Darkton Weather in May
Darkton in May
The short of it: Darkton in May averages a high of 22 °C (71 °F) and a low of 8 °C (47 °F), with 27 mm (1.1 in) of rain and about 10 h 51 min of daylight. Rated 5 of 5 for a visit; the best months are September and August. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 22° · low 8° · rain 27 mm · daylight 10 h 51 min
✦✦✦✦✦ Recommended for a visit · best months: September & August
May in Darkton brings afternoons near 22° and nights around 8°, with about 27 mm of rain over the month. Much like April: highs about 22°, nights near 8°. Easy travelling weather. Rain is modest, about 27 mm, the 9th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 10 h 51 min in mid-May, 39 minutes less than a month before.
For the traveller: pack light clothes and a jacket for the evening. The Almanac rates May 5 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are September and August.
Against its neighbours, Darkton runs warmer than most and wetter than most in May. Ngwenya, 1 km to the NE, sees much the same highs.
May in Darkton, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 10th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 9th wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 1° colder, 35 mm less rain
- Versus June
- 2° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 14°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 10 h 51 min
- Average wind
- 6 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NgwenyaLubombo Region | 1 km NE | 22° | 8° | 27 mm |
| Betty's GoedMpumalanga | 12 km W | 21° | 8° | 26 mm |
| MbabaneHhohho Region | 14 km SE | 22° | 9° | 30 mm |
| SwalluwnestMpumalanga | 16 km W | 21° | 7° | 26 mm |
| GlenmoreMpumalanga | 19 km W | 21° | 7° | 26 mm |
| EkulindeniMpumalanga | 21 km N | 25° | 11° | 19 mm |
| RedhillMpumalanga | 21 km W | 21° | 7° | 25 mm |
| DundonaldMpumalanga | 22 km W | 20° | 7° | 26 mm |