Vredendal weather in May

In May, Vredendal sees average daytime highs of 23°C and overnight lows near 11°C, with 24 mm of rain across 4.5 wet days and about 10.4 hours of daylight. It is the 8th-warmest and 4th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 24°C in the first days to 21°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 57% 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 06 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Vredendal's 11th-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Vredendal's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 23°; 8th warmest
Overnight low: 11°; 5th coldest
Rainfall: 24 mm; 4.5 wet days
Daylight: 10 h 24 min; 7:31 AM – 5:54 PM
Cloud cover: 37%; 11th clearest
Wind: 9 km/h; 12th windiest
Solar energy: 3.45 kWh/m²
Travel score: 8.1; out of 10

Vredendal is town in the Western Cape, South Africa.

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

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Temperature in May

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs ease over the month, from about 24°C in the first days to 21°C by the end.

A typical May day in Vredendal reaches about 23°C in the afternoon and slips back to 11°C overnight — a 12°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 18°C and 30°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs about 3°C cooler than April and about 3°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)	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	22	22	22	22	22	22	21	21	21	21	21
Avg low (°C)	12	12	12	12	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	9	9

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

Vredendal weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 8th-warmest and 4th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	29° / 16°	7	1.5	13.8	7.4
Feb	29° / 17°	4	1	13.2	7.3
Mar	28° / 16°	10	1.7	12.2	7.9
Apr	26° / 13°	15	2.5	11.2	8.4
May	23° / 11°	24	4.5	10.4	8.1
Jun	20° / 8°	38	6.2	10	7.2
Jul	20° / 8°	35	5.5	10.1	7.4
Aug	20° / 8°	27	5.6	10.8	7.4
Sep	22° / 10°	17	3.4	11.8	8.0
Oct	25° / 12°	13	2.7	12.8	8.5
Nov	26° / 14°	10	2.4	13.6	8.5
Dec	28° / 15°	7	1.9	14	8.3

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 57% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 16% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 27%. Skies tend to cloud over 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 (%)	77	77	76	76	76	77	76	76	76	76	75	75	75	74	74	73	72	72	71	71	69	69	69	69	68	68	69	69	69	69	70
Cloudier (%)	23	23	24	24	24	23	24	24	24	24	25	25	25	26	26	27	28	28	29	29	31	31	31	31	32	32	31	31	31	31	30

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	77	23
2	77	23
3	76	24
4	76	24
5	76	24
6	77	23
7	76	24
8	76	24
9	76	24
10	76	24
11	75	25
12	75	25
13	75	25
14	74	26
15	74	26
16	73	27
17	72	28
18	72	28
19	71	29
20	71	29
21	69	31
22	69	31
23	69	31
24	69	31
25	68	32
26	68	32
27	69	31
28	69	31
29	69	31
30	69	31
31	70	30

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Vredendal gets around 24 mm of rain over 4.5 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 14% and peaks near 19% on the wettest days. The odds climb 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 (%)	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	11	11	11	11	11	12	12	13	13	14	15	16	16	17	17	18	18	18	19	19	19

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

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 95% 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 (%)	89	90	90	90	91	91	92	92	93	93	95	95	95	95	95	95	95	95	96	96	96	96	96	97	97	97	98	98	98	99	99
Comfortable (%)	10	9	9	9	8	8	7	7	6	6	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	2	2	2	1	1
Humid (%)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	89	10	1
2	90	9	1
3	90	9	1
4	90	9	1
5	91	8	1
6	91	8	1
7	92	7	1
8	92	7	1
9	93	6	1
10	93	6	1
11	95	5	0
12	95	5	0
13	95	5	0
14	95	5	0
15	95	5	0
16	95	5	0
17	95	5	0
18	95	5	0
19	96	4	0
20	96	4	0
21	96	4	0
22	96	4	0
23	96	4	0
24	97	3	0
25	97	3	0
26	97	3	0
27	98	2	0
28	98	2	0
29	98	2	0
30	99	1	0
31	99	1	0

Wind in May

Winds average 9 km/h in May, the calmest month.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 9 km/h on the calmest days to 10 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)	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10
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	9	calm
2	9	calm
3	9	calm
4	9	calm
5	9	calm
6	9	calm
7	9	calm
8	9	calm
9	9	calm
10	9	calm
11	9	calm
12	9	calm
13	9	calm
14	9	calm
15	9	calm
16	9	calm
17	10	calm
18	10	calm
19	10	calm
20	10	calm
21	10	calm
22	10	calm
23	10	calm
24	10	calm
25	10	calm
26	10	calm
27	10	calm
28	10	calm
29	10	calm
30	10	calm
31	10	calm

Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 10 h 48 min at the start of May to 10 h 06 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 42 minutes over May. Sunrise moves from 7:20 AM to 7:40 AM, and sunset from 6:06 PM to 5:47 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	10.7	10.7	10.7	10.7	10.6	10.6	10.6	10.6	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	10.2	10.2	10.2	10.2	10.2	10.2	10.1	10.1	10.1
Sunrise (AM)	7:20	7:21	7:21	7:22	7:23	7:23	7:24	7:25	7:26	7:26	7:27	7:28	7:28	7:29	7:30	7:31	7:31	7:32	7:33	7:33	7:34	7:35	7:35	7:36	7:37	7:37	7:38	7:38	7:39	7:40	7:40
Sunset (PM)	6:06	6:05	6:05	6:04	6:03	6:02	6:01	6:00	5:59	5:58	5:58	5:57	5:56	5:55	5:55	5:54	5:53	5:53	5:52	5:51	5:51	5:50	5:50	5:49	5:49	5:48	5:48	5:48	5:47	5:47	5:47

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	10.8	7:20	6:06
2	10.7	7:21	6:05
3	10.7	7:21	6:05
4	10.7	7:22	6:04
5	10.7	7:23	6:03
6	10.6	7:23	6:02
7	10.6	7:24	6:01
8	10.6	7:25	6:00
9	10.6	7:26	5:59
10	10.5	7:26	5:58
11	10.5	7:27	5:58
12	10.5	7:28	5:57
13	10.5	7:28	5:56
14	10.4	7:29	5:55
15	10.4	7:30	5:55
16	10.4	7:31	5:54
17	10.4	7:31	5:53
18	10.3	7:32	5:53
19	10.3	7:33	5:52
20	10.3	7:33	5:51
21	10.3	7:34	5:51
22	10.3	7:35	5:50
23	10.2	7:35	5:50
24	10.2	7:36	5:49
25	10.2	7:37	5:49
26	10.2	7:37	5:48
27	10.2	7:38	5:48
28	10.2	7:38	5:48
29	10.1	7:39	5:47
30	10.1	7:40	5:47
31	10.1	7:40	5:47

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 3.45 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.88 kWh/m² to a high of 8.46 kWh/m² in December across the year — May's 3.45 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	3.9	3.9	3.8	3.8	3.8	3.7	3.7	3.7	3.6	3.6	3.6	3.5	3.5	3.5	3.4	3.4	3.4	3.3	3.3	3.3	3.2	3.2	3.2	3.1	3.1	3.1	3.1	3.0	3.0
Level	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	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	4.0	Moderate
2	4.0	Moderate
3	3.9	Moderate
4	3.9	Moderate
5	3.8	Moderate
6	3.8	Moderate
7	3.8	Moderate
8	3.7	Moderate
9	3.7	Moderate
10	3.7	Moderate
11	3.6	Moderate
12	3.6	Moderate
13	3.6	Moderate
14	3.5	Moderate
15	3.5	Moderate
16	3.5	Moderate
17	3.4	Moderate
18	3.4	Moderate
19	3.4	Moderate
20	3.3	Moderate
21	3.3	Moderate
22	3.3	Moderate
23	3.2	Moderate
24	3.2	Moderate
25	3.2	Moderate
26	3.1	Moderate
27	3.1	Moderate
28	3.1	Moderate
29	3.1	Moderate
30	3.0	Moderate
31	3.0	Moderate

Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit Vredendal?

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

8.1

Sightseeing

5th-best month of the year

6.2

Beach & pool

8th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Vredendal in May

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

In May, Vredendal sees daytime highs around 23°C and nights near 11°C. Worth packing: light clothes. About 5 days see rain.

light clothes

Sea temperature near Vredendal in May

The nearest coast averages about 15°C in May — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea at the nearest coast (about 36 km away) is warmest in February at about 17°C and coldest in July near 13°C.

The water stays below 20°C all year — cool enough that most swimmers want a wetsuit.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Sea temperature (°C)	17	17	16	15	15	14	13	13	14	15	16	17
Comfort	Cool	Cool	Cool	Cool	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Cool	Cool

	Sea temperature (°C)	Comfort
Jan	17	Cool
Feb	17	Cool
Mar	16	Cool
Apr	15	Cool
May	15	Bracing
Jun	14	Bracing
Jul	13	Bracing
Aug	13	Bracing
Sep	14	Bracing
Oct	15	Bracing
Nov	16	Cool
Dec	17	Cool

UV index in Vredendal in May

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in May peaks around 4 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Vredendal peaks around January 16 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 17 at about 3 (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)	14	12	10	7	4	3	4	5	6	10	11	12
Level	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	High	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	High	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	14	Extreme
Feb	12	Extreme
Mar	10	Extreme
Apr	7	High
May	4	Moderate
Jun	3	Moderate
Jul	4	Moderate
Aug	5	Moderate
Sep	6	High
Oct	10	Extreme
Nov	11	Extreme
Dec	12	Extreme

Location & terrain

Where is Vredendal?

