Toliara weather in November

In November, Toliara sees average daytime highs of 31°C and overnight lows near 22°C, with 29 mm of rain across 5.1 wet days and about 13.1 hours of daylight. It is the 3rd-warmest and 5th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 31°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 71% of the time in November, and the air most often feels muggy.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 54 min at the start of November to 13 h 18 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, November is Toliara's 8th-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Toliara's year-round climate.

Daytime high
31°
3rd warmest
Overnight low
22°
8th coldest
Rainfall
29 mm
5.1 wet days
Daylight
13 h 06 min
5:16 AM – 6:25 PM
Cloud cover
30%
8th clearest
Wind
12 km/h
6th windiest
Solar energy
7.52 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.2
out of 10

Temperature in November

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 31°C through the month.

A typical November day in Toliara reaches about 31°C in the afternoon and slips back to 22°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 29°C and 34°C. Set against its neighbours, November runs about 1°C warmer than October and on par with December.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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How November really feels in Toliara

Once humidity and wind are folded in, November averages 26 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
26
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

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

Toliara weather by month

How November compares with the rest of the year at a glance. November is the 3rd-warmest and 5th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan31° / 24°21018.913.33.6
Feb31° / 24°13314.512.83.9
Mar31° / 24°638.912.24.7
Apr30° / 22°23411.55.9
May29° / 19°7210.97.5
Jun27° / 17°51.310.68.8
Jul27° / 17°30.810.79.0
Aug28° / 17°40.711.28.6
Sep29° / 19°40.711.97.2
Oct31° / 20°112.212.56.2
Nov31° / 22°295.113.15.2
Dec32° / 24°7911.513.44.3

Cloud cover in November

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 71% of the time in November.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 12% of November, 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 November

Any precipitation

Toliara gets around 29 mm of rain over 5.1 wet days in November. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 17% and peaks near 27% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

0%10%20%30%40%151015202530
Rain chance (%)
18
28
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710
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2123
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Humidity in November

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, November lands in the muggy band about 50% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 70% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
131231486
231231486
331230497
431230497
521130497
621130498
721129499
8210295010
9110285011
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1118275113
1218265114
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1417245117
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1616225120
1716215121
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2015185125
2115175027
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2305155129
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2604144932
2704144833
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Wind in November

Winds average 12 km/h in November.

Across November, daily wind ranges from about 12 km/h on the calmest days to 12 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
112light breeze
212light breeze
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412light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in November

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 54 min at the start of November to 13 h 18 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 24 minutes over November. Sunrise moves from 5:22 AM to 5:15 AM, and sunset from 6:15 PM to 6:34 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.95:226:15
212.95:226:16
312.95:216:17
412.95:216:17
513.05:206:18
613.05:206:18
713.05:196:19
813.05:196:20
913.05:186:20
1013.05:186:21
1113.15:186:22
1213.15:176:22
1313.15:176:23
1413.15:176:24
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Solar energy in November

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in November, about 7.52 kWh/m² — the sunniest month for solar.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.15 kWh/m² to a high of 7.52 kWh/m² in November across the year — November's 7.52 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
17.5Intense
27.5Intense
37.5Intense
47.5Intense
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Planning a trip in November

Hazard calendar for Toliara

In seasonPeak

In November, Toliara sits inside its cyclone season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

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

Toliara's monsoon runs January–February, when most of the year's rain falls.

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

Is November a good time to visit Toliara?

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

5.2
Sightseeing
8th-best month of the year
7.8
Beach & pool
8th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Toliara in November

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

In November, Toliara sees daytime highs around 31°C and nights near 22°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection. About 5 days see rain.

light clothessun protection

Sea temperature near Toliara in November

The nearest coast averages about 27°C in November — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea offshore 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
Apr28Warm
May26Warm
Jun25Warm
Jul24Warm
Aug24Warm
Sep25Warm
Oct26Warm
Nov27Warm
Dec28Warm

UV index in Toliara in November

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in November 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 Toliara peaks around January 24 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 20 at about 6 (high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highHighVery highExtremeJan 24UV 14Jun 20UV 6
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb14Extreme
Mar12Extreme
Apr9Very high
May7High
Jun6High
Jul6High
Aug7High
Sep8Very high
Oct11Extreme
Nov12Extreme
Dec14Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Toliara?

Toliara sits at 23.4°S, 43.7°E, 11 m above sea level, in Madagascar. The nearest listed city is Anakao, 35 km away.

BetiokySakarahaAnkazoaboItampoloMorombeAmpanihyBekily

Topography around Toliara

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Toliara has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 21 m around an average of 5 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 200 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 973 m.

The land around Toliara is covered by artificial surfaces (30%) and bare terrain (26%) within 3 km, water (51%) and shrubs (31%) within 16 km, and shrubs (37%) and water (31%) within 80 km.

3 km
21 m
16 km
200 m
80 km
973 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwatermangroves
November weather nearby: Anakao 35 km · Betioky 84 km · Sakaraha 102 km · Ankazoabo 147 km · Itampolo 151 km · Morombe 181 km · Ampanihy 185 km · Bekily 194 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 Toliara (-23.35°, 43.6667°, elevation 11 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).