Last updated: May 6, 2024
Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Ambalavao features a oceanic climate (Cfb).Temperatures typically range between 14 °C (58 °F) and 21 °C (70 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to 4 °C (40 °F) or can rise to as high as 32 °C (89 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 1044 mm (41.1 inches) and receives 165 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Ambalavao enjoys an average of 3916 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 10 hours 48 minutes to 13 hours 25 minutes per day.
The warmest months in Ambalavao are January, February and December, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 21 to 21 °C (70 - 70 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in June, July and August, when daily mean temperatures range from 14 to 15 °C (58 - 60 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Ambalavao experiences 128 days above 25 °C (77.0 °F) and 0 days below 0 °C (32.0 °F).
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Maximum | 30°C (87°F) | 29°C (85°F) | 29°C (84°F) | 29°C (84°F) | 27°C (81°F) | 26°C (79°F) | 24°C (76°F) | 26°C (80°F) | 29°C (84°F) | 32°C (89°F) | 31°C (88°F) | 31°C (88°F) |
Mean maximum | 29°C (85°F) | 29°C (84°F) | 28°C (83°F) | 27°C (81°F) | 26°C (79°F) | 23°C (74°F) | 23°C (75°F) | 26°C (78°F) | 27°C (81°F) | 30°C (86°F) | 30°C (86°F) | 30°C (86°F) |
Average high | 26°C (79°F) | 26°C (79°F) | 25°C (78°F) | 24°C (75°F) | 22°C (73°F) | 20°C (68°F) | 19°C (66°F) | 21°C (70°F) | 23°C (73°F) | 25°C (77°F) | 26°C (79°F) | 26°C (80°F) |
Daily mean | 21°C (70°F) | 21°C (70°F) | 21°C (70°F) | 19°C (67°F) | 17°C (63°F) | 15°C (60°F) | 14°C (58°F) | 15°C (60°F) | 17°C (63°F) | 19°C (66°F) | 20°C (69°F) | 21°C (70°F) |
Average low | 18°C (64°F) | 18°C (64°F) | 18°C (64°F) | 16°C (61°F) | 14°C (57°F) | 12°C (54°F) | 10°C (51°F) | 11°C (52°F) | 12°C (54°F) | 14°C (58°F) | 16°C (61°F) | 17°C (64°F) |
Mean minimum | 15°C (59°F) | 16°C (60°F) | 16°C (60°F) | 12°C (55°F) | 11°C (52°F) | 9°C (48°F) | 7°C (44°F) | 7°C (45°F) | 9°C (49°F) | 11°C (51°F) | 13°C (55°F) | 14°C (58°F) |
Minimum | 13°C (56°F) | 14°C (58°F) | 15°C (59°F) | 11°C (52°F) | 10°C (50°F) | 8°C (46°F) | 4°C (40°F) | 6°C (43°F) | 8°C (46°F) | 8°C (46°F) | 12°C (54°F) | 12°C (55°F) |
Compare temperature, precipitation, sunshine, UV index in Ambalavao, Upper Matsiatra, Madagascar with other places around the world.
Ambalavao usually has the most precipitation in January, February and December, with an average of 20 rainy days and 176 mm (6.9 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Ambalavao are May, August and September. On average, 20 mm (0.8 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Average precipitation mm (inches) | 205 (8.1) | 159 (6.2) | 155 (6.1) | 62 (2.4) | 24 (1.0) | 55 (2.2) | 34 (1.3) | 14 (0.6) | 22 (0.9) | 62 (2.4) | 86 (3.4) | 165 (6.5) |
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) | 21 | 21 | 22 | 16 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 15 | 20 |
The sunniest months in Ambalavao are October, November and December, when the sun shines an average of 11 hours 49 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Ambalavao: January, February and June receive an average of 9 hours 45 minutes of sunshine daily.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Mean monthly sunshine hours | 286 | 299 | 338 | 316 | 319 | 293 | 312 | 329 | 332 | 359 | 356 | 372 |
Mean daily daylight hours | 13h 17m | 12h 48m | 12h 11m | 11h 33m | 11h 3m | 10h 48m | 10h 56m | 11h 22m | 11h 57m | 12h 35m | 13h 8m | 13h 25m |
Ambalavao experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in January, February and December, when the maximum UV index can reach values of 16 - 17, which corresponds to the Extreme category of sun exposure.May, June and July are in the High / Very High exposure category. In these months, the maximum values of the UV index do not exceed 9. For more detailed information, check out our hourly Ambalavao UV Index data.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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UV Index (month maximum) | 17 | 17 | 15 | 12 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 16 |