Betafo weather in May

In May, Betafo sees average daytime highs of 23°C and overnight lows near 12°C, with 16 mm of rain across 2.8 wet days and about 11.1 hours of daylight. It is the 9th-warmest and 8th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 23°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 58% 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 Betafo's 5th-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Betafo's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 23°; 9th warmest
Overnight low: 12°; 5th coldest
Rainfall: 16 mm; 2.8 wet days
Daylight: 11 h 06 min; 6:17 AM – 5:21 PM
Cloud cover: 36%; 5th clearest
Wind: 8 km/h; 5th windiest
Solar energy: 4.75 kWh/m²
Travel score: 8.3; out of 10

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Temperature in May

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 23°C through the month.

A typical May day in Betafo reaches about 23°C in the afternoon and slips back to 12°C overnight — a 11°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 21°C and 24°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs about 2°C cooler than April and about 1°C warmer than June.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Avg high (°C)	24	24	24	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22
Avg low (°C)	13	13	13	13	13	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	10	10

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	24	13
2	24	13
3	24	13
4	23	13
5	23	13
6	23	12
7	23	12
8	23	12
9	23	12
10	23	12
11	23	12
12	23	12
13	23	12
14	23	12
15	23	12
16	23	12
17	23	12
18	23	12
19	23	11
20	23	11
21	22	11
22	22	11
23	22	11
24	22	11
25	22	11
26	22	11
27	22	11
28	22	11
29	22	11
30	22	10
31	22	10

Betafo 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.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	25° / 16°	409	26.5	13.1	4.2
Feb	25° / 16°	343	22.3	12.7	4.5
Mar	25° / 16°	215	18.8	12.1	5.4
Apr	25° / 14°	64	10.8	11.6	7.1
May	23° / 12°	16	2.8	11.1	8.3
Jun	21° / 9°	4	0.9	10.8	8.5
Jul	21° / 9°	4	1.1	10.9	8.5
Aug	23° / 9°	3	0.9	11.3	8.9
Sep	25° / 11°	6	1.6	11.9	8.8
Oct	26° / 13°	63	9.1	12.5	7.2
Nov	26° / 15°	164	16.3	12.9	5.8
Dec	25° / 16°	304	23.8	13.2	4.6

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 58% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 26% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 16%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Clearer (%)	87	85	85	85	84	83	83	82	82	82	80	81	81	81	81	82	82	82	83	84	84	85	86	86	87	87	87	88	88	89	89
Cloudier (%)	13	15	15	15	16	17	17	18	18	18	20	19	19	19	19	18	18	18	17	16	16	15	14	14	13	13	13	12	12	11	11

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	87	13
2	85	15
3	85	15
4	85	15
5	84	16
6	83	17
7	83	17
8	82	18
9	82	18
10	82	18
11	80	20
12	81	19
13	81	19
14	81	19
15	81	19
16	82	18
17	82	18
18	82	18
19	83	17
20	84	16
21	84	16
22	85	15
23	86	14
24	86	14
25	87	13
26	87	13
27	87	13
28	88	12
29	88	12
30	89	11
31	89	11

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Betafo gets around 16 mm of rain over 2.8 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 9% and peaks near 17% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Rain chance (%)	17	16	15	14	13	13	12	12	11	11	11	11	10	10	9	9	9	8	8	7	7	7	7	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	5

	Rain chance (%)
1	17
2	16
3	15
4	14
5	13
6	13
7	12
8	12
9	11
10	11
11	11
12	11
13	10
14	10
15	9
16	9
17	9
18	8
19	8
20	7
21	7
22	7
23	7
24	6
25	6
26	6
27	6
28	6
29	6
30	6
31	5

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 73% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Dry (%)	46	48	50	53	55	57	59	61	63	65	67	69	70	72	74	75	77	78	80	81	82	83	85	86	87	88	89	90	90	91	92
Comfortable (%)	51	49	47	45	43	41	39	37	35	33	31	29	28	26	24	23	21	20	19	18	17	16	15	14	13	12	11	10	10	9	8
Humid (%)	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	46	51	3
2	48	49	3
3	50	47	3
4	53	45	2
5	55	43	2
6	57	41	2
7	59	39	2
8	61	37	2
9	63	35	2
10	65	33	2
11	67	31	2
12	69	29	2
13	70	28	2
14	72	26	2
15	74	24	2
16	75	23	2
17	77	21	2
18	78	20	2
19	80	19	1
20	81	18	1
21	82	17	1
22	83	16	1
23	85	15	0
24	86	14	0
25	87	13	0
26	88	12	0
27	89	11	0
28	90	10	0
29	90	10	0
30	91	9	0
31	92	8	0

Wind in May

Winds average 8 km/h in May.

