May in South Africa is on average a very mild month, with a minimum
temperature of 9.6 degrees Celsius (49 degrees Fahrenheit), a maximum of 23.6 °C (74 °F), and therefore a daily average of 16.6 °C (62 °F). However, there are remarkable differences between night and day.
In the following table, we can see the temperature in South Africa in the month of May, in a list of locations.
South Africa - Average temperatures in MayCity
(from north to south) | Min (°C) | Max (°C) | Mean (°C) | Min (°F) | Max (°F) | Mean (°F) |
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Lephalale
(820 m.) | 11 | 28 | 19.3 | 51 | 83 | 66.8 |
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Polokwane
(1,300 m.) | 8 | 24 | 16.2 | 47 | 76 | 61.2 |
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Hoedspruit
(500 m.) | 14 | 27 | 20.3 | 57 | 80 | 68.6 |
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Skukuza
(300 m.) | 10 | 29 | 19.7 | 51 | 84 | 67.5 |
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Pretoria
(1,300 m.) | 8 | 24 | 16.0 | 47 | 75 | 60.7 |
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Mahikeng
(1,300 m.) | 8 | 24 | 16.0 | 46 | 76 | 60.8 |
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Johannesburg
(1,700 m.) | 7 | 20 | 13.7 | 45 | 69 | 56.7 |
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Vereeniging
(1,450 m.) | 4 | 20 | 12.3 | 39 | 69 | 54.1 |
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Frankfort
(1,500 m.) | 2 | 23 | 12.5 | 35 | 74 | 54.4 |
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Bethlehem
(1,650 m.) | 2 | 20 | 11.1 | 36 | 68 | 52.1 |
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Upington
(800 m.) | 8 | 27 | 17.6 | 47 | 80 | 63.6 |
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| Alexander Bay | 11 | 24 | 17.6 | 52 | 75 | 63.7 |
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| Richards Bay | 17 | 26 | 21.6 | 62 | 80 | 70.9 |
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| Vioolsdrif | 16 | 31 | 23.5 | 60 | 88 | 74.3 |
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Kimberley
(1,200 m.) | 5 | 24 | 14.5 | 42 | 75 | 58.2 |
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Bloemfontein
(1,400 m.) | 2 | 22 | 12.1 | 36 | 72 | 53.8 |
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| Port Nolloth | 12 | 19 | 15.8 | 54 | 67 | 60.4 |
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Springbok
(950 m.) | 12 | 23 | 17.3 | 53 | 73 | 63.1 |
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| Durban | 14 | 26 | 20.1 | 57 | 79 | 68.1 |
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| Koingnaas | 11 | 23 | 16.9 | 51 | 74 | 62.4 |
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Calvinia
(1,000 m.) | 6 | 23 | 14.7 | 44 | 73 | 58.5 |
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Mthatha
(700 m.) | 9 | 25 | 17.0 | 48 | 77 | 62.7 |
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| Vredendal | 10 | 27 | 18.7 | 50 | 81 | 65.7 |
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Sutherland
(1,450 m.) | 3 | 20 | 11.5 | 37 | 68 | 52.7 |
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| Cape Columbine | 13 | 18 | 15.6 | 56 | 65 | 60.2 |
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| East London | 13 | 24 | 18.6 | 55 | 76 | 65.4 |
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| Cape Town | 10 | 22 | 15.9 | 50 | 71 | 60.6 |
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| Port Elizabeth | 11 | 23 | 17.1 | 51 | 74 | 62.7 |
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| George | 10 | 23 | 16.5 | 50 | 73 | 61.7 |
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| Plettenberg Bay | 13 | 22 | 17.8 | 56 | 72 | 64.0 |
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| Mossel Bay | 13 | 23 | 17.8 | 56 | 73 | 64.1 |
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| Cape Agulhas | 14 | 20 | 16.6 | 57 | 67 | 61.9 |
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Average
South Africa | 9.6 | 23.6 | 16.6 | 49.3 | 74.6 | 61.9 |
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