Toamasina weather in October

In October, Toamasina sees average daytime highs of 24°C and overnight lows near 23°C, with 77 mm of rain across 17 wet days and about 12.4 hours of daylight. It is the 8th-warmest and 11th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 24°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 66% of the time in October, and the air most often feels muggy.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 12 min at the start of October to 12 h 42 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, October is Toamasina's 2nd-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Toamasina's year-round climate.

Daytime high
24°
8th warmest
Overnight low
23°
5th coldest
Rainfall
77 mm
17 wet days
Daylight
12 h 24 min
5:15 AM – 5:40 PM
Cloud cover
36%
2nd clearest
Wind
15 km/h
9th windiest
Solar energy
5.86 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.3
out of 10

Toamasina is port city in eastern Madagascar.

Density
17,255/km²
people per km²

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

Temperature in October

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 24°C through the month.

A typical October day in Toamasina reaches about 24°C in the afternoon and slips back to 23°C overnight — a 1°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 23°C and 25°C. Set against its neighbours, October runs about 1°C warmer than September and about 1°C cooler than November.

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Toamasina weather by month

How October compares with the rest of the year at a glance. October is the 8th-warmest and 11th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan27° / 26°30525134.2
Feb27° / 26°3202312.64.2
Mar27° / 25°34626.212.14.2
Apr26° / 25°20024.211.64.6
May25° / 24°20123.511.25.0
Jun24° / 22°17424.210.94.9
Jul23° / 21°18024.3114.9
Aug23° / 21°11220.811.45.5
Sep23° / 22°7617.711.96.1
Oct24° / 23°771712.46.3
Nov26° / 24°7916.112.96.1
Dec27° / 25°1862213.14.9

Cloud cover in October

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 66% of the time in October.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 17% of October, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 17%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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

Any precipitation

Toamasina gets around 77 mm of rain over 17 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 54% and peaks near 59% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
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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 61% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 78% of them.

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Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
1430606
2429616
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271126126
281126027
291116028
301115929
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Wind in October

Winds average 15 km/h in October.

Across October, daily wind ranges from about 14 km/h on the calmest days to 16 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
114light breeze
214light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in October

DaylightNight

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

Days grow by about 30 minutes over October. Sunrise moves from 5:26 AM to 5:06 AM, and sunset from 5:36 PM to 5:46 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.25:265:36
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312.25:255:37
412.25:245:37
512.25:235:37
612.25:225:37
712.35:225:38
812.35:215:38
912.35:205:38
1012.35:195:38
1112.35:185:39
1212.45:185:39
1312.45:175:39
1412.45:165:39
1512.45:165:40
1612.45:155:40
1712.45:145:40
1812.55:135:41
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2012.55:125:41
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2212.55:115:42
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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 5.86 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.43 kWh/m² to a high of 6.35 kWh/m² in November across the year — October's 5.86 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Planning a trip in October

Hazard calendar for Toamasina

In seasonPeak

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

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

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

Cyclone
Rainy season
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Dec

Is October a good time to visit Toamasina?

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

6.3
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
5.5
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

October is a reasonable time to visit Toamasina for sightseeing.

What to pack for Toamasina in October

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

In October, Toamasina sees daytime highs around 24°C and nights near 23°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: light clothes and sun protection. About 17 days see rain.

rain gearlight clothessun protection

Sea temperature near Toamasina 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 24 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
Jan28Tropical
Feb29Tropical
Mar28Tropical
Apr28Tropical
May27Warm
Jun26Warm
Jul25Warm
Aug24Warm
Sep24Warm
Oct25Warm
Nov26Warm
Dec28Warm

UV index in Toamasina 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 Toamasina peaks around February 13 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 19 at about 7 (high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highHighVery highExtremeFeb 13UV 15Jun 19UV 7
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb16Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr11Extreme
May8Very high
Jun7High
Jul7Very high
Aug9Very high
Sep11Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov12Extreme
Dec14Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Toamasina?

Toamasina sits at 18.1°S, 49.4°E, 12 m above sea level, in Madagascar. The nearest listed city is Vavatenina, 79 km away.

Fenoarivo AtsinananaDidyVohibinanyAmbodimanga IIAmbatondrazakaImerimandroso

Topography around Toamasina

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Toamasina has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 15 m around an average of 5 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 201 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,456 m.

The land around Toamasina is covered by artificial surfaces (47%) and water (25%) within 3 km, water (54%) and trees (29%) within 16 km, and trees (49%) and water (37%) within 80 km.

3 km
15 m
16 km
201 m
80 km
1,456 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
October weather nearby: Vavatenina 79 km · Ampasimanolotra 82 km · Fenoarivo Atsinanana 85 km · Didy 92 km · Vohibinany 97 km · Ambodimanga II 101 km · Ambatondrazaka 110 km · Imerimandroso 118 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 Toamasina (-18.1492°, 49.4023°, elevation 12 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).