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Madagascar in September
Around 28 °C with 21 mm of rain and 8.4 hours of sun a day.
September is a solid shoulder-season month in Madagascar. Around 28 °C with 21 mm of rain and 8.4 hours of sun a day. Use the regional grid below to find where this month works best — national averages hide the swings between coast, highlands, and inland.
Madagascar · typical month
- Day / night17 – 28 °CYear range 15 – 30 °C
- Rainfall21 mmYear range 21 – 332 mm
- Sunshine8.4 hr / dayYear range 6.3 – 8.8 hr / day
Things to do in Madagascar in September
Nothing in Madagascar shuts for the season, and 1 thing below is at its best in September.
- At its bestLemur watching
the dry season, which is when the lemur tours run
Opening seasons are checked by hand against the operators and parks themselves, not derived from the climate figures on this page. Last reviewed 2026-08-28. Dates move — confirm before you book.
Madagascar, taken apart
- Amoron'i Mania26°C now · 22–28 °C yr
- Androy29°C now · 25–32 °C yr
- Anosy28°C now · 23–30 °C yr
- Antananarivo25°C now · 21–28 °C yr
- Antananarivo29°C now · 25–30 °C yr
- Antananarivo25°C now · 21–27 °C yr
- Antananarivo26°C now · 22–28 °C yr
- Atsimo-Andrefana31°C now · 27–33 °C yr
- Atsimo-Atsinanana24°C now · 22–28 °C yr
- Betsiboka30°C now · 27–32 °C yr
- Boeny33°C now · 31–34 °C yr
- Diana29°C now · 28–30 °C yr
- Haute Matsiatra27°C now · 22–29 °C yr
- Ihorombe27°C now · 22–29 °C yr
- Melaky32°C now · 29–33 °C yr
- Menabe33°C now · 29–34 °C yr
- Sava25°C now · 24–29 °C yr
- Sofia29°C now · 27–31 °C yr
- Toamasina23°C now · 21–28 °C yr
- Toamasina24°C now · 22–29 °C yr
- Toamasina24°C now · 21–28 °C yr
- Vatovavy-Fitovinany25°C now · 22–29 °C yr
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| Month | Average daytime high (°C) | Average overnight low (°C) | Typical low | Typical high |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 29.5 | 21.4 | 20.2 | 31.3 |
| February | 29.5 | 21.4 | 20.3 | 31.1 |
| March | 29.2 | 21.1 | 20.0 | 30.6 |
| April | 28.9 | 20.1 | 18.5 | 30.4 |
| May | 27.3 | 17.5 | 15.4 | 29.0 |
| June | 25.6 | 15.7 | 13.7 | 27.5 |
| July | 25.1 | 14.7 | 13.1 | 26.7 |
| August | 26.6 | 15.4 | 13.6 | 28.4 |
| September | 28.3 | 16.8 | 15.0 | 30.4 |
| October | 29.9 | 18.6 | 16.4 | 32.1 |
| November | 30.4 | 20.3 | 18.9 | 32.7 |
| December | 30.3 | 21.1 | 20.0 | 32.6 |
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| Month | Rainfall (mm) |
|---|---|
| January | 332 |
| February | 267 |
| March | 226 |
| April | 75 |
| May | 34 |
| June | 33 |
| July | 28 |
| August | 21 |
| September | 21 |
| October | 41 |
| November | 108 |
| December | 195 |
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| Month | Sunshine hours (hr / day) |
|---|---|
| January | 6.5 |
| February | 6.3 |
| March | 6.4 |
| April | 7.0 |
| May | 7.0 |
| June | 6.5 |
| July | 6.7 |
| August | 7.6 |
| September | 8.4 |
| October | 8.8 |
| November | 8.6 |
| December | 8.1 |
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| Month | Average wind speed (km/h) | Typical low | Typical high |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 8.5 | 5.8 | 14.5 |
| February | 7.9 | 5.7 | 11.6 |
| March | 8.4 | 5.7 | 13.5 |
| April | 8.9 | 5.9 | 12.8 |
| May | 9.5 | 6.6 | 14.0 |
| June | 10.2 | 6.9 | 14.7 |
| July | 10.7 | 7.1 | 15.1 |
| August | 10.5 | 7.4 | 14.9 |
| September | 10.6 | 8.1 | 13.6 |
| October | 10.0 | 7.6 | 13.9 |
| November | 8.8 | 7.0 | 11.5 |
| December | 8.2 | 6.4 | 10.6 |
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