Vryburg weather in May

In May, Vryburg sees average daytime highs of 23°C and overnight lows near 7°C, with 14 mm of rain across 2.1 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 24°C in the first days to 21°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 79% 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 24 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Vryburg's 4th-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Vryburg's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 23°; 9th warmest
Overnight low: 7°; 4th coldest
Rainfall: 14 mm; 2.1 wet days
Daylight: 10 h 42 min; 6:57 AM – 5:38 PM
Cloud cover: 20%; 4th clearest
Wind: 9 km/h; 10th windiest
Solar energy: 4.32 kWh/m²
Travel score: 8.9; out of 10

Vryburg is South African city.

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 Vryburg reaches about 23°C in the afternoon and slips back to 7°C overnight — a 16°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 19°C and 27°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)	25	25	25	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	21	21	21
Avg low (°C)	10	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	7	7	7	7	7	7	6	6	6	6	6	6	5	5	5	5

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

Vryburg 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.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	31° / 19°	85	12.9	13.5	4.3
Feb	31° / 18°	60	10.7	13	4.8
Mar	29° / 16°	53	10.2	12.2	5.9
Apr	26° / 12°	35	5.5	11.4	7.8
May	23° / 7°	14	2.1	10.7	8.9
Jun	20° / 4°	10	1.4	10.3	8.5
Jul	20° / 3°	4	0.6	10.5	8.6
Aug	23° / 6°	10	1.2	11	9.1
Sep	27° / 10°	10	1.9	11.8	8.4
Oct	29° / 14°	32	5.8	12.6	6.3
Nov	31° / 16°	49	8.1	13.3	5.2
Dec	32° / 18°	63	11.7	13.7	4.3

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 79% 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 11%. 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 (%)	86	86	87	88	88	88	88	90	90	90	90	90	90	90	90	90	90	89	89	89	89	89	89	89	89	89	89	89	89	89	89
Cloudier (%)	14	14	13	12	12	12	12	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	86	14
2	86	14
3	87	13
4	88	12
5	88	12
6	88	12
7	88	12
8	90	10
9	90	10
10	90	10
11	90	10
12	90	10
13	90	10
14	90	10
15	90	10
16	90	10
17	90	10
18	89	11
19	89	11
20	89	11
21	89	11
22	89	11
23	89	11
24	89	11
25	89	11
26	89	11
27	89	11
28	89	11
29	89	11
30	89	11
31	89	11

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Vryburg gets around 14 mm of rain over 2.1 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 7% and peaks near 12% on the wettest days. 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 (%)	12	11	11	10	10	9	9	8	8	8	7	7	6	6	6	6	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4

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

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 99% 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 (%)	95	96	96	97	97	98	98	99	99	99	99	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100
Comfortable (%)	5	4	4	3	3	2	2	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	95	5
2	96	4
3	96	4
4	97	3
5	97	3
6	98	2
7	98	2
8	99	1
9	99	1
10	99	1
11	99	1
12	100	0
13	100	0
14	100	0
15	100	0
16	100	0
17	100	0
18	100	0
19	100	0
20	100	0
21	100	0
22	100	0
23	100	0
24	100	0
25	100	0
26	100	0
27	100	0
28	100	0
29	100	0
30	100	0
31	100	0

Wind in May

Winds average 9 km/h in May.

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)	10	10	10	10	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	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	10	calm
2	10	calm
3	10	calm
4	10	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	9	calm
18	9	calm
19	9	calm
20	9	calm
21	9	calm
22	9	calm
23	9	calm
24	9	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 11 hours at the start of May to 10 h 24 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 6:49 AM to 7:05 AM, and sunset from 5:48 PM to 5:32 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)	11.0	11.0	10.9	10.9	10.9	10.9	10.9	10.8	10.8	10.8	10.8	10.8	10.7	10.7	10.7	10.7	10.7	10.6	10.6	10.6	10.6	10.6	10.6	10.5	10.5	10.5	10.5	10.5	10.5	10.5	10.4
Sunrise (AM)	6:49	6:49	6:50	6:50	6:51	6:51	6:52	6:52	6:53	6:54	6:54	6:55	6:55	6:56	6:56	6:57	6:58	6:58	6:59	6:59	7:00	7:00	7:01	7:02	7:02	7:03	7:03	7:04	7:04	7:05	7:05
Sunset (PM)	5:48	5:47	5:46	5:46	5:45	5:44	5:43	5:43	5:42	5:41	5:41	5:40	5:39	5:39	5:38	5:38	5:37	5:37	5:36	5:36	5:35	5:35	5:34	5:34	5:34	5:33	5:33	5:33	5:32	5:32	5:32

