Mahajanga climate

Mahajanga Weather in May

NASA POWER reanalysis for the half-degree grid cell around Mahajanga, 1991-2020; a grid cell is an area average and can differ from a thermometer in town by several degrees

Average highs run from 29°C on May 1 to 28°C on May 31, and lows from 25°C to 23°C. Normal precipitation for the month is 16 mm over about 3 wet days.

May day by day

The normal high and low for each date, in °C.

Normal daily high and low temperature at Mahajanga, in °C, with the record for each date.2022.52527.53032.5151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Reanalysis extreme high
  • Reanalysis extreme low

May at a glance

Average high
29°C
Average low
24°C
Precipitation
16 mm
Reanalysis high
31°CMay 1, 1998
Reanalysis low
20°CMay 31, 1994
Daylight
11 h 32 min to 11 h 15 min
Cloud cover
26%
Humidity
74%
Dew point
21°C
Wind
16.6 km/h

Every day of the month

A wet day has at least 1 mm of precipitation in the reanalysis.

DateNormal highNormal lowReanalysis highReanalysis lowChance wet
May 129°C25°C31°C 199824°C 201819%
May 229°C25°C31°C 201323°C 199618%
May 329°C25°C31°C 201323°C 199616%
May 429°C25°C31°C 201024°C 199614%
May 529°C25°C31°C 201023°C 201814%
May 629°C25°C31°C 201023°C 200014%
May 729°C25°C31°C 201023°C 201214%
May 829°C25°C31°C 201323°C 200014%
May 929°C25°C31°C 200122°C 199613%
May 1029°C25°C31°C 201022°C 201612%
May 1129°C25°C31°C 201022°C 201611%
May 1229°C24°C31°C 201322°C 201611%
May 1329°C24°C31°C 201022°C 199210%
May 1429°C24°C31°C 201022°C 199210%
May 1529°C24°C30°C 201322°C 199810%
May 1629°C24°C31°C 201322°C 19989%
May 1729°C24°C30°C 201322°C 19929%
May 1829°C24°C31°C 201023°C 19929%
May 1929°C24°C31°C 201022°C 19928%
May 2029°C24°C31°C 201021°C 20168%
May 2129°C24°C31°C 201021°C 20168%
May 2229°C24°C31°C 201021°C 20047%
May 2329°C24°C31°C 201022°C 20167%
May 2429°C24°C30°C 201022°C 20168%
May 2529°C24°C31°C 201021°C 20168%
May 2629°C24°C31°C 201022°C 20169%
May 2729°C23°C31°C 201021°C 20169%
May 2829°C23°C30°C 201021°C 200810%
May 2929°C23°C31°C 201021°C 200410%
May 3029°C23°C31°C 201021°C 200410%
May 3128°C23°C31°C 201020°C 199411%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 1 mm of precipitation in the reanalysis on each date at Mahajanga, in percent.051015201102030
  • Chance of a wet day

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (GMT+3).

May 1
sunrise 6:06 AM, sunset 5:38 PM
May 31
sunrise 6:15 AM, sunset 5:30 PM

Every day of May: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Cloud, humidity, wind and sunshine, and temperature and precipitation: NASA POWER (MERRA-2, CERES and GEWEX SRB), 1991-2020. The data was obtained from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Langley Research Center's Prediction Of Worldwide Energy Resources (POWER) project funded through the NASA Earth Science Division: POWER Daily API v2, accessed 2026-09-25. Sun and moon: computed with the NOAA solar equations and Meeus.