Climate averages 1991–2020
Antsirabe weather
in August.
A mild, very dry month: the 10th warmest and the 2nd driest of the year. Meets the pleasant-weather rule
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
August is a mild month in Antsirabe: daytime highs average 20.5°C and nights cool to about 8.2°C. By daytime temperature it is the 10th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 5.8 mm of rain on roughly 2 days, which makes August a very dry month (the 2nd driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 11 h 26 min on an average August day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Antanifotsy (38 km away). In August its highs average 18.5°C, 2.0°C cooler than Antsirabe, with 7.6 mm of rain.
Among the 12 cities listed in Madagascar, Antsirabe ranks 9th of 12 for the warmest August highs and 6th of 12 for the driest August (rainfall, lowest first). The mean August high of those 12 cities is 23.4°C; Antsirabe is 2.9°C cooler than that mean.
From August to September, average highs rise by 2.8°C to 23.3°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 5.8 mm to 10 mm.
The annual picture
August 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
Antsirabe climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 23.5°C15.4°C | 15.4°C | 379 | 24.0 | 13.213 h |
| February | 23.3°C15.4°C | 15.4°C | 325 | 21.1 | 12.813 h |
| March | 23.4°C14.8°C | 14.8°C | 213 | 18.0 | 12.212 h |
| April | 22.7°C13.1°C | 13.1°C | 73 | 10.9 | 11.712 h |
| May | 21.0°C11.0°C | 11.0°C | 20 | 3.8 | 11.211 h |
| June | 19.1°C8.5°C | 8.5°C | 6.0 | 1.3 | 11.011 h |
| July | 18.4°C7.6°C | 7.6°C | 5.4 | 1.2 | 11.011 h |
| August, selected | 20.5°C8.2°C | 8.2°C | 5.8 | 1.5 | 11.411 h |
| September | 23.3°C9.7°C | 9.7°C | 10 | 2.2 | 12.012 h |
| October | 25.0°C12.2°C | 12.2°C | 83 | 9.7 | 12.513 h |
| November | 24.9°C13.7°C | 13.7°C | 199 | 16.5 | 13.013 h |
| December | 24.2°C14.8°C | 14.8°C | 333 | 22.0 | 13.313 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
August in nearby cities
- Antanifotsy in AugustMadagascar · 38 kmHigh 18.5°C · Low 7.7°C · 7.6 mm rain
- Imerintsiatosika in AugustMadagascar · 103 kmHigh 20.6°C · Low 10.0°C · 3.8 mm rain
- Antananarivo in AugustMadagascar · 118 kmHigh 20.2°C · Low 10.2°C · 3.3 mm rain
- Fianarantsoa in AugustMadagascar · 177 kmHigh 19.5°C · Low 10.7°C · 8.5 mm rain
- Toamasina in AugustMadagascar · 314 kmHigh 22.7°C · Low 18.9°C · 112 mm rain
- Mahajanga in AugustMadagascar · 468 kmHigh 31.3°C · Low 20.9°C · 1.2 mm rain
- Toliara in AugustMadagascar · 521 kmHigh 27.8°C · Low 18.0°C · 3.7 mm rain
- Tôlanaro in AugustMadagascar · 575 kmHigh 23.2°C · Low 17.6°C · 46 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 Antsirabe) is explained once on the Antsirabe year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.