Vredendal sits at 31.7°S, 18.5°E, 36 m above sea level, in South Africa. The nearest listed city is Vredenburg, 146 km away.

Topography around Vredendal

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Vredendal has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 94 m around an average of 33 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 367 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,591 m.

The land around Vredendal is covered by cropland (38%) and shrubs (33%) within 3 km, shrubs (47%) and cropland (32%) within 16 km, and shrubs (46%) and grassland (21%) within 80 km.

3 km

94 m

cropland 38%

16 km

367 m

shrubs 47%

80 km

1,591 m

shrubs 46%

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

May weather nearby: Vredenburg 146 km · Saldanha 158 km · Moorreesburg 166 km · Malmesbury 200 km · Ceres 204 km · Atlantis 211 km · Wellington 224 km · Paarl 234 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 Vredendal (-31.6683°, 18.5012°, elevation 36 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. Sea temperatures are the NOAA OISST v2.1 1991–2020 monthly climatology (public domain), sampled at the nearest ocean point. 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).

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	77	23
2	77	23
3	76	24
4	76	24
5	76	24
6	77	23
7	76	24
8	76	24
9	76	24
10	76	24
11	75	25
12	75	25
13	75	25
14	74	26
15	74	26
16	73	27
17	72	28
18	72	28
19	71	29
20	71	29
21	69	31
22	69	31
23	69	31
24	69	31
25	68	32
26	68	32
27	69	31
28	69	31
29	69	31
30	69	31
31	70	30

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

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	89	10	1
2	90	9	1
3	90	9	1
4	90	9	1
5	91	8	1
6	91	8	1
7	92	7	1
8	92	7	1
9	93	6	1
10	93	6	1
11	95	5	0
12	95	5	0
13	95	5	0
14	95	5	0
15	95	5	0
16	95	5	0
17	95	5	0
18	95	5	0
19	96	4	0
20	96	4	0
21	96	4	0
22	96	4	0
23	96	4	0
24	97	3	0
25	97	3	0
26	97	3	0
27	98	2	0
28	98	2	0
29	98	2	0
30	99	1	0
31	99	1	0

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	77	23
2	77	23
3	76	24
4	76	24
5	76	24
6	77	23
7	76	24
8	76	24
9	76	24
10	76	24
11	75	25
12	75	25
13	75	25
14	74	26
15	74	26
16	73	27
17	72	28
18	72	28
19	71	29
20	71	29
21	69	31
22	69	31
23	69	31
24	69	31
25	68	32
26	68	32
27	69	31
28	69	31
29	69	31
30	69	31
31	70	30

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

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	89	10	1
2	90	9	1
3	90	9	1
4	90	9	1
5	91	8	1
6	91	8	1
7	92	7	1
8	92	7	1
9	93	6	1
10	93	6	1
11	95	5	0
12	95	5	0
13	95	5	0
14	95	5	0
15	95	5	0
16	95	5	0
17	95	5	0
18	95	5	0
19	96	4	0
20	96	4	0
21	96	4	0
22	96	4	0
23	96	4	0
24	97	3	0
25	97	3	0
26	97	3	0
27	98	2	0
28	98	2	0
29	98	2	0
30	99	1	0
31	99	1	0

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	77	23
2	77	23
3	76	24
4	76	24
5	76	24
6	77	23
7	76	24
8	76	24
9	76	24
10	76	24
11	75	25
12	75	25
13	75	25
14	74	26
15	74	26
16	73	27
17	72	28
18	72	28
19	71	29
20	71	29
21	69	31
22	69	31
23	69	31
24	69	31
25	68	32
26	68	32
27	69	31
28	69	31
29	69	31
30	69	31
31	70	30

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

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	89	10	1
2	90	9	1
3	90	9	1
4	90	9	1
5	91	8	1
6	91	8	1
7	92	7	1
8	92	7	1
9	93	6	1
10	93	6	1
11	95	5	0
12	95	5	0
13	95	5	0
14	95	5	0
15	95	5	0
16	95	5	0
17	95	5	0
18	95	5	0
19	96	4	0
20	96	4	0
21	96	4	0
22	96	4	0
23	96	4	0
24	97	3	0
25	97	3	0
26	97	3	0
27	98	2	0
28	98	2	0
29	98	2	0
30	99	1	0
31	99	1	0