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Monthly climate in Ambalavao, Madagascar

Last updated: July 31, 2025

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.

Monthly average temperatures in Ambalavao, Madagascar

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).

Monthly average temperatures with daily means, minimums and maximums for period, average high and low temperatures in Ambalavao. Generated using Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Data for period from January 2017 to June 2022.
 JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Maximum30°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 maximum29°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 high26°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 mean21°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 low18°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 minimum15°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)
Minimum13°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)

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Monthly average precipitation in Ambalavao, Madagascar

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.

Monthly average precipitation and precipitation days in Ambalavao. Generated using Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Data for period from January 2017 to January 2022.
 JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
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)21212216810947121520

Monthly sunshine hours in Ambalavao, Madagascar

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.

Mean monthly sunshine duration, average sunshine hours per day and mean daily daylight hours in Ambalavao. Generated using Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Data for period from January 2017 to January 2022.
 JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Mean monthly sunshine hours286299338316319293312329332359356372
Mean daily daylight hours13h 17m12h 48m12h 11m11h 33m11h 3m10h 48m10h 56m11h 22m11h 57m12h 35m13h 8m13h 25m

Solar UV radiation in Ambalavao, Madagascar

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.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for Ambalavao. Generated using Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Data for period from January 2022 to January 2023.
 JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
UV Index (month maximum)171715129781012131416