Bekily weather in May

In May, Bekily sees average daytime highs of 28°C and overnight lows near 16°C, with 11 mm of rain across 2.3 wet days and about 10.8 hours of daylight. It is the 9th-warmest and 8th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 29°C in the first days to 27°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 75% of the time in May, and the air most often feels comfortable.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 06 min at the start of May to 10 h 36 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Bekily's 5th-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Bekily's year-round climate.

Daytime high
28°
9th warmest
Overnight low
16°
5th coldest
Rainfall
11 mm
2.3 wet days
Daylight
10 h 48 min
6:30 AM – 5:20 PM
Cloud cover
27%
5th clearest
Wind
11 km/h
9th windiest
Solar energy
4.28 kWh/m²
Travel score
8.0
out of 10

Temperature in May

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs ease over the month, from about 29°C in the first days to 27°C by the end.

A typical May day in Bekily reaches about 28°C in the afternoon and slips back to 16°C overnight — a 11°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 24°C and 30°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs about 2°C cooler than April and about 2°C warmer than June.

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

Once humidity and wind are folded in, May averages 0 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
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

May sits comfortably in between — no days that feel dangerously hot or drop to a hard freeze once humidity and wind are folded in.

Bekily 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
Jan32° / 22°1691613.33.6
Feb32° / 22°12112.512.83.9
Mar31° / 21°689.312.24.6
Apr30° / 19°295.211.56.0
May28° / 16°112.310.88.0
Jun26° / 14°41.310.58.9
Jul25° / 13°51.110.79.1
Aug27° / 14°51.211.28.6
Sep30° / 16°61.311.96.8
Oct31° / 18°223.412.65.3
Nov32° / 20°456.613.24.3
Dec32° / 21°11013.213.53.8

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 75% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 13% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 12%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
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28713
38713
48713
58713
68713
78713
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Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Bekily gets around 11 mm of rain over 2.3 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 8% and peaks near 10% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
110
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39
49
59
69
79
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99
108
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Humidity in May

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, May lands in the comfortable band about 47% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
11445355
21547335
31549324
41550314
51651303
61652293
71653283
81754272
91853272
101953262
112052262
122152252
132350252
142450242
152649232
162748232
172948222
183147211
193246201
203445201
213645191
223744181
233843171
244043171
254142160
264242150
274441150
284541140
294640130
304840120
315039110

Wind in May

Winds average 11 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 11 km/h on the calmest days to 11 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
111calm
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511calm
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Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 06 min at the start of May to 10 h 36 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 30 minutes over May. Sunrise moves from 6:23 AM to 6:37 AM, and sunset from 5:29 PM to 5:15 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.16:235:29
211.16:235:28
311.16:245:28
411.06:245:27
511.06:255:26
611.06:255:26
711.06:265:25
811.06:265:24
911.06:275:24
1010.96:275:23
1110.96:285:23
1210.96:285:22
1310.96:295:21
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1510.86:305:20
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2010.86:325:18
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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 4.28 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.89 kWh/m² to a high of 7.24 kWh/m² in November across the year — May's 4.28 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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224.2Bright
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244.1Bright
254.1Bright
264.1Bright
274.1Bright
284.1Bright
294.0Bright
304.0Bright
314.0Bright
Planning a trip in May

Hazard calendar for Bekily

In seasonPeak

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

Bekily's rainy season runs December–February, when most of the year's rain falls.

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

Is May a good time to visit Bekily?

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

8.0
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
8.5
Beach & pool
3rd-best month of the year

May is one of the better times to visit Bekily for general sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Bekily in May

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

In May, Bekily sees daytime highs around 28°C and nights near 16°C. Pack light clothes.

light clothes

UV index in Bekily in May

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in May peaks around 7 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Bekily peaks around January 21 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 20 at about 5 (high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highHighVery highExtremeJan 21UV 14Jun 20UV 5
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb14Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr9Very high
May7High
Jun5High
Jul6High
Aug7Very high
Sep8Very high
Oct11Extreme
Nov12Extreme
Dec14Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Bekily?

Bekily sits at 24.2°S, 45.3°E, 383 m above sea level, in Madagascar. The nearest listed city is Ampanihy, 78 km away.

BelohaBetiokyTsiombeBetrokaAmbovombeAmboasary

Topography around Bekily

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Bekily has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 61 m around an average of 395 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 256 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,388 m.

The land around Bekily is covered by grassland (63%) within 3 km, grassland (63%) within 16 km, and grassland (67%) and shrubs (25%) within 80 km.

3 km
61 m
16 km
256 m
80 km
1,388 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
May weather nearby: Ampanihy 78 km · Jafaro 80 km · Beloha 109 km · Betioky 110 km · Tsiombe 122 km · Betroka 131 km · Ambovombe 132 km · Amboasary 141 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 Bekily (-24.2167°, 45.3167°, elevation 383 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. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).