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

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Wind speed (km/h)	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8
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	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
1	8	calm
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25	8	calm
26	8	calm
27	8	calm
28	8	calm
29	8	calm
30	8	calm
31	8	calm

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 6:23 AM, and sunset from 5:28 PM to 5:17 PM.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Daylight (h)	11.3	11.3	11.3	11.2	11.2	11.2	11.2	11.2	11.2	11.1	11.1	11.1	11.1	11.1	11.1	11.1	11.1	11.0	11.0	11.0	11.0	11.0	11.0	11.0	11.0	10.9	10.9	10.9	10.9	10.9	10.9
Sunrise (AM)	6:11	6:12	6:12	6:12	6:13	6:13	6:13	6:14	6:14	6:15	6:15	6:15	6:16	6:16	6:17	6:17	6:17	6:18	6:18	6:19	6:19	6:19	6:20	6:20	6:21	6:21	6:21	6:22	6:22	6:23	6:23
Sunset (PM)	5:28	5:28	5:27	5:27	5:26	5:25	5:25	5:24	5:24	5:23	5:23	5:22	5:22	5:22	5:21	5:21	5:20	5:20	5:20	5:19	5:19	5:19	5:19	5:18	5:18	5:18	5:18	5:17	5:17	5:17	5:17

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	11.3	6:11	5:28
2	11.3	6:12	5:28
3	11.3	6:12	5:27
4	11.2	6:12	5:27
5	11.2	6:13	5:26
6	11.2	6:13	5:25
7	11.2	6:13	5:25
8	11.2	6:14	5:24
9	11.2	6:14	5:24
10	11.1	6:15	5:23
11	11.1	6:15	5:23
12	11.1	6:15	5:22
13	11.1	6:16	5:22
14	11.1	6:16	5:22
15	11.1	6:17	5:21
16	11.1	6:17	5:21
17	11.1	6:17	5:20
18	11.0	6:18	5:20
19	11.0	6:18	5:20
20	11.0	6:19	5:19
21	11.0	6:19	5:19
22	11.0	6:19	5:19
23	11.0	6:20	5:19
24	11.0	6:20	5:18
25	11.0	6:21	5:18
26	10.9	6:21	5:18
27	10.9	6:21	5:18
28	10.9	6:22	5:17
29	10.9	6:22	5:17
30	10.9	6:23	5:17
31	10.9	6:23	5:17

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 4.75 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.49 kWh/m² to a high of 6.89 kWh/m² in November across the year — May's 4.75 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Solar energy (kWh/m²)	5.2	5.1	5.1	5.0	5.0	5.0	4.9	4.9	4.9	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.7	4.7	4.7	4.7	4.7	4.7	4.7	4.6	4.6	4.6	4.6	4.6	4.6	4.6	4.6	4.6	4.6
Level	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	5.2	Bright
2	5.1	Bright
3	5.1	Bright
4	5.0	Bright
5	5.0	Bright
6	5.0	Bright
7	4.9	Bright
8	4.9	Bright
9	4.9	Bright
10	4.8	Bright
11	4.8	Bright
12	4.8	Bright
13	4.8	Bright
14	4.8	Bright
15	4.7	Bright
16	4.7	Bright
17	4.7	Bright
18	4.7	Bright
19	4.7	Bright
20	4.7	Bright
21	4.7	Bright
22	4.6	Bright
23	4.6	Bright
24	4.6	Bright
25	4.6	Bright
26	4.6	Bright
27	4.6	Bright
28	4.6	Bright
29	4.6	Bright
30	4.6	Bright
31	4.6	Bright

Planning a trip in May

Hazard calendar for Betafo

In seasonPeak

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

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

Monsoon

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Apr

May

Jun

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Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Is May a good time to visit Betafo?

