Kasane weather in May

In May, Kasane sees average daytime highs of 28°C and overnight lows near 14°C, with 2 mm of rain across 0.4 wet days and about 11.2 hours of daylight. It is the 10th-warmest and 9th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 29°C in the first days to 27°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 24 min at the start of May to 11 hours by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Kasane's 5th-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Kasane's year-round climate.

Daytime high
28°
10th warmest
Overnight low
14°
4th coldest
Rainfall
2 mm
0.4 wet days
Daylight
11 h 12 min
6:41 AM – 5:51 PM
Cloud cover
19%
5th clearest
Wind
10 km/h
7th windiest
Solar energy
5.21 kWh/m²
Travel score
8.2
out of 10

Kasane is town in Botswana.

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 29°C in the first days to 27°C by the end.

A typical May day in Kasane reaches about 28°C in the afternoon and slips back to 14°C overnight — a 14°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 26°C and 30°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs about 2°C cooler than April and about 2°C warmer than June.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
12915
22915
32915
42915
52915
62915
72915
82915
92915
102814
112814
122814
132814
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202813
212713
222713
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242713
252713
262713
272713
282713
292712
302712
312712

How May really feels in Kasane

Once humidity and wind are folded in, May averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

May sits comfortably in between — no days that feel dangerously hot or drop to a hard freeze once humidity and wind are folded in.

Kasane weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 10th-warmest and 9th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan30° / 21°19120.812.93.8
Feb29° / 20°14316.512.64.3
Mar30° / 19°8212.412.14.9
Apr30° / 17°173.111.66.4
May28° / 14°20.411.28.2
Jun26° / 11°10.2119.2
Jul25° / 11°00119.3
Aug29° / 13°0011.47.6
Sep33° / 18°20.411.94.8
Oct35° / 21°112.712.43.2
Nov33° / 21°7512.412.83.2
Dec30° / 21°15619.5133.7

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 14% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 5%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
1946
2955
3955
4964
5964
6964
7964
8964
9964
10964
11955
12955
13955
14955
15946
16946
17946
18946
19946
20946
21946
22946
23946
24946
25946
26946
27946
28946
29955
30955
31955

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Kasane gets around 2 mm of rain over 0.4 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 1% and peaks near 3% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
13
23
33
42
52
62
72
81
91
101
111
121
131
141
151
161
171
181
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201
211
222
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242
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261
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301
311

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 89% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
1702091
2721981
3731971
4761860
5781750
6791650
7801640
8821530
9831430
10841330
11861220
12871120
13891010
1490910
1591810
1692710
1793700
1894600
1995500
2095500
2195500
2295500
2396400
2496400
2596400
2696400
2796400
2897300
2997300
3097300
3197300

Wind in May

Winds average 10 km/h in May.

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

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
110calm
210calm
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510calm
610calm
710calm
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910calm
1010calm
1110calm
1210calm
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2010calm
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3110calm

Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 24 min at the start of May to 11 hours by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 24 minutes over May. Sunrise moves from 6:36 AM to 6:46 AM, and sunset from 5:58 PM to 5:47 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.46:365:58
211.46:365:57
311.36:365:56
411.36:375:56
511.36:375:55
611.36:375:55
711.36:375:54
811.36:385:54
911.36:385:53
1011.26:385:53
1111.26:395:53
1211.26:395:52
1311.26:405:52
1411.26:405:51
1511.26:405:51
1611.26:415:51
1711.26:415:50
1811.16:415:50
1911.16:425:50
2011.16:425:49
2111.16:425:49
2211.16:435:49
2311.16:435:49
2411.16:445:48
2511.16:445:48
2611.16:445:48
2711.16:455:48
2811.06:455:48
2911.06:455:48
3011.06:465:47
3111.06:465:47

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 5.21 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.74 kWh/m² to a high of 7.22 kWh/m² in October across the year — May's 5.21 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.5Bright
25.5Bright
35.5Bright
45.5Bright
55.5Bright
65.4Bright
75.4Bright
85.4Bright
95.4Bright
105.4Bright
115.3Bright
125.3Bright
135.3Bright
145.3Bright
155.2Bright
165.2Bright
175.2Bright
185.2Bright
195.1Bright
205.1Bright
215.1Bright
225.1Bright
235.0Bright
245.0Bright
255.0Bright
265.0Bright
275.0Bright
285.0Bright
294.9Bright
304.9Bright
314.9Bright
Planning a trip in May

Hazard calendar for Kasane

In seasonPeak

None of Kasane's seasonal hazards are active in May. The full-year calendar below shows when the rainy season, cyclone risk and dust haze do peak.

Kasane's monsoon runs December–February, when most of the year's rain falls.

Monsoon
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is May a good time to visit Kasane?

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

8.2
Sightseeing
3rd-best month of the year
9.0
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Kasane in May

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

In May, Kasane sees daytime highs around 28°C and nights near 14°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Kasane in May

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in May peaks around 9 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Kasane peaks around January 18 at about 16 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near July 10 at about 8 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highExtremeJan 18UV 16Jul 10UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan16Extreme
Feb14Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr11Extreme
May9Very high
Jun8Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug9Very high
Sep10Extreme
Oct11Extreme
Nov14Extreme
Dec13Extreme

Air quality in Kasane in May

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where May falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in Kasane is worst in September — around 29 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 5.0× the cleanest month (April, 6 µg/m³).

Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodSep 1828 µg/m³Apr 136 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan7Good
Feb7Good
Mar7Good
Apr6Good
May8Good
Jun11Good
Jul12Good
Aug19Moderate
Sep29Moderate
Oct23Moderate
Nov10Good
Dec6Good
Location & terrain

Where is Kasane?

Kasane sits at 17.8°S, 25.2°E, 0 m above sea level, in Botswana. The nearest listed city is Victoria Falls, 72 km away.

Victoria FallsLivingstoneSeshekeKatima MuliloHwangeMaamba

Topography around Kasane

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Kasane has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 82 m around an average of 957 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 128 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 447 m.

The land around Kasane is covered by shrubs (36%) and wetland (22%) within 3 km, shrubs (41%) and wetland (28%) within 16 km, and shrubs (49%) and grassland (23%) within 80 km.

3 km
82 m
16 km
128 m
80 km
447 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland
May weather nearby: Victoria Falls 72 km · Livingstone 74 km · Sesheke 98 km · Katima Mulilo 99 km · Hwange 155 km · Kalomo 165 km · Maamba 216 km · Choma 223 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 Kasane (-17.8016°, 25.1602°, elevation 0 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. Monthly air-quality (PM2.5) seasonality is from the CAMS EAC4 reanalysis (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service), scaled to the WHO annual mean where available. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).