Climate averages 1991–2020
Louis Trichardt weather
in May.
A warm, very dry month: the 10th warmest and the 5th 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 Louis Trichardt: daytime highs average 23.7°C and nights cool to about 12.3°C. By daytime temperature it is the 10th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 10 mm of rain on roughly 2 days, which makes May a very dry month (the 5th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 11 h 01 min on an average May day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Thohoyandou (61 km away). In May its highs average 23.7°C, about as warm as Louis Trichardt, with 24 mm of rain.
Among the 95 cities listed in South Africa, Louis Trichardt ranks joint 7th of 95 for the warmest May highs and 3rd of 95 for the driest May (rainfall, lowest first). The mean May high of those 95 cities is 21.0°C; Louis Trichardt is 2.7°C warmer than that mean.
From May to June, average highs fall by 2.2°C to 21.4°C, and monthly rainfall falls from 10 mm to 5.3 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
Louis Trichardt climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 28.1°C18.8°C | 18.8°C | 102 | 13.2 | 13.413 h |
| February | 27.9°C18.7°C | 18.7°C | 87 | 10.6 | 12.913 h |
| March | 27.1°C17.7°C | 17.7°C | 50 | 9.0 | 12.212 h |
| April | 25.3°C15.4°C | 15.4°C | 21 | 5.1 | 11.612 h |
| May, selected | 23.7°C12.3°C | 12.3°C | 10 | 1.9 | 11.011 h |
| June | 21.4°C9.7°C | 9.7°C | 5.3 | 1.1 | 10.711 h |
| July | 21.0°C9.2°C | 9.2°C | 5.1 | 0.9 | 10.911 h |
| August | 24.0°C11.2°C | 11.2°C | 3.3 | 0.9 | 11.311 h |
| September | 27.2°C13.9°C | 13.9°C | 9.7 | 2.1 | 11.912 h |
| October | 28.1°C15.7°C | 15.7°C | 22 | 4.6 | 12.613 h |
| November | 28.3°C17.3°C | 17.3°C | 76 | 10.3 | 13.213 h |
| December | 28.2°C18.4°C | 18.4°C | 103 | 13.4 | 13.514 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
- Thohoyandou in MaySouth Africa · 61 kmHigh 23.7°C · Low 12.7°C · 24 mm rain
- Polokwane in MaySouth Africa · 105 kmHigh 21.7°C · Low 10.2°C · 11 mm rain
- Mokopane in MaySouth Africa · 157 kmHigh 23.5°C · Low 11.2°C · 8.6 mm rain
- Phalaborwa in MaySouth Africa · 161 kmHigh 26.4°C · Low 14.3°C · 8.9 mm rain
- Bela Bela in MaySouth Africa · 263 kmHigh 23.0°C · Low 10.0°C · 13 mm rain
- Somaroboro in MaySouth Africa · 278 kmHigh 21.5°C · Low 8.3°C · 13 mm rain
- Mbombela in MaySouth Africa · 291 kmHigh 23.8°C · Low 10.6°C · 19 mm rain
- Middelburg in MaySouth Africa · 307 kmHigh 20.3°C · Low 7.6°C · 15 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 Louis Trichardt) is explained once on the Louis Trichardt year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.