Climate averages 1991–2020
Mamoudzou weather
in May.
A warm, fairly dry month: the 6th warmest and the 6th driest of the year. Meets the pleasant-weather rule
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
May is a warm month in Mamoudzou: daytime highs average 27.6°C and nights cool to about 25.8°C. By daytime temperature it is the 6th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 21 mm of rain on roughly 6 days, which makes May a fairly dry month (the 6th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 11 h 32 min on an average May day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Moroni (246 km away). In May its highs average 28.6°C, 1.0°C warmer than Mamoudzou, with 63 mm of rain.
From May to June, average highs fall by 1.2°C to 26.4°C, and monthly rainfall falls from 21 mm to 12 mm.
The annual picture
May in context
Monthly rainfall
Average total · mmAverages from hourly ERA5 reanalysis data. Actual weather varies from year to year. How these numbers are calculated
Every month, side by side
Mamoudzou climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 28.0°C26.0°C | 26.0°C | 238 | 21.7 | 12.813 h |
| February | 28.0°C26.0°C | 26.0°C | 197 | 19.9 | 12.513 h |
| March | 28.2°C26.2°C | 26.2°C | 169 | 20.0 | 12.212 h |
| April | 28.3°C26.3°C | 26.3°C | 69 | 13.0 | 11.812 h |
| May, selected | 27.6°C25.8°C | 25.8°C | 21 | 5.8 | 11.512 h |
| June | 26.4°C24.7°C | 24.7°C | 12 | 2.9 | 11.411 h |
| July | 25.6°C23.8°C | 23.8°C | 10 | 2.5 | 11.411 h |
| August | 25.6°C23.2°C | 23.2°C | 9.6 | 2.1 | 11.712 h |
| September | 26.1°C23.6°C | 23.6°C | 12 | 3.6 | 12.012 h |
| October | 26.9°C24.5°C | 24.5°C | 20 | 5.4 | 12.412 h |
| November | 27.5°C25.4°C | 25.4°C | 40 | 9.0 | 12.713 h |
| December | 27.9°C25.9°C | 25.9°C | 109 | 16.5 | 12.913 h |
Rainfall is the average of the 30 separate monthly totals. A rain day is a local calendar day with at least 1 mm of precipitation. Daylight is the calculated sunrise-to-sunset length, not measured sunshine.
Compare places
May in nearby cities
- Moroni in MayComoros · 246 kmHigh 28.6°C · Low 25.3°C · 63 mm rain
- Mahajanga in MayMadagascar · 347 kmHigh 31.8°C · Low 23.3°C · 6.4 mm rain
- Antsiranana in MayMadagascar · 444 kmHigh 29.5°C · Low 23.1°C · 12 mm rain
- Pemba in MayMozambique · 511 kmHigh 28.6°C · Low 22.4°C · 23 mm rain
- Nacala in MayMozambique · 529 kmHigh 27.9°C · Low 22.0°C · 18 mm rain
- Sambava in MayMadagascar · 559 kmHigh 27.0°C · Low 22.1°C · 120 mm rain
- Antalaha in MayMadagascar · 594 kmHigh 26.8°C · Low 22.2°C · 66 mm rain
- Mtwara in MayTanzania · 617 kmHigh 28.9°C · Low 23.9°C · 37 mm rain
Read the numbers correctly
Climate, not a promise.
These patterns help compare months. They cannot tell you the weather on a specific day of your trip.
Sources, method and limitsHow these numbers are made (what the highs, lows and rain days mean, the sources and the model cell used for Mamoudzou) is explained once on the Mamoudzou year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.