Betioky weather in May

In May, Betioky sees average daytime highs of 30°C and overnight lows near 18°C, with 5 mm of rain across 1.4 wet days and about 10.9 hours of daylight. It is the 9th-warmest and 8th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 31°C in the first days to 29°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 82% 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 42 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Betioky's 5th-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Betioky's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 30°; 9th warmest
Overnight low: 18°; 5th coldest
Rainfall: 5 mm; 1.4 wet days
Daylight: 10 h 54 min; 6:33 AM – 5:24 PM
Cloud cover: 22%; 5th clearest
Wind: 11 km/h; 8th windiest
Solar energy: 4.44 kWh/m²
Travel score: 6.7; out of 10

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Temperature in May

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs ease over the month, from about 31°C in the first days to 29°C by the end.

A typical May day in Betioky reaches about 30°C in the afternoon and slips back to 18°C overnight — a 12°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 27°C and 32°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs about 3°C cooler than April and about 2°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)	31	31	31	31	31	31	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	28
Avg low (°C)	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	16

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

How May really feels in Betioky

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

heat index over the day's high

Days feeling ≤ 0°C

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.

Betioky 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	33° / 23°	191	17.4	13.3	2.9
Feb	33° / 23°	114	13.5	12.8	3.1
Mar	33° / 23°	62	9.4	12.2	3.5
Apr	32° / 21°	22	4.2	11.5	4.7
May	30° / 18°	5	1.4	10.9	6.7
Jun	28° / 16°	3	0.9	10.6	8.5
Jul	27° / 15°	3	0.6	10.7	8.8
Aug	29° / 16°	3	0.6	11.2	7.5
Sep	32° / 17°	4	0.8	11.9	5.7
Oct	33° / 20°	15	2.9	12.6	4.1
Nov	34° / 22°	35	6.2	13.1	3.3
Dec	34° / 23°	100	12.7	13.4	3.0

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 82% 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%.

	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 (%)	90	90	91	91	91	91	91	91	91	90	90	90	90	90	90	90	89	89	89	90	90	90	90	90	90	91	91	91	91	92	93
Cloudier (%)	10	10	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	11	11	11	10	10	10	10	10	10	9	9	9	9	8	7

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	90	10
2	90	10
3	91	9
4	91	9
5	91	9
6	91	9
7	91	9
8	91	9
9	91	9
10	90	10
11	90	10
12	90	10
13	90	10
14	90	10
15	90	10
16	90	10
17	89	11
18	89	11
19	89	11
20	90	10
21	90	10
22	90	10
23	90	10
24	90	10
25	90	10
26	91	9
27	91	9
28	91	9
29	91	9
30	92	8
31	93	7

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Betioky gets around 5 mm of rain over 1.4 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 5% and peaks near 6% on the wettest days.

	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 (%)	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	5

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

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 42% 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 (%)	18	19	19	19	20	20	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	28	29	31	32	33	35	36	38	39	40	41	42	43	44	45	46	48	50
Comfortable (%)	41	42	43	44	45	46	47	47	48	47	47	46	46	45	44	43	43	42	41	41	40	40	40	40	39	39	39	38	38	37	36
Humid (%)	35	33	32	31	30	30	29	28	27	27	26	26	25	25	24	24	23	23	22	21	21	20	19	18	18	17	16	15	15	14	13
Muggy (%)	6	6	5	5	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)
1	18	41	35	6
2	19	42	33	6
3	19	43	32	5
4	19	44	31	5
5	20	45	30	4
6	20	46	30	4
7	20	47	29	4
8	21	47	28	3
9	22	48	27	3
10	23	47	27	3
11	24	47	26	3
12	25	46	26	2
13	26	46	25	2
14	28	45	25	2
15	29	44	24	2
16	31	43	24	2
17	32	43	23	2
18	33	42	23	2
19	35	41	22	2
20	36	41	21	2
21	38	40	21	1
22	39	40	20	1
23	40	40	19	1
24	41	40	18	1
25	42	39	18	1
26	43	39	17	1
27	44	39	16	1
28	45	38	15	1
29	46	38	15	1
30	48	37	14	1
31	50	36	13	1

Wind in May

Winds average 11 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 10 km/h on the calmest days to 11 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)	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10
Feels	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm