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	11.0	6:49	5:48
2	11.0	6:49	5:47
3	10.9	6:50	5:46
4	10.9	6:50	5:46
5	10.9	6:51	5:45
6	10.9	6:51	5:44
7	10.9	6:52	5:43
8	10.8	6:52	5:43
9	10.8	6:53	5:42
10	10.8	6:54	5:41
11	10.8	6:54	5:41
12	10.8	6:55	5:40
13	10.7	6:55	5:39
14	10.7	6:56	5:39
15	10.7	6:56	5:38
16	10.7	6:57	5:38
17	10.7	6:58	5:37
18	10.6	6:58	5:37
19	10.6	6:59	5:36
20	10.6	6:59	5:36
21	10.6	7:00	5:35
22	10.6	7:00	5:35
23	10.6	7:01	5:34
24	10.5	7:02	5:34
25	10.5	7:02	5:34
26	10.5	7:03	5:33
27	10.5	7:03	5:33
28	10.5	7:04	5:33
29	10.5	7:04	5:32
30	10.5	7:05	5:32
31	10.4	7:05	5:32

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 4.32 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.83 kWh/m² to a high of 7.58 kWh/m² in December across the year — May's 4.32 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)	4.6	4.6	4.6	4.6	4.6	4.5	4.5	4.5	4.5	4.5	4.5	4.4	4.4	4.4	4.4	4.3	4.3	4.3	4.3	4.2	4.2	4.2	4.2	4.1	4.1	4.1	4.1	4.1	4.0	4.0	4.0
Level	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	4.6	Bright
2	4.6	Bright
3	4.6	Bright
4	4.6	Bright
5	4.6	Bright
6	4.5	Bright
7	4.5	Bright
8	4.5	Bright
9	4.5	Bright
10	4.5	Bright
11	4.5	Bright
12	4.4	Bright
13	4.4	Bright
14	4.4	Bright
15	4.4	Bright
16	4.3	Bright
17	4.3	Bright
18	4.3	Bright
19	4.3	Bright
20	4.2	Bright
21	4.2	Bright
22	4.2	Bright
23	4.2	Bright
24	4.1	Bright
25	4.1	Bright
26	4.1	Bright
27	4.1	Bright
28	4.1	Bright
29	4.0	Bright
30	4.0	Bright
31	4.0	Bright

Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit Vryburg?

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

8.9

Sightseeing

2nd-best month of the year

6.8

Beach & pool

7th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Vryburg in May

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

In May, Vryburg sees daytime highs around 23°C and nights near 7°C. Worth packing: light clothes and a warm layer.

light clothesa warm layer

UV index in Vryburg 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 Vryburg peaks around January 15 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 19 at about 5 (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	12	8	6	5	5	7	9	11	13	14
Level	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	High	Moderate	High	Very high	Very high	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	15	Extreme
Feb	13	Extreme
Mar	12	Extreme
Apr	8	Very high
May	6	High
Jun	5	Moderate
Jul	5	High
Aug	7	Very high
Sep	9	Very high
Oct	11	Extreme
Nov	13	Extreme
Dec	14	Extreme

Air quality in Vryburg 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 Vryburg is worst in September — around 32 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 11.0× the cleanest month (December, 3 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)	5	6	6	6	7	8	7	8	32	10	4	3
Level	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good	Moderate	Good	Good	Good

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	5	Good
Feb	6	Good
Mar	6	Good
Apr	6	Good
May	7	Good
Jun	8	Good
Jul	7	Good
Aug	8	Good
Sep	32	Moderate
Oct	10	Good
Nov	4	Good
Dec	3	Good

Location & terrain

Where is Vryburg?

