Sitampiky weather in September

In September, Sitampiky sees average daytime highs of 32°C and overnight lows near 20°C, with 3 mm of rain across 0.7 wet days and about 11.9 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 9th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 31°C in the first days to 33°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 85% of the time in September, and the air most often feels comfortable.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 42 min at the start of September to 12 h 06 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, September is Sitampiky's 4th-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Sitampiky's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 32°; 5th warmest
Overnight low: 20°; 4th coldest
Rainfall: 3 mm; 0.7 wet days
Daylight: 11 h 54 min; 5:53 AM – 5:47 PM
Cloud cover: 19%; 4th clearest
Wind: 9 km/h; 4th windiest
Solar energy: 6.5 kWh/m²
Travel score: 5.4; out of 10

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Temperature in September

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs climb over the month, from about 31°C in the first days to 33°C by the end.

A typical September day in Sitampiky reaches about 32°C in the afternoon and slips back to 20°C overnight — a 12°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 31°C and 33°C. Set against its neighbours, September runs about 2°C warmer than August and about 2°C cooler than October.

	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
Avg high (°C)	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	33	33	33	33	33	33
Avg low (°C)	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21

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

How September really feels in Sitampiky

Once humidity and wind are folded in, September averages 14 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 September is heat — humidity pushes the afternoon "feels like" well above the raw temperature.

Sitampiky weather by month

How September compares with the rest of the year at a glance. September is the 5th-warmest and 9th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	31° / 23°	343	27.1	12.9	2.6
Feb	31° / 23°	249	24	12.6	2.7
Mar	32° / 23°	166	19.5	12.1	3.3
Apr	32° / 23°	34	6.7	11.6	4.4
May	32° / 21°	5	0.7	11.2	5.6
Jun	30° / 19°	1	0.1	11	6.9
Jul	29° / 18°	1	0.2	11.1	7.1
Aug	30° / 18°	1	0.2	11.4	6.5
Sep	32° / 20°	3	0.7	11.9	5.4
Oct	33° / 22°	22	4.8	12.4	4.0
Nov	34° / 24°	82	14.4	12.8	3.0
Dec	32° / 24°	180	22.2	13	2.7

Cloud cover in September

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 85% of the time in September.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 11% of September, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 4%.

	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
Clearer (%)	96	96	96	96	96	96	96	96	96	96	96	96	96	96	96	96	96	96	96	96	96	96	96	96	96	96	95	95	95	95
Cloudier (%)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	5

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

Chance of precipitation in September

Any precipitation

Sitampiky gets around 3 mm of rain over 0.7 wet days in September. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 2% and peaks near 5% 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
Rain chance (%)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	5

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

Humidity in September

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, September lands in the comfortable band about 40% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 8% of them.

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

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

Wind in September

Winds average 9 km/h in September.

Across September, daily wind ranges from about 9 km/h on the calmest days to 10 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
Wind speed (km/h)	10	10	10	10	10	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
Feels	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	calm	calm

	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
1	10	calm
2	10	calm
3	10	calm
4	10	calm
5	10	calm
6	9	calm
7	9	calm
8	9	calm
9	9	calm
10	9	calm
11	9	calm
12	9	calm
13	9	calm
14	9	calm
15	9	calm
16	9	calm
17	9	calm
18	9	calm
19	9	calm
20	9	calm
21	9	calm
22	9	calm
23	9	calm
24	9	calm
25	9	calm
26	9	calm
27	9	calm
28	9	calm
29	9	calm
30	9	calm

Sunrise & sunset in September

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 42 min at the start of September to 12 h 06 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 24 minutes over September. Sunrise moves from 6:05 AM to 5:41 AM, and sunset from 5:45 PM to 5:49 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
Daylight (h)	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1
Sunrise (AM)	6:05	6:04	6:04	6:03	6:02	6:01	6:00	5:59	5:59	5:58	5:57	5:56	5:55	5:54	5:54	5:53	5:52	5:51	5:50	5:49	5:48	5:48	5:47	5:46	5:45	5:44	5:43	5:43	5:42	5:41
Sunset (PM)	5:45	5:46	5:46	5:46	5:46	5:46	5:46	5:46	5:46	5:46	5:47	5:47	5:47	5:47	5:47	5:47	5:47	5:47	5:47	5:48	5:48	5:48	5:48	5:48	5:48	5:48	5:48	5:49	5:49	5:49

