Vohipeno weather in May
In May, Vohipeno sees average daytime highs of 26°C and overnight lows near 20°C, with 117 mm of rain across 18.3 wet days and about 10.9 hours of daylight. It is the 8th-warmest and 6th-wettest month of the year here.
Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 26°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 34% of the time in May, and the air most often feels muggy.
Daylight stretches from about 11 h 12 min at the start of May to 10 h 42 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Vohipeno's 5th-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Vohipeno's year-round climate.
- Daytime high
- 26°
- 8th warmest
- Overnight low
- 20°
- 5th coldest
- Rainfall
- 117 mm
- 18.3 wet days
- Daylight
- 10 h 54 min
- 6:17 AM – 5:13 PM
- Cloud cover
- 51%
- 5th clearest
- Wind
- 7 km/h
- 11th windiest
- Solar energy
- 3.5 kWh/m²
- Travel score
- 5.7
- out of 10
Temperature in May
Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 26°C through the month.
A typical May day in Vohipeno reaches about 26°C in the afternoon and slips back to 20°C overnight — a 6°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 24°C and 28°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) | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 |
| Avg low (°C) | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 |
| Avg high (°C) | Avg low (°C) | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 27 | 21 |
| 2 | 27 | 21 |
| 3 | 27 | 21 |
| 4 | 27 | 21 |
| 5 | 26 | 21 |
| 6 | 26 | 21 |
| 7 | 26 | 20 |
| 8 | 26 | 20 |
| 9 | 26 | 20 |
| 10 | 26 | 20 |
| 11 | 26 | 20 |
| 12 | 26 | 20 |
| 13 | 26 | 20 |
| 14 | 26 | 20 |
| 15 | 26 | 20 |
| 16 | 26 | 20 |
| 17 | 26 | 20 |
| 18 | 26 | 20 |
| 19 | 26 | 20 |
| 20 | 26 | 20 |
| 21 | 26 | 20 |
| 22 | 26 | 19 |
| 23 | 26 | 19 |
| 24 | 25 | 19 |
| 25 | 25 | 19 |
| 26 | 25 | 19 |
| 27 | 25 | 19 |
| 28 | 25 | 19 |
| 29 | 25 | 19 |
| 30 | 25 | 19 |
| 31 | 25 | 19 |
How May really feels in Vohipeno
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.
May sits comfortably in between — no days that feel dangerously hot or drop to a hard freeze once humidity and wind are folded in.
Vohipeno weather by month
How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 8th-warmest and 6th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.
| Month | High / Low (°C) | Rainfall (mm) | Wet days | Daylight (hours) | Travel score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 30° / 24° | 323 | 24.9 | 13.2 | 3.4 |
| Feb | 29° / 24° | 279 | 23.3 | 12.8 | 3.3 |
| Mar | 29° / 23° | 258 | 24.6 | 12.2 | 3.7 |
| Apr | 28° / 22° | 159 | 20.4 | 11.5 | 4.8 |
| May | 26° / 20° | 117 | 18.3 | 10.9 | 5.7 |
| Jun | 24° / 18° | 71 | 14.3 | 10.7 | 6.5 |
| Jul | 23° / 17° | 83 | 14.9 | 10.8 | 6.4 |
| Aug | 24° / 17° | 51 | 11.9 | 11.2 | 7.0 |
| Sep | 26° / 19° | 40 | 9.7 | 11.9 | 7.0 |
| Oct | 27° / 21° | 68 | 10.8 | 12.5 | 6.4 |
| Nov | 29° / 22° | 95 | 14 | 13.1 | 5.1 |
| Dec | 30° / 23° | 165 | 19.8 | 13.3 | 4.0 |
Cloud cover in May
The sky is clear or mostly clear about 34% of the time in May.
Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 30% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 37%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clearer (%) | 58 | 58 | 58 | 58 | 58 | 58 | 58 | 58 | 58 | 58 | 59 | 59 | 59 | 59 | 61 | 61 | 62 | 63 | 64 | 65 | 67 | 67 | 69 | 70 | 70 | 71 | 71 | 72 | 73 | 73 | 72 |
| Cloudier (%) | 42 | 42 | 42 | 42 | 42 | 42 | 42 | 42 | 42 | 42 | 41 | 41 | 41 | 41 | 39 | 39 | 38 | 37 | 36 | 35 | 33 | 33 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 28 |
| Clearer (%) | Cloudier (%) | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 58 | 42 |
| 2 | 58 | 42 |
| 3 | 58 | 42 |
| 4 | 58 | 42 |
| 5 | 58 | 42 |
| 6 | 58 | 42 |
| 7 | 58 | 42 |
| 8 | 58 | 42 |
| 9 | 58 | 42 |
| 10 | 58 | 42 |
| 11 | 59 | 41 |
| 12 | 59 | 41 |
| 13 | 59 | 41 |
| 14 | 59 | 41 |
| 15 | 61 | 39 |
| 16 | 61 | 39 |
| 17 | 62 | 38 |
| 18 | 63 | 37 |
| 19 | 64 | 36 |
| 20 | 65 | 35 |
| 21 | 67 | 33 |
| 22 | 67 | 33 |
| 23 | 69 | 31 |
| 24 | 70 | 30 |
| 25 | 70 | 30 |
| 26 | 71 | 29 |
| 27 | 71 | 29 |
| 28 | 72 | 28 |
| 29 | 73 | 27 |
| 30 | 73 | 27 |
| 31 | 72 | 28 |
Chance of precipitation in May
Vohipeno gets around 117 mm of rain over 18.3 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 58% and peaks near 62% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rain chance (%) | 60 | 60 | 60 | 61 | 61 | 61 | 62 | 62 | 62 | 62 | 62 | 62 | 62 | 61 | 61 | 60 | 60 | 59 | 58 | 57 | 57 | 56 | 55 | 55 | 54 | 54 | 53 | 52 | 51 | 51 | 50 |
| Rain chance (%) | |
|---|---|
| 1 | 60 |
| 2 | 60 |
| 3 | 60 |
| 4 | 61 |
| 5 | 61 |
| 6 | 61 |
| 7 | 62 |
| 8 | 62 |
| 9 | 62 |
| 10 | 62 |
| 11 | 62 |
| 12 | 62 |
| 13 | 62 |
| 14 | 61 |
| 15 | 61 |
| 16 | 60 |
| 17 | 60 |
| 18 | 59 |
| 19 | 58 |
| 20 | 57 |
| 21 | 57 |
| 22 | 56 |
| 23 | 55 |
| 24 | 55 |
| 25 | 54 |
| 26 | 54 |
| 27 | 53 |
| 28 | 52 |
| 29 | 51 |
| 30 | 51 |
| 31 | 50 |
Humidity in May
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 67% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 82% of them.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Comfortable (%) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 |
| Humid (%) | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 |
| Muggy (%) | 54 | 56 | 59 | 61 | 63 | 65 | 67 | 67 | 69 | 70 | 69 | 69 | 70 | 71 | 71 | 71 | 70 | 70 | 71 | 70 | 71 | 71 | 71 | 69 | 70 | 70 | 68 | 68 | 67 | 66 | 64 |
| Oppressive (%) | 37 | 35 | 32 | 30 | 28 | 26 | 24 | 23 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 |
| Comfortable (%) | Humid (%) | Muggy (%) | Oppressive (%) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 8 | 54 | 37 |
| 2 | 1 | 8 | 56 | 35 |
| 3 | 1 | 8 | 59 | 32 |
| 4 | 1 | 8 | 61 | 30 |
| 5 | 1 | 8 | 63 | 28 |
| 6 | 1 | 8 | 65 | 26 |
| 7 | 1 | 8 | 67 | 24 |
| 8 | 1 | 9 | 67 | 23 |
| 9 | 1 | 9 | 69 | 21 |
| 10 | 1 | 10 | 70 | 19 |
| 11 | 2 | 11 | 69 | 18 |
| 12 | 2 | 12 | 69 | 17 |
| 13 | 2 | 12 | 70 | 16 |
| 14 | 2 | 13 | 71 | 14 |
| 15 | 2 | 14 | 71 | 13 |
| 16 | 2 | 15 | 71 | 12 |
| 17 | 3 | 16 | 70 | 11 |
| 18 | 3 | 17 | 70 | 10 |
| 19 | 3 | 17 | 71 | 9 |
| 20 | 3 | 18 | 70 | 9 |
| 21 | 3 | 18 | 71 | 8 |
| 22 | 3 | 19 | 71 | 7 |
| 23 | 3 | 19 | 71 | 7 |
| 24 | 4 | 20 | 69 | 7 |
| 25 | 4 | 20 | 70 | 6 |
| 26 | 4 | 20 | 70 | 6 |
| 27 | 5 | 21 | 68 | 6 |
| 28 | 6 | 21 | 68 | 5 |
| 29 | 6 | 22 | 67 | 5 |
| 30 | 7 | 23 | 66 | 4 |
| 31 | 8 | 24 | 64 | 4 |
Wind in May
Winds average 7 km/h in May.
