Climate averages 1991–2020
Schweizer-Reneke weather
in May.
A mild, fairly 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 mild month in Schweizer-Reneke: daytime highs average 21.5°C and nights cool to about 7.9°C. By daytime temperature it is the 10th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 15 mm of rain on roughly 3 days, which makes May a fairly dry month (the 5th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 10 h 48 min on an average May day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Bothaville (129 km away). In May its highs average 21.4°C, about as warm as Schweizer-Reneke, with 19 mm of rain.
Among the 95 cities listed in South Africa, Schweizer-Reneke ranks joint 34th of 95 for the warmest May highs and joint 12th of 95 for the driest May (rainfall, lowest first). The mean May high of those 95 cities is 21.0°C; Schweizer-Reneke is 0.5°C warmer than that mean.
From May to June, average highs fall by 3.1°C to 18.4°C, and monthly rainfall falls from 15 mm to 10 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
Schweizer-Reneke climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 30.0°C17.9°C | 17.9°C | 101 | 14.1 | 13.614 h |
| February | 29.2°C17.5°C | 17.5°C | 74 | 12.7 | 13.013 h |
| March | 27.6°C15.7°C | 15.7°C | 67 | 11.6 | 12.312 h |
| April | 24.3°C11.9°C | 11.9°C | 40 | 6.6 | 11.511 h |
| May, selected | 21.5°C7.9°C | 7.9°C | 15 | 2.6 | 10.811 h |
| June | 18.4°C4.4°C | 4.4°C | 10 | 1.5 | 10.510 h |
| July | 18.6°C4.0°C | 4.0°C | 4.4 | 0.7 | 10.611 h |
| August | 21.8°C6.5°C | 6.5°C | 11 | 1.4 | 11.211 h |
| September | 26.4°C10.5°C | 10.5°C | 12 | 2.1 | 11.912 h |
| October | 28.6°C13.6°C | 13.6°C | 40 | 7.3 | 12.713 h |
| November | 29.5°C15.3°C | 15.3°C | 57 | 9.2 | 13.413 h |
| December | 30.4°C17.2°C | 17.2°C | 77 | 12.9 | 13.814 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
- Bothaville in MaySouth Africa · 129 kmHigh 21.4°C · Low 6.8°C · 19 mm rain
- Orkney in MaySouth Africa · 135 kmHigh 21.5°C · Low 7.0°C · 19 mm rain
- Klerksdorp in MaySouth Africa · 138 kmHigh 21.4°C · Low 7.2°C · 18 mm rain
- Stilfontein in MaySouth Africa · 148 kmHigh 21.3°C · Low 6.9°C · 18 mm rain
- Mafikeng in MaySouth Africa · 150 kmHigh 21.9°C · Low 7.9°C · 18 mm rain
- Odendaalsrus in MaySouth Africa · 154 kmHigh 20.5°C · Low 6.6°C · 20 mm rain
- Kutloanong in MaySouth Africa · 157 kmHigh 20.7°C · Low 6.6°C · 20 mm rain
- Welkom in MaySouth Africa · 164 kmHigh 20.2°C · Low 6.3°C · 19 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 Schweizer-Reneke) is explained once on the Schweizer-Reneke year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.