Otjiwarongo Weather in May
Otjiwarongo in May
The short of it: Otjiwarongo in May averages a high of 27 °C (81 °F) and a low of 9 °C (48 °F), with 3.0 mm (0.12 in) of rain and about 11 h 9 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 9° · rain 3.0 mm · daylight 11 h 9 min
✦✦✦✦✦ Recommended for a visit · best months: July & June
Thirty years of records give Otjiwarongo an average May high of 27°, a low of 9° and some 3.0 mm of rain. Much like April: highs about 27°, nights near 9°. Easy travelling weather. Rain is scarce, about 3.0 mm, the 8th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 11 h 9 min in mid-May, 30 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, Otjiwarongo runs warmer than most and about as wet in May. Outjo, 65 km to the NW, is 1° warmer by day.
May in Otjiwarongo, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 10th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 8th wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 2° colder, 39 mm less rain
- Versus June
- 2° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 18°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 11 h 9 min
- Average wind
- 8 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OutjoKunene Region | 65 km NW | 28° | 10° | 2.0 mm |
| KalkfeldOtjozondjupa Region | 67 km SW | 26° | 9° | 3.0 mm |
| OkakararaOtjozondjupa Region | 86 km E | 27° | 9° | 4.0 mm |
| OsireOtjozondjupa Region | 101 km SE | 27° | 9° | 4.0 mm |
| OtaviOtjozondjupa Region | 117 km NE | 27° | 9° | 2.0 mm |
| OmaruruErongo Region | 129 km SW | 27° | 10° | 2.0 mm |
| OkombaheErongo Region | 165 km SW | 28° | 12° | 1.0 mm |
| OkahandjaOtjozondjupa Region | 171 km S | 26° | 9° | 4.0 mm |