Mpharane Weather in May
Mpharane in May
The short of it: Mpharane in May averages a high of 18 °C (65 °F) and a low of 4 °C (39 °F), with 22 mm (0.87 in) of rain and about 10 h 38 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 18° · low 4° · rain 22 mm · daylight 10 h 38 min
✦✦✦✦✦ Recommended for a visit · best months: September & August
Thirty years of records give Mpharane an average May high of 18°, a low of 4° and some 22 mm of rain. Much like April: highs about 18°, nights near 4°. Easy travelling weather. Rain is modest, about 22 mm, the 9th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 10 h 38 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, Mpharane runs warmer than most and wetter than most in May. Thabana Morena, 14 km to the WNW, sees much the same highs.
May in Mpharane, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 10th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 9th wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 3° colder, 32 mm less rain
- Versus June
- 3° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 15°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 10 h 38 min
- Average wind
- 8 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thabana Morena00 | 14 km WNW | 18° | 3° | 20 mm |
| Mohale's HoekMohale's Hoek District | 17 km SSW | 19° | 4° | 19 mm |
| Morunyaneng00 | 21 km N | 18° | 3° | 22 mm |
| MakhakheMafeteng District | 29 km N | 17° | 3° | 26 mm |
| KetaneMohale's Hoek District | 30 km ESE | 18° | 4° | 16 mm |
| PhamongMohale's Hoek District | 35 km SE | 19° | 5° | 18 mm |
| MafetengMafeteng District | 37 km NW | 19° | 3° | 18 mm |
| KoloMaseru District | 39 km NNE | 18° | 3° | 22 mm |