Mthatha climate

Mthatha Weather in May

NASA POWER reanalysis for the half-degree grid cell around Mthatha, 1991-2020; a grid cell is an area average and can differ from a thermometer in town by several degrees

Average highs run from 23°C on May 1 to 20°C on May 31, and lows from 10°C to 7°C. Normal precipitation for the month is 28 mm over about 6 wet days.

May day by day

The normal high and low for each date, in °C.

Normal daily high and low temperature at Mthatha, in °C, with the record for each date.010203040151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Reanalysis extreme high
  • Reanalysis extreme low

May at a glance

Average high
22°C
Average low
9°C
Precipitation
28 mm
Reanalysis high
31°CMay 6, 2007
Reanalysis low
1°CMay 28, 2011
Daylight
10 h 52 min to 10 h 14 min
Cloud cover
46%
Humidity
66%
Dew point
7°C
Wind
13.0 km/h

Every day of the month

A wet day has at least 1 mm of precipitation in the reanalysis.

DateNormal highNormal lowReanalysis highReanalysis lowChance wet
May 123°C10°C30°C 19915°C 201624%
May 223°C10°C31°C 19915°C 200823%
May 323°C10°C30°C 20144°C 199222%
May 422°C10°C30°C 20146°C 201322%
May 522°C10°C30°C 20074°C 201321%
May 622°C10°C31°C 20073°C 201321%
May 722°C10°C30°C 19924°C 200620%
May 822°C10°C30°C 20074°C 200220%
May 922°C10°C30°C 20104°C 200220%
May 1022°C9°C29°C 19944°C 200618%
May 1122°C9°C29°C 19925°C 201417%
May 1222°C9°C30°C 19926°C 199816%
May 1322°C9°C29°C 20074°C 200016%
May 1422°C9°C30°C 20073°C 199816%
May 1522°C9°C29°C 19946°C 199815%
May 1622°C9°C28°C 19945°C 199714%
May 1722°C9°C28°C 19946°C 201814%
May 1822°C9°C28°C 20106°C 201114%
May 1922°C9°C29°C 20073°C 201214%
May 2022°C9°C28°C 20151°C 201213%
May 2122°C9°C29°C 20153°C 201213%
May 2222°C9°C27°C 19912°C 199512%
May 2322°C8°C29°C 20042°C 199512%
May 2422°C8°C28°C 20142°C 200711%
May 2521°C8°C27°C 20152°C 200611%
May 2621°C8°C27°C 20043°C 200712%
May 2721°C8°C28°C 20042°C 202012%
May 2821°C8°C28°C 20021°C 201112%
May 2921°C7°C27°C 20152°C 200612%
May 3021°C7°C27°C 20153°C 200212%
May 3120°C7°C26°C 20013°C 200212%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 1 mm of precipitation in the reanalysis on each date at Mthatha, in percent.05101520251102030
  • Chance of a wet day

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (GMT+2).

May 1
sunrise 6:36 AM, sunset 5:28 PM
May 31
sunrise 6:55 AM, sunset 5:09 PM

Every day of May: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Cloud, humidity, wind and sunshine, and temperature and precipitation: NASA POWER (MERRA-2, CERES and GEWEX SRB), 1991-2020. The data was obtained from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Langley Research Center's Prediction Of Worldwide Energy Resources (POWER) project funded through the NASA Earth Science Division: POWER Daily API v2, accessed 2026-09-24. Sun and moon: computed with the NOAA solar equations and Meeus.