Rundu Weather in May
Rundu in May
The short of it: Rundu in May averages a high of 30 °C (86 °F) and a low of 12 °C (54 °F), with 2.0 mm (0.08 in) of rain and about 11 h 17 min of daylight. Rated 4 of 5 for a visit; the best months are July and June. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 30° · low 12° · rain 2.0 mm · daylight 11 h 17 min
✦✦✦✦ Recommended for a visit · best months: July & June
Thirty years of records give Rundu an average May high of 30°, a low of 12° and some 2.0 mm of rain. Days run hot, near 30° in the afternoon; ride early and rest at noon. Rain is scarce, about 2.0 mm, the 8th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 11 h 17 min in mid-May, 26 minutes less than a month before.
For the traveller: pack linen, a wide hat and water. The Almanac rates May 4 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are July and June.
Against its neighbours, Rundu runs warmer than most and wetter than most in May. Calai, 3 km to the N, sees much the same highs.
May in Rundu, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 10th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 8th wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 1° colder, 23 mm less rain
- Versus June
- 2° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 18°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 11 h 17 min
- Average wind
- 8 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CalaiCubango | 3 km N | 30° | 12° | 2.0 mm |
| NdiyonaKavango East | 99 km E | 29° | 11° | 2.0 mm |
| NkurenkuruKavango West | 126 km WNW | 30° | 12° | 2.0 mm |
| DivunduKavango East | 189 km E | 29° | 10° | 2.0 mm |
| BaganiZambezi Region | 196 km E | 29° | 10° | 2.0 mm |
| TsumkweOtjozondjupa Region | 202 km SSE | 29° | 10° | 3.0 mm |
| TsintsabisOshikoto Region | 213 km WSW | 29° | 11° | 2.0 mm |
| ShakaweNorth-West | 224 km ESE | 29° | 12° | 2.0 mm |