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Madagascar

About 26.3M people live in Madagascar, on 587,040 km² in 23 regions; the capital is Antananarivo. The highest summit is Ankaizina Field (2,878 m).

Best timeJul–Sep
Population26.3M
Area587k km²
The year in Madagascarweather score
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec69October
Best timeJul–Sep
Best weather in OctoberToamasina 88
October: highs22° – 32°
Rain this month, on average72mm

Mean of its 13 most visited places. Best: Jul–Sep.

Madagascar at a glance

The atlas follows 24,036 places here month by month, with 11 mountains and 14 monuments; across the most visited of them, the best months are July, August and September.

Madagascar's population

Every five years from 1950; from 2030 the projection.

+728%3.96M in 1950 → 32.7M in 2025 → 53.2M in 2050
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Madagascar · In numbers

GDP per person (PPP)$2,0002025 · 175/181 among countries · World: $25,700
Life expectancy63.82024 · 192/212 among countries · World: 73.5
Living in towns and cities33 %2025 · 184/212 among countries · World: 58 %
Using the internet19 %2024 · 173/179 among countries · World: 71 %
Children per woman3.912024 · 25/212 among countries · World: 2.19
Forest cover17 %2024 · 136/206 among countries

The latest year each series has; the line is the whole series since 1960.

When to go to Madagascar

The places with the best weather in each month, scored from their climate.

Where to go, month by month

For the beach in August

Places and regions of Madagascar

The most visited places with their score this month, then every region with what the atlas follows there.

23 regions

Madagascar from above

Every place scored for the month you pick: comfortable temperatures, dry days and clear skies.

OctoberMonth scores for Madagascar
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Antsirabebest Apr–Jun67Antsirabe
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Toamasinabest Aug–Oct88Toamasina
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Mantasoabest Sep–Nov62Mantasoa
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Fianarantsoabest Aug–Oct62Fianarantsoa
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Antananarivobest Jun · Sep–Oct66Antananarivo
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Antsirananabest Jul–Sep71Antsiranana
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Mahajangabest Jun–Aug62Mahajanga
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Ambatondrazakabest May–Jun · Sep61Ambatondrazaka
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Tsiroanomandidybest Jun–Aug68Tsiroanomandidy
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Manakarabest Jul · Sep–Oct81Manakara
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Fenoarivo Atsinananabest Aug–Oct77Fenoarivo Atsinanana
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Ihosybest Jun · Aug–Sep61Ihosy
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Maintiranobest Jun–Aug68Maintirano
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Ampanihybest Jun–Aug61Ampanihy
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Andilamenabest May · Sep–Oct66Andilamena
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Imerintsiatosikabest Aug–Oct71Imerintsiatosika
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Antanifotsybest Aug–Oct65Antanifotsy
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Andoanybest Jul–Sep87Andoany
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Ambohibarybest Aug–Oct67Ambohibary
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Maroantsetrabest Jun · Sep–Oct62Maroantsetra
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Soavinandrianabest Jun–Jul · Sep79Soavinandriana
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Vangaindranobest Jun · Sep–Oct77Vangaindrano
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Mahanorobest Aug–Oct85Mahanoro
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Soanierana Ivongobest Jun · Sep–Oct72Soanierana Ivongo
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Ikongobest Jun · Aug–Sep60Ikongo
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Faratsihobest Apr–May · Sep67Faratsiho
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Nosy Varikabest May · Sep–Oct69Nosy Varika
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Betafobest Jun · Aug–Sep76Betafo
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Mananjarybest May · Sep–Oct72Mananjary
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Mahabobest Jun–Aug61Mahabo
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Moramangabest Sep–Nov62Moramanga
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Ambatolampybest Aug–Oct65Ambatolampy
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Antalahabest Jun–Aug59Antalaha
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Itampolobest Jun–Aug77Itampolo
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Arivonimamobest Apr–May · Sep67Arivonimamo
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Ankazobebest Jun · Aug–Sep73Ankazobe
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Betiokybest Jun–Aug60Betioky
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Tsaratananabest Jun–Aug42Tsaratanana
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Marolambobest Jun–Aug61Marolambo
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Morombebest Jun–Aug82Morombe

Nature in Madagascar

All nature

Wildlife in October

The birds and mammals seen most this month, compared with the rest of their year.

Outdoors in Madagascar

Hiking routes, ski areas and everything to do outdoors, counted.

Culture in Madagascar

14 monuments and 5 museums; the best known first.

All monuments

The festival year

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What's on in Madagascar

Event calendar

The ground and the sky in Madagascar

Earthquakes since 1950 and in the last month; eclipses, meteors and the moon as seen from the capital.

Earthquakes

Getting to Madagascar

4 large airports, 64 railway stations, 7 ferry ports; the ones closest to the most visited places.

Practical information

Plugs, money, phone numbers and the side of the road: the things to know before you land.

PlugsCEK127 V
Emergency117Calling code +261
TrafficOn the rightside of the road
CurrencyMalagasy AriaryMGA
LanguagesFrench · Malagasy
Local time16:31Antananarivo