Ambilobe weather in May

In May, Ambilobe sees average daytime highs of 33°C and overnight lows near 21°C, with 19 mm of rain across 3.9 wet days and about 11.4 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-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 63% of the time in May, and the air most often feels muggy.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 30 min at the start of May to 11 h 18 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Ambilobe's 3rd-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Ambilobe's year-round climate.

Daytime high
33°
5th warmest
Overnight low
21°
5th coldest
Rainfall
19 mm
3.9 wet days
Daylight
11 h 24 min
5:58 AM – 5:22 PM
Cloud cover
36%
3rd clearest
Wind
6 km/h
7th windiest
Solar energy
5.24 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.4
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 Ambilobe reaches about 33°C in the afternoon and slips back to 21°C overnight — a 12°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 on par with April and about 1°C warmer than June.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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How May really feels in Ambilobe

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.

Ambilobe weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 5th-warmest and 8th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan31° / 23°42227.912.72.5
Feb31° / 23°35825.412.42.5
Mar32° / 23°24824.112.12.6
Apr33° / 22°711311.73.3
May33° / 21°193.911.44.4
Jun32° / 19°7211.25.2
Jul31° / 18°92.111.35.3
Aug32° / 19°92.211.65.0
Sep33° / 20°9311.94.3
Oct34° / 21°235.812.33.4
Nov34° / 22°7012.512.62.8
Dec33° / 23°2452312.82.5

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 63% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 21% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 16%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
18119
28218
38317
48317
58317
68416
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Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Ambilobe gets around 19 mm of rain over 3.9 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 13% and peaks near 21% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
121
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518
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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 54% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 77% of them.

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Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
10446501
20547470
30649450
40750430
50851410
60952390
701053370
801154350
901354330
1011454310
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1211656270
1311757250
1411956240
1512057220
1612158200
1722356190
1822457170
1922557160
2022658140
2132856130
2232956120
2333056110
2433156100
254325590
264335580
274345480
285355280
296365170
306375070
317384870

Wind in May

Winds average 6 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 5 km/h on the calmest days to 6 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
15calm
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316calm

Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 30 min at the start of May to 11 h 18 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 12 minutes over May. Sunrise moves from 5:55 AM to 6:03 AM, and sunset from 5:27 PM to 5:20 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.55:555:27
211.55:555:27
311.55:555:26
411.55:555:26
511.55:565:25
611.55:565:25
711.55:565:25
811.55:565:24
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Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 5.24 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.84 kWh/m² to a high of 6.91 kWh/m² in October across the year — May's 5.24 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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265.1Bright
275.0Bright
285.0Bright
295.0Bright
305.0Bright
315.0Bright
Planning a trip in May

Hazard calendar for Ambilobe

In seasonPeak

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

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

Ambilobe'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 Ambilobe?

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

4.4
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
7.5
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Ambilobe in May

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

In May, Ambilobe sees daytime highs around 33°C and nights near 21°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: sun protection. About 4 days see rain.

light clothessun protection

Sea temperature near Ambilobe in May

The nearest coast averages about 29°C in May — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea at the nearest coast (about 21 km away) is warmest in April at about 30°C and coldest in August near 26°C.

The water stays above 20°C all year — warm enough for a swim any month.

24°26°28°30°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan29Tropical
Feb29Tropical
Mar29Tropical
Apr30Tropical
May29Tropical
Jun28Warm
Jul27Warm
Aug26Warm
Sep27Warm
Oct27Warm
Nov28Tropical
Dec29Tropical

UV index in Ambilobe in May

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in May peaks around 10 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Ambilobe peaks around February 12 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 21 at about 9 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highExtremeFeb 12UV 15Jun 21UV 9
UV index (midday)Level
Jan15Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr12Extreme
May10Extreme
Jun9Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug11Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov13Extreme
Dec14Extreme

Air quality in Ambilobe in May

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where May falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in Ambilobe is worst in November — around 23 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 4.1× the cleanest month (July, 6 µg/m³).

Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateNov 1223 µg/m³Jul 156 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan8Good
Feb7Good
Mar7Good
Apr7Good
May6Good
Jun6Good
Jul6Good
Aug6Good
Sep12Good
Oct20Moderate
Nov23Moderate
Dec10Good
Location & terrain

Where is Ambilobe?

Ambilobe sits at 13.2°S, 49.0°E, 31 m above sea level, in Madagascar. The nearest listed city is Antsohimbondrona, 25 km away.

Hell-VilleAntsirananaIharan̈aBealananaMaromandia

Topography around Ambilobe

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Ambilobe has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 166 m around an average of 43 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 503 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,357 m.

The land around Ambilobe is covered by grassland (54%) within 3 km, grassland (62%) within 16 km, and grassland (44%), water (25%) and trees (24%) within 80 km.

3 km
166 m
16 km
503 m
80 km
2,357 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwatermangroves
May weather nearby: Antsohimbondrona 25 km · Ambarakaraka 39 km · Ambanja 83 km · Hell-Ville 88 km · Antsiranana 102 km · Iharan̈a 104 km · Bealanana 153 km · Maromandia 154 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 Ambilobe (-13.2°, 49.05°, elevation 31 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). Sea temperatures are the NOAA OISST v2.1 1991–2020 monthly climatology (public domain), sampled at the nearest ocean point. UV index is derived from CAMS (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service) clear-sky UV data — contains modified Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Monthly air-quality (PM2.5) seasonality is from the CAMS EAC4 reanalysis (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service), scaled to the WHO annual mean where available. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).