Tlokoeng weather in May

In May, Tlokoeng sees average daytime highs of 19°C and overnight lows near 4°C, with 27 mm of precipitation across 4.9 wet days and about 10.5 hours of daylight. It is the 9th-warmest and 10th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 20°C in the first days to 18°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 64% of the time in May, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 10 h 48 min at the start of May to 10 h 12 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Tlokoeng's 4th-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Tlokoeng's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 19°; 9th warmest
Overnight low: 4°; 4th coldest
Precipitation: 27 mm; 4.9 wet days
Daylight: 10 h 30 min; 6:49 AM – 5:16 PM
Cloud cover: 33%; 4th clearest
Wind: 7 km/h; 8th windiest
Solar energy: 3.76 kWh/m²
Travel score: 7.2; out of 10

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Temperature in May

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs ease over the month, from about 20°C in the first days to 18°C by the end.

A typical May day in Tlokoeng reaches about 19°C in the afternoon and slips back to 4°C overnight — a 15°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 13°C and 23°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs about 2°C cooler than April and about 2°C warmer than June.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Avg high (°C)	20	20	20	20	20	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18
Avg low (°C)	6	6	6	6	6	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	2

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	20	6
2	20	6
3	20	6
4	20	6
5	20	6
6	19	5
7	19	5
8	19	5
9	19	5
10	19	5
11	19	5
12	19	5
13	19	5
14	19	5
15	19	5
16	19	4
17	19	4
18	19	4
19	19	4
20	19	4
21	19	4
22	19	4
23	18	3
24	18	3
25	18	3
26	18	3
27	18	3
28	18	3
29	18	3
30	18	2
31	18	2

How May really feels in Tlokoeng

Once humidity and wind are folded in, May averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 1 that feel at or below 0°C — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C

heat index over the day's high

Days feeling ≤ 0°C

wind chill below the day's low

The story in May is cold — wind chill drags the overnight "feels like" below the raw low.

Tlokoeng weather by month

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

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Snow days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	24° / 13°	232	22.3	0	13.8	5.1
Feb	24° / 13°	197	18.7	0	13.1	5.3
Mar	23° / 12°	161	18.3	0	12.2	5.7
Apr	21° / 8°	76	10.8	0	11.3	6.5
May	19° / 4°	27	4.9	0.1	10.5	7.2
Jun	17° / 1°	21	3.1	0.3	10.1	6.7
Jul	17° / 1°	22	3	0.7	10.2	6.7
Aug	19° / 3°	35	5.2	0.5	10.9	7.2
Sep	21° / 6°	48	7.9	0.4	11.8	7.1
Oct	22° / 9°	110	15.9	0	12.8	5.8
Nov	22° / 10°	167	19.1	0.1	13.6	5.2
Dec	23° / 12°	226	22.3	0	13.9	5.0

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 64% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 12% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 23%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Clearer (%)	72	73	74	74	74	75	75	75	75	75	75	76	77	77	77	77	77	77	77	77	77	77	79	79	80	80	80	80	81	81	82
Cloudier (%)	28	27	26	26	26	25	25	25	25	25	25	24	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	21	21	20	20	20	20	19	19	18

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	72	28
2	73	27
3	74	26
4	74	26
5	74	26
6	75	25
7	75	25
8	75	25
9	75	25
10	75	25
11	75	25
12	76	24
13	77	23
14	77	23
15	77	23
16	77	23
17	77	23
18	77	23
19	77	23
20	77	23
21	77	23
22	77	23
23	79	21
24	79	21
25	80	20
26	80	20
27	80	20
28	80	20
29	81	19
30	81	19
31	82	18

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Tlokoeng gets around 27 mm of rain and snow over 4.9 wet days in May. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable precipitation averages around 16% and peaks near 24% on the wettest days, and about 0 day brings snow. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Rain chance (%)	24	23	23	22	21	21	20	19	19	18	18	17	17	16	16	15	15	15	15	14	14	13	13	13	12	12	12	12	12	11	11

