Sambava weather in October

In October, Sambava sees average daytime highs of 26°C and overnight lows near 23°C, with 89 mm of rain across 20 wet days and about 12.3 hours of daylight. It is the 8th-warmest and 10th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 26°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 60% of the time in October, and the air most often feels muggy.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 06 min at the start of October to 12 h 30 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, October is Sambava's 1st-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Sambava's year-round climate.

Daytime high
26°
8th warmest
Overnight low
23°
5th coldest
Rainfall
89 mm
20 wet days
Daylight
12 h 18 min
5:15 AM – 5:34 PM
Cloud cover
39%
1st clearest
Wind
20 km/h
6th windiest
Solar energy
5.87 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.6
out of 10

Temperature in October

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 26°C through the month.

A typical October day in Sambava reaches about 26°C in the afternoon and slips back to 23°C overnight — a 3°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, October runs about 1°C warmer than September and about 1°C cooler than November.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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How October really feels in Sambava

Once humidity and wind are folded in, October 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

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

Sambava weather by month

How October compares with the rest of the year at a glance. October is the 8th-warmest and 10th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan28° / 25°26826.712.73.6
Feb28° / 25°26423.812.53.6
Mar28° / 25°30525.312.13.9
Apr28° / 25°19922.511.74.7
May27° / 24°12020.711.35.3
Jun25° / 22°12721.211.25.3
Jul24° / 21°13722.611.25.2
Aug24° / 21°10922.311.55.3
Sep25° / 21°8820.211.95.6
Oct26° / 23°892012.35.6
Nov27° / 24°8518.512.75.5
Dec28° / 25°17923.512.84.5

Cloud cover in October

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 60% of the time in October, the clearest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 22% of October, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 18%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
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Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitation

Sambava gets around 89 mm of rain over 20 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 64% and peaks near 68% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
167
267
367
468
568
668
768
867
967
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Humidity in October

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, October lands in the muggy band about 69% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 90% of them.

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Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
115769
2157510
3157411
4147412
5147313
6147313
7147214
8137215
9137116
10137116
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Wind in October

Winds average 20 km/h in October.

Across October, daily wind ranges from about 19 km/h on the calmest days to 22 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
122breezy
221breezy
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Sunrise & sunset in October

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 06 min at the start of October to 12 h 30 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 24 minutes over October. Sunrise moves from 5:25 AM to 5:08 AM, and sunset from 5:32 PM to 5:38 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.15:255:32
212.15:245:32
312.25:235:32
412.25:225:32
512.25:225:32
612.25:215:33
712.25:205:33
812.25:205:33
912.25:195:33
1012.25:185:33
1112.35:185:33
1212.35:175:33
1312.35:165:34
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1512.35:155:34
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1712.35:145:34
1812.45:135:35
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2012.45:125:35
2112.45:125:35
2212.45:115:35
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2612.45:105:37
2712.55:095:37
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2912.55:085:37
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Solar energy in October

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in October, about 5.87 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.8 kWh/m² to a high of 6.22 kWh/m² in November across the year — October's 5.87 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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226.0Bright
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246.0Bright
256.0Bright
266.0Intense
276.0Intense
286.0Intense
296.0Intense
306.0Intense
316.0Intense
Planning a trip in October

Hazard calendar for Sambava

In seasonPeak

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

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

Sambava's rainy season runs December–April, when most of the year's rain falls.

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

Is October a good time to visit Sambava?

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

5.6
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
5.2
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

October is a reasonable time to visit Sambava for sightseeing.

What to pack for Sambava in October

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

In October, Sambava sees daytime highs around 26°C and nights near 23°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: light clothes, sun protection and a windbreaker. About 20 days see rain.

rain gearlight clothessun protectiona windbreaker

Sea temperature near Sambava in October

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

The sea at the nearest coast (about 25 km away) is warmest in February at about 29°C and coldest in August near 24°C.

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

22°24°26°28°30°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecrefreshingwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan29Tropical
Feb29Tropical
Mar29Tropical
Apr28Tropical
May27Warm
Jun26Warm
Jul25Warm
Aug24Warm
Sep25Warm
Oct25Warm
Nov27Warm
Dec28Warm

UV index in Sambava in October

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in October peaks around 13 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Sambava peaks around January 23 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 21 at about 8 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highExtremeJan 23UV 15Jun 21UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan15Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr11Extreme
May10Very high
Jun8Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug10Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov13Extreme
Dec14Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Sambava?

Sambava sits at 14.3°S, 50.2°E, 10 m above sea level, in Madagascar. The nearest listed city is Ampahana, 54 km away.

Iharan̈aMaroantsetraBealananaAmbarakarakaAmbilobe

Topography around Sambava

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Sambava has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 111 m around an average of 8 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 337 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,083 m.

The land around Sambava is covered by water (44%) and trees (24%) within 3 km, water (50%) and trees (32%) within 16 km, and trees (45%) and water (35%) within 80 km.

3 km
111 m
16 km
337 m
80 km
2,083 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland
October weather nearby: Ampahana 54 km · Andapa 70 km · Antalaha 71 km · Iharan̈a 104 km · Maroantsetra 138 km · Bealanana 156 km · Ambarakaraka 164 km · Ambilobe 169 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 Sambava (-14.2667°, 50.1667°, elevation 10 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).