Soavinandriana weather in August

In August, Soavinandriana sees average daytime highs of 24°C and overnight lows near 11°C, with 2 mm of rain across 0.9 wet days and about 11.4 hours of daylight. It is the 10th-warmest and 12th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 23°C in the first days to 24°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 68% 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 Soavinandriana's 3rd-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Soavinandriana's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 24°; 10th warmest
Overnight low: 11°; 3rd coldest
Rainfall: 2 mm; 0.9 wet days
Daylight: 11 h 18 min; 6:17 AM – 5:37 PM
Cloud cover: 27%; 3rd clearest
Wind: 9 km/h; 2nd windiest
Solar energy: 5.52 kWh/m²
Travel score: 9.0; out of 10

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Temperature in August

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs climb over the month, from about 23°C in the first days to 24°C by the end.

A typical August day in Soavinandriana reaches about 24°C in the afternoon and slips back to 11°C overnight — a 13°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 22°C and 26°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)	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	25	25
Avg low (°C)	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11

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

Soavinandriana 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	26° / 17°	400	26	13	4.1
Feb	26° / 17°	353	23.2	12.7	4.2
Mar	26° / 16°	206	20.5	12.1	5.1
Apr	25° / 15°	62	10.5	11.6	7.0
May	24° / 12°	14	3	11.1	8.5
Jun	23° / 10°	3	0.8	10.9	8.9
Jul	22° / 10°	4	1	11	8.8
Aug	24° / 11°	2	0.9	11.4	9.0
Sep	26° / 12°	6	1.3	11.9	8.5
Oct	27° / 15°	55	9.3	12.4	6.9
Nov	27° / 16°	137	16.2	12.9	5.6
Dec	26° / 17°	270	23.5	13.1	4.6

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 68% of the time in August.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 18% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 14%.

	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 (%)	87	87	87	87	87	88	89	89	89	89	89	89	88	88	87	87	87	86	86	84	84	83	83	83	82	81	81	81	81	83	83
Cloudier (%)	13	13	13	13	13	12	11	11	11	11	11	11	12	12	13	13	13	14	14	16	16	17	17	17	18	19	19	19	19	17	17

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	87	13
2	87	13
3	87	13
4	87	13
5	87	13
6	88	12
7	89	11
8	89	11
9	89	11
10	89	11
11	89	11
12	89	11
13	88	12
14	88	12
15	87	13
16	87	13
17	87	13
18	86	14
19	86	14
20	84	16
21	84	16
22	83	17
23	83	17
24	83	17
25	82	18
26	81	19
27	81	19
28	81	19
29	81	19
30	83	17
31	83	17

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Soavinandriana gets around 2 mm of rain over 0.9 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 3% 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	31
Rain chance (%)	5	5	5	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	2	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3

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

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 100% 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 (%)	99	99	99	99	99	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	99	99	99
Comfortable (%)	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	99	1
2	99	1
3	99	1
4	99	1
5	99	1
6	100	0
7	100	0
8	100	0
9	100	0
10	100	0
11	100	0
12	100	0
13	100	0
14	100	0
15	100	0
16	100	0
17	100	0
18	100	0
19	100	0
20	100	0
21	100	0
22	100	0
23	100	0
24	100	0
25	100	0
26	100	0
27	100	0
28	100	0
29	99	1
30	99	1
31	99	1

Wind in August

Winds average 9 km/h in August.

Across August, 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	31
Wind speed (km/h)	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	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
1	10	calm
2	10	calm
3	10	calm
4	10	calm
5	10	calm
6	10	calm
7	10	calm
8	10	calm
9	10	calm
10	10	calm
11	10	calm
12	10	calm
13	9	calm
14	9	calm
15	9	calm
16	9	calm
17	9	calm
18	9	calm
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30	9	calm
31	9	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 6:25 AM to 6:05 AM, and sunset from 5:33 PM to 5:41 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	11.1	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
Sunrise (AM)	6:25	6:25	6:24	6:24	6:23	6:23	6:22	6:22	6:21	6:21	6:20	6:19	6:19	6:18	6:18	6:17	6:16	6:15	6:15	6:14	6:13	6:12	6:12	6:11	6:10	6:09	6:08	6:08	6:07	6:06	6:05
Sunset (PM)	5:33	5:33	5:34	5:34	5:34	5:34	5:35	5:35	5:35	5:36	5:36	5:36	5:37	5:37	5:37	5:37	5:38	5:38	5:38	5:39	5:39	5:39	5:39	5:40	5:40	5:40	5:40	5:40	5:41	5:41	5:41