Across May, daily wind ranges from about 7 km/h on the calmest days to 8 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.
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| Wind speed (km/h) | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
| 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 | 8 | calm |
| 2 | 8 | calm |
| 3 | 8 | calm |
| 4 | 7 | calm |
| 5 | 7 | calm |
| 6 | 7 | calm |
| 7 | 7 | calm |
| 8 | 7 | calm |
| 9 | 7 | calm |
| 10 | 7 | calm |
| 11 | 7 | calm |
| 12 | 7 | calm |
| 13 | 7 | calm |
| 14 | 7 | calm |
| 15 | 7 | calm |
| 16 | 7 | calm |
| 17 | 7 | calm |
| 18 | 7 | calm |
| 19 | 7 | calm |
| 20 | 7 | calm |
| 21 | 7 | calm |
| 22 | 7 | calm |
| 23 | 7 | calm |
| 24 | 7 | calm |
| 25 | 7 | calm |
| 26 | 7 | calm |
| 27 | 7 | calm |
| 28 | 7 | calm |
| 29 | 7 | calm |
| 30 | 7 | calm |
| 31 | 7 | calm |
Sunrise & sunset in May
Daylight runs from about 11 h 12 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 30 minutes over May. Sunrise moves from 6:10 AM to 6:24 AM, and sunset from 5:21 PM to 5:08 PM.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daylight (h) | 11.2 | 11.2 | 11.1 | 11.1 | 11.1 | 11.1 | 11.1 | 11.1 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 10.9 | 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 | 10.8 | 10.8 | 10.7 |
| Sunrise (AM) | 6:10 | 6:11 | 6:11 | 6:12 | 6:12 | 6:12 | 6:13 | 6:13 | 6:14 | 6:14 | 6:15 | 6:15 | 6:16 | 6:16 | 6:16 | 6:17 | 6:17 | 6:18 | 6:18 | 6:19 | 6:19 | 6:20 | 6:20 | 6:21 | 6:21 | 6:22 | 6:22 | 6:22 | 6:23 | 6:23 | 6:24 |
| Sunset (PM) | 5:21 | 5:21 | 5:20 | 5:19 | 5:19 | 5:18 | 5:18 | 5:17 | 5:16 | 5:16 | 5:15 | 5:15 | 5:14 | 5:14 | 5:13 | 5:13 | 5:12 | 5:12 | 5:12 | 5:11 | 5:11 | 5:11 | 5:10 | 5:10 | 5:10 | 5:09 | 5:09 | 5:09 | 5:09 | 5:09 | 5:08 |
| Daylight (h) | Sunrise (AM) | Sunset (PM) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 11.2 | 6:10 | 5:21 |
| 2 | 11.2 | 6:11 | 5:21 |
| 3 | 11.1 | 6:11 | 5:20 |
| 4 | 11.1 | 6:12 | 5:19 |
| 5 | 11.1 | 6:12 | 5:19 |
| 6 | 11.1 | 6:12 | 5:18 |
| 7 | 11.1 | 6:13 | 5:18 |
| 8 | 11.1 | 6:13 | 5:17 |
| 9 | 11.0 | 6:14 | 5:16 |
| 10 | 11.0 | 6:14 | 5:16 |
| 11 | 11.0 | 6:15 | 5:15 |
| 12 | 11.0 | 6:15 | 5:15 |
| 13 | 11.0 | 6:16 | 5:14 |
| 14 | 11.0 | 6:16 | 5:14 |
| 15 | 10.9 | 6:16 | 5:13 |
| 16 | 10.9 | 6:17 | 5:13 |
| 17 | 10.9 | 6:17 | 5:12 |
| 18 | 10.9 | 6:18 | 5:12 |
| 19 | 10.9 | 6:18 | 5:12 |
| 20 | 10.9 | 6:19 | 5:11 |
| 21 | 10.9 | 6:19 | 5:11 |
| 22 | 10.8 | 6:20 | 5:11 |
| 23 | 10.8 | 6:20 | 5:10 |
| 24 | 10.8 | 6:21 | 5:10 |
| 25 | 10.8 | 6:21 | 5:10 |
| 26 | 10.8 | 6:22 | 5:09 |
| 27 | 10.8 | 6:22 | 5:09 |
| 28 | 10.8 | 6:22 | 5:09 |
| 29 | 10.8 | 6:23 | 5:09 |
| 30 | 10.8 | 6:23 | 5:09 |
| 31 | 10.7 | 6:24 | 5:08 |
Solar energy in May
Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 3.5 kWh/m².
