Western Cape · South Africa
Stellenbosch in May
In May, Stellenbosch averages a daytime high of 21 °C and a night-time low of 10 °C, with about 85 mm of rain over the month. It falls outside Stellenbosch's most comfortable months, March, April and September to January.
- Average high
- 21 °C
- Average low
- 10 °C
- Rain in the month
- 85 mm
- Daylight on 15 May
- 10 h 20 min
- Comfortable month
- No
- Places to stay
- 139
When to go
How May compares with the rest of the year in Stellenbosch
May is the 8th warmest month in Stellenbosch by average daytime high; across the year the highs run from 18 °C to 29 °C and the lows from 7 °C to 16 °C. By day, May is 3 °C cooler than April, and June is 3 °C cooler than May.
May brings 85 mm of rain, more than the monthly average of 51 mm (610 mm a year); it is the 4th wettest month.
On 15 May the sun is up for about 10 h 20 min, against 9 h 50 min at the shortest and 14 h 20 min at the longest point of the year (calculated from the latitude, sunrise to sunset).
| Month | High | Low | Rain | Comfortable |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 28 °C | 16 °C | 14 mm | Yes |
| February | 29 °C | 16 °C | 14 mm | |
| March | 28 °C | 14 °C | 17 mm | Yes |
| April | 25 °C | 12 °C | 46 mm | Yes |
| May | 21 °C | 10 °C | 85 mm | |
| June | 19 °C | 8 °C | 108 mm | |
| July | 18 °C | 7 °C | 110 mm | |
| August | 18 °C | 8 °C | 87 mm | |
| September | 20 °C | 9 °C | 52 mm | Yes |
| October | 24 °C | 11 °C | 31 mm | Yes |
| November | 25 °C | 13 °C | 27 mm | Yes |
| December | 27 °C | 15 °C | 20 mm | Yes |
Comfortable means average daytime high between 18 °C and 29 °C and under 80 mm of rain in the month. Averages for 1991–2020 over the surrounding area, a grid square about 50 km across, so a coast or a nearby mountain can make the town itself warmer or cooler. Data: CRU TS v4.10, Climatic Research Unit, University of East Anglia (Open Database License).
When to go
Is May a good time to visit Stellenbosch?
Not by the measure used here: about 85 mm of rain is 80 mm or more. The comfortable months in Stellenbosch are March, April and September to January; the nearest are April, before, and September, after.
The measure is about weather for a city stay only; it says nothing about events, school holidays or prices.
Public holidays in South Africa in May
Nationwide public holidays; shops and offices may close on these dates.
Where to stay
Where to stay in Stellenbosch
This guide lists 139 places to stay in Stellenbosch, hotels recorded in Wikidata. By straight-line distance from the centre: under 1 km, 17; 1–3 km, 10; 3–10 km, 23; 10 km or more, 89.
Sources: climate from CRU TS v4.10 (Climatic Research Unit, University of East Anglia; Open Database License), 1991–2020 averages; day length calculated from the latitude; public holidays from the OpenHolidays API (ODbL); places to stay from each operator's own public pages and Wikidata. How this guide is made.