Driefontein climate

Driefontein Weather in May

NASA POWER reanalysis for the half-degree grid cell around Driefontein, 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 21°C on May 31, and lows from 9°C to 5°C. Normal precipitation for the month is 19 mm over about 3 wet days.

May day by day

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

Normal daily high and low temperature at Driefontein, in °C, with the record for each date.-10010203040151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Reanalysis extreme high
  • Reanalysis extreme low

May at a glance

Average high
22°C
Average low
7°C
Precipitation
19 mm
Reanalysis high
30°CMay 1, 2012
Reanalysis low
-2°CMay 24, 2007
Daylight
11 h 04 min to 10 h 34 min
Cloud cover
35%
Humidity
63%
Dew point
5°C
Wind
7.9 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°C9°C30°C 20124°C 201619%
May 223°C9°C29°C 19985°C 201618%
May 323°C9°C30°C 20125°C 199217%
May 423°C9°C30°C 20125°C 199217%
May 523°C8°C29°C 20123°C 201316%
May 623°C8°C28°C 19981°C 201315%
May 723°C8°C28°C 19982°C 200216%
May 823°C8°C27°C 19980°C 200215%
May 923°C8°C28°C 20031°C 200214%
May 1022°C8°C28°C 20072°C 200614%
May 1122°C8°C26°C 20052°C 200614%
May 1222°C8°C28°C 20074°C 201413%
May 1322°C8°C29°C 20072°C 199814%
May 1422°C8°C28°C 20072°C 199813%
May 1522°C8°C28°C 20154°C 199512%
May 1622°C7°C27°C 20154°C 199511%
May 1722°C7°C26°C 20194°C 200010%
May 1822°C7°C26°C 20153°C 200910%
May 1922°C7°C27°C 20075°C 199110%
May 2022°C7°C27°C 20074°C 200610%
May 2121°C7°C27°C 20151°C 200610%
May 2221°C7°C25°C 1991-2°C 200710%
May 2321°C6°C26°C 2004-1°C 20079%
May 2421°C6°C26°C 2015-2°C 20078%
May 2521°C6°C26°C 2014-2°C 20078%
May 2621°C6°C26°C 20150°C 20067%
May 2721°C6°C26°C 20150°C 20207%
May 2821°C6°C26°C 20050°C 20207%
May 2921°C6°C27°C 20150°C 19947%
May 3021°C5°C27°C 20150°C 19978%
May 3121°C5°C26°C 20152°C 20008%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 1 mm of precipitation in the reanalysis on each date at Driefontein, in percent.051015201102030
  • Chance of a wet day

Sunrise and sunset

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

May 1
sunrise 6:23 AM, sunset 5:27 PM
May 31
sunrise 6:39 AM, sunset 5:13 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.