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The coolest places in Africa in May

Maseru tops the list at 18 °C in May. Ranked from 1991–2020 climate normals across 50 destinations.

# Destination Country Avg high Avg high Rainfall
1 Maseru Lesotho 18 °C 18 °C 29 mm
2 Johannesburg South Africa 19 °C 19 °C 17 mm
3 Krugersdorp South Africa 19 °C 19 °C 17 mm
4 Botshabelo South Africa 19 °C 19 °C 21 mm
5 Soweto South Africa 19 °C 19 °C 18 mm
6 Cape Town South Africa 19 °C 19 °C 57 mm
7 Benoni South Africa 19 °C 19 °C 15 mm
8 George South Africa 19 °C 19 °C 45 mm
9 Emalahleni South Africa 19 °C 19 °C 15 mm
10 Limuru Kenya 20 °C 20 °C 126 mm
11 Bloemfontein South Africa 20 °C 20 °C 20 mm
12 Thembisa South Africa 20 °C 20 °C 15 mm
13 Carletonville South Africa 20 °C 20 °C 19 mm
14 Somerset West South Africa 20 °C 20 °C 91 mm
15 Evaton South Africa 20 °C 20 °C 18 mm
16 Welkom South Africa 20 °C 20 °C 20 mm
17 Middelburg South Africa 20 °C 20 °C 15 mm
18 Vereeniging South Africa 20 °C 20 °C 17 mm
19 Mbabane Eswatini 20 °C 20 °C 32 mm
20 Kitale Kenya 21 °C 21 °C 207 mm
21 Centurion South Africa 21 °C 21 °C 16 mm
22 Al Hoceïma Morocco 21 °C 21 °C 26 mm
23 Gqeberha South Africa 21 °C 21 °C 24 mm
24 Newcastle South Africa 21 °C 21 °C 17 mm
25 Fianarantsoa Madagascar 21 °C 21 °C 25 mm
26 Antsirabe Madagascar 21 °C 21 °C 21 mm
27 Kikuyu Kenya 21 °C 21 °C 91 mm
28 Hosa’ina Ethiopia 21 °C 21 °C 297 mm
29 Naivasha Kenya 21 °C 21 °C 122 mm
30 Potchefstroom South Africa 21 °C 21 °C 19 mm
31 Vryheid South Africa 21 °C 21 °C 20 mm
32 Paarl South Africa 21 °C 21 °C 101 mm
33 Mzuzu Malawi 21 °C 21 °C 50 mm
34 Klerksdorp South Africa 21 °C 21 °C 18 mm
35 Mthatha South Africa 22 °C 22 °C 26 mm
36 Polokwane South Africa 22 °C 22 °C 11 mm
37 Sétif Algeria 22 °C 22 °C 56 mm
38 Tétouan Morocco 22 °C 22 °C 39 mm
39 Béjaïa Algeria 22 °C 22 °C 53 mm
40 Musanze Rwanda 22 °C 22 °C 121 mm
41 Antananarivo Madagascar 22 °C 22 °C 12 mm
42 Dessie Ethiopia 22 °C 22 °C 46 mm
43 Rustenburg South Africa 22 °C 22 °C 17 mm
44 Harare Zimbabwe 22 °C 22 °C 6 mm
45 Gweru Zimbabwe 22 °C 22 °C 7 mm
46 Gitega Burundi 22 °C 22 °C 46 mm
47 El Jadida Morocco 22 °C 22 °C 15 mm
48 Eldoret Kenya 22 °C 22 °C 231 mm
49 Mutare Zimbabwe 22 °C 22 °C 13 mm
50 Sodo Ethiopia 22 °C 22 °C 211 mm

Only destinations with a published page for that month are ranked. The ranking is ours; the underlying values are reproduced from the source.

Data sources and method

Normal period
1991–2020
Dataset version
era5-1991-2020-scores1.1
Last processed

Measured values come from ERA5 reanalysis and are reproduced unchanged. Calculated by us: ranking order, beach and comfort scores. Full formulas are on the methodology page.

Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026. Neither the European Commission nor ECMWF is responsible for any use that may be made of the Copernicus information or data it contains.