Beitbridge weather in May

In May, Beitbridge sees average daytime highs of 28°C and overnight lows near 14°C, with 6 mm of rain across 0.9 wet days and about 11 hours of daylight. It is the 9th-warmest and 9th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 29°C in the first days to 26°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 77% of the time in May, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 12 min at the start of May to 10 h 48 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Beitbridge's 2nd-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Beitbridge's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 28°; 9th warmest
Overnight low: 14°; 4th coldest
Rainfall: 6 mm; 0.9 wet days
Daylight: 10 h 54 min; 6:28 AM – 5:24 PM
Cloud cover: 22%; 2nd clearest
Wind: 9 km/h; 12th windiest
Solar energy: 4.43 kWh/m²
Travel score: 8.2; out of 10

Beitbridge is city.

Founded: 1929

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 29°C in the first days to 26°C by the end.

A typical May day in Beitbridge 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 23°C and 32°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)	29	29	29	29	29	29	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	26	26
Avg low (°C)	16	16	16	16	16	16	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	14	14	14	14	14	14	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	12	12	12	12

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

How May really feels in Beitbridge

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

heat index over the day's high

Days feeling ≤ 0°C

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.

Beitbridge weather by month

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

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	32° / 22°	77	9.3	13.2	3.9
Feb	32° / 22°	61	6.8	12.8	4.2
Mar	31° / 21°	33	4.7	12.2	5.1
Apr	30° / 18°	11	2.1	11.5	6.4
May	28° / 14°	6	0.9	11	8.2
Jun	25° / 11°	4	0.7	10.7	9.1
Jul	25° / 11°	4	0.6	10.8	9.1
Aug	27° / 13°	2	0.4	11.2	8.4
Sep	30° / 16°	9	1.3	11.9	6.5
Oct	31° / 19°	12	2.4	12.5	5.3
Nov	32° / 21°	53	6.9	13.1	4.2
Dec	32° / 22°	80	8.8	13.3	4.0

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 77% 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 13%. 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 (%)	83	85	85	86	86	86	87	87	87	87	88	87	87	87	87	86	86	86	86	86	86	87	88	88	88	88	89	89	89	89	88
Cloudier (%)	17	15	15	14	14	14	13	13	13	13	12	13	13	13	13	14	14	14	14	14	14	13	12	12	12	12	11	11	11	11	12

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	83	17
2	85	15
3	85	15
4	86	14
5	86	14
6	86	14
7	87	13
8	87	13
9	87	13
10	87	13
11	88	12
12	87	13
13	87	13
14	87	13
15	87	13
16	86	14
17	86	14
18	86	14
19	86	14
20	86	14
21	86	14
22	87	13
23	88	12
24	88	12
25	88	12
26	88	12
27	89	11
28	89	11
29	89	11
30	89	11
31	88	12

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Beitbridge gets around 6 mm of rain over 0.9 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 4% and peaks near 4% on the wettest days.

	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 (%)	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3

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

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 72% 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 (%)	50	52	54	56	58	60	61	63	65	66	66	68	69	70	72	73	74	76	77	78	79	80	82	83	84	85	88	88	89	90	90
Comfortable (%)	36	35	34	33	32	32	31	30	29	28	28	27	26	25	24	23	22	21	20	19	18	17	16	15	14	13	11	11	10	9	9
Humid (%)	13	12	11	10	9	8	8	7	6	6	6	5	5	5	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1
Muggy (%)	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	0	0	0	0	0	0

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)
1	50	36	13	2
2	52	35	12	1
3	54	34	11	1
4	56	33	10	1
5	58	32	9	1
6	60	32	8	0
7	61	31	8	0
8	63	30	7	0
9	65	29	6	0
10	66	28	6	0
11	66	28	6	0
12	68	27	5	0
13	69	26	5	0
14	70	25	5	0
15	72	24	4	0
16	73	23	4	0
17	74	22	4	0
18	76	21	3	0
19	77	20	3	0
20	78	19	3	0
21	79	18	3	0
22	80	17	3	0
23	82	16	2	0
24	83	15	2	0
25	84	14	2	0
26	85	13	2	0
27	88	11	1	0
28	88	11	1	0
29	89	10	1	0
30	90	9	1	0
31	90	9	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)	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9
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	10	calm
6	10	calm
7	10	calm
8	10	calm
9	10	calm
10	10	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	9	calm
26	9	calm
27	9	calm
28	9	calm
29	9	calm
30	9	calm
31	9	calm

Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 12 min at the start of May to 10 h 48 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 24 minutes over May. Sunrise moves from 6:21 AM to 6:35 AM, and sunset from 5:33 PM to 5:20 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)	11.2	11.2	11.2	11.1	11.1	11.1	11.1	11.1	11.1	11.0	11.0	11.0	11.0	11.0	11.0	10.9	10.9	10.9	10.9	10.9	10.9	10.9	10.8	10.8	10.8	10.8	10.8	10.8	10.8	10.8	10.8
Sunrise (AM)	6:21	6:22	6:22	6:23	6:23	6:24	6:24	6:24	6:25	6:25	6:26	6:26	6:27	6:27	6:28	6:28	6:29	6:29	6:29	6:30	6:30	6:31	6:31	6:32	6:32	6:33	6:33	6:34	6:34	6:34	6:35
Sunset (PM)	5:33	5:32	5:32	5:31	5:30	5:30	5:29	5:28	5:28	5:27	5:27	5:26	5:26	5:25	5:25	5:24	5:24	5:24	5:23	5:23	5:22	5:22	5:22	5:22	5:21	5:21	5:21	5:21	5:20	5:20	5:20

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	11.2	6:21	5:33
2	11.2	6:22	5:32
3	11.2	6:22	5:32
4	11.1	6:23	5:31
5	11.1	6:23	5:30
6	11.1	6:24	5:30
7	11.1	6:24	5:29
8	11.1	6:24	5:28
9	11.1	6:25	5:28
10	11.0	6:25	5:27
11	11.0	6:26	5:27
12	11.0	6:26	5:26
13	11.0	6:27	5:26
14	11.0	6:27	5:25
15	11.0	6:28	5:25
16	10.9	6:28	5:24
17	10.9	6:29	5:24
18	10.9	6:29	5:24
19	10.9	6:29	5:23
20	10.9	6:30	5:23
21	10.9	6:30	5:22
22	10.9	6:31	5:22
23	10.8	6:31	5:22
24	10.8	6:32	5:22
25	10.8	6:32	5:21
26	10.8	6:33	5:21
27	10.8	6:33	5:21
28	10.8	6:34	5:21
29	10.8	6:34	5:20
30	10.8	6:34	5:20
31	10.8	6:35	5:20

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 4.43 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.94 kWh/m² to a high of 6.24 kWh/m² in January across the year — May's 4.43 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)	4.7	4.7	4.6	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	4.4	4.3	4.3	4.3	4.3	4.3	4.3	4.3	4.2	4.2	4.2	4.2	4.2
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	4.7	Bright
2	4.7	Bright
3	4.6	Bright
4	4.6	Bright
5	4.6	Bright
6	4.6	Bright
7	4.6	Bright
8	4.6	Bright
9	4.5	Bright
10	4.5	Bright
11	4.5	Bright
12	4.5	Bright
13	4.5	Bright
14	4.5	Bright
15	4.4	Bright
16	4.4	Bright
17	4.4	Bright
18	4.4	Bright
19	4.4	Bright
20	4.3	Bright
21	4.3	Bright
22	4.3	Bright
23	4.3	Bright
24	4.3	Bright
25	4.3	Bright
26	4.3	Bright
27	4.2	Bright
28	4.2	Bright
29	4.2	Bright
30	4.2	Bright
31	4.2	Bright

Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit Beitbridge?

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

8.2

Sightseeing

4th-best month of the year

8.8

Beach & pool

3rd-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Beitbridge in May

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

In May, Beitbridge sees daytime highs around 28°C and nights near 14°C. Pack light clothes.

light clothes

UV index in Beitbridge in May

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in May peaks around 7 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Beitbridge peaks around January 22 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 20 at about 6 (high).

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	14	13	9	7	6	6	8	9	10	13	13
Level	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	High	High	High	Very high	Very high	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	14	Extreme
Feb	14	Extreme
Mar	13	Extreme
Apr	9	Very high
May	7	High
Jun	6	High
Jul	6	High
Aug	8	Very high
Sep	9	Very high
Oct	10	Extreme
Nov	13	Extreme
Dec	13	Extreme

Location & terrain

Where is Beitbridge?

Beitbridge sits at 22.2°S, 30.0°E, 461 m above sea level, in Zimbabwe. The nearest listed city is Musina, 15 km away.

Topography around Beitbridge

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Beitbridge has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 194 m around an average of 457 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 270 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,250 m.

The land around Beitbridge is covered by shrubs (52%) within 3 km, shrubs (77%) within 16 km, and shrubs (69%) within 80 km.

