Paarl weather in May
In May, Paarl has daytime highs averaging 21 °C, nights around 11 °C, with 8.4 wet days. Figures are 1991–2020 climate normals.
- 21.4°C Average high
- 11.0°C Average low
- 8.4days Wet days
- 101mm Rainfall
- 10h Daylight
Daily temperatures through May
How May develops
Averages for the first, middle and last part of the month, from daily 1991–2020 normals. Chance of rain is the share of years in which that calendar day recorded more than 1 mm.
| Days | Avg high | Avg low | Chance of rain |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1–10 May | 22.4 °C | 11.7 °C | 25 % |
| 11–20 May | 22.8 °C | 11.5 °C | 20 % |
| 21–31 May | 19.4 °C | 9.9 °C | 35 % |
- Average highs fall from 22.4 °C early in May to 19.4 °C by the end of it.
- Rain is most likely over days 21–31 of May (35 % of days) and least likely over days 11–20 (20 %).
What to expect
| Measure | Typical May | Share of the month |
|---|---|---|
| Days above 25 °C | 6.9 of 31 | 22 % |
| Days above 30 °C | 0.7 of 31 | 2 % |
| Days below 0 °C | 0 of 31 | 0 % |
| Days with more than 1 mm rain | 8.4 of 31 | 27 % |
Conditions in May
| Measure | Average |
|---|---|
| Mean temperature | 16 °C |
| Record high (1991–2020) | 32 °C |
| Record low (1991–2020) | 3.5 °C |
| Relative humidity | 73 % |
| Wind speed | 12 km/h |
| Cloud cover | 49 % |
Where Paarl ranks in May
| Ranking | Position | Value |
|---|---|---|
| The coolest places in Africa in May | 32ndof 50 | 21 °C |
May compared with the months around it
| Month | Avg high | Rainfall | Cloud |
|---|---|---|---|
| March | 29.3 °C | 20 mm | 27 % |
| April | 25.4 °C | 59 mm | 39 % |
| May | 21.4 °C | 101 mm | 49 % |
| June | 17.9 °C | 155 mm | 50 % |
| July | 17.5 °C | 130 mm | 45 % |
See all twelve months for Paarl
- May is the 8th warmest month here.
- It is the 9th driest month of the year.
- It ranks 10th for least cloud cover.
- Days last about 10 hours from sunrise to sunset.
- It rains on 8.4 of 31 days — 27 % of the month.
- Nights are about 10 °C cooler than the middle of the day.
- The hottest May day on record since 1991 reached 32 °C, 11 °C above the usual daytime high.
Nearby destinations in May
| Destination | Avg high | Wet days | Sea |
|---|---|---|---|
| Paarl | 21 °C | 8.4 | – |
| Somerset West | 20 °C | 9 | 16 |
| Cape Town | 19 °C | 7 | 15 |
| George | 19 °C | 7 | 17 |
QuestionsMay in Paarl, answered
How warm is Paarl in May?
Daily highs average 21 °C and nights fall to about 11 °C, a spread of 10 °C between afternoon and dawn. That makes May the 8th warmest month of the year here.
Does it rain much in Paarl in May?
May averages 101 mm of rain, spread over about 8 of the 31 days — 27 % of the month. Cloud cover averages 49 % of the sky.
How long are the days in May?
Paarl averages 10 hours between sunrise and sunset in May. Day length is computed from latitude and date, so it is exact rather than modelled — but it says nothing about how much of that time is sunny.
Data sources and method
- ERA5 / ERA5-Land reanalysis — Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S), ECMWF. Copernicus Licence
- Open-Meteo — Open-Meteo.com. CC BY 4.0
- NOAA OISST v2.1 — NOAA Physical Sciences Laboratory. Public domain
- GeoNames — GeoNames.org. CC BY 4.0
- 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: daylight hours, beach and comfort scores, monthly rankings, threshold day counts, chance of a wet day by date, ten-day averages within the month. 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.