Grootfontein Weather in May
Grootfontein in May
The short of it: Grootfontein in May averages a high of 27 °C (81 °F) and a low of 10 °C (50 °F), with 3.0 mm (0.12 in) of rain and about 11 h 12 min of daylight. Rated 5 of 5 for a visit; the best months are July and June. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 27° · low 10° · rain 3.0 mm · daylight 11 h 12 min
✦✦✦✦✦ Recommended for a visit · best months: July & June
May in Grootfontein brings afternoons near 27° and nights around 10°, with about 3.0 mm of rain over the month. Much like April: highs about 27°, nights near 10°. Easy travelling weather. Rain is scarce, about 3.0 mm, the 8th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 11 h 12 min in mid-May, 28 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 July and June.
Against its neighbours, Grootfontein runs cooler than most and wetter than most in May. Otjituuo, 52 km to the E, is 1° warmer by day.
May in Grootfontein, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 10th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 8th wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 1° colder, 40 mm less rain
- Versus June
- 2° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 17°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 11 h 12 min
- Average wind
- 8 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OtjituuoOtjozondjupa Region | 52 km E | 28° | 11° | 3.0 mm |
| TsumebOshikoto Region | 54 km NW | 28° | 11° | 2.0 mm |
| OtaviOtjozondjupa Region | 80 km W | 27° | 9° | 2.0 mm |
| TsintsabisOshikoto Region | 91 km N | 29° | 11° | 2.0 mm |
| OkakararaOtjozondjupa Region | 131 km SSW | 27° | 9° | 4.0 mm |
| OshiveloOshikoto Region | 144 km NW | 29° | 12° | 3.0 mm |
| OkondjatuOtjozondjupa Region | 157 km S | 27° | 8° | 5.0 mm |
| OtjiwarongoOtjozondjupa Region | 181 km WSW | 27° | 9° | 3.0 mm |