Makhakhe Weather in May
Makhakhe in May
The short of it: Makhakhe in May averages a high of 17 °C (63 °F) and a low of 3 °C (37 °F), with 26 mm (1.0 in) of rain and about 10 h 39 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 17° · low 3° · rain 26 mm · daylight 10 h 39 min
✦✦✦✦✦ Recommended for a visit · best months: September & August
May in Makhakhe brings afternoons near 17° and nights around 3°, with about 26 mm of rain over the month. Much like April: highs about 17°, nights near 3°. A wool coat will serve you well. Rain is modest, about 26 mm, the 8th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 10 h 39 min in mid-May, 46 minutes less than a month before.
For the traveller: pack layers, a wool coat and stout boots. The Almanac rates May 5 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are September and August.
Against its neighbours, Makhakhe runs cooler than most and wetter than most in May. Morunyaneng, 8 km to the S, is 1° warmer by day.
May in Makhakhe, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 10th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 8th wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 3° colder, 33 mm less rain
- Versus June
- 3° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 15°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 10 h 39 min
- Average wind
- 8 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Morunyaneng00 | 8 km S | 18° | 3° | 22 mm |
| MorijaMaseru District | 14 km NNW | 18° | 3° | 22 mm |
| Matsieng00 | 16 km N | 19° | 4° | 21 mm |
| KoloMaseru District | 16 km ENE | 18° | 3° | 22 mm |
| RotheMaseru District | 22 km NNW | 19° | 4° | 20 mm |
| RamabantaMaseru District | 26 km ENE | 19° | 4° | 20 mm |
| Thabana Morena00 | 26 km SSW | 18° | 3° | 20 mm |
| NakoMaseru District | 27 km NE | 18° | 3° | 22 mm |