	Rain chance (%)
1	24
2	23
3	23
4	22
5	21
6	21
7	20
8	19
9	19
10	18
11	18
12	17
13	17
14	16
15	16
16	15
17	15
18	15
19	15
20	14
21	14
22	13
23	13
24	13
25	12
26	12
27	12
28	12
29	12
30	11
31	11

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 100% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Dry (%)	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100
29	100
30	100
31	100

Wind in May

Winds average 7 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 7 km/h on the calmest days to 8 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Wind speed (km/h)	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8
Feels	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm

	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
1	7	calm
2	7	calm
3	7	calm
4	7	calm
5	7	calm
6	7	calm
7	7	calm
8	7	calm
9	7	calm
10	7	calm
11	7	calm
12	7	calm
13	7	calm
14	7	calm
15	7	calm
16	7	calm
17	7	calm
18	7	calm
19	7	calm
20	8	calm
21	8	calm
22	8	calm
23	8	calm
24	8	calm
25	8	calm
26	8	calm
27	8	calm
28	8	calm
29	8	calm
30	8	calm
31	8	calm

Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 10 h 48 min at the start of May to 10 h 12 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 36 minutes over May. Sunrise moves from 6:39 AM to 6:58 AM, and sunset from 5:28 PM to 5:09 PM.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Daylight (h)	10.8	10.8	10.8	10.7	10.7	10.7	10.7	10.6	10.6	10.6	10.6	10.5	10.5	10.5	10.5	10.5	10.4	10.4	10.4	10.4	10.3	10.3	10.3	10.3	10.3	10.3	10.2	10.2	10.2	10.2	10.2
Sunrise (AM)	6:39	6:39	6:40	6:41	6:41	6:42	6:43	6:43	6:44	6:45	6:45	6:46	6:47	6:47	6:48	6:49	6:49	6:50	6:51	6:51	6:52	6:53	6:53	6:54	6:54	6:55	6:56	6:56	6:57	6:57	6:58
Sunset (PM)	5:28	5:27	5:26	5:25	5:24	5:23	5:22	5:22	5:21	5:20	5:19	5:19	5:18	5:17	5:16	5:16	5:15	5:15	5:14	5:13	5:13	5:12	5:12	5:11	5:11	5:10	5:10	5:10	5:09	5:09	5:09

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	10.8	6:39	5:28
2	10.8	6:39	5:27
3	10.8	6:40	5:26
4	10.7	6:41	5:25
5	10.7	6:41	5:24
6	10.7	6:42	5:23
7	10.7	6:43	5:22
8	10.6	6:43	5:22
9	10.6	6:44	5:21
10	10.6	6:45	5:20
11	10.6	6:45	5:19
12	10.5	6:46	5:19
13	10.5	6:47	5:18
14	10.5	6:47	5:17
15	10.5	6:48	5:16
16	10.5	6:49	5:16
17	10.4	6:49	5:15
18	10.4	6:50	5:15
19	10.4	6:51	5:14
20	10.4	6:51	5:13
21	10.3	6:52	5:13
22	10.3	6:53	5:12
23	10.3	6:53	5:12
24	10.3	6:54	5:11
25	10.3	6:54	5:11
26	10.3	6:55	5:10
27	10.2	6:56	5:10
28	10.2	6:56	5:10
29	10.2	6:57	5:09
30	10.2	6:57	5:09
31	10.2	6:58	5:09