3 km

194 m

shrubs 52%

16 km

270 m

shrubs 77%

80 km

1,250 m

shrubs 69%

treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater

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

May weather nearby: Musina 15 km · Tshitereke 90 km · Louis Trichardt 93 km · Thohoyandou 95 km · Malamulele 109 km · Giyani 141 km · Bobonong 164 km · Duiwelskloof 165 km

Zimbabwe travel facts

Travel advisory: Level 2; Exercise Increased Caution
Power plugs: Type D / G; 220 V · 50 Hz
Prices: ≈ 56% of US; price level, 2025
GDP per capita: $3,021; 2025
Happiness: 3.3 / 10; World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water: 25%; of population, 2024
Homicide rate: 6.8; per 100k, 2022
Road deaths: 41.2; per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group: Lower 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 Beitbridge (-22.2167°, 30°, elevation 461 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. 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	29	16
2	29	16
3	29	16
4	29	16
5	29	16
6	29	16
7	28	15
8	28	15
9	28	15
10	28	15
11	28	15
12	28	15
13	28	15
14	28	14
15	28	14
16	28	14
17	27	14
18	27	14
19	27	14
20	27	13
21	27	13
22	27	13
23	27	13
24	27	13
25	27	13
26	27	13
27	27	13
28	27	12
29	27	12
30	26	12
31	26	12

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	83	17
2	85	15
3	85	15
4	86	14
5	86	14
6	86	14
7	87	13
8	87	13
9	87	13
10	87	13
11	88	12
12	87	13
13	87	13
14	87	13
15	87	13
16	86	14
17	86	14
18	86	14
19	86	14
20	86	14
21	86	14
22	87	13
23	88	12
24	88	12
25	88	12
26	88	12
27	89	11
28	89	11
29	89	11
30	89	11
31	88	12

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

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)
1	50	36	13	2
2	52	35	12	1
3	54	34	11	1
4	56	33	10	1
5	58	32	9	1
6	60	32	8	0
7	61	31	8	0
8	63	30	7	0
9	65	29	6	0
10	66	28	6	0
11	66	28	6	0
12	68	27	5	0
13	69	26	5	0
14	70	25	5	0
15	72	24	4	0
16	73	23	4	0
17	74	22	4	0
18	76	21	3	0
19	77	20	3	0
20	78	19	3	0
21	79	18	3	0
22	80	17	3	0
23	82	16	2	0
24	83	15	2	0
25	84	14	2	0
26	85	13	2	0
27	88	11	1	0
28	88	11	1	0
29	89	10	1	0
30	90	9	1	0
31	90	9	1	0

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	83	17
2	85	15
3	85	15
4	86	14
5	86	14
6	86	14
7	87	13
8	87	13
9	87	13
10	87	13
11	88	12
12	87	13
13	87	13
14	87	13
15	87	13
16	86	14
17	86	14
18	86	14
19	86	14
20	86	14
21	86	14
22	87	13
23	88	12
24	88	12
25	88	12
26	88	12
27	89	11
28	89	11
29	89	11
30	89	11
31	88	12

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

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)
1	50	36	13	2
2	52	35	12	1
3	54	34	11	1
4	56	33	10	1
5	58	32	9	1
6	60	32	8	0
7	61	31	8	0
8	63	30	7	0
9	65	29	6	0
10	66	28	6	0
11	66	28	6	0
12	68	27	5	0
13	69	26	5	0
14	70	25	5	0
15	72	24	4	0
16	73	23	4	0
17	74	22	4	0
18	76	21	3	0
19	77	20	3	0
20	78	19	3	0
21	79	18	3	0
22	80	17	3	0
23	82	16	2	0
24	83	15	2	0
25	84	14	2	0
26	85	13	2	0
27	88	11	1	0
28	88	11	1	0
29	89	10	1	0
30	90	9	1	0
31	90	9	1	0

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	83	17
2	85	15
3	85	15
4	86	14
5	86	14
6	86	14
7	87	13
8	87	13
9	87	13
10	87	13
11	88	12
12	87	13
13	87	13
14	87	13
15	87	13
16	86	14
17	86	14
18	86	14
19	86	14
20	86	14
21	86	14
22	87	13
23	88	12
24	88	12
25	88	12
26	88	12
27	89	11
28	89	11
29	89	11
30	89	11
31	88	12

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

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)
1	50	36	13	2
2	52	35	12	1
3	54	34	11	1
4	56	33	10	1
5	58	32	9	1
6	60	32	8	0
7	61	31	8	0
8	63	30	7	0
9	65	29	6	0
10	66	28	6	0
11	66	28	6	0
12	68	27	5	0
13	69	26	5	0
14	70	25	5	0
15	72	24	4	0
16	73	23	4	0
17	74	22	4	0
18	76	21	3	0
19	77	20	3	0
20	78	19	3	0
21	79	18	3	0
22	80	17	3	0
23	82	16	2	0
24	83	15	2	0
25	84	14	2	0
26	85	13	2	0
27	88	11	1	0
28	88	11	1	0
29	89	10	1	0
30	90	9	1	0
31	90	9	1	0