Ambato Boeny weather in May

In May, Ambato Boeny sees average daytime highs of 33°C and overnight lows near 22°C, with 8 mm of rain across 1 wet days and about 11.2 hours of daylight. It is the 7th-warmest and 8th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 33°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 81% of the time in May, and the air most often feels muggy.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 24 min at the start of May to 11 h 06 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Ambato Boeny's 5th-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Ambato Boeny's year-round climate.

Daytime high
33°
7th warmest
Overnight low
22°
5th coldest
Rainfall
8 mm
1 wet days
Daylight
11 h 12 min
6:12 AM – 5:26 PM
Cloud cover
24%
5th clearest
Wind
7 km/h
7th windiest
Solar energy
5.18 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.7
out of 10

Temperature in May

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 33°C through the month.

A typical May day in Ambato Boeny reaches about 33°C in the afternoon and slips back to 22°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 31°C and 34°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs about 1°C cooler than April and about 1°C warmer than June.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
13423
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33323
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113323
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133323
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How May really feels in Ambato Boeny

Once humidity and wind are folded in, May averages 31 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
31
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

The story in May is heat — humidity pushes the afternoon "feels like" well above the raw temperature.

Ambato Boeny weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 7th-warmest and 8th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan32° / 25°40527.312.92.3
Feb32° / 25°30524.112.62.4
Mar33° / 25°20319.312.12.7
Apr34° / 24°436.711.63.7
May33° / 22°8111.24.7
Jun31° / 20°10.2115.8
Jul31° / 19°10.311.16.1
Aug32° / 20°10.211.45.4
Sep34° / 21°30.711.94.3
Oct35° / 24°234.612.43.0
Nov35° / 25°10013.712.82.4
Dec33° / 25°22821.8132.4

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 81% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 9% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 10%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
19010
28911
38911
48812
58812
68911
78812
88812
98812
108812
118812
128812
138812
148812
158812
168911
178911
188911
199010
20919
21919
22928
23928
24928
25928
26937
27937
28937
29946
30946
31946

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Ambato Boeny gets around 8 mm of rain over 1 wet days in May. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 3% and peaks near 7% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
17
27
36
46
56
65
75
85
94
104
114
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133
143
153
163
173
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311

Humidity in May

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of May feels muggy — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, May lands in the muggy band about 48% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 59% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
1001355311
2011456281
3011557270
4011658250
5011759230
6021958210
7022058200
8022258180
9032456170
10032656150
11032855140
12043053130
13043252120
14043451110
15053649100
1605374890
1706394680
1806404580
1907424470
2007434360
2108444250
2208454250
2319454140
24110464040
25110463940
26111463930
27112463830
28113463730
29115473520
30116473420
31117473320

Wind in May

Winds average 7 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 6 km/h on the calmest days to 7 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
16calm
26calm
36calm
46calm
56calm
66calm
76calm
86calm
96calm
107calm
117calm
127calm
137calm
147calm
157calm
167calm
177calm
187calm
197calm
207calm
217calm
227calm
237calm
247calm
257calm
267calm
277calm
287calm
297calm
307calm
317calm

Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 24 min at the start of May to 11 h 06 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 18 minutes over May. Sunrise moves from 6:08 AM to 6:18 AM, and sunset from 5:33 PM to 5:23 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.46:085:33
211.46:085:32
311.46:085:32
411.46:095:31
511.46:095:31
611.46:095:30
711.36:105:30
811.36:105:29
911.36:105:29
1011.36:105:29
1111.36:115:28
1211.36:115:28
1311.36:115:27
1411.36:125:27
1511.26:125:27
1611.26:125:26
1711.26:135:26
1811.26:135:26
1911.26:135:26
2011.26:145:25
2111.26:145:25
2211.26:145:25
2311.26:155:25
2411.26:155:24
2511.16:155:24
2611.16:165:24
2711.16:165:24
2811.16:175:24
2911.16:175:24
3011.16:175:24
3111.16:185:23

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 5.18 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.8 kWh/m² to a high of 7.1 kWh/m² in October across the year — May's 5.18 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.5Bright
25.5Bright
35.5Bright
45.5Bright
55.4Bright
65.4Bright
75.4Bright
85.3Bright
95.3Bright
105.3Bright
115.3Bright
125.2Bright
135.2Bright
145.2Bright
155.2Bright
165.2Bright
175.2Bright
185.1Bright
195.1Bright
205.1Bright
215.1Bright
225.1Bright
235.1Bright
245.0Bright
255.0Bright
265.0Bright
275.0Bright
285.0Bright
295.0Bright
305.0Bright
315.0Bright
Planning a trip in May

Hazard calendar for Ambato Boeny

In seasonPeak

None of Ambato Boeny's seasonal hazards are active in May. The full-year calendar below shows when the rainy season, cyclone risk and dust haze do peak.

Ambato Boeny sits in the South Indian Ocean cyclone belt; the season peaks January–March.

Ambato Boeny's monsoon runs December–March, when most of the year's rain falls.

Cyclone
Monsoon
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is May a good time to visit Ambato Boeny?

Our two travel scores rate May for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal).

4.7
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
8.1
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

May is a reasonable time to visit Ambato Boeny for sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Ambato Boeny in May

From May's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.

In May, Ambato Boeny sees daytime highs around 33°C and nights near 22°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Ambato Boeny in May

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in May peaks around 9 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Ambato Boeny peaks around February 12 at about 16 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 18 at about 7 (very high).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — every month of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highExtremeFeb 12UV 16Jun 18UV 7
UV index (midday)Level
Jan15Extreme
Feb16Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr11Extreme
May9Very high
Jun7High
Jul8Very high
Aug10Very high
Sep12Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov12Extreme
Dec14Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Ambato Boeny?

Ambato Boeny sits at 16.5°S, 46.7°E, 36 m above sea level, in Madagascar. The nearest listed city is Marovoay, 40 km away.

MahajangaTsaratananaMampikonyBorizinySoalala

Topography around Ambato Boeny

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Ambato Boeny.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Ambato Boeny has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 47 m around an average of 13 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 236 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 768 m.

The land around Ambato Boeny is covered by cropland (63%) within 3 km, grassland (42%) and cropland (34%) within 16 km, and grassland (70%) within 80 km.

3 km
47 m
16 km
236 m
80 km
768 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland
May weather nearby: Marovoay 40 km · Maevatanana 55 km · Sitampiky 69 km · Mahajanga 94 km · Tsaratanana 106 km · Mampikony 108 km · Boriziny 144 km · Soalala 155 km

Madagascar travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 2
Exercise Increased Caution
Power plugs
Type C / E
220 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 31% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$599
2025
Happiness
4.2 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
22%
of population, 2024
Road deaths
29.2
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Low
World Bank
English
Low
EF EPI 457
Religion
Church of Jesus Christ in Madagascar/Malagasy Lutheran Church/Anglican Church 34%Roman Catholic 32%none 22%other Christian 8%

Sources: World Bank, US State Department, World Happiness Report, WHO/UNICEF, EF EPI, CIA World Factbook.

Data sources

Temperature, precipitation, cloud, humidity, wind and solar figures are a 1991–2020 climatology for Ambato Boeny (-16.4667°, 46.7167°, elevation 36 m), computed from hourly ERA5 reanalysis — contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Sun figures are astronomical calculations, not observations. City data © GeoNames, CC BY 4.0. Map outlines from Natural Earth (public domain); interactive map © Google. Tropical-cyclone seasons are the published climatological basin seasons (NOAA National Hurricane Center / regional warning centres). UV index is derived from CAMS (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service) clear-sky UV data — contains modified Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).