Climate averages 1991–2020
Antalaha weather
in October.
A warm, moderately wet month: the 7th warmest and the 4th driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
October is a warm month in Antalaha: daytime highs average 26.9°C and nights cool to about 21.1°C. By daytime temperature it is the 7th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 56 mm of rain on roughly 13 days, which makes October a moderately wet month (the 4th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 12 h 25 min on an average October day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Sambava (71 km away). In October its highs average 27.0°C, about as warm as Antalaha, with 89 mm of rain.
Among the 12 cities listed in Madagascar, Antalaha ranks 5th of 12 for the warmest October highs and 7th of 12 for the driest October (rainfall, lowest first). The mean October high of those 12 cities is 26.8°C; Antalaha is 0.1°C warmer than that mean.
From October to November, average highs rise by 1.2°C to 28.1°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 56 mm to 70 mm.
The annual picture
October in context
Monthly rainfall
Average total · mmAverages from hourly ERA5 reanalysis data. Actual weather varies from year to year. How these numbers are calculated
Every month, side by side
Antalaha climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 29.0°C23.7°C | 23.7°C | 294 | 28.2 | 12.913 h |
| February | 29.0°C23.9°C | 23.9°C | 280 | 25.1 | 12.613 h |
| March | 28.6°C23.8°C | 23.8°C | 256 | 25.7 | 12.212 h |
| April | 27.9°C23.4°C | 23.4°C | 123 | 19.8 | 11.812 h |
| May | 26.8°C22.2°C | 22.2°C | 66 | 15.9 | 11.411 h |
| June | 25.1°C20.7°C | 20.7°C | 55 | 15.4 | 11.311 h |
| July | 24.2°C19.7°C | 19.7°C | 66 | 16.4 | 11.311 h |
| August | 24.4°C19.6°C | 19.6°C | 53 | 16.0 | 11.612 h |
| September | 25.4°C20.0°C | 20.0°C | 43 | 13.6 | 12.012 h |
| October, selected | 26.9°C21.1°C | 21.1°C | 56 | 12.7 | 12.412 h |
| November | 28.1°C22.2°C | 22.2°C | 70 | 14.5 | 12.813 h |
| December | 28.9°C23.3°C | 23.3°C | 173 | 22.7 | 13.013 h |
Rainfall is the average of the 30 separate monthly totals. A rain day is a local calendar day with at least 1 mm of precipitation. Daylight is the calculated sunrise-to-sunset length, not measured sunshine.
Compare places
October in nearby cities
- Sambava in OctoberMadagascar · 71 kmHigh 27.0°C · Low 21.1°C · 89 mm rain
- Antsiranana in OctoberMadagascar · 306 kmHigh 29.9°C · Low 21.9°C · 13 mm rain
- Toamasina in OctoberMadagascar · 373 kmHigh 24.9°C · Low 20.8°C · 77 mm rain
- Mahajanga in OctoberMadagascar · 435 kmHigh 33.6°C · Low 23.6°C · 17 mm rain
- Antananarivo in OctoberMadagascar · 533 kmHigh 25.3°C · Low 13.5°C · 27 mm rain
- Imerintsiatosika in OctoberMadagascar · 553 kmHigh 25.5°C · Low 13.4°C · 45 mm rain
- Mamoudzou in OctoberMayotte · 594 kmHigh 26.9°C · Low 24.5°C · 20 mm rain
- Antanifotsy in OctoberMadagascar · 615 kmHigh 23.3°C · Low 11.2°C · 76 mm rain
Read the numbers correctly
Climate, not a promise.
These patterns help compare months. They cannot tell you the weather on a specific day of your trip.
Sources, method and limitsHow these numbers are made (what the highs, lows and rain days mean, the sources and the model cell used for Antalaha) is explained once on the Antalaha year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.