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	11.7	6:05	5:45
2	11.7	6:04	5:46
3	11.7	6:04	5:46
4	11.7	6:03	5:46
5	11.7	6:02	5:46
6	11.7	6:01	5:46
7	11.8	6:00	5:46
8	11.8	5:59	5:46
9	11.8	5:59	5:46
10	11.8	5:58	5:46
11	11.8	5:57	5:47
12	11.8	5:56	5:47
13	11.9	5:55	5:47
14	11.9	5:54	5:47
15	11.9	5:54	5:47
16	11.9	5:53	5:47
17	11.9	5:52	5:47
18	11.9	5:51	5:47
19	12.0	5:50	5:47
20	12.0	5:49	5:48
21	12.0	5:48	5:48
22	12.0	5:48	5:48
23	12.0	5:47	5:48
24	12.0	5:46	5:48
25	12.1	5:45	5:48
26	12.1	5:44	5:48
27	12.1	5:43	5:48
28	12.1	5:43	5:49
29	12.1	5:42	5:49
30	12.1	5:41	5:49

Solar energy in September

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in September, about 6.5 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.85 kWh/m² to a high of 6.94 kWh/m² in October across the year — September's 6.5 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
Solar energy (kWh/m²)	6.1	6.2	6.2	6.2	6.2	6.3	6.3	6.3	6.4	6.4	6.4	6.4	6.5	6.5	6.5	6.5	6.5	6.6	6.6	6.6	6.6	6.6	6.7	6.7	6.7	6.7	6.7	6.8	6.8	6.8
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

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	6.1	Intense
2	6.2	Intense
3	6.2	Intense
4	6.2	Intense
5	6.2	Intense
6	6.3	Intense
7	6.3	Intense
8	6.3	Intense
9	6.4	Intense
10	6.4	Intense
11	6.4	Intense
12	6.4	Intense
13	6.5	Intense
14	6.5	Intense
15	6.5	Intense
16	6.5	Intense
17	6.5	Intense
18	6.6	Intense
19	6.6	Intense
20	6.6	Intense
21	6.6	Intense
22	6.6	Intense
23	6.7	Intense
24	6.7	Intense
25	6.7	Intense
26	6.7	Intense
27	6.7	Intense
28	6.8	Intense
29	6.8	Intense
30	6.8	Intense

Planning a trip in September

Hazard calendar for Sitampiky

In seasonPeak

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

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

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

Cyclone

Monsoon

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Is September a good time to visit Sitampiky?

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

5.4

Sightseeing

5th-best month of the year

8.5

Beach & pool

5th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Sitampiky in September

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

In September, Sitampiky sees daytime highs around 32°C and nights near 20°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection.

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UV index in Sitampiky in September

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in September peaks around 12 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Sitampiky peaks around February 12 at about 16 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 18 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)	15	16	14	11	9	7	8	9	12	13	12	14
Level	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	High	Very high	Very high	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	15	Extreme
Feb	16	Extreme
Mar	14	Extreme
Apr	11	Extreme
May	9	Very high
Jun	7	High
Jul	8	Very high
Aug	9	Very high
Sep	12	Extreme
Oct	13	Extreme
Nov	12	Extreme
Dec	14	Extreme

Location & terrain

Where is Sitampiky?

Sitampiky sits at 16.7°S, 46.1°E, 100 m above sea level, in Madagascar. The nearest listed city is Ambato Boeny, 69 km away.

Topography around Sitampiky

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Sitampiky has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 144 m around an average of 111 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 275 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 716 m.

The land around Sitampiky is covered by grassland (43%) and trees (36%) within 3 km, grassland (61%) and trees (35%) within 16 km, and grassland (72%) and trees (22%) within 80 km.

3 km

144 m

grassland 43%

16 km

275 m

grassland 61%

80 km

716 m

grassland 72%

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← August Sitampiky year-round climate October →Best places to visit in September

September weather nearby: Ambato Boeny 69 km · Maevatanana 84 km · Marovoay 85 km · Soalala 105 km · Mahajanga 108 km · Tsaratanana 166 km · Mampikony 177 km · Fenoarivo Be 203 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 Sitampiky (-16.6667°, 46.1°, elevation 100 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). 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	31	19
2	31	19
3	31	19
4	31	19
5	31	19
6	31	19
7	31	19
8	31	19
9	32	19
10	32	20
11	32	20
12	32	20
13	32	20
14	32	20
15	32	20
16	32	20
17	32	20
18	32	20
19	32	20
20	32	20
21	32	20
22	32	21
23	32	21
24	32	21
25	33	21
26	33	21
27	33	21
28	33	21
29	33	21
30	33	21

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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