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	11.1	6:25	5:33
2	11.1	6:25	5:33
3	11.2	6:24	5:34
4	11.2	6:24	5:34
5	11.2	6:23	5:34
6	11.2	6:23	5:34
7	11.2	6:22	5:35
8	11.2	6:22	5:35
9	11.2	6:21	5:35
10	11.3	6:21	5:36
11	11.3	6:20	5:36
12	11.3	6:19	5:36
13	11.3	6:19	5:37
14	11.3	6:18	5:37
15	11.3	6:18	5:37
16	11.3	6:17	5:37
17	11.4	6:16	5:38
18	11.4	6:15	5:38
19	11.4	6:15	5:38
20	11.4	6:14	5:39
21	11.4	6:13	5:39
22	11.4	6:12	5:39
23	11.5	6:12	5:39
24	11.5	6:11	5:40
25	11.5	6:10	5:40
26	11.5	6:09	5:40
27	11.5	6:08	5:40
28	11.5	6:08	5:40
29	11.6	6:07	5:41
30	11.6	6:06	5:41
31	11.6	6:05	5:41

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 5.52 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.57 kWh/m² to a high of 6.81 kWh/m² in November across the year — August's 5.52 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)	5.1	5.1	5.1	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.4	5.4	5.4	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.6	5.6	5.6	5.6	5.7	5.7	5.7	5.7	5.7	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.9	5.9
Level	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	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	5.1	Bright
2	5.1	Bright
3	5.1	Bright
4	5.2	Bright
5	5.2	Bright
6	5.2	Bright
7	5.3	Bright
8	5.3	Bright
9	5.3	Bright
10	5.4	Bright
11	5.4	Bright
12	5.4	Bright
13	5.5	Bright
14	5.5	Bright
15	5.5	Bright
16	5.5	Bright
17	5.6	Bright
18	5.6	Bright
19	5.6	Bright
20	5.6	Bright
21	5.7	Bright
22	5.7	Bright
23	5.7	Bright
24	5.7	Bright
25	5.7	Bright
26	5.8	Bright
27	5.8	Bright
28	5.8	Bright
29	5.8	Bright
30	5.9	Bright
31	5.9	Bright

Planning a trip in August

Hazard calendar for Soavinandriana

In seasonPeak

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

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

Monsoon

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Is August a good time to visit Soavinandriana?

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

9.0

Sightseeing

1st-best month of the year

7.4

Beach & pool

2nd-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Soavinandriana in August

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

In August, Soavinandriana sees daytime highs around 24°C and nights near 11°C. Worth packing: light clothes and sun protection.

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UV index in Soavinandriana 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 Soavinandriana 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	17	14	11	9	7	8	10	12	13	14	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	17	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	14	Extreme
Dec	15	Extreme

Air quality in Soavinandriana 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 Soavinandriana is worst in August — around 23 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 4.3× the cleanest month (January, 5 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)	5	8	10	14	23	23	23	23	19	21	13	7
Level	Good	Good	Good	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Good

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	5	Good
Feb	8	Good
Mar	10	Good
Apr	14	Moderate
May	23	Moderate
Jun	23	Moderate
Jul	23	Moderate
Aug	23	Moderate
Sep	19	Moderate
Oct	21	Moderate
Nov	13	Moderate
Dec	7	Good

Location & terrain

Where is Soavinandriana?

Soavinandriana sits at 19.2°S, 46.7°E, 1,500 m above sea level, in Madagascar. The nearest listed city is Miandrarivo, 30 km away.