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

8.3

Sightseeing

5th-best month of the year

6.2

Beach & pool

4th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Betafo in May

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

In May, Betafo sees daytime highs around 23°C and nights near 12°C. Worth packing: light clothes and sun protection.

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UV index in Betafo in May

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in May peaks around 8 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Betafo 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.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	16	17	14	11	8	7	8	9	11	13	14	15
Level	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	High	Very high	Very high	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	16	Extreme
Feb	17	Extreme
Mar	14	Extreme
Apr	11	Extreme
May	8	Very high
Jun	7	High
Jul	8	Very high
Aug	9	Very high
Sep	11	Extreme
Oct	13	Extreme
Nov	14	Extreme
Dec	15	Extreme

Air quality in Betafo 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 Betafo is worst in August — around 23 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 4.3× the cleanest month (January, 5 µg/m³).

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

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
PM2.5 (µg/m³)	5	8	10	14	23	23	23	23	19	21	13	7
Level	Good	Good	Good	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Good

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	5	Good
Feb	8	Good
Mar	10	Good
Apr	14	Moderate
May	23	Moderate
Jun	23	Moderate
Jul	23	Moderate
Aug	23	Moderate
Sep	19	Moderate
Oct	21	Moderate
Nov	13	Moderate
Dec	7	Good

Location & terrain

Where is Betafo?

Betafo sits at 19.8°S, 46.9°E, 1,371 m above sea level, in Madagascar. The nearest listed city is Antsirabe, 20 km away.

Topography around Betafo

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Betafo has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 391 m around an average of 1,426 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,011 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,103 m.

The land around Betafo is covered by cropland (65%) and grassland (24%) within 3 km, cropland (51%) and grassland (47%) within 16 km, and grassland (68%) and cropland (29%) within 80 km.

3 km

391 m

cropland 65%

16 km

1,011 m

cropland 51%

80 km

2,103 m

grassland 68%

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← April Betafo year-round climate June →Best places to visit in May

May weather nearby: Antsirabe 20 km · Soanindrariny 41 km · Miandrarivo 46 km · Faratsiho 49 km · Antanifotsy 53 km · Fandriana 71 km · Soavinandriana 75 km · Ambatolampy 78 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

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 Betafo (-19.8333°, 46.85°, elevation 1,371 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).

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	24	13
2	24	13
3	24	13
4	23	13
5	23	13
6	23	12
7	23	12
8	23	12
9	23	12
10	23	12
11	23	12
12	23	12
13	23	12
14	23	12
15	23	12
16	23	12
17	23	12
18	23	12
19	23	11
20	23	11
21	22	11
22	22	11
23	22	11
24	22	11
25	22	11
26	22	11
27	22	11
28	22	11
29	22	11
30	22	10
31	22	10

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	87	13
2	85	15
3	85	15
4	85	15
5	84	16
6	83	17
7	83	17
8	82	18
9	82	18
10	82	18
11	80	20
12	81	19
13	81	19
14	81	19
15	81	19
16	82	18
17	82	18
18	82	18
19	83	17
20	84	16
21	84	16
22	85	15
23	86	14
24	86	14
25	87	13
26	87	13
27	87	13
28	88	12
29	88	12
30	89	11
31	89	11

	Rain chance (%)
1	17
2	16
3	15
4	14
5	13
6	13
7	12
8	12
9	11
10	11
11	11
12	11
13	10
14	10
15	9
16	9
17	9
18	8
19	8
20	7
21	7
22	7
23	7
24	6
25	6
26	6
27	6
28	6
29	6
30	6
31	5

