Climate averages 1991–2020
Rundu weather
in May.
A warm, very dry month: the 10th warmest and the 4th 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 Rundu: daytime highs average 27.5°C and nights cool to about 13.8°C. By daytime temperature it is the 10th warmest of the 12 months.
Rain is very rare: less than 1 mm falls in a typical May (the 4th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 11 h 17 min on an average May day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Menongue (425 km away). In May its highs average 27.4°C, about as warm as Rundu, with 1.6 mm of rain.
Among the 3 cities listed in Namibia, Rundu ranks 1st of 3 for the warmest May highs and 1st of 3 for the driest May (rainfall, lowest first). The mean May high of those 3 cities is 24.0°C; Rundu is 3.4°C warmer than that mean.
From May to June, average highs fall by 2.4°C to 25.0°C, and monthly rainfall stays under 1 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
Rundu climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 29.0°C19.6°C | 19.6°C | 165 | 18.6 | 13.113 h |
| February | 28.6°C19.1°C | 19.1°C | 134 | 16.4 | 12.713 h |
| March | 28.5°C18.7°C | 18.7°C | 105 | 14.5 | 12.212 h |
| April | 28.6°C16.8°C | 16.8°C | 20 | 4.2 | 11.712 h |
| May, selected | 27.5°C13.8°C | 13.8°C | 0.6 | 0.1 | 11.311 h |
| June | 25.0°C10.8°C | 10.8°C | 0.1 | 0.0 | 11.111 h |
| July | 24.8°C10.3°C | 10.3°C | 0 | 0.0 | 11.211 h |
| August | 28.7°C13.0°C | 13.0°C | 0.1 | 0.0 | 11.512 h |
| September | 32.8°C17.2°C | 17.2°C | 1.1 | 0.4 | 12.012 h |
| October | 34.6°C20.4°C | 20.4°C | 13 | 3.4 | 12.512 h |
| November | 32.3°C20.1°C | 20.1°C | 65 | 11.7 | 12.913 h |
| December | 30.4°C19.8°C | 19.8°C | 122 | 16.8 | 13.213 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
- Menongue in MayAngola · 425 kmHigh 27.4°C · Low 12.4°C · 1.6 mm rain
- Ondjiva in MayAngola · 439 kmHigh 29.0°C · Low 15.5°C · 0.6 mm rain
- Maun in MayBotswana · 447 kmHigh 27.6°C · Low 12.9°C · 2.3 mm rain
- Mongu in MayZambia · 465 kmHigh 28.4°C · Low 15.1°C · 0.8 mm rain
- Windhoek in MayNamibia · 587 kmHigh 23.3°C · Low 10.3°C · 3.7 mm rain
- Cahama in MayAngola · 608 kmHigh 29.9°C · Low 15.1°C · 0.8 mm rain
- Matala in MayAngola · 617 kmHigh 28.3°C · Low 14.2°C · 1.1 mm rain
- Livingstone in MayZambia · 644 kmHigh 26.6°C · Low 13.9°C · 2.0 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 Rundu) is explained once on the Rundu year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.