Madagascar in May

Dry season begins; good light, fewer visitors, Tsingy usually reopening (check).

• Central highlands · Antananarivo, Antsirabe, Ranomafana, Fianarantsoabest weather

  Cool, even chilly nights June–August (5–10 °C); the rains fall November–March as afternoon storms.

• East coast and rainforest · Andasibe, Toamasina, Île Sainte-Marie, Masoalafine

  Rain in every month; cyclones land here January–March. Sainte-Marie's whale season is July–September.

• West and south-west dry belt · Morondava, Tsingy de Bemaraha, Isalo, Tuléar, Ifatybest weather

  The driest part of the island; the Tsingy de Bemaraha is closed roughly December–April because tracks flood.

• North and Nosy Be · Nosy Be, Diego Suarez, Ankarana, Amber Mountainbest weather

  Warm year round; the north-east trade wind blows hard at Diego June–September.

• Antananarivo23° / 11°, 3 rain days

Dates as our data lists them. Moving holidays (lunar and Islamic calendars, Easter) shift every year: check the date for your year before you build a trip on it.

• Labour Day

  1 May

  Public holiday.

• Ascension and Whit Monday

  May–Jun (moves yearly)

  Public holidays.

Crowds · Madagascar

Medium

Prices · Madagascar

Medium

Nothing unusual for the weather this month.

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Rated best or good this month

• Central highlands

  Best weather of the year (Antananarivo, Antsirabe, Ranomafana, Fianarantsoa)

• West and south-west dry belt

  Best weather of the year (Morondava, Tsingy de Bemaraha, Isalo, Tuléar, Ifaty)

• North and Nosy Be

  Best weather of the year (Nosy Be, Diego Suarez, Ankarana, Amber Mountain)

• Antananarivo

  Dry, mild; good month.