Bandar Nabawan weather in May

In May, Bandar Nabawan sees average daytime highs of 31°C and overnight lows near 21°C, with 179 mm of rain across 24.9 wet days and about 12.2 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 2nd-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 31°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 3% of the time in May, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 12 min at the start of May to 12 h 18 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Bandar Nabawan's 3rd-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Bandar Nabawan's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 31°; 1st warmest
Overnight low: 21°; 12th coldest
Rainfall: 179 mm; 24.9 wet days
Daylight: 12 h 12 min; 6:04 AM – 6:17 PM
Cloud cover: 82%; 3rd clearest
Wind: 4 km/h; 12th windiest
Solar energy: 5.26 kWh/m²
Travel score: 2.9; out of 10

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Temperature in May

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 31°C through the month.

A typical May day in Bandar Nabawan reaches about 31°C in the afternoon and slips back to 21°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 29°C and 33°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs on par with April and on par with June.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Avg high (°C)	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31
Avg low (°C)	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	31	21
2	31	21
3	31	21
4	31	21
5	31	21
6	31	21
7	31	21
8	31	21
9	31	21
10	31	21
11	31	21
12	31	21
13	31	21
14	31	21
15	31	21
16	31	21
17	31	21
18	31	21
19	31	21
20	31	21
21	31	21
22	31	21
23	31	21
24	31	21
25	31	21
26	31	21
27	31	21
28	31	21
29	31	21
30	31	21
31	31	21

How May really feels in Bandar Nabawan

Once humidity and wind are folded in, May averages 31 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C

heat index over the day's high

Days feeling ≤ 0°C

wind chill below the day's low

The story in May is heat — humidity pushes the afternoon "feels like" well above the raw temperature.

Bandar Nabawan weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 1st-warmest and 2nd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	29° / 21°	159	21.3	11.7	3.9
Feb	29° / 21°	108	16.8	11.8	4.0
Mar	30° / 21°	140	20.7	12	3.5
Apr	31° / 21°	152	21.5	12.1	3.1
May	31° / 21°	179	24.9	12.2	2.9
Jun	31° / 21°	161	22.6	12.3	3.1
Jul	31° / 21°	153	22.6	12.3	3.2
Aug	31° / 21°	158	23.4	12.2	3.0
Sep	31° / 21°	151	23.1	12	3.0
Oct	31° / 21°	184	25.3	11.9	2.9
Nov	30° / 21°	170	24.9	11.8	3.0
Dec	30° / 21°	173	24.3	11.7	3.3

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 3% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 11% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 86%.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Clearer (%)	17	17	17	15	15	14	14	13	13	13	12	12	12	13	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	13	13	13	13
Cloudier (%)	83	83	83	85	85	86	86	87	87	87	88	88	88	87	86	86	86	86	86	86	86	86	86	86	86	86	86	87	87	87	87

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	17	83
2	17	83
3	17	83
4	15	85
5	15	85
6	14	86
7	14	86
8	13	87
9	13	87
10	13	87
11	12	88
12	12	88
13	12	88
14	13	87
15	14	86
16	14	86
17	14	86
18	14	86
19	14	86
20	14	86
21	14	86
22	14	86
23	14	86
24	14	86
25	14	86
26	14	86
27	14	86
28	13	87
29	13	87
30	13	87
31	13	87

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Bandar Nabawan gets around 179 mm of rain over 24.9 wet days in May. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 80% and peaks near 82% on the wettest days.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Rain chance (%)	79	79	79	79	79	79	79	79	79	79	78	78	78	79	79	79	79	80	80	80	81	81	81	81	81	82	82	82	82	82	82

	Rain chance (%)
1	79
2	79
3	79
4	79
5	79
6	79
7	79
8	79
9	79
10	79
11	78
12	78
13	78
14	79
15	79
16	79
17	79
18	80
19	80
20	80
21	81
22	81
23	81
24	81
25	81
26	82
27	82
28	82
29	82
30	82
31	82

Humidity in May

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of May feels oppressive — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, May lands in the oppressive band about 77% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Muggy (%)	23	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	23	23	23	24	24	24	25	24	24	24	24	23	23	22	22	22	21	21	21	21	21	21
Oppressive (%)	77	78	78	78	78	78	78	78	78	77	77	77	76	76	76	75	76	76	76	76	77	77	78	78	78	79	79	79	79	79	79

	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)
1	23	77
2	22	78
3	22	78
4	22	78
5	22	78
6	22	78
7	22	78
8	22	78
9	22	78
10	23	77
11	23	77
12	23	77
13	24	76
14	24	76
15	24	76
16	25	75
17	24	76
18	24	76
19	24	76
20	24	76
21	23	77
22	23	77
23	22	78
24	22	78
25	22	78
26	21	79
27	21	79
28	21	79
29	21	79
30	21	79
31	21	79

Wind in May

Winds average 4 km/h in May, the calmest month.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 3 km/h on the calmest days to 4 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Wind speed (km/h)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3
Feels	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm

	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
1	4	calm
2	4	calm
3	4	calm
4	4	calm
5	4	calm
6	4	calm
7	4	calm
8	4	calm
9	4	calm
10	4	calm
11	4	calm
12	4	calm
13	4	calm
14	4	calm
15	4	calm
16	4	calm
17	4	calm
18	4	calm
19	4	calm
20	4	calm
21	4	calm
22	3	calm
23	3	calm
24	3	calm
25	3	calm
26	3	calm
27	3	calm
28	3	calm
29	3	calm
30	3	calm
31	3	calm

Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 12 min at the start of May to 12 h 18 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 6 minutes over May. Sunrise moves from 6:06