Vryburg sits at 27.0°S, 24.7°E, 1,202 m above sea level, in South Africa. The nearest listed city is Schweizer-Reneke, 65 km away.

Topography around Vryburg

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Vryburg has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 54 m around an average of 1,203 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 135 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 407 m.

The land around Vryburg is covered by grassland (53%) and artificial surfaces (25%) within 3 km, grassland (86%) within 16 km, and grassland (67%) and shrubs (24%) within 80 km.

3 km

54 m

grassland 53%

16 km

135 m

grassland 86%

80 km

407 m

grassland 67%

treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain

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

May weather nearby: Schweizer-Reneke 65 km · Pampierstad 92 km · Christiana 115 km · Bloemhof 116 km · Wolmaransstad 127 km · Ottosdal 128 km · Warrenton 129 km · Makwassie 132 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 Vryburg (-26.9566°, 24.7284°, elevation 1,202 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	25	10
2	25	9
3	25	9
4	24	9
5	24	9
6	24	9
7	24	9
8	24	9
9	24	8
10	24	8
11	24	8
12	24	8
13	24	8
14	23	8
15	23	8
16	23	7
17	23	7
18	23	7
19	23	7
20	23	7
21	23	7
22	22	6
23	22	6
24	22	6
25	22	6
26	22	6
27	22	6
28	22	5
29	21	5
30	21	5
31	21	5

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	86	14
2	86	14
3	87	13
4	88	12
5	88	12
6	88	12
7	88	12
8	90	10
9	90	10
10	90	10
11	90	10
12	90	10
13	90	10
14	90	10
15	90	10
16	90	10
17	90	10
18	89	11
19	89	11
20	89	11
21	89	11
22	89	11
23	89	11
24	89	11
25	89	11
26	89	11
27	89	11
28	89	11
29	89	11
30	89	11
31	89	11

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

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	95	5
2	96	4
3	96	4
4	97	3
5	97	3
6	98	2
7	98	2
8	99	1
9	99	1
10	99	1
11	99	1
12	100	0
13	100	0
14	100	0
15	100	0
16	100	0
17	100	0
18	100	0
19	100	0
20	100	0
21	100	0
22	100	0
23	100	0
24	100	0
25	100	0
26	100	0
27	100	0
28	100	0
29	100	0
30	100	0
31	100	0

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	86	14
2	86	14
3	87	13
4	88	12
5	88	12
6	88	12
7	88	12
8	90	10
9	90	10
10	90	10
11	90	10
12	90	10
13	90	10
14	90	10
15	90	10
16	90	10
17	90	10
18	89	11
19	89	11
20	89	11
21	89	11
22	89	11
23	89	11
24	89	11
25	89	11
26	89	11
27	89	11
28	89	11
29	89	11
30	89	11
31	89	11

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

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	95	5
2	96	4
3	96	4
4	97	3
5	97	3
6	98	2
7	98	2
8	99	1
9	99	1
10	99	1
11	99	1
12	100	0
13	100	0
14	100	0
15	100	0
16	100	0
17	100	0
18	100	0
19	100	0
20	100	0
21	100	0
22	100	0
23	100	0
24	100	0
25	100	0
26	100	0
27	100	0
28	100	0
29	100	0
30	100	0
31	100	0

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	86	14
2	86	14
3	87	13
4	88	12
5	88	12
6	88	12
7	88	12
8	90	10
9	90	10
10	90	10
11	90	10
12	90	10
13	90	10
14	90	10
15	90	10
16	90	10
17	90	10
18	89	11
19	89	11
20	89	11
21	89	11
22	89	11
23	89	11
24	89	11
25	89	11
26	89	11
27	89	11
28	89	11
29	89	11
30	89	11
31	89	11

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

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	95	5
2	96	4
3	96	4
4	97	3
5	97	3
6	98	2
7	98	2
8	99	1
9	99	1
10	99	1
11	99	1
12	100	0
13	100	0
14	100	0
15	100	0
16	100	0
17	100	0
18	100	0
19	100	0
20	100	0
21	100	0
22	100	0
23	100	0
24	100	0
25	100	0
26	100	0
27	100	0
28	100	0
29	100	0
30	100	0
31	100	0