Antsirabe weather in May

In May, Antsirabe sees average daytime highs of 21°C and overnight lows near 10°C, with 21 mm of rain across 3.8 wet days and about 11.1 hours of daylight. It is the 9th-warmest and 8th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 21°C in the first days to 20°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 44% of the time in May, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 18 min at the start of May to 10 h 54 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Antsirabe's 5th-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Antsirabe's year-round climate.

Daytime high
21°
9th warmest
Overnight low
10°
5th coldest
Rainfall
21 mm
3.8 wet days
Daylight
11 h 06 min
6:16 AM – 5:20 PM
Cloud cover
44%
5th clearest
Wind
8 km/h
8th windiest
Solar energy
4.59 kWh/m²
Travel score
7.6
out of 10

Antsirabe is city in Madagascar.

Density
1,963/km²
people per km²
Founded
1872

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

Temperature in May

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs ease over the month, from about 21°C in the first days to 20°C by the end.

A typical May day in Antsirabe reaches about 21°C in the afternoon and slips back to 10°C overnight — a 11°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 18°C and 22°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs about 2°C cooler than April and about 2°C warmer than June.

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Antsirabe weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 9th-warmest and 8th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan23° / 15°3802413.14.5
Feb23° / 15°3202112.74.7
Mar23° / 14°2141812.15.6
Apr23° / 12°7310.911.66.8
May21° / 10°213.811.17.6
Jun19° / 61.310.87.7
Jul18° / 51.210.97.7
Aug20° / 61.511.38.1
Sep23° / 112.211.98.5
Oct24° / 11°839.712.57.4
Nov24° / 13°19916.512.95.9
Dec24° / 14°33322.113.24.9

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 44% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 27% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 29%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
17327
27327
37228
47129
57030
67030
76931
86832
96733
106733
116634
126634
136634
146634
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217228
227327
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297822
307921
317921

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Antsirabe gets around 21 mm of rain over 3.8 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 23% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
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519
618
718
817
917
1016
1115
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1513
1612
1711
1811
1910
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248
258
268
277
287
297
307
317

Humidity in May

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, May lands in the dry band about 91% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
175241
277221
378211
480191
581181
683161
784151
885141
986131
1086131
1187121
1288111
1389101
149091
159091
169181
179271
189460
199550
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219640
229730
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279910
289910
299910
309910
319910

Wind in May

Winds average 8 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 7 km/h on the calmest days to 8 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
17calm
28calm
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48calm
58calm
68calm
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Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 18 min at the start of May to 10 h 54 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 24 minutes over May. Sunrise moves from 6:11 AM to 6:22 AM, and sunset from 5:28 PM to 5:16 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.36:115:28
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311.36:115:26
411.26:125:26
511.26:125:25
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711.26:135:24
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1511.16:165:20
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1711.06:175:20
1811.06:175:19
1911.06:175:19
2011.06:185:19
2111.06:185:18
2211.06:195:18
2311.06:195:18
2411.06:205:17
2511.06:205:17
2610.96:205:17
2710.96:215:17
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2910.96:225:16
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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 4.59 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.29 kWh/m² to a high of 6.82 kWh/m² in October across the year — May's 4.59 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Planning a trip in May

Hazard calendar for Antsirabe

In seasonPeak

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

Antsirabe's monsoon runs November–March, when most of the year's rain falls.

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

Is May a good time to visit Antsirabe?

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

7.6
Sightseeing
5th-best month of the year
4.3
Beach & pool
6th-best month of the year

May is one of the better times to visit Antsirabe for general sightseeing.

What to pack for Antsirabe in May

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

In May, Antsirabe sees daytime highs around 21°C and nights near 10°C. Worth packing: sun protection. About 4 days see rain.

sun protection

UV index in Antsirabe 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 Antsirabe peaks around February 12 at about 17 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 17 at about 7 (high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highVery highExtremeFeb 12UV 17Jun 17UV 7
UV index (midday)Level
Jan16Extreme
Feb17Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr11Extreme
May9Very high
Jun7High
Jul8Very high
Aug10Very high
Sep12Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov14Extreme
Dec16Extreme

Air quality in Antsirabe 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 Antsirabe is worst in October — around 31 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 5.3× the cleanest month (January, 6 µg/m³).

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

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodOct 1729 µg/m³Jan 166 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan6Good
Feb8Good
Mar12Good
Apr16Moderate
May24Moderate
Jun23Moderate
Jul22Moderate
Aug20Moderate
Sep17Moderate
Oct31Moderate
Nov18Moderate
Dec8Good
Location & terrain

Where is Antsirabe?

Antsirabe sits at 19.9°S, 47.0°E, 1,513 m above sea level, in Madagascar. The nearest listed city is Betafo, 20 km away.

Topography around Antsirabe

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Antsirabe has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 203 m around an average of 1,498 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 795 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,982 m.

The land around Antsirabe is covered by cropland (59%) and artificial surfaces (28%) within 3 km, cropland (71%) and grassland (25%) within 16 km, and grassland (66%) and cropland (29%) within 80 km.

3 km
203 m
16 km
795 m
80 km
1,982 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaces
May weather nearby: Betafo 20 km · Soanindrariny 21 km · Antanifotsy 38 km · Faratsiho 53 km · Fandriana 55 km · Miandrarivo 57 km · Ambatolampy 67 km · Ambositra 77 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 Antsirabe (-19.8659°, 47.0333°, elevation 1,513 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. 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).