Tsiroanomandidy weather in October

In October, Tsiroanomandidy sees average daytime highs of 30°C and overnight lows near 18°C, with 61 mm of rain across 8.6 wet days and about 12.4 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 6th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 30°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 56% of the time in October, and the air most often feels comfortable.

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 Tsiroanomandidy's 6th-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Tsiroanomandidy's year-round climate.

Daytime high
30°
1st warmest
Overnight low
18°
7th coldest
Rainfall
61 mm
8.6 wet days
Daylight
12 h 24 min
5:28 AM – 5:54 PM
Cloud cover
37%
6th clearest
Wind
7 km/h
5th windiest
Solar energy
6.89 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.4
out of 10

Tsiroanomandidy is city in Madagascar.

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 30°C through the month.

A typical October day in Tsiroanomandidy reaches about 30°C in the afternoon and slips back to 18°C overnight — a 12°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 28°C and 32°C. Set against its neighbours, October runs about 1°C warmer than September and on par with November.

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Tsiroanomandidy weather by month

How October compares with the rest of the year at a glance. October is the 1st-warmest and 6th-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 October

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 56% of the time in October.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 30% of October, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 14%. 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

Tsiroanomandidy gets around 61 mm of rain over 8.6 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 27% and peaks near 44% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
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Humidity in October

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, October lands in the comfortable band about 35% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 6% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
15632111
25433121
35333131
45134141
54935151
64736161
74537171
84337181
94138192
104038202
113839212
123639232
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153140263
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182739305
192539315
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222136358
232034379
2419333810
2517323911
2616314113
2715304214
2814294215
2913284316
3012274416
3111274517

Wind in October

Winds average 7 km/h in October.

Across October, daily wind ranges from about 7 km/h on the calmest days to 8 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
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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 5:40 AM to 5:19 AM, and sunset from 5:50 PM to 6:00 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.25:405:50
212.25:395:50
312.25:385:50
412.25:375:51
512.25:365:51
612.35:365:51
712.35:355:51
812.35:345:52
912.35:335:52
1012.35:325:52
1112.35:325:52
1212.45:315:53
1312.45:305:53
1412.45:295:53
1512.45:295:54
1612.45:285:54
1712.55:275:54
1812.55:265:55
1912.55:265:55
2012.55:255:55
2112.55:245:56
2212.55:245:56
2312.65:235:56
2412.65:235:57
2512.65:225:57
2612.65:215:58
2712.65:215:58
2812.65:205:58
2912.65:205:59
3012.75:195:59
3112.75:196:00

Solar energy in October

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in October, about 6.89 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 — October's 6.89 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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317.0Intense
Planning a trip in October

Hazard calendar for Tsiroanomandidy

In seasonPeak

None of Tsiroanomandidy's seasonal hazards are active in October. 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
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Is October a good time to visit Tsiroanomandidy?

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

5.4
Sightseeing
7th-best month of the year
7.5
Beach & pool
6th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Tsiroanomandidy in October

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

In October, Tsiroanomandidy sees daytime highs around 30°C and nights near 18°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection. Worth having: rain gear. About 9 days see rain.

light clothessun protectionrain gear

UV index in Tsiroanomandidy 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 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 October

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where October 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
October 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).