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When to go · Ifaty

Ifaty in August

Great month. Inside Ifaty's best window: Apr–Nov.

Key facts

Verdict
Great
Temperature
28°C (82°F) / 17°C (63°F)
average high / low
Rain days
1
Crowds
High
Madagascar overall
Prices
High
Madagascar overall

Verdict

GreatBest and avoid months for Ifaty

Inside Ifaty's best window: Apr–Nov.

Is another month better than August?

No other month rates higher than August for Ifaty in this guide.

Weather in August

Long-term averages
  • IfatyHighs around 28 °C (82 °F), lows around 17 °C (63 °F), rain on about 1 day
  • West and south-west dry belt, Madagascar · Morondava, Tsingy de Bemaraha, Isalo, Tuléar, Ifatybest weather

    The driest part of the island; the Tsingy de Bemaraha is closed roughly December–April because tracks flood.

Crowds and prices

Crowds · Madagascar overall
High
Prices · Madagascar overall
High

Madagascar overall: Busiest month; chilly highland nights, whales, lodges full on the RN7.

High-price month: see what to book ahead.

Compare two months

Weather, crowds and prices for any two months in Ifaty, side by side.

  • Verdict

    Aug: Great

    Apr: Great

  • Daytime high

    Aug: 28 °C (82 °F)

    Apr: 30 °C (86 °F)

  • Night low

    Aug: 17 °C (63 °F)

    Apr: 20 °C (68 °F)

  • Rain days

    Aug: 1 (better)

    Apr: 4

  • Crowds

    Aug: High

    Apr: Low

  • Prices

    Aug: High

    Apr: Medium

  • Festivals listed

    Aug: 0

    Apr: 0

August: Inside Ifaty's best window: Apr–Nov.

April: Inside Ifaty's best window: Apr–Nov.

Ifaty: figures are long-term averages from this guide, not a forecast.

What to pack

Nothing unusual for the weather this month.

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