather by month

How October compares with the rest of the year at a glance. October is the 2nd-warmest and 7th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	31° / 22°	225	19.8	13.2	3.5
Feb	31° / 22°	152	15.6	12.8	3.8
Mar	31° / 21°	92	11.2	12.2	4.4
Apr	30° / 19°	29	5.1	11.5	5.7
May	28° / 16°	8	1.6	10.9	7.7
Jun	26° / 13°	3	0.9	10.6	8.9
Jul	26° / 13°	3	0.7	10.7	9.0
Aug	28° / 14°	3	0.8	11.2	8.3
Sep	30° / 16°	5	1	11.9	6.4
Oct	32° / 18°	25	4	12.5	4.8
Nov	33° / 20°	52	7.3	13.1	4.0
Dec	32° / 21°	136	15.4	13.4	3.6

Cloud cover in October

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 74% of the time in October.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 15% of October, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 11%. Skies tend to cloud over 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	31
Clearer (%)	94	93	93	93	93	92	91	91	91	91	91	91	90	89	89	89	88	88	88	88	88	88	87	87	87	87	86	86	86	86	86
Cloudier (%)	6	7	7	7	7	8	9	9	9	9	9	9	10	11	11	11	12	12	12	12	12	12	13	13	13	13	14	14	14	14	14

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	94	6
2	93	7
3	93	7
4	93	7
5	93	7
6	92	8
7	91	9
8	91	9
9	91	9
10	91	9
11	91	9
12	91	9
13	90	10
14	89	11
15	89	11
16	89	11
17	88	12
18	88	12
19	88	12
20	88	12
21	88	12
22	88	12
23	87	13
24	87	13
25	87	13
26	87	13
27	86	14
28	86	14
29	86	14
30	86	14
31	86	14

Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitation

Sakaraha gets around 25 mm of rain over 4 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 13% and peaks near 17% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

	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 (%)	7	7	8	8	8	9	9	9	10	10	11	11	12	12	13	14	14	14	15	15	16	16	16	16	17	17	17	17	17	17	16

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

Humidity in October

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, October lands in the comfortable band about 40% 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 (%)	51	50	48	47	45	44	42	41	40	39	37	36	35	33	32	30	28	27	25	24	23	22	21	20	20	19	19	18	18	18	18
Comfortable (%)	38	39	40	41	41	42	42	43	43	43	43	43	42	42	42	41	41	40	40	40	39	39	39	38	38	37	37	37	37	36	36
Humid (%)	11	11	12	13	13	14	15	15	16	17	19	20	21	23	24	26	28	29	31	32	33	34	34	35	35	36	36	36	37	37	37
Muggy (%)	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	3	3	4	4	5	5	6	6	7	7	8	8	8	9	9	9

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)
1	51	38	11	0
2	50	39	11	0
3	48	40	12	0
4	47	41	13	0
5	45	41	13	0
6	44	42	14	1
7	42	42	15	1
8	41	43	15	1
9	40	43	16	1
10	39	43	17	1
11	37	43	19	1
12	36	43	20	1
13	35	42	21	2
14	33	42	23	2
15	32	42	24	2
16	30	41	26	3
17	28	41	28	3
18	27	40	29	4
19	25	40	31	4
20	24	40	32	5
21	23	39	33	5
22	22	39	34	6
23	21	39	34	6
24	20	38	35	7
25	20	38	35	7
26	19	37	36	8
27	19	37	36	8
28	18	37	36	8
29	18	37	37	9
30	18	36	37	9
31	18	36	37	9

Wind in October

Winds average 9 km/h in October, the windiest month of the year.

Across October, daily wind ranges from about 9 km/h on the calmest days to 9 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)	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9
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	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
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30	9	calm
31	9	calm

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 5:45 AM to 5:20 AM, and sunset from 5:57 PM to 6:11 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)	12.2	12.2	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.5	12.5	12.5	12.5	12.5	12.6	12.6	12.6	12.6	12.6	12.7	12.7	12.7	12.7	12.7	12.8	12.8	12.8	12.8	12.8
Sunrise (AM)	5:45	5:44	5:43	5:42	5:41	5:40	5:39	5:38	5:37	5:36	5:35	5:34	5:33	5:32	5:32	5:31	5:30	5:29	5:28	5:27	5:27	5:26	5:25	5:25	5:24	5:23	5:22	5:22	5:21	5:21	5:20
Sunset (PM)	5:57	5:57	5:58	5:58	5:59	5:59	5:59	6:00	6:00	6:01	6:01	6:01	6:02	6:02	6:03	6:03	6:04	6:04	6:05	6:05	6:05	6:06	6:06	6:07	6:08	6:08	6:09	6:09	6:10	6:10	6:11

