Toliara weather in May

In May, Toliara sees average daytime highs of 29°C and overnight lows near 19°C, with 7 mm of rain across 2 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 29°C in the first days to 28°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 87% of the time in May, and the air most often feels humid.

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 Toliara's 5th-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Toliara's year-round climate.

Daytime high
29°
9th warmest
Overnight low
19°
5th coldest
Rainfall
7 mm
2 wet days
Daylight
10 h 54 min
6:35 AM – 5:28 PM
Cloud cover
18%
5th clearest
Wind
12 km/h
8th windiest
Solar energy
4.56 kWh/m²
Travel score
7.5
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 28°C by the end.

A typical May day in Toliara reaches about 29°C in the afternoon and slips back to 19°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 26°C and 31°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)
13020
22920
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42920
52920
62920
72920
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112920
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312818

How May really feels in Toliara

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.

Toliara 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
Jan31° / 24°21018.913.33.6
Feb31° / 24°13314.512.83.9
Mar31° / 24°638.912.24.7
Apr30° / 22°23411.55.9
May29° / 19°7210.97.5
Jun27° / 17°51.310.68.8
Jul27° / 17°30.810.79.0
Aug28° / 17°40.711.28.6
Sep29° / 19°40.711.97.2
Oct31° / 20°112.212.56.2
Nov31° / 22°295.113.15.2
Dec32° / 24°7911.513.44.3

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 87% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 6% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 8%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
1937
2937
3928
4928
5928
6928
7928
8928
9928
10928
11928
12928
13928
14928
15928
16928
17928
18919
19919
20919
21919
22919
23928
24928
25928
26928
27928
28937
29937
30937
31946

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Toliara gets around 7 mm of rain over 2 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 7% and peaks near 8% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
17
27
37
47
57
68
78
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98
108
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148
158
168
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187
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216
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296
306
316

Humidity in May

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, May lands in the humid band about 44% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 23% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
121840373
221842363
321843352
431844342
531845332
631845322
741945312
841946301
942046291
1052045281
1162145271
1262244261
1372244261
1472343251
1582443241
1682543231
1792643221
1892743211
1992743191
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21102944170
22112944160
23113044150
24123044140
25123144130
26123243120
27133243110
28133343100
2914344390
3015344280
3116354170

Wind in May

Winds average 12 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 11 km/h on the calmest days to 12 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
112calm
212calm
312calm
412calm
512calm
612calm
712calm
812calm
912calm
1012calm
1112calm
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3012calm
3112calm

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 6:28 AM to 6:42 AM, and sunset from 5:37 PM to 5:23 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.16:285:37
211.16:295:36
311.16:295:35
411.16:305:35
511.16:305:34
611.06:305:33
711.06:315:33
811.06:315:32
911.06:325:32
1011.06:325:31
1111.06:335:30
1210.96:335:30
1310.96:345:29
1410.96:345:29
1510.96:355:28
1610.96:355:28
1710.96:365:27
1810.86:365:27
1910.86:375:27
2010.86:375:26
2110.86:385:26
2210.86:385:25
2310.86:395:25
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2510.76:405:25
2610.76:405:24
2710.76:405:24
2810.76:415:24
2910.76:415:24
3010.76:425:23
3110.76:425:23

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 4.56 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.15 kWh/m² to a high of 7.52 kWh/m² in November across the year — May's 4.56 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.0Bright
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34.9Bright
44.9Bright
54.8Bright
64.8Bright
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94.7Bright
104.7Bright
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124.6Bright
134.6Bright
144.6Bright
154.6Bright
164.5Bright
174.5Bright
184.5Bright
194.5Bright
204.5Bright
214.5Bright
224.4Bright
234.4Bright
244.4Bright
254.4Bright
264.3Bright
274.3Bright
284.3Bright
294.3Bright
304.3Bright
314.3Bright
Planning a trip in May

Hazard calendar for Toliara

In seasonPeak

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

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

Toliara's monsoon runs January–February, when most of the year's rain falls.

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

Is May a good time to visit Toliara?

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

7.5
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
8.9
Beach & pool
3rd-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Toliara in May

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

In May, Toliara sees daytime highs around 29°C and nights near 19°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: sun protection.

light clothessun protection

Sea temperature near Toliara in May

The nearest coast averages about 26°C in May — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea offshore is warmest in February at about 29°C and coldest in August near 24°C.

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

22°24°26°28°30°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecrefreshingwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan29Tropical
Feb29Tropical
Mar29Tropical
Apr28Warm
May26Warm
Jun25Warm
Jul24Warm
Aug24Warm
Sep25Warm
Oct26Warm
Nov27Warm
Dec28Warm

UV index in Toliara 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 Toliara 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.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highHighVery highExtremeJan 24UV 14Jun 20UV 6
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb14Extreme
Mar12Extreme
Apr9Very high
May7High
Jun6High
Jul6High
Aug7High
Sep8Very high
Oct11Extreme
Nov12Extreme
Dec14Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Toliara?

Toliara sits at 23.4°S, 43.7°E, 11 m above sea level, in Madagascar. The nearest listed city is Anakao, 35 km away.

BetiokySakarahaAnkazoaboItampoloMorombeAmpanihyBekily

Topography around Toliara

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Toliara has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 21 m around an average of 5 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 200 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 973 m.

The land around Toliara is covered by artificial surfaces (30%) and bare terrain (26%) within 3 km, water (51%) and shrubs (31%) within 16 km, and shrubs (37%) and water (31%) within 80 km.

3 km
21 m
16 km
200 m
80 km
973 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwatermangroves
May weather nearby: Anakao 35 km · Betioky 84 km · Sakaraha 102 km · Ankazoabo 147 km · Itampolo 151 km · Morombe 181 km · Ampanihy 185 km · Bekily 194 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 Toliara (-23.35°, 43.6667°, elevation 11 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).