Fianarantsoa Weather in May
Fianarantsoa in May
The short of it: Fianarantsoa in May averages a high of 24 °C (74 °F) and a low of 13 °C (55 °F), with 29 mm (1.1 in) of rain and about 11 h 6 min of daylight. Rated 5 of 5 for a visit; the best months are May and September. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 24° · low 13° · rain 29 mm · daylight 11 h 6 min
✦✦✦✦✦ Recommended for a visit · best months: May & September
Thirty years of records give Fianarantsoa an average May high of 24°, a low of 13° and some 29 mm of rain. Much like April: highs about 24°, nights near 13°. Easy travelling weather. Rain is modest, about 29 mm, the 8th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 11 h 6 min in mid-May, 31 minutes less than a month before.
For the traveller: pack light clothes and a jacket for the evening. The Almanac rates May 5 of 5 for a visit; it is the best month of the year to come.
Against its neighbours, Fianarantsoa runs cooler than most and drier than most in May. Fandrandava, 18 km to the ESE, is 1° cooler by day.
May in Fianarantsoa, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 9th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 8th wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 2° colder, 13 mm less rain
- Versus June
- 2° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 11°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 11 h 6 min
- Average wind
- 6 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FandrandavaUpper Matsiatra | 18 km ESE | 23° | 12° | 43 mm |
| AmbohimahasoaUpper Matsiatra | 40 km NNE | 23° | 12° | 37 mm |
| AmbalavaoUpper Matsiatra | 45 km SSW | 25° | 13° | 15 mm |
| IfanadianaVatovavy Region | 59 km ENE | 26° | 16° | 110 mm |
| IkongoFitovinany Region | 60 km SE | 27° | 16° | 83 mm |
| IkalamavonyUpper Matsiatra | 62 km WNW | 27° | 14° | 8.0 mm |
| VohimanitraFitovinany Region | 69 km ESE | 27° | 17° | 101 mm |
| AmboanjoFitovinany Region | 100 km SE | 27° | 18° | 154 mm |