Beaufort West climate

Beaufort West Weather in May

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

Average highs run from 24°C on May 1 to 20°C on May 31, and lows from 9°C to 6°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 Beaufort West, 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
23°C
Average low
8°C
Precipitation
19 mm
Reanalysis high
33°CMay 6, 2019
Reanalysis low
-1°CMay 31, 2002
Daylight
10 h 49 min to 10 h 11 min
Cloud cover
40%
Humidity
51%
Dew point
3°C
Wind
16.6 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 124°C9°C32°C 19984°C 201614%
May 224°C9°C32°C 20141°C 200013%
May 324°C9°C31°C 20141°C 200013%
May 424°C9°C30°C 20073°C 200012%
May 524°C9°C32°C 20073°C 200012%
May 624°C9°C33°C 20193°C 200112%
May 724°C9°C29°C 20033°C 200612%
May 824°C9°C32°C 20122°C 200212%
May 924°C9°C30°C 20125°C 199312%
May 1024°C9°C31°C 20054°C 201310%
May 1124°C9°C31°C 19922°C 201310%
May 1224°C9°C32°C 20194°C 19989%
May 1324°C9°C30°C 20074°C 199810%
May 1424°C9°C30°C 19944°C 19989%
May 1524°C9°C28°C 19943°C 19988%
May 1623°C9°C29°C 20035°C 19988%
May 1723°C9°C29°C 20106°C 20138%
May 1823°C9°C29°C 20084°C 20138%
May 1923°C9°C29°C 20022°C 201210%
May 2023°C8°C30°C 20151°C 201210%
May 2122°C8°C29°C 20051°C 200710%
May 2222°C8°C28°C 20041°C 199510%
May 2322°C8°C28°C 20041°C 199410%
May 2422°C8°C28°C 20192°C 200711%
May 2521°C7°C29°C 20192°C 200611%
May 2621°C7°C29°C 19982°C 200611%
May 2721°C7°C27°C 20042°C 202011%
May 2821°C7°C28°C 20011°C 199210%
May 2920°C7°C26°C 20151°C 199410%
May 3020°C6°C27°C 19981°C 199711%
May 3120°C6°C28°C 2020-1°C 200211%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 1 mm of precipitation in the reanalysis on each date at Beaufort West, in percent.0510151102030
  • Chance of a wet day

Sunrise and sunset

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

May 1
sunrise 7:02 AM, sunset 5:51 PM
May 31
sunrise 7:22 AM, sunset 5:33 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 2026-09-26. Sun and moon: computed with the NOAA solar equations and Meeus.