Hermanus climate

Hermanus Weather in May

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

Average highs run from 19°C on May 1 to 17°C on May 31, and lows from 15°C to 14°C. Normal precipitation for the month is 62 mm over about 9 wet days.

May day by day

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

Normal daily high and low temperature at Hermanus, in °C, with the record for each date.10152025151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Reanalysis extreme high
  • Reanalysis extreme low

May at a glance

Average high
18°C
Average low
15°C
Precipitation
62 mm
Reanalysis high
24°CMay 21, 2003
Reanalysis low
11°CMay 20, 2007
Daylight
10 h 42 min to 10 h 01 min
Cloud cover
48%
Humidity
81%
Dew point
13°C
Wind
20.9 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 119°C15°C23°C 201112°C 201628%
May 219°C15°C20°C 199412°C 200029%
May 319°C15°C21°C 199513°C 200029%
May 419°C15°C23°C 201713°C 200128%
May 519°C15°C23°C 200712°C 200628%
May 619°C15°C23°C 201313°C 200129%
May 719°C15°C21°C 199113°C 200229%
May 819°C15°C22°C 199613°C 200629%
May 918°C15°C22°C 202014°C 199528%
May 1019°C15°C21°C 200914°C 201727%
May 1119°C15°C21°C 199714°C 199527%
May 1219°C15°C23°C 199714°C 201727%
May 1319°C15°C22°C 199213°C 201728%
May 1419°C15°C23°C 199113°C 200629%
May 1518°C15°C24°C 201713°C 200629%
May 1618°C15°C22°C 199913°C 199230%
May 1718°C15°C22°C 201614°C 201530%
May 1818°C15°C22°C 200813°C 201231%
May 1918°C15°C23°C 200813°C 201232%
May 2018°C15°C23°C 202011°C 200733%
May 2118°C15°C24°C 200312°C 200734%
May 2218°C15°C22°C 200312°C 199435%
May 2318°C15°C20°C 200313°C 200637%
May 2418°C15°C20°C 200812°C 200639%
May 2517°C15°C21°C 201913°C 199440%
May 2617°C14°C23°C 200412°C 199641%
May 2717°C14°C20°C 200911°C 199242%
May 2817°C14°C22°C 199512°C 199142%
May 2917°C14°C21°C 201912°C 200942%
May 3017°C14°C21°C 201712°C 200242%
May 3117°C14°C19°C 202012°C 199643%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 1 mm of precipitation in the reanalysis on each date at Hermanus, in percent.010203040501102030
  • Chance of a wet day

Sunrise and sunset

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

May 1
sunrise 7:19 AM, sunset 6:01 PM
May 31
sunrise 7:40 AM, sunset 5:41 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.