Climate averages 1991–2020
Vryheid weather
in May.
A mild, fairly dry month: the 10th warmest and the 3rd 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 Vryheid: daytime highs average 21.3°C and nights cool to about 8.1°C. By daytime temperature it is the 10th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 19 mm of rain on roughly 3 days, which makes May a fairly dry month (the 3rd driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 10 h 46 min on an average May day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Dundee, South Africa (70 km away). In May its highs average 20.9°C, about as warm as Vryheid, with 18 mm of rain.
Among the 95 cities listed in South Africa, Vryheid ranks joint 41st of 95 for the warmest May highs and joint 53rd of 95 for the driest May (rainfall, lowest first). The mean May high of those 95 cities is 21.0°C; Vryheid is 0.3°C warmer than that mean.
From May to June, average highs fall by 2.1°C to 19.2°C, and monthly rainfall falls from 19 mm to 13 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
Vryheid climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 25.6°C15.7°C | 15.7°C | 139 | 17.4 | 13.714 h |
| February | 25.6°C15.8°C | 15.8°C | 114 | 14.3 | 13.113 h |
| March | 24.7°C14.5°C | 14.5°C | 98 | 13.0 | 12.312 h |
| April | 22.7°C11.7°C | 11.7°C | 51 | 8.1 | 11.411 h |
| May, selected | 21.3°C8.1°C | 8.1°C | 19 | 3.3 | 10.811 h |
| June | 19.2°C5.0°C | 5.0°C | 13 | 1.7 | 10.410 h |
| July | 19.2°C4.6°C | 4.6°C | 14 | 1.9 | 10.611 h |
| August | 21.6°C7.0°C | 7.0°C | 22 | 3.8 | 11.111 h |
| September | 24.2°C10.1°C | 10.1°C | 39 | 6.7 | 11.912 h |
| October | 24.0°C11.7°C | 11.7°C | 97 | 13.1 | 12.713 h |
| November | 24.6°C13.3°C | 13.3°C | 137 | 17.7 | 13.513 h |
| December | 25.5°C15.0°C | 15.0°C | 158 | 19.2 | 13.914 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
- Dundee, South Africa in MaySouth Africa · 70 kmHigh 20.9°C · Low 8.7°C · 18 mm rain
- Newcastle, South Africa in MaySouth Africa · 85 kmHigh 20.7°C · Low 7.4°C · 17 mm rain
- Piet Retief in MaySouth Africa · 85 kmHigh 20.2°C · Low 8.5°C · 18 mm rain
- Ladysmith in MaySouth Africa · 132 kmHigh 21.8°C · Low 7.6°C · 21 mm rain
- Manzini in MayEswatini · 153 kmHigh 23.3°C · Low 11.3°C · 24 mm rain
- Ermelo in MaySouth Africa · 159 kmHigh 18.5°C · Low 6.3°C · 15 mm rain
- Mbabane in MayEswatini · 165 kmHigh 20.4°C · Low 9.5°C · 32 mm rain
- Richards Bay in MaySouth Africa · 166 kmHigh 24.7°C · Low 17.7°C · 56 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 Vryheid) is explained once on the Vryheid year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.