For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.2 kWh/m² to a high of 6.08 kWh/m² in December across the year — May's 3.5 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Solar energy (kWh/m²) | 3.8 | 3.8 | 3.7 | 3.7 | 3.7 | 3.6 | 3.6 | 3.6 | 3.6 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 3.4 | 3.4 | 3.4 | 3.4 | 3.4 | 3.4 | 3.4 | 3.4 | 3.4 |
| Level | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate |
| Solar energy (kWh/m²) | Level | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3.8 | Moderate |
| 2 | 3.8 | Moderate |
| 3 | 3.7 | Moderate |
| 4 | 3.7 | Moderate |
| 5 | 3.7 | Moderate |
| 6 | 3.6 | Moderate |
| 7 | 3.6 | Moderate |
| 8 | 3.6 | Moderate |
| 9 | 3.6 | Moderate |
| 10 | 3.5 | Moderate |
| 11 | 3.5 | Moderate |
| 12 | 3.5 | Moderate |
| 13 | 3.5 | Moderate |
| 14 | 3.5 | Moderate |
| 15 | 3.5 | Moderate |
| 16 | 3.5 | Moderate |
| 17 | 3.5 | Moderate |
| 18 | 3.5 | Moderate |
| 19 | 3.5 | Moderate |
| 20 | 3.5 | Moderate |
| 21 | 3.5 | Moderate |
| 22 | 3.5 | Moderate |
| 23 | 3.4 | Moderate |
| 24 | 3.4 | Moderate |
| 25 | 3.4 | Moderate |
| 26 | 3.4 | Moderate |
| 27 | 3.4 | Moderate |
| 28 | 3.4 | Moderate |
| 29 | 3.4 | Moderate |
| 30 | 3.4 | Moderate |
| 31 | 3.4 | Moderate |
Hazard calendar for Vohipeno
None of Vohipeno's seasonal hazards are active in May. The full-year calendar below shows when the rainy season, cyclone risk and dust haze do peak.
Vohipeno sits in the South Indian Ocean cyclone belt; the season peaks January–March.
Vohipeno's rainy season runs December–April, when most of the year's rain falls.
Is May a good time to visit Vohipeno?
Our two travel scores rate May for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal).
May is a reasonable time to visit Vohipeno for sightseeing.
What to pack for Vohipeno in May
From May's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.
In May, Vohipeno sees daytime highs around 26°C and nights near 20°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: light clothes. About 18 days see rain.
Sea temperature near Vohipeno in May
The nearest coast averages about 27°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 30 km away) is warmest in February at about 28°C and coldest in August near 24°C.
The water stays above 20°C all year — warm enough for a swim any month.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sea temperature (°C) | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 27 |
| Comfort | Warm | Tropical | Tropical | Warm | Warm | Warm | Warm | Refreshing | Refreshing | Warm | Warm | Warm |
| Sea temperature (°C) | Comfort | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 28 | Warm |
| Feb | 28 | Tropical |
| Mar | 28 | Tropical |
| Apr | 28 | Warm |
| May | 27 | Warm |
| Jun | 25 | Warm |
| Jul | 24 | Warm |
| Aug | 24 | Refreshing |
| Sep | 24 | Refreshing |
| Oct | 24 | Warm |
| Nov | 25 | Warm |
| Dec | 27 | Warm |
UV index in Vohipeno in May
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 Vohipeno peaks around February 12 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 19 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 | 16 | 12 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 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 | 16 | Extreme |
| Mar | 12 | Extreme |
| Apr | 9 | Very high |
| May | 7 | High |
| Jun | 6 | High |
| Jul | 6 | High |
| Aug | 8 | Very high |
| Sep | 9 | Very high |
| Oct | 10 | Extreme |
| Nov | 12 | Extreme |
| Dec | 14 | Extreme |
Where is Vohipeno?
Vohipeno sits at 22.4°S, 47.8°E, 6 m above sea level, in Madagascar. The nearest listed city is Manakara, 29 km away.
Topography around Vohipeno
How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Vohipeno.
Within 3 km, the terrain around Vohipeno has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 49 m around an average of 7 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 134 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,904 m.
The land around Vohipeno is covered by trees (39%), grassland (27%) and cropland (22%) within 3 km, trees (43%) and grassland (33%) within 16 km, and grassland (33%), trees (28%) and water (28%) within 80 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 Vohipeno (-22.35°, 47.8333°, elevation 6 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).