Topography around Soavinandriana

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Soavinandriana has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 352 m around an average of 1,493 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 833 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,107 m.

The land around Soavinandriana is covered by cropland (72%) within 3 km, cropland (55%) and grassland (36%) within 16 km, and grassland (66%) and cropland (32%) within 80 km.

3 km

352 m

cropland 72%

16 km

833 m

cropland 55%

80 km

2,107 m

grassland 66%

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

August weather nearby: Miandrarivo 30 km · Faratsiho 35 km · Arivonimamo 50 km · Imerintsiatosika 65 km · Betafo 75 km · Ambatolampy 76 km · Antanifotsy 81 km · Ambohidratrimo 83 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 Soavinandriana (-19.1667°, 46.7333°, elevation 1,500 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	23	10
2	23	10
3	23	10
4	23	10
5	23	10
6	23	10
7	23	10
8	23	10
9	23	10
10	23	10
11	23	10
12	24	10
13	24	10
14	24	10
15	24	10
16	24	10
17	24	11
18	24	11
19	24	11
20	24	11
21	24	11
22	24	11
23	24	11
24	24	11
25	24	11
26	24	11
27	24	11
28	24	11
29	24	11
30	25	11
31	25	11

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	87	13
2	87	13
3	87	13
4	87	13
5	87	13
6	88	12
7	89	11
8	89	11
9	89	11
10	89	11
11	89	11
12	89	11
13	88	12
14	88	12
15	87	13
16	87	13
17	87	13
18	86	14
19	86	14
20	84	16
21	84	16
22	83	17
23	83	17
24	83	17
25	82	18
26	81	19
27	81	19
28	81	19
29	81	19
30	83	17
31	83	17

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

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	99	1
2	99	1
3	99	1
4	99	1
5	99	1
6	100	0
7	100	0
8	100	0
9	100	0
10	100	0
11	100	0
12	100	0
13	100	0
14	100	0
15	100	0
16	100	0
17	100	0
18	100	0
19	100	0
20	100	0
21	100	0
22	100	0
23	100	0
24	100	0
25	100	0
26	100	0
27	100	0
28	100	0
29	99	1
30	99	1
31	99	1

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	87	13
2	87	13
3	87	13
4	87	13
5	87	13
6	88	12
7	89	11
8	89	11
9	89	11
10	89	11
11	89	11
12	89	11
13	88	12
14	88	12
15	87	13
16	87	13
17	87	13
18	86	14
19	86	14
20	84	16
21	84	16
22	83	17
23	83	17
24	83	17
25	82	18
26	81	19
27	81	19
28	81	19
29	81	19
30	83	17
31	83	17

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

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	99	1
2	99	1
3	99	1
4	99	1
5	99	1
6	100	0
7	100	0
8	100	0
9	100	0
10	100	0
11	100	0
12	100	0
13	100	0
14	100	0
15	100	0
16	100	0
17	100	0
18	100	0
19	100	0
20	100	0
21	100	0
22	100	0
23	100	0
24	100	0
25	100	0
26	100	0
27	100	0
28	100	0
29	99	1
30	99	1
31	99	1

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	87	13
2	87	13
3	87	13
4	87	13
5	87	13
6	88	12
7	89	11
8	89	11
9	89	11
10	89	11
11	89	11
12	89	11
13	88	12
14	88	12
15	87	13
16	87	13
17	87	13
18	86	14
19	86	14
20	84	16
21	84	16
22	83	17
23	83	17
24	83	17
25	82	18
26	81	19
27	81	19
28	81	19
29	81	19
30	83	17
31	83	17

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

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	99	1
2	99	1
3	99	1
4	99	1
5	99	1
6	100	0
7	100	0
8	100	0
9	100	0
10	100	0
11	100	0
12	100	0
13	100	0
14	100	0
15	100	0
16	100	0
17	100	0
18	100	0
19	100	0
20	100	0
21	100	0
22	100	0
23	100	0
24	100	0
25	100	0
26	100	0
27	100	0
28	100	0
29	99	1
30	99	1
31	99	1