Weather in Antananarivo in October 2025
- October is usually the driest month of the year in Antananarivo
Average weather
Average temperature in Antananarivo in October
The temperature in October is +28°C on average, with a range between a maximum of +32°C during the day and a minimum of +10°C at night.
The average maximum temperature goes up 5% by the end of the month, compared with the beginning of the month, from +28°C to +29°C.
Is Antananarivo warm or cold in October?
Antananarivo is typically warm in October.
Maximum temperatures go up compared to the previous month from +23°C to +25°C. The minimum temperature also goes up from +11°C to +14°C.
It’s generally warm, but pack a long-sleeve shirt for evenings.
Take a look at how October is compared to other months in Antananarivo:
Climate in Antananarivo in October
| September | October | November | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg. temperature | ||||||
| +23°C | +25°C | +26°C | ||||
| Min. temperature | ||||||
| +3°C | +8°C | +10°C | ||||
| Max. temperature | ||||||
| +31°C | +33°C | +32°C | ||||
| Rainfall | ||||||
| 5 mm | 37 mm | 83 mm | ||||
| Wind | ||||||
| 2 m/s | 2 m/s | 2 m/s | ||||
| Humidity | ||||||
| 72% | 71% | 73% | ||||
| Air pressure | ||||||
| 1020 HPa | 1018 HPa | 1016 HPa | ||||
| Sunny days | ||||||
| 5 | 4 | 2 | ||||
| Cloudy days | ||||||
| 20 | 15 | 9 | ||||
| Rainy days | ||||||
| 4 | 8 | 11 | ||||
| Snowy days | ||||||
| 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
October weather is still as good as in September. It’s getting warmer as October arrives. The average maximum temperature goes up from +23°C to +25°C during the day. Prepare for more rain. Average rainfall goes from 5 mm to 37 mm. It feels drier, as humidity decreases from 72% to 71%. The average wind speed doesn’t change much during October, staying around 2 m/s. The days becoming less sunny, going from 5 sunny days in September to 4 in October.
November brings much the same weather, it remains good.
Wind
The average wind speed is 2 m/s getting up to 5 m/s which is a light breeze; barely moving the tree leaves.
The average wind speed in Antananarivo is gradually increasing during October, going from 2 m/s to 2 m/s over the course of the month.
Rain
How was the weather last October in Antananarivo?
Climate Change over Years
The climate in Antananarivo in October has not changed much over the last 43 years.
The average temperature was the lowest in 1985 (+22°C) and the highest in 2019 (+25°C). The driest year was 2006 with only 560 mm of rainfall, and the wettest year was 2015 with 1625 mm.
FAQ
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Monthly weather in Antananarivo
Source of the data
For this page, we’ve looked at the typical weather in Antananarivo, based on historical hourly weather data from January 1, 1979, to December 31, 2023.
For past dates, we show actual recorded data at the location at that time. Forecasts are based on recorded weather during that day of the year, averaged over the total years for which we have records (unless stated otherwise). The daily temperature is the highest recorded temperature in the shadow during that day.