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 3.76 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.38 kWh/m² to a high of 6.43 kWh/m² in December across the year — May's 3.76 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Solar energy (kWh/m²)	4.0	4.0	4.0	4.0	4.0	3.9	3.9	3.9	3.9	3.9	3.9	3.8	3.8	3.8	3.8	3.8	3.7	3.7	3.7	3.7	3.7	3.7	3.6	3.6	3.6	3.6	3.6	3.5	3.5	3.5	3.5
Level	Bright	Bright	Bright	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	4.0	Bright
2	4.0	Bright
3	4.0	Bright
4	4.0	Moderate
5	4.0	Moderate
6	3.9	Moderate
7	3.9	Moderate
8	3.9	Moderate
9	3.9	Moderate
10	3.9	Moderate
11	3.9	Moderate
12	3.8	Moderate
13	3.8	Moderate
14	3.8	Moderate
15	3.8	Moderate
16	3.8	Moderate
17	3.7	Moderate
18	3.7	Moderate
19	3.7	Moderate
20	3.7	Moderate
21	3.7	Moderate
22	3.7	Moderate
23	3.6	Moderate
24	3.6	Moderate
25	3.6	Moderate
26	3.6	Moderate
27	3.6	Moderate
28	3.5	Moderate
29	3.5	Moderate
30	3.5	Moderate
31	3.5	Moderate

Planning a trip in May

Hazard calendar for Tlokoeng

In seasonPeak

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

Tlokoeng's rainy season runs October–March, when most of the year's rain falls.

Rainy season

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Is May a good time to visit Tlokoeng?

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

7.2

Sightseeing

1st-best month of the year

2.9

Beach & pool

9th-best month of the year

May is one of the better times to visit Tlokoeng for general sightseeing.

What to pack for Tlokoeng in May

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

In May, Tlokoeng sees daytime highs around 19°C and nights near 4°C. Worth packing: a warm layer. About 5 days see rain.

a warm layer

UV index in Tlokoeng 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 Tlokoeng peaks around January 14 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 23 at about 4 (moderate).

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

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	15	13	11	7	6	4	4	6	7	11	12	14
Level	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	High	Moderate	Moderate	High	High	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	15	Extreme
Feb	13	Extreme
Mar	11	Extreme
Apr	7	Very high
May	6	High
Jun	4	Moderate
Jul	4	Moderate
Aug	6	High
Sep	7	High
Oct	11	Extreme
Nov	12	Extreme
Dec	14	Extreme

Air quality in Tlokoeng 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 Tlokoeng is worst in August — around 27 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 4.7× the cleanest month (December, 6 µg/m³).

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

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
PM2.5 (µg/m³)	6	7	8	10	12	15	21	27	22	12	9	6
Level	Good	Good	Good	Good	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Good	Good

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	6	Good
Feb	7	Good
Mar	8	Good
Apr	10	Good
May	12	Moderate
Jun	15	Moderate
Jul	21	Moderate
Aug	27	Moderate
Sep	22	Moderate
Oct	12	Moderate
Nov	9	Good
Dec	6	Good

Location & terrain

Where is Tlokoeng?

Tlokoeng sits at 30.7°S, 28.5°E, 1,447 m above sea level, in South Africa. The nearest listed city is Ugie, 62 km away.

Topography around Tlokoeng

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Tlokoeng has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 395 m around an average of 1,480 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,040 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,699 m.

The land around Tlokoeng is covered by grassland (66%) within 3 km, grassland (82%) within 16 km, and grassland (82%) within 80 km.

3 km

395 m

grassland 66%

16 km

1,040 m

grassland 82%

80 km

2,699 m

grassland 82%

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← April Tlokoeng year-round climate June →Best places to visit in May

May weather nearby: Ugie 62 km · Qacha’s Nek 67 km · Quthing 84 km · Kokstad 89 km · Khowa 95 km · Mthatha 103 km · Mohale's Hoek 116 km · Cala 120 km

South Africa travel facts

Travel advisory: Level 2; Exercise Increased Caution
Power plugs: Type C / M / N; 230 V · 50 Hz
Prices: ≈ 41% of US; price level, 2025
GDP per capita: $6,598; 2025
Happiness: 5.0 / 10; World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water: 68%; of population, 2024
Homicide rate: 43.7; per 100k, 2022
Road deaths: 22.2; per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group: Upper middle; World Bank
English: Very high; EF EPI 602
Religion

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 Tlokoeng (-30.6927°, 28.5061°, elevation 1,447 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).

