Climate averages 1991–2020
Gqeberha weather
in May.
A mild, fairly dry month: the 7th warmest and the joint 2nd driest of the year. Meets the pleasant-weather rule
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
May is a mild month in Gqeberha: daytime highs average 20.8°C and nights cool to about 14.8°C. By daytime temperature it is the 7th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 38 mm of rain on roughly 6 days, which makes May a fairly dry month (the joint 2nd driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 10 h 23 min on an average May day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Motherwell (19 km away). In May its highs average 22.3°C, 1.5°C warmer than Gqeberha, with 23 mm of rain.
Among the 95 cities listed in South Africa, Gqeberha ranks joint 45th of 95 for the warmest May highs and 82nd of 95 for the driest May (rainfall, lowest first). The mean May high of those 95 cities is 21.0°C; Gqeberha is 0.2°C cooler than that mean.
From May to June, average highs fall by 1.4°C to 19.4°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 38 mm to 41 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
Gqeberha climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 23.9°C19.4°C | 19.4°C | 34 | 6.9 | 14.114 h |
| February | 24.2°C19.7°C | 19.7°C | 38 | 6.9 | 13.313 h |
| March | 23.3°C18.7°C | 18.7°C | 44 | 7.4 | 12.312 h |
| April | 21.8°C16.6°C | 16.6°C | 43 | 7.5 | 11.311 h |
| May, selected | 20.8°C14.8°C | 14.8°C | 38 | 6.3 | 10.410 h |
| June | 19.4°C12.9°C | 12.9°C | 41 | 6.5 | 9.910 h |
| July | 19.0°C12.2°C | 12.2°C | 38 | 6.4 | 10.110 h |
| August | 18.8°C12.6°C | 12.6°C | 52 | 7.9 | 10.911 h |
| September | 19.2°C13.6°C | 13.6°C | 38 | 6.8 | 11.912 h |
| October | 20.1°C15.1°C | 15.1°C | 48 | 7.8 | 12.913 h |
| November | 21.1°C16.4°C | 16.4°C | 53 | 7.9 | 13.914 h |
| December | 22.7°C18.2°C | 18.2°C | 42 | 6.9 | 14.414 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
- Motherwell in MaySouth Africa · 19 kmHigh 22.3°C · Low 12.6°C · 23 mm rain
- Kariega in MaySouth Africa · 30 kmHigh 22.6°C · Low 12.4°C · 23 mm rain
- Grahamstown in MaySouth Africa · 112 kmHigh 21.9°C · Low 10.1°C · 22 mm rain
- Qonce in MaySouth Africa · 204 kmHigh 22.5°C · Low 10.6°C · 23 mm rain
- Bhisho in MaySouth Africa · 210 kmHigh 21.8°C · Low 9.9°C · 28 mm rain
- Mdantsane in MaySouth Africa · 231 kmHigh 22.4°C · Low 12.9°C · 25 mm rain
- East London in MaySouth Africa · 238 kmHigh 22.9°C · Low 15.8°C · 34 mm rain
- Queenstown in MaySouth Africa · 258 kmHigh 20.6°C · Low 6.9°C · 14 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 Gqeberha) is explained once on the Gqeberha year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.