Kanye weather in May

In May, Kanye sees average daytime highs of 23°C and overnight lows near 9°C, with 14 mm of rain across 1.9 wet days and about 10.8 hours of daylight. It is the 10th-warmest and 8th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 25°C in the first days to 22°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 81% of the time in May, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 06 min at the start of May to 10 h 36 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Kanye's 4th-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Kanye's year-round climate.

Daytime high
23°
10th warmest
Overnight low
4th coldest
Rainfall
14 mm
1.9 wet days
Daylight
10 h 48 min
6:51 AM – 5:39 PM
Cloud cover
18%
4th clearest
Wind
10 km/h
12th windiest
Solar energy
4.49 kWh/m²
Travel score
9.0
out of 10

Kanye is town in Botswana.

Founded
1853

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

Temperature in May

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs ease over the month, from about 25°C in the first days to 22°C by the end.

A typical May day in Kanye reaches about 23°C in the afternoon and slips back to 9°C overnight — a 14°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 20°C and 27°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs about 2°C cooler than April and about 3°C warmer than June.

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Kanye weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 10th-warmest and 8th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan30° / 19°8813.413.44.9
Feb29° / 19°7610.712.95.3
Mar28° / 17°639.612.26.4
Apr26° / 14°324.911.47.9
May23° / 141.910.89.0
Jun21° / 91.210.58.7
Jul21° / 20.510.68.8
Aug24° / 4111.19.3
Sep28° / 13°111.611.88.0
Oct30° / 16°356.112.66.1
Nov30° / 17°6710.913.25.1
Dec30° / 19°8614.113.54.7

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 81% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 11% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 8%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
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Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Kanye gets around 14 mm of rain over 1.9 wet days in May. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 6% and peaks near 10% on the wettest days.

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Humidity in May

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of May feels dry — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, May lands in the dry band about 97% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)
19010
2919
3928
4937
5946
6946
7955
8964
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11973
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Wind in May

Winds average 10 km/h in May, the calmest month.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 10 km/h on the calmest days to 11 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
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Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 06 min at the start of May to 10 h 36 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 30 minutes over May. Sunrise moves from 6:44 AM to 6:59 AM, and sunset from 5:48 PM to 5:33 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.16:445:48
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511.06:465:45
611.06:465:45
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Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 4.49 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.03 kWh/m² to a high of 6.98 kWh/m² in December across the year — May's 4.49 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit Kanye?

Our two travel scores rate May for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal).

9.0
Sightseeing
2nd-best month of the year
7.1
Beach & pool
6th-best month of the year

May is one of the better times to visit Kanye for general sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Kanye in May

From May's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.

In May, Kanye sees daytime highs around 23°C and nights near 9°C. Worth packing: light clothes.

light clothes

UV index in Kanye in May

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Clear-sky midday UV in May peaks around 6 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Kanye peaks around January 14 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 16 at about 5 (high).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — every month of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highHighVery highExtremeJan 14UV 15Jun 16UV 5
UV index (midday)Level
Jan15Extreme
Feb13Extreme
Mar12Extreme
Apr9Very high
May6High
Jun5High
Jul6High
Aug8Very high
Sep9Very high
Oct11Extreme
Nov13Extreme
Dec14Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Kanye?

Kanye sits at 25.0°S, 25.3°E, 1,406 m above sea level, in Botswana. The nearest listed city is Mosopa, 23 km away.

GabaneMolepololeMogoditshane

Topography around Kanye

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Kanye.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Kanye has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 173 m around an average of 1,327 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 345 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 626 m.

The land around Kanye is covered by shrubs (46%) and artificial surfaces (30%) within 3 km, shrubs (75%) within 16 km, and shrubs (71%) within 80 km.

3 km
173 m
16 km
345 m
80 km
626 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
May weather nearby: Mosopa 23 km · Thamaga 39 km · Lobatse 45 km · Janeng 55 km · Ramotswa 55 km · Gabane 56 km · Molepolole 64 km · Mogoditshane 66 km

Botswana travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 2
Exercise Increased Caution
Power plugs
Type D / G / M
230 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 38% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$7,778
2025
Happiness
3.5 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
63%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
11.4
per 100k, 2021
Road deaths
26.4
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Upper middle
World Bank
Religion
Christian 79%none 15%Badimo 4%other 1%

Sources: World Bank, US State Department, World Happiness Report, WHO/UNICEF, EF EPI, CIA World Factbook.

Data sources

Temperature, precipitation, cloud, humidity, wind and solar figures are a 1991–2020 climatology for Kanye (-24.9668°, 25.3327°, elevation 1,406 m), computed from hourly ERA5 reanalysis — contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Sun figures are astronomical calculations, not observations. City data © GeoNames, CC BY 4.0. Map outlines from Natural Earth (public domain); interactive map © Google. UV index is derived from CAMS (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service) clear-sky UV data — contains modified Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).