CNY to ZAR — May 2018

1.9617ZAR

for 1 Yuan Renminbi on 31 May 2018 · opened the month at 1.9821

1.03% over May 2018

European Central Bank reference rate
22 trading days
Reference rate, not an offer

Today: 1 CNY = 2.4277 ZAR (PayerPay indicative rate, includes our margin)

CNY to ZAR in May 2018 at a glance

1 CNY in ZAR
Measure	Rate	When
Opened	1.9821 ZAR	2 May 2018
Closed	1.9617 ZAR	31 May 2018
Highest	2.0154 ZAR	21 May 2018
Lowest	1.9339 ZAR	14 May 2018
Average	1.9681 ZAR	22 trading days
Change	-1.03% ZAR	open to close

Day by day

CNY to ZAR, May 2018▼ 1.03%

1 CNY in ZAR, day by day
Date	Rate	Day change
2 May 2018	1.9821
3 May 2018	1.9886	+0.33%
4 May 2018	1.9857	-0.15%
7 May 2018	1.9759	-0.49%
8 May 2018	1.9730	-0.15%
9 May 2018	1.9748	+0.09%
10 May 2018	1.9497	-1.27%
11 May 2018	1.9387	-0.56%
14 May 2018	1.9339	-0.25%
15 May 2018	1.9627	+1.49%
16 May 2018	1.9642	+0.08%
17 May 2018	1.9689	+0.24%
18 May 2018	1.9885	+1.00%
21 May 2018	2.0154	+1.35%
22 May 2018	1.9705	-2.23%
23 May 2018	1.9795	+0.46%
24 May 2018	1.9507	-1.46%
25 May 2018	1.9560	+0.27%
28 May 2018	1.9458	-0.52%
29 May 2018	1.9746	+1.48%
30 May 2018	1.9573	-0.88%
31 May 2018	1.9617	+0.23%

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Common questions

What was the CNY to ZAR rate in May 2018?

Over May 2018 the European Central Bank reference rate moved from 1.9821 ZAR per CNY on 2 May 2018 to 1.9617 on 31 May 2018, a change of -1.03%. The average across 22 trading days was 1.9681.

When was CNY strongest against ZAR in May 2018?

The highest reading was 2.0154 ZAR on 21 May 2018; the lowest was 1.9339 on 14 May 2018.

Is this the rate I would have got?

No. These are reference rates published by the European Central Bank for information. PayerPay's indicative rate today is 2.4277 ZAR per CNY; the exact rate for a transfer is confirmed in your order.

Data and reuse

The series, statistics and tables on this page are PayerPay's compilation (one reading per trading day; days from 28 September 2026 onward from our own record). They may not be copied, scraped or republished in ready form; quoting a figure with attribution and a link is fine. See the terms of use. These are reference rates for information, not an offer — PayerPay's indicative rate today is 1 CNY = 2.4277 ZAR, including our margin; the final rate for a transfer is confirmed in your order. Corrections: support@payerpay.io.

Source: European Central Bank.

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