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	12.2	5:45	5:57
2	12.2	5:44	5:57
3	12.3	5:43	5:58
4	12.3	5:42	5:58
5	12.3	5:41	5:59
6	12.3	5:40	5:59
7	12.3	5:39	5:59
8	12.4	5:38	6:00
9	12.4	5:37	6:00
10	12.4	5:36	6:01
11	12.4	5:35	6:01
12	12.5	5:34	6:01
13	12.5	5:33	6:02
14	12.5	5:32	6:02
15	12.5	5:32	6:03
16	12.5	5:31	6:03
17	12.6	5:30	6:04
18	12.6	5:29	6:04
19	12.6	5:28	6:05
20	12.6	5:27	6:05
21	12.6	5:27	6:05
22	12.7	5:26	6:06
23	12.7	5:25	6:06
24	12.7	5:25	6:07
25	12.7	5:24	6:08
26	12.7	5:23	6:08
27	12.8	5:22	6:09
28	12.8	5:22	6:09
29	12.8	5:21	6:10
30	12.8	5:21	6:10
31	12.8	5:20	6:11

Solar energy in October

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in October, about 7.07 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.21 kWh/m² to a high of 7.33 kWh/m² in November across the year — October's 7.07 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

	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)	6.8	6.8	6.8	6.9	6.9	6.9	6.9	7.0	7.0	7.0	7.0	7.0	7.1	7.1	7.1	7.1	7.1	7.1	7.1	7.1	7.2	7.2	7.2	7.2	7.2	7.2	7.2	7.3	7.3	7.3	7.3
Level	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	6.8	Intense
2	6.8	Intense
3	6.8	Intense
4	6.9	Intense
5	6.9	Intense
6	6.9	Intense
7	6.9	Intense
8	7.0	Intense
9	7.0	Intense
10	7.0	Intense
11	7.0	Intense
12	7.0	Intense
13	7.1	Intense
14	7.1	Intense
15	7.1	Intense
16	7.1	Intense
17	7.1	Intense
18	7.1	Intense
19	7.1	Intense
20	7.1	Intense
21	7.2	Intense
22	7.2	Intense
23	7.2	Intense
24	7.2	Intense
25	7.2	Intense
26	7.2	Intense
27	7.2	Intense
28	7.3	Intense
29	7.3	Intense
30	7.3	Intense
31	7.3	Intense

Planning a trip in October

Hazard calendar for Sakaraha

In seasonPeak

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

Sakaraha's monsoon runs December–February, when most of the year's rain falls.

Monsoon

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Nov

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Is October a good time to visit Sakaraha?

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

4.8

Sightseeing

7th-best month of the year

7.8

Beach & pool

7th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Sakaraha in October

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

In October, Sakaraha sees daytime highs around 32°C and nights near 18°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection. About 4 days see rain.

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UV index in Sakaraha 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 Sakaraha peaks around February 9 at about 15 (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.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	14	15	13	9	7	6	6	7	9	11	12	14
Level	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	High	High	High	Very high	Very high	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	14	Extreme
Feb	15	Extreme
Mar	13	Extreme
Apr	9	Very high
May	7	High
Jun	6	High
Jul	6	High
Aug	7	Very high
Sep	9	Very high
Oct	11	Extreme
Nov	12	Extreme
Dec	14	Extreme

Location & terrain

Where is Sakaraha?

Sakaraha sits at 22.9°S, 44.5°E, 480 m above sea level, in Madagascar. The nearest listed city is Ankazoabo, 69 km away.

Topography around Sakaraha

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Sakaraha has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 153 m around an average of 487 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 534 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,301 m.

The land around Sakaraha is covered by grassland (67%) within 3 km, grassland (74%) within 16 km, and grassland (69%) within 80 km.

3 km

153 m

grassland 67%

16 km

534 m

grassland 74%

80 km

1,301 m

grassland 69%

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← September Sakaraha year-round climate November →Best places to visit in October

October weather nearby: Ankazoabo 69 km · Betioky 93 km · Toliara 102 km · Anakao 124 km · Beroroha 152 km · Betroka 164 km · Bekily 167 km · Ihosy 173 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 Sakaraha (-22.9°, 44.5333°, elevation 480 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. 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	32	17
2	32	17
3	32	17
4	32	18
5	32	18
6	32	18
7	32	18
8	32	18
9	32	18
10	32	18
11	32	18
12	32	18
13	32	18
14	32	18
15	32	18
16	32	18
17	32	18
18	32	19
19	32	19
20	32	19
21	32	19
22	32	19
23	32	19
24	32	19
25	32	19
26	32	19
27	32	19
28	33	19
29	33	19
30	33	19
31	33	19

