Tsiroanomandidy weather in August

In August, Tsiroanomandidy sees average daytime highs of 27°C and overnight lows near 14°C, with 2 mm of rain across 0.5 wet days and about 11.4 hours of daylight. It is the 10th-warmest and 12th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 27°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 72% 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 Tsiroanomandidy's 3rd-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Tsiroanomandidy's year-round climate.

Daytime high
27°
10th warmest
Overnight low
14°
3rd coldest
Rainfall
2 mm
0.5 wet days
Daylight
11 h 24 min
6:19 AM – 5:41 PM
Cloud cover
24%
3rd clearest
Wind
9 km/h
2nd windiest
Solar energy
5.49 kWh/m²
Travel score
8.7
out of 10

Tsiroanomandidy is city in Madagascar.

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

Temperature in August

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 27°C through the month.

A typical August day in Tsiroanomandidy reaches about 27°C in the afternoon and slips back to 14°C overnight — a 13°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 25°C and 28°C. Set against its neighbours, August runs about 1°C warmer than July and about 2°C cooler than September.

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Tsiroanomandidy 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.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan28° / 20°36026.2133.6
Feb28° / 20°29122.812.63.7
Mar29° / 19°18619.712.14.4
Apr28° / 18°508.811.66.3
May27° / 15°81.811.18.3
Jun26° / 13°30.410.99.0
Jul25° / 13°30.8119.0
Aug27° / 14°20.511.48.7
Sep29° / 16°91.511.97.2
Oct30° / 18°618.612.45.4
Nov30° / 19°14915.812.94.5
Dec29° / 20°27523.513.13.8

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 72% of the time in August.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 21% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 7%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
1937
2937
3937
4937
5946
6955
7955
8955
9955
10955
11955
12955
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14955
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319010

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Tsiroanomandidy gets around 2 mm of rain over 0.5 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 2% and peaks near 4% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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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 94% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
19181
29181
39271
49370
59370
69460
79460
89460
99550
109550
119550
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289370
299271
309271
319181

Wind in August

Winds average 9 km/h in August.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 8 km/h on the calmest days to 9 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
19calm
29calm
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49calm
59calm
69calm
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89calm
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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 6:28 AM to 6:08 AM, and sunset from 5:36 PM to 5:44 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.16:285:36
211.26:275:36
311.26:275:37
411.26:265:37
511.26:265:37
611.26:255:38
711.26:255:38
811.26:245:38
911.36:245:39
1011.36:235:39
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1211.36:225:40
1311.36:215:40
1411.36:205:40
1511.36:205:40
1611.46:195:41
1711.46:185:41
1811.46:185:41
1911.46:175:41
2011.46:165:42
2111.46:165:42
2211.56:155:42
2311.56:145:42
2411.56:135:43
2511.56:135:43
2611.56:125:43
2711.56:115:43
2811.66:105:43
2911.66:095:44
3011.66:085:44
3111.66:085:44

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 5.49 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.6 kWh/m² to a high of 6.95 kWh/m² in November across the year — August's 5.49 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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Planning a trip in August

Hazard calendar for Tsiroanomandidy

In seasonPeak

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

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

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

Is August a good time to visit Tsiroanomandidy?

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

8.7
Sightseeing
3rd-best month of the year
8.6
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Tsiroanomandidy in August

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

In August, Tsiroanomandidy sees daytime highs around 27°C and nights near 14°C. Worth packing: light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Tsiroanomandidy in August

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in August peaks around 9 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Tsiroanomandidy peaks around February 10 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.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highVery highExtremeFeb 10UV 16Jun 17UV 7
UV index (midday)Level
Jan16Extreme
Feb16Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr11Extreme
May9Very high
Jun7High
Jul8Very high
Aug9Very high
Sep11Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov13Extreme
Dec15Extreme

Air quality in Tsiroanomandidy 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 Tsiroanomandidy is worst in August — around 28 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 6.3× the cleanest month (January, 4 µg/m³).

Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodAug 1028 µg/m³Jan 144 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan4Good
Feb6Good
Mar6Good
Apr7Good
May16Moderate
Jun22Moderate
Jul27Moderate
Aug28Moderate
Sep19Moderate
Oct17Moderate
Nov9Good
Dec5Good
Location & terrain

Where is Tsiroanomandidy?

Tsiroanomandidy sits at 18.8°S, 46.0°E, 862 m above sea level, in Madagascar. The nearest listed city is Fenoarivo Be, 66 km away.

SoavinandrianaMiandrarivoMiandrivazoFaratsihoArivonimamoAnkazobeImerintsiatosika

Topography around Tsiroanomandidy

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Tsiroanomandidy has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 147 m around an average of 826 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 705 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,559 m.

The land around Tsiroanomandidy is covered by grassland (53%) and cropland (33%) within 3 km, grassland (70%) and cropland (28%) within 16 km, and grassland (85%) within 80 km.

3 km
147 m
16 km
705 m
80 km
1,559 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaces
August weather nearby: Fenoarivo Be 66 km · Soavinandriana 85 km · Miandrarivo 104 km · Miandrivazo 105 km · Faratsiho 118 km · Arivonimamo 123 km · Ankazobe 124 km · Imerintsiatosika 136 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 Tsiroanomandidy (-18.7697°, 46.0465°, elevation 862 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).