Climate averages 1991–2020
Fianarantsoa weather
in October.
A warm, moderately wet month: the joint 5th warmest and the 6th driest of the year. Meets the pleasant-weather rule
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
October is a warm month in Fianarantsoa: daytime highs average 23.9°C and nights cool to about 14.0°C. By daytime temperature it is the joint 5th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 43 mm of rain on roughly 7 days, which makes October a moderately wet month (the 6th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 12 h 34 min on an average October day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Antsirabe (177 km away). In October its highs average 25.0°C, 1.1°C warmer than Fianarantsoa, with 83 mm of rain.
Among the 12 cities listed in Madagascar, Fianarantsoa ranks 11th of 12 for the warmest October highs and 5th of 12 for the driest October (rainfall, lowest first). The mean October high of those 12 cities is 26.8°C; Fianarantsoa is 2.9°C cooler than that mean.
From October to November, average highs rise by 1.2°C to 25.1°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 43 mm to 95 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
Fianarantsoa climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 24.6°C17.6°C | 17.6°C | 287 | 22.8 | 13.313 h |
| February | 24.2°C17.5°C | 17.5°C | 215 | 19.2 | 12.813 h |
| March | 23.9°C17.1°C | 17.1°C | 146 | 16.7 | 12.212 h |
| April | 22.8°C15.6°C | 15.6°C | 49 | 10.3 | 11.612 h |
| May | 21.0°C13.8°C | 13.8°C | 24 | 5.4 | 11.111 h |
| June | 18.9°C11.5°C | 11.5°C | 12 | 3.1 | 10.811 h |
| July | 17.9°C10.5°C | 10.5°C | 15 | 3.5 | 11.011 h |
| August | 19.5°C10.7°C | 10.7°C | 8.5 | 2.7 | 11.411 h |
| September | 21.8°C11.8°C | 11.8°C | 9.2 | 2.5 | 12.012 h |
| October, selected | 23.9°C14.0°C | 14.0°C | 43 | 7.4 | 12.613 h |
| November | 25.1°C15.8°C | 15.8°C | 95 | 12.6 | 13.113 h |
| December | 25.2°C17.1°C | 17.1°C | 209 | 19.7 | 13.413 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
- Antsirabe in OctoberMadagascar · 177 kmHigh 25.0°C · Low 12.2°C · 83 mm rain
- Antanifotsy in OctoberMadagascar · 202 kmHigh 23.3°C · Low 11.2°C · 76 mm rain
- Imerintsiatosika in OctoberMadagascar · 276 kmHigh 25.5°C · Low 13.4°C · 45 mm rain
- Antananarivo in OctoberMadagascar · 286 kmHigh 25.3°C · Low 13.5°C · 27 mm rain
- Tôlanaro in OctoberMadagascar · 398 kmHigh 25.7°C · Low 19.7°C · 68 mm rain
- Toliara in OctoberMadagascar · 410 kmHigh 30.8°C · Low 21.1°C · 11 mm rain
- Toamasina in OctoberMadagascar · 440 kmHigh 24.9°C · Low 20.8°C · 77 mm rain
- Mahajanga in OctoberMadagascar · 643 kmHigh 33.6°C · Low 23.6°C · 17 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 Fianarantsoa) is explained once on the Fianarantsoa year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.