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	46	51	3
2	48	49	3
3	50	47	3
4	53	45	2
5	55	43	2
6	57	41	2
7	59	39	2
8	61	37	2
9	63	35	2
10	65	33	2
11	67	31	2
12	69	29	2
13	70	28	2
14	72	26	2
15	74	24	2
16	75	23	2
17	77	21	2
18	78	20	2
19	80	19	1
20	81	18	1
21	82	17	1
22	83	16	1
23	85	15	0
24	86	14	0
25	87	13	0
26	88	12	0
27	89	11	0
28	90	10	0
29	90	10	0
30	91	9	0
31	92	8	0

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	24	13
2	24	13
3	24	13
4	23	13
5	23	13
6	23	12
7	23	12
8	23	12
9	23	12
10	23	12
11	23	12
12	23	12
13	23	12
14	23	12
15	23	12
16	23	12
17	23	12
18	23	12
19	23	11
20	23	11
21	22	11
22	22	11
23	22	11
24	22	11
25	22	11
26	22	11
27	22	11
28	22	11
29	22	11
30	22	10
31	22	10

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	87	13
2	85	15
3	85	15
4	85	15
5	84	16
6	83	17
7	83	17
8	82	18
9	82	18
10	82	18
11	80	20
12	81	19
13	81	19
14	81	19
15	81	19
16	82	18
17	82	18
18	82	18
19	83	17
20	84	16
21	84	16
22	85	15
23	86	14
24	86	14
25	87	13
26	87	13
27	87	13
28	88	12
29	88	12
30	89	11
31	89	11

	Rain chance (%)
1	17
2	16
3	15
4	14
5	13
6	13
7	12
8	12
9	11
10	11
11	11
12	11
13	10
14	10
15	9
16	9
17	9
18	8
19	8
20	7
21	7
22	7
23	7
24	6
25	6
26	6
27	6
28	6
29	6
30	6
31	5

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	46	51	3
2	48	49	3
3	50	47	3
4	53	45	2
5	55	43	2
6	57	41	2
7	59	39	2
8	61	37	2
9	63	35	2
10	65	33	2
11	67	31	2
12	69	29	2
13	70	28	2
14	72	26	2
15	74	24	2
16	75	23	2
17	77	21	2
18	78	20	2
19	80	19	1
20	81	18	1
21	82	17	1
22	83	16	1
23	85	15	0
24	86	14	0
25	87	13	0
26	88	12	0
27	89	11	0
28	90	10	0
29	90	10	0
30	91	9	0
31	92	8	0

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	24	13
2	24	13
3	24	13
4	23	13
5	23	13
6	23	12
7	23	12
8	23	12
9	23	12
10	23	12
11	23	12
12	23	12
13	23	12
14	23	12
15	23	12
16	23	12
17	23	12
18	23	12
19	23	11
20	23	11
21	22	11
22	22	11
23	22	11
24	22	11
25	22	11
26	22	11
27	22	11
28	22	11
29	22	11
30	22	10
31	22	10

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	87	13
2	85	15
3	85	15
4	85	15
5	84	16
6	83	17
7	83	17
8	82	18
9	82	18
10	82	18
11	80	20
12	81	19
13	81	19
14	81	19
15	81	19
16	82	18
17	82	18
18	82	18
19	83	17
20	84	16
21	84	16
22	85	15
23	86	14
24	86	14
25	87	13
26	87	13
27	87	13
28	88	12
29	88	12
30	89	11
31	89	11

	Rain chance (%)
1	17
2	16
3	15
4	14
5	13
6	13
7	12
8	12
9	11
10	11
11	11
12	11
13	10
14	10
15	9
16	9
17	9
18	8
19	8
20	7
21	7
22	7
23	7
24	6
25	6
26	6
27	6
28	6
29	6
30	6
31	5

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	46	51	3
2	48	49	3
3	50	47	3
4	53	45	2
5	55	43	2
6	57	41	2
7	59	39	2
8	61	37	2
9	63	35	2
10	65	33	2
11	67	31	2
12	69	29	2
13	70	28	2
14	72	26	2
15	74	24	2
16	75	23	2
17	77	21	2
18	78	20	2
19	80	19	1
20	81	18	1
21	82	17	1
22	83	16	1
23	85	15	0
24	86	14	0
25	87	13	0
26	88	12	0
27	89	11	0
28	90	10	0
29	90	10	0
30	91	9	0
31	92	8	0