Oranjemund Weather in May
Oranjemund in May
The short of it: Oranjemund in May averages a high of 23 °C (73 °F) and a low of 10 °C (50 °F), with 5.0 mm (0.20 in) of rain and about 10 h 43 min of daylight. Rated 5 of 5 for a visit; the best months are May and October. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 23° · low 10° · rain 5.0 mm · daylight 10 h 43 min
✦✦✦✦✦ Recommended for a visit · best months: May & October
May in Oranjemund brings afternoons near 23° and nights around 10°, with about 5.0 mm of rain over the month. Much like April: highs about 23°, nights near 10°. Easy travelling weather. Rain is scarce, about 5.0 mm, the 4th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 10 h 43 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; it is the best month of the year to come.
Against its neighbours, Oranjemund runs cooler than most and wetter than most in May. Alexander Bay, 8 km to the SE, sees much the same highs.
May in Oranjemund, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 8th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 4th wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 2° colder, 0.0 mm more rain
- Versus June
- 1° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 13°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 10 h 43 min
- Average wind
- 14 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alexander BayNorthern Cape | 8 km SE | 22° | 10° | 5.0 mm |
| Rosh PinahKaras Region | 73 km NNE | 25° | 11° | 4.0 mm |
| AussenkehrKaras Region | 99 km ENE | 28° | 14° | 3.0 mm |
| NoordoewerKaras Region | 118 km E | 29° | 15° | 4.0 mm |
| NababeepNorthern Cape | 176 km SE | 23° | 11° | 15 mm |
| SpringbokNorthern Cape | 188 km SE | 22° | 10° | 18 mm |
| AusKaras Region | 210 km N | 19° | 6° | 7.0 mm |
| GrünauKaras Region | 212 km ENE | 24° | 8° | 4.0 mm |