Ariamsvlei Weather in May
Ariamsvlei in May
The short of it: Ariamsvlei in May averages a high of 25 °C (78 °F) and a low of 8 °C (47 °F), with 6.0 mm (0.24 in) of rain and about 10 h 44 min of daylight. Rated 5 of 5 for a visit; the best months are June and August. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 25° · low 8° · rain 6.0 mm · daylight 10 h 44 min
✦✦✦✦✦ Recommended for a visit · best months: June & August
May in Ariamsvlei brings afternoons near 25° and nights around 8°, with about 6.0 mm of rain over the month. Highs fall 5° against April, to near 25°; nights run about 8°. Rain is scarce, about 6.0 mm, the 7th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 10 h 44 min in mid-May, 43 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 June and August.
Against its neighbours, Ariamsvlei runs about middling and drier than most in May. Augrabies, 76 km to the SE, sees much the same highs.
May in Ariamsvlei, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 9th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 7th wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 5° colder, 10 mm less rain
- Versus June
- 3° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 17°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 10 h 44 min
- Average wind
- 8 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AugrabiesNorthern Cape | 76 km SE | 25° | 9° | 12 mm |
| CillieNorthern Cape | 101 km SE | 25° | 9° | 13 mm |
| KakamasNorthern Cape | 105 km SE | 25° | 9° | 13 mm |
| KarasburgKaras Region | 107 km W | 25° | 7° | 3.0 mm |
| WarmbadKaras Region | 114 km WSW | 26° | 9° | 4.0 mm |
| PofadderNorthern Cape | 120 km SSW | 23° | 8° | 12 mm |
| SwartkopNorthern Cape | 141 km ESE | 25° | 8° | 11 mm |
| RaaswaterNorthern Cape | 143 km ESE | 25° | 8° | 11 mm |