Is Cape Town hot in May?
Days are typically mild at 21.4°C, while nights average 9.6°C.
South Africa · 1991–2020 normal
Cape Town in
May.
Typical May weather in Cape Town: 21.4°C by day, 9.6°C at night, 75 mm of rain over 9.5 wet days. These are measured 1991–2020 station normals, not a forecast.
Typical high21.4°C
Typical low9.6°C
Rain75 mm
Wet days9.5
In the year-round weather comparison, May scores 70 out of 100 (November leads the year at 93). Daylight is calculated as 10 h 23 from latitude -33.93°.
May at a glance
What is Cape Town like in May?
Plain answers from the measured climate record—not a forecast or a promise about a particular trip.
Does it rain much?
The measured monthly average is 75 mm across about 10 wet days.
How much daylight is there?
There are about 10 h 23 between sunrise and sunset at mid-month, calculated from the place latitude.
Is May a good time to visit?
May ranks 8 of 12 in our weather comparison; November ranks first.
The evidence behind this page
One month,
from the same station.
- Place identity
- GeoNames 3369157
- NOAA station
- SFM00068816 · CAPE TOWN INTL
- Station distance
- 17.1 km from the place centre
- Coverage
- Good coverage · 18 usable years
- Important limit
- Historical climate is not a forecast. Nearby stations can miss mountains, coasts, and local microclimates.
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