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Madagascar · Month guide
Madagascar in May
Around 27 °C with 34 mm of rain and 7.0 hours of sun a day.
May is one of the strongest months to visit Madagascar. Around 27 °C with 34 mm of rain and 7.0 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.
Perfect match
Madagascar · May
What the weather usually does
Madagascar · typical month
- Day / night18 – 27 °CYear range 15 – 30 °C
- Rainfall34 mmYear range 21 – 332 mm
- Sunshine7.0 hr / dayYear range 6.3 – 8.8 hr / day
What’s open · May
Things to do in Madagascar in May
Nothing in Madagascar shuts for the season, and 1 thing below is at its best in May.
- 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.
22 regions · current month
Madagascar, taken apart
- Amoron'i Mania24°C now · 22–28 °C yr
- Androy27°C now · 25–32 °C yr
- Anosy25°C now · 23–30 °C yr
- Antananarivo23°C now · 21–28 °C yr
- Antananarivo27°C now · 25–30 °C yr
- Antananarivo23°C now · 21–27 °C yr
- Antananarivo24°C now · 22–28 °C yr
- Atsimo-Andrefana29°C now · 27–33 °C yr
- Atsimo-Atsinanana24°C now · 22–28 °C yr
- Betsiboka29°C now · 27–32 °C yr
- Boeny32°C now · 31–34 °C yr
- Diana29°C now · 28–30 °C yr
- Haute Matsiatra25°C now · 22–29 °C yr
- Ihorombe25°C now · 22–29 °C yr
- Melaky31°C now · 29–33 °C yr
- Menabe31°C now · 29–34 °C yr
- Sava26°C now · 24–29 °C yr
- Sofia29°C now · 27–31 °C yr
- Toamasina24°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
Safety · 4 governments
What the governments say about Madagascar
Combined advisory · most-cautious-wins
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Highest level across 4 governments · Advisory last changed
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DE
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NL
Level 2Exercise increased caution
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Climate at a glance · 10-year ERA5
A decade of weather, in one page
— daytime high— overnight low▬ typical range
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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 |
View data table
| 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 |
View data table
| 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 |
— average▬ typical range
View data table
| 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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