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

Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 06 min at the start of May to 10 h 42 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 6:26 AM to 6:40 AM, and sunset from 5:34 PM to 5:20 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)	11.1	11.1	11.1	11.1	11.1	11.0	11.0	11.0	11.0	11.0	10.9	10.9	10.9	10.9	10.9	10.9	10.8	10.8	10.8	10.8	10.8	10.8	10.8	10.7	10.7	10.7	10.7	10.7	10.7	10.7	10.7
Sunrise (AM)	6:26	6:26	6:27	6:27	6:28	6:28	6:29	6:29	6:30	6:30	6:31	6:31	6:32	6:32	6:32	6:33	6:33	6:34	6:34	6:35	6:35	6:36	6:36	6:37	6:37	6:38	6:38	6:39	6:39	6:40	6:40
Sunset (PM)	5:34	5:33	5:32	5:31	5:31	5:30	5:29	5:29	5:28	5:28	5:27	5:26	5:26	5:25	5:25	5:24	5:24	5:24	5:23	5:23	5:22	5:22	5:22	5:21	5:21	5:21	5:20	5:20	5:20	5:20	5:20

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	11.1	6:26	5:34
2	11.1	6:26	5:33
3	11.1	6:27	5:32
4	11.1	6:27	5:31
5	11.1	6:28	5:31
6	11.0	6:28	5:30
7	11.0	6:29	5:29
8	11.0	6:29	5:29
9	11.0	6:30	5:28
10	11.0	6:30	5:28
11	10.9	6:31	5:27
12	10.9	6:31	5:26
13	10.9	6:32	5:26
14	10.9	6:32	5:25
15	10.9	6:32	5:25
16	10.9	6:33	5:24
17	10.8	6:33	5:24
18	10.8	6:34	5:24
19	10.8	6:34	5:23
20	10.8	6:35	5:23
21	10.8	6:35	5:22
22	10.8	6:36	5:22
23	10.8	6:36	5:22
24	10.7	6:37	5:21
25	10.7	6:37	5:21
26	10.7	6:38	5:21
27	10.7	6:38	5:20
28	10.7	6:39	5:20
29	10.7	6:39	5:20
30	10.7	6:40	5:20
31	10.7	6:40	5:20

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 4.44 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.05 kWh/m² to a high of 7.42 kWh/m² in November across the year — May's 4.44 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)	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.7	4.7	4.7	4.6	4.6	4.6	4.5	4.5	4.5	4.5	4.4	4.4	4.4	4.4	4.4	4.3	4.3	4.3	4.3	4.3	4.3	4.2	4.2	4.2	4.2	4.2	4.2
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	4.8	Bright
2	4.8	Bright
3	4.8	Bright
4	4.8	Bright
5	4.7	Bright
6	4.7	Bright
7	4.7	Bright
8	4.6	Bright
9	4.6	Bright
10	4.6	Bright
11	4.5	Bright
12	4.5	Bright
13	4.5	Bright
14	4.5	Bright
15	4.4	Bright
16	4.4	Bright
17	4.4	Bright
18	4.4	Bright
19	4.4	Bright
20	4.3	Bright
21	4.3	Bright
22	4.3	Bright
23	4.3	Bright
24	4.3	Bright
25	4.3	Bright
26	4.2	Bright
27	4.2	Bright
28	4.2	Bright
29	4.2	Bright
30	4.2	Bright
31	4.2	Bright

Planning a trip in May

Hazard calendar for Betioky

In seasonPeak

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

Betioky's monsoon runs December–February, 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 Betioky?

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

6.7

Sightseeing

4th-best month of the year

8.9

Beach & pool

4th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Betioky in May

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

In May, Betioky sees daytime highs around 30°C and nights near 18°C. Pack light clothes.

light clothes

UV index in Betioky 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 Betioky peaks around January 24 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 20 at about 6 (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)	14	14	13	9	7	6	6	7	8	11	12	14
Level	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	High	High	High	Very high	Very high	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	14	Extreme
Feb	14	Extreme
Mar	13	Extreme
Apr	9	Very high
May	7	High
Jun	6	High
Jul	6	High
Aug	7	Very high
Sep	8	Very high
Oct	11	Extreme
Nov	12	Extreme
Dec	14	Extreme

Location & terrain

Where is Betioky?

Betioky sits at 23.7°S, 44.4°E, 257 m above sea level, in Madagascar. The nearest listed city is Anakao, 75 km away.

Topography around Betioky

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Betioky has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 94 m around an average of 249 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 304 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 832 m.

The land around Betioky is covered by grassland (59%) and shrubs (23%) within 3 km, shrubs (44%) and grassland (31%) within 16 km, and shrubs (48%) and grassland (35%) within 80 km.

3 km

94 m

grassland 59%

16 km

304 m

shrubs 44%

80 km

832 m

shrubs 48%

treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater

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

May weather nearby: Anakao 75 km · Toliara 84 km · Sakaraha 93 km · Bekily 110 km · Ampanihy 114 km · Itampolo 116 km · Ankazoabo 160 km · Beloha 174 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 Betioky (-23.7206°, 44.3807°, elevation 257 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).

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	90	10
2	90	10
3	91	9
4	91	9
5	91	9
6	91	9
7	91	9
8	91	9
9	91	9
10	90	10
11	90	10
12	90	10
13	90	10
14	90	10
15	90	10
16	90	10
17	89	11
18	89	11
19	89	11
20	90	10
21	90	10
22	90	10
23	90	10
24	90	10
25	90	10
26	91	9
27	91	9
28	91	9
29	91	9
30	92	8
31	93	7

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

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)
1	18	41	35	6
2	19	42	33	6
3	19	43	32	5
4	19	44	31	5
5	20	45	30	4
6	20	46	30	4
7	20	47	29	4
8	21	47	28	3
9	22	48	27	3
10	23	47	27	3
11	24	47	26	3
12	25	46	26	2
13	26	46	25	2
14	28	45	25	2
15	29	44	24	2
16	31	43	24	2
17	32	43	23	2
18	33	42	23	2
19	35	41	22	2
20	36	41	21	2
21	38	40	21	1
22	39	40	20	1
23	40	40	19	1
24	41	40	18	1
25	42	39	18	1
26	43	39	17	1
27	44	39	16	1
28	45	38	15	1
29	46	38	15	1
30	48	37	14	1
31	50	36	13	1

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	90	10
2	90	10
3	91	9
4	91	9
5	91	9
6	91	9
7	91	9
8	91	9
9	91	9
10	90	10
11	90	10
12	90	10
13	90	10
14	90	10
15	90	10
16	90	10
17	89	11
18	89	11
19	89	11
20	90	10
21	90	10
22	90	10
23	90	10
24	90	10
25	90	10
26	91	9
27	91	9
28	91	9
29	91	9
30	92	8
31	93	7

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

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)
1	18	41	35	6
2	19	42	33	6
3	19	43	32	5
4	19	44	31	5
5	20	45	30	4
6	20	46	30	4
7	20	47	29	4
8	21	47	28	3
9	22	48	27	3
10	23	47	27	3
11	24	47	26	3
12	25	46	26	2
13	26	46	25	2
14	28	45	25	2
15	29	44	24	2
16	31	43	24	2
17	32	43	23	2
18	33	42	23	2
19	35	41	22	2
20	36	41	21	2
21	38	40	21	1
22	39	40	20	1
23	40	40	19	1
24	41	40	18	1
25	42	39	18	1
26	43	39	17	1
27	44	39	16	1
28	45	38	15	1
29	46	38	15	1
30	48	37	14	1
31	50	36	13	1

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	90	10
2	90	10
3	91	9
4	91	9
5	91	9
6	91	9
7	91	9
8	91	9
9	91	9
10	90	10
11	90	10
12	90	10
13	90	10
14	90	10
15	90	10
16	90	10
17	89	11
18	89	11
19	89	11
20	90	10
21	90	10
22	90	10
23	90	10
24	90	10
25	90	10
26	91	9
27	91	9
28	91	9
29	91	9
30	92	8
31	93	7

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

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)
1	18	41	35	6
2	19	42	33	6
3	19	43	32	5
4	19	44	31	5
5	20	45	30	4
6	20	46	30	4
7	20	47	29	4
8	21	47	28	3
9	22	48	27	3
10	23	47	27	3
11	24	47	26	3
12	25	46	26	2
13	26	46	25	2
14	28	45	25	2
15	29	44	24	2
16	31	43	24	2
17	32	43	23	2
18	33	42	23	2
19	35	41	22	2
20	36	41	21	2
21	38	40	21	1
22	39	40	20	1
23	40	40	19	1
24	41	40	18	1
25	42	39	18	1
26	43	39	17	1
27	44	39	16	1
28	45	38	15	1
29	46	38	15	1
30	48	37	14	1
31	50	36	13	1