Durban
South Africa · Africa
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Safety context
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Check travel advisoriesYear-round range: 54°F to 80°F
May
Excellent conditions this month
Your monthly fit score
Comfort fit by month.
Climate details▼
Temperature
Average highs and lows.
May has comfortable temperatures — not too hot, not too cold.
Shaded band = typical daily swing (P10 of night lows to P90 of afternoon peaks) — spans wider than avg high/low lines because it captures day-to-day variation.
| = MayRainfall
Monthly rain and rain days.
May has moderate rainfall — occasional showers but mostly manageable.
Sunshine
Average hours of bright sun per day.
May is one of the sunniest months — great for outdoor plans.
Clear sky
Clear-sky share is the inverse of average cloud cover (100% minus cloud cover). Band labels follow standard meteorological categories; distribution within each band varies by day.
Air comfort by month
Humidity and heat feel by month.
May is mostly comfortable — low heat and humidity pressure.
Time-of-day patterns
Typical hourly rhythm for May.
Temperature by hour
Temperature by hour and month
Typical temperature through the day across the year (1996-2025 normals, local time). Shaded cells are nighttime.
In May, afternoons reach about 77° and nights settle near 62°.
▶Full month-by-month data
| Month | High °F | Low °F | Rain days | Rain (in) | Sun h/day | Humidity | Sea °F |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 80°F | 70°F | 17 | 3.7in | 6.5h | 80.28571428571428% | 78°F |
| Feb | 80°F | 70°F | 13 | 3.4in | 6.7h | 80.28571428571428% | 79°F |
| Mar | 79°F | 69°F | 13 | 4.3in | 7.1h | 80.28571428571428% | 79°F |
| Apr | 76°F | 65°F | 10 | 2.8in | 7.3h | 78.28571428571428% | 77°F |
| May | 74°F | 60°F | 4 | 2.1in | 8.4h | 75.14285714285714% | 75°F |
| Jun | 72°F | 55°F | 3 | 0.6in | 9.1h | 69.85714285714286% | 73°F |
| Jul | 71°F | 54°F | 5 | 1.6in | 9.1h | 68.57142857142857% | 71°F |
| Aug | 72°F | 57°F | 5 | 1.0in | 8.6h | 70% | 71°F |
| Sep | 73°F | 60°F | 8 | 2.9in | 7.4h | 74.28571428571428% | 71°F |
| Oct | 74°F | 62°F | 13 | 4.1in | 5.9h | 77.14285714285714% | 72°F |
| Nov | 76°F | 65°F | 16 | 4.4in | 5.7h | 78.42857142857142% | 73°F |
| Dec | 78°F | 68°F | 18 | 4.8in | 6h | 80.42857142857143% | 76°F |