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	94	6
2	93	7
3	93	7
4	93	7
5	93	7
6	92	8
7	91	9
8	91	9
9	91	9
10	91	9
11	91	9
12	91	9
13	90	10
14	89	11
15	89	11
16	89	11
17	88	12
18	88	12
19	88	12
20	88	12
21	88	12
22	88	12
23	87	13
24	87	13
25	87	13
26	87	13
27	86	14
28	86	14
29	86	14
30	86	14
31	86	14

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

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)
1	51	38	11	0
2	50	39	11	0
3	48	40	12	0
4	47	41	13	0
5	45	41	13	0
6	44	42	14	1
7	42	42	15	1
8	41	43	15	1
9	40	43	16	1
10	39	43	17	1
11	37	43	19	1
12	36	43	20	1
13	35	42	21	2
14	33	42	23	2
15	32	42	24	2
16	30	41	26	3
17	28	41	28	3
18	27	40	29	4
19	25	40	31	4
20	24	40	32	5
21	23	39	33	5
22	22	39	34	6
23	21	39	34	6
24	20	38	35	7
25	20	38	35	7
26	19	37	36	8
27	19	37	36	8
28	18	37	36	8
29	18	37	37	9
30	18	36	37	9
31	18	36	37	9

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	32	17
2	32	17
3	32	17
4	32	18
5	32	18
6	32	18
7	32	18
8	32	18
9	32	18
10	32	18
11	32	18
12	32	18
13	32	18
14	32	18
15	32	18
16	32	18
17	32	18
18	32	19
19	32	19
20	32	19
21	32	19
22	32	19
23	32	19
24	32	19
25	32	19
26	32	19
27	32	19
28	33	19
29	33	19
30	33	19
31	33	19

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	94	6
2	93	7
3	93	7
4	93	7
5	93	7
6	92	8
7	91	9
8	91	9
9	91	9
10	91	9
11	91	9
12	91	9
13	90	10
14	89	11
15	89	11
16	89	11
17	88	12
18	88	12
19	88	12
20	88	12
21	88	12
22	88	12
23	87	13
24	87	13
25	87	13
26	87	13
27	86	14
28	86	14
29	86	14
30	86	14
31	86	14

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

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)
1	51	38	11	0
2	50	39	11	0
3	48	40	12	0
4	47	41	13	0
5	45	41	13	0
6	44	42	14	1
7	42	42	15	1
8	41	43	15	1
9	40	43	16	1
10	39	43	17	1
11	37	43	19	1
12	36	43	20	1
13	35	42	21	2
14	33	42	23	2
15	32	42	24	2
16	30	41	26	3
17	28	41	28	3
18	27	40	29	4
19	25	40	31	4
20	24	40	32	5
21	23	39	33	5
22	22	39	34	6
23	21	39	34	6
24	20	38	35	7
25	20	38	35	7
26	19	37	36	8
27	19	37	36	8
28	18	37	36	8
29	18	37	37	9
30	18	36	37	9
31	18	36	37	9

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	32	17
2	32	17
3	32	17
4	32	18
5	32	18
6	32	18
7	32	18
8	32	18
9	32	18
10	32	18
11	32	18
12	32	18
13	32	18
14	32	18
15	32	18
16	32	18
17	32	18
18	32	19
19	32	19
20	32	19
21	32	19
22	32	19
23	32	19
24	32	19
25	32	19
26	32	19
27	32	19
28	33	19
29	33	19
30	33	19
31	33	19

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	94	6
2	93	7
3	93	7
4	93	7
5	93	7
6	92	8
7	91	9
8	91	9
9	91	9
10	91	9
11	91	9
12	91	9
13	90	10
14	89	11
15	89	11
16	89	11
17	88	12
18	88	12
19	88	12
20	88	12
21	88	12
22	88	12
23	87	13
24	87	13
25	87	13
26	87	13
27	86	14
28	86	14
29	86	14
30	86	14
31	86	14

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

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)
1	51	38	11	0
2	50	39	11	0
3	48	40	12	0
4	47	41	13	0
5	45	41	13	0
6	44	42	14	1
7	42	42	15	1
8	41	43	15	1
9	40	43	16	1
10	39	43	17	1
11	37	43	19	1
12	36	43	20	1
13	35	42	21	2
14	33	42	23	2
15	32	42	24	2
16	30	41	26	3
17	28	41	28	3
18	27	40	29	4
19	25	40	31	4
20	24	40	32	5
21	23	39	33	5
22	22	39	34	6
23	21	39	34	6
24	20	38	35	7
25	20	38	35	7
26	19	37	36	8
27	19	37	36	8
28	18	37	36	8
29	18	37	37	9
30	18	36	37	9
31	18	36	37	9