Tôlanaro weather in May

In May, Tôlanaro sees average daytime highs of 24°C and overnight lows near 20°C, with 74 mm of rain across 11.4 wet days and about 10.8 hours of daylight. It is the 8th-warmest and 7th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 24°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 55% of the time in May, and the air most often feels muggy.

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 Tôlanaro's 5th-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Tôlanaro's year-round climate.

Daytime high
24°
8th warmest
Overnight low
20°
5th coldest
Rainfall
74 mm
11.4 wet days
Daylight
10 h 48 min
6:25 AM – 5:12 PM
Cloud cover
40%
5th clearest
Wind
15 km/h
12th windiest
Solar energy
3.81 kWh/m²
Travel score
7.1
out of 10

Tôlanaro is city in Madagascar.

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

Temperature in May

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 24°C through the month.

A typical May day in Tôlanaro reaches about 24°C in the afternoon and slips back to 20°C overnight — a 4°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 22°C and 26°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs about 2°C cooler than April and about 1°C warmer than June.

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Tôlanaro weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 8th-warmest and 7th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan28° / 23°17416.613.45.5
Feb28° / 24°18415.612.95.4
Mar27° / 23°14014.812.25.9
Apr26° / 22°10113.611.46.3
May24° / 20°7411.410.87.1
Jun23° / 18°498.710.57.4
Jul22° / 18°52910.67.3
Aug23° / 18°467.211.17.8
Sep24° / 19°41611.88.1
Oct25° / 20°689.512.67.3
Nov26° / 21°841113.26.6
Dec27° / 23°12914.813.55.8

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 55% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 24% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 21%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Tôlanaro gets around 74 mm of rain over 11.4 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 38% and peaks near 41% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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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 58% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 63% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
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205225716
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Wind in May

Winds average 15 km/h in May, the calmest month.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 15 km/h on the calmest days to 15 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
115light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in May

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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 6:17 AM to 6:32 AM, and sunset from 5:22 PM to 5:07 PM.

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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 3.81 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.38 kWh/m² to a high of 6.85 kWh/m² in December across the year — May's 3.81 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Planning a trip in May

Hazard calendar for Tôlanaro

In seasonPeak

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

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

Tôlanaro's rainy season runs November–April, when most of the year's rain falls.

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

Is May a good time to visit Tôlanaro?

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

7.1
Sightseeing
6th-best month of the year
6.0
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Tôlanaro in May

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

In May, Tôlanaro sees daytime highs around 24°C and nights near 20°C. Worth packing: light clothes and rain gear. About 11 days see rain.

light clothesrain gear

Sea temperature near Tôlanaro in May

The nearest coast averages about 24°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 15 km away) is warmest in February at about 26°C and coldest in August near 22°C.

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

20°22°24°26°28°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecrefreshingwarmcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan26Warm
Feb26Warm
Mar26Warm
Apr25Warm
May24Warm
Jun23Refreshing
Jul23Refreshing
Aug22Refreshing
Sep22Refreshing
Oct23Refreshing
Nov24Refreshing
Dec25Warm

UV index in Tôlanaro in May

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in May peaks around 6 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Tôlanaro peaks around January 20 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.

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UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb14Extreme
Mar12Extreme
Apr8Very high
May6High
Jun5Moderate
Jul5High
Aug7High
Sep8Very high
Oct10Very high
Nov12Extreme
Dec13Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Tôlanaro?

Tôlanaro sits at 25.0°S, 47.0°E, 27 m above sea level, in Madagascar. The nearest listed city is Amboasary, 60 km away.

AmbovombeJafaroTsiombeVohipahoBekilyBelohaVangaindrano

Topography around Tôlanaro

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Tôlanaro has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 432 m around an average of 21 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 1,959 m.

The land around Tôlanaro is covered by water (53%) within 3 km, water (56%) within 16 km, and water (42%), grassland (22%) and trees (20%) within 80 km.

3 km
432 m
16 km
795 m
80 km
1,959 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland
May weather nearby: Amboasary 60 km · Ambovombe 92 km · Jafaro 148 km · Tsiombe 154 km · Vohipaho 173 km · Bekily 191 km · Beloha 195 km · Vangaindrano 197 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 Tôlanaro (-25.0325°, 46.9833°, elevation 27 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. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).