Tsabong weather in May

In May, Tsabong sees average daytime highs of 25°C and overnight lows near 10°C, with 7 mm of rain across 1.5 wet days and about 10.7 hours of daylight. It is the 9th-warmest and 8th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 27°C in the first days to 23°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 83% of the time in May, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 11 hours at the start of May to 10 h 30 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Tsabong's 4th-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Tsabong's year-round climate.

Daytime high
25°
9th warmest
Overnight low
10°
4th coldest
Rainfall
7 mm
1.5 wet days
Daylight
10 h 42 min
7:05 AM – 5:48 PM
Cloud cover
16%
4th clearest
Wind
14 km/h
11th windiest
Solar energy
4.52 kWh/m²
Travel score
9.0
out of 10

Tsabong 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 27°C in the first days to 23°C by the end.

A typical May day in Tsabong reaches about 25°C in the afternoon and slips back to 10°C overnight — a 15°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 20°C and 29°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs about 3°C cooler than April and about 3°C warmer than June.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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22712
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42712
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112611
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30238
31237

How May really feels in Tsabong

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.

Tsabong weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 9th-warmest and 8th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan34° / 22°567.813.43.4
Feb33° / 22°487.212.93.8
Mar32° / 20°456.612.24.8
Apr28° / 15°274.311.47.2
May25° / 10°71.510.79.0
Jun22° / 5110.49.1
Jul22° / 20.410.59.1
Aug25° / 10.411.19.4
Sep29° / 13°6111.87.5
Oct32° / 17°142.712.65.2
Nov33° / 19°324.813.34.2
Dec34° / 21°547.413.63.4

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 83% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 10% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 7%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
1919
2919
3928
4928
5937
6937
7937
8937
9937
10937
11946
12946
13946
14946
15946
16946
17937
18937
19937
20937
21937
22937
23937
24928
25928
26928
27928
28928
29937
30937
31937

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Tsabong gets around 7 mm of rain over 1.5 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 5% and peaks near 8% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
18
28
37
47
57
66
76
86
96
105
115
125
134
144
154
164
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194
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313

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 (%)Humid (%)
188102
29091
39091
49181
59271
69271
79361
89460
99550
109640
119730
129730
139820
149820
159910
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2910000
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3110000

Wind in May

Winds average 14 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 14 km/h on the calmest days to 14 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
114light breeze
214light breeze
314light breeze
414light breeze
514light breeze
614light breeze
714light breeze
814light breeze
914light breeze
1014light breeze
1114light breeze
1214light breeze
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1814light breeze
1914light breeze
2014light breeze
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3014light breeze
3114light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 hours at the start of May to 10 h 30 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 6:56 AM to 7:12 AM, and sunset from 5:58 PM to 5:43 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.06:565:58
211.06:575:58
311.06:585:57
411.06:585:56
510.96:595:55
610.96:595:55
710.97:005:54
810.97:005:53
910.97:015:52
1010.87:015:52
1110.87:025:51
1210.87:025:51
1310.87:035:50
1410.87:035:49
1510.77:045:49
1610.77:055:48
1710.77:055:48
1810.77:065:47
1910.77:065:47
2010.77:075:46
2110.67:075:46
2210.67:085:46
2310.67:085:45
2410.67:095:45
2510.67:095:44
2610.67:105:44
2710.67:105:44
2810.57:115:43
2910.57:115:43
3010.57:125:43
3110.57:125:43

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 4.52 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4 kWh/m² to a high of 8.07 kWh/m² in December across the year — May's 4.52 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.9Bright
24.9Bright
34.9Bright
44.8Bright
54.8Bright
64.8Bright
74.8Bright
84.7Bright
94.7Bright
104.7Bright
114.6Bright
124.6Bright
134.6Bright
144.6Bright
154.5Bright
164.5Bright
174.5Bright
184.5Bright
194.4Bright
204.4Bright
214.4Bright
224.4Bright
234.3Bright
244.3Bright
254.3Bright
264.3Bright
274.3Bright
284.2Bright
294.2Bright
304.2Bright
314.2Bright
Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit Tsabong?

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

9.0
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
8.1
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Tsabong in May

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

In May, Tsabong sees daytime highs around 25°C and nights near 10°C. Worth packing: light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Tsabong in May

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

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 Tsabong peaks around January 16 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 19 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 16UV 14Jun 19UV 5
UV index (midday)Level
Jan15Extreme
Feb14Extreme
Mar12Extreme
Apr9Very high
May6High
Jun5Moderate
Jul6High
Aug7Very high
Sep10Very high
Oct11Extreme
Nov13Extreme
Dec14Extreme

Air quality in Tsabong 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 Tsabong is worst in September — around 21 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.6× the cleanest month (April, 8 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateSep 1521 µg/m³Apr 158 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan9Good
Feb9Good
Mar9Good
Apr8Good
May9Good
Jun12Good
Jul14Moderate
Aug19Moderate
Sep21Moderate
Oct18Moderate
Nov15Moderate
Dec12Good
Location & terrain

Where is Tsabong?

Tsabong sits at 26.1°S, 22.4°E, 0 m above sea level, in Botswana. The nearest listed city is Vryburg, 248 km away.

VryburgJwanengSchweizer-RenekeKanyeJaneng

Topography around Tsabong

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Tsabong has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 13 m around an average of 971 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 85 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 324 m.

The land around Tsabong is covered by grassland (62%) and shrubs (37%) within 3 km, shrubs (56%) and grassland (42%) within 16 km, and grassland (57%) and shrubs (43%) within 80 km.

3 km
13 m
16 km
85 m
80 km
324 m
shrubsgrasslandartificial surfaces
May weather nearby: Vryburg 248 km · Postmasburg 261 km · Jwaneng 280 km · Upington 292 km · Pampierstad 294 km · Schweizer-Reneke 313 km · Kanye 313 km · Janeng 318 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 Tsabong (-26.05°, 22.45°, 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).