USD to ZAR — May 2018

12.5678ZAR

for 1 US Dollar on 31 May 2018 · opened the month at 12.6040

0.29% over May 2018

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

Today: 1 USD = 16.3045 ZAR (PayerPay indicative rate, includes our margin)

USD to ZAR in May 2018 at a glance

1 USD in ZAR
Measure	Rate	When
Opened	12.6040 ZAR	2 May 2018
Closed	12.5678 ZAR	31 May 2018
Highest	12.8712 ZAR	21 May 2018
Lowest	12.2561 ZAR	14 May 2018
Average	12.5452 ZAR	22 trading days
Change	-0.29% ZAR	open to close

Day by day

USD to ZAR, May 2018▼ 0.29%

1 USD in ZAR, day by day
Date	Rate	Day change
2 May 2018	12.6040
3 May 2018	12.6250	+0.17%
4 May 2018	12.6272	+0.02%
7 May 2018	12.5802	-0.37%
8 May 2018	12.5637	-0.13%
9 May 2018	12.5727	+0.07%
10 May 2018	12.3793	-1.54%
11 May 2018	12.2771	-0.83%
14 May 2018	12.2561	-0.17%
15 May 2018	12.4875	+1.89%
16 May 2018	12.5241	+0.29%
17 May 2018	12.5378	+0.11%
18 May 2018	12.6840	+1.17%
21 May 2018	12.8712	+1.48%
22 May 2018	12.5494	-2.50%
23 May 2018	12.6462	+0.77%
24 May 2018	12.4525	-1.53%
25 May 2018	12.5000	+0.38%
28 May 2018	12.4510	-0.39%
29 May 2018	12.6722	+1.78%
30 May 2018	12.5650	-0.85%
31 May 2018	12.5678	+0.02%

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Common questions

What was the USD to ZAR rate in May 2018?

Over May 2018 the European Central Bank reference rate moved from 12.6040 ZAR per USD on 2 May 2018 to 12.5678 on 31 May 2018, a change of -0.29%. The average across 22 trading days was 12.5452.

When was USD strongest against ZAR in May 2018?

The highest reading was 12.8712 ZAR on 21 May 2018; the lowest was 12.2561 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 16.3045 ZAR per USD; 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 USD = 16.3045 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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