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	20	6
2	20	6
3	20	6
4	20	6
5	20	6
6	19	5
7	19	5
8	19	5
9	19	5
10	19	5
11	19	5
12	19	5
13	19	5
14	19	5
15	19	5
16	19	4
17	19	4
18	19	4
19	19	4
20	19	4
21	19	4
22	19	4
23	18	3
24	18	3
25	18	3
26	18	3
27	18	3
28	18	3
29	18	3
30	18	2
31	18	2

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	72	28
2	73	27
3	74	26
4	74	26
5	74	26
6	75	25
7	75	25
8	75	25
9	75	25
10	75	25
11	75	25
12	76	24
13	77	23
14	77	23
15	77	23
16	77	23
17	77	23
18	77	23
19	77	23
20	77	23
21	77	23
22	77	23
23	79	21
24	79	21
25	80	20
26	80	20
27	80	20
28	80	20
29	81	19
30	81	19
31	82	18

	Rain chance (%)
1	24
2	23
3	23
4	22
5	21
6	21
7	20
8	19
9	19
10	18
11	18
12	17
13	17
14	16
15	16
16	15
17	15
18	15
19	15
20	14
21	14
22	13
23	13
24	13
25	12
26	12
27	12
28	12
29	12
30	11
31	11

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100
29	100
30	100
31	100

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	20	6
2	20	6
3	20	6
4	20	6
5	20	6
6	19	5
7	19	5
8	19	5
9	19	5
10	19	5
11	19	5
12	19	5
13	19	5
14	19	5
15	19	5
16	19	4
17	19	4
18	19	4
19	19	4
20	19	4
21	19	4
22	19	4
23	18	3
24	18	3
25	18	3
26	18	3
27	18	3
28	18	3
29	18	3
30	18	2
31	18	2

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	72	28
2	73	27
3	74	26
4	74	26
5	74	26
6	75	25
7	75	25
8	75	25
9	75	25
10	75	25
11	75	25
12	76	24
13	77	23
14	77	23
15	77	23
16	77	23
17	77	23
18	77	23
19	77	23
20	77	23
21	77	23
22	77	23
23	79	21
24	79	21
25	80	20
26	80	20
27	80	20
28	80	20
29	81	19
30	81	19
31	82	18

	Rain chance (%)
1	24
2	23
3	23
4	22
5	21
6	21
7	20
8	19
9	19
10	18
11	18
12	17
13	17
14	16
15	16
16	15
17	15
18	15
19	15
20	14
21	14
22	13
23	13
24	13
25	12
26	12
27	12
28	12
29	12
30	11
31	11

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100
29	100
30	100
31	100

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	20	6
2	20	6
3	20	6
4	20	6
5	20	6
6	19	5
7	19	5
8	19	5
9	19	5
10	19	5
11	19	5
12	19	5
13	19	5
14	19	5
15	19	5
16	19	4
17	19	4
18	19	4
19	19	4
20	19	4
21	19	4
22	19	4
23	18	3
24	18	3
25	18	3
26	18	3
27	18	3
28	18	3
29	18	3
30	18	2
31	18	2

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	72	28
2	73	27
3	74	26
4	74	26
5	74	26
6	75	25
7	75	25
8	75	25
9	75	25
10	75	25
11	75	25
12	76	24
13	77	23
14	77	23
15	77	23
16	77	23
17	77	23
18	77	23
19	77	23
20	77	23
21	77	23
22	77	23
23	79	21
24	79	21
25	80	20
26	80	20
27	80	20
28	80	20
29	81	19
30	81	19
31	82	18

	Rain chance (%)
1	24
2	23
3	23
4	22
5	21
6	21
7	20
8	19
9	19
10	18
11	18
12	17
13	17
14	16
15	16
16	15
17	15
18	15
19	15
20	14
21	14
22	13
23	13
24	13
25	12
26	12
27	12
28	12
29	12
30	11
31	11

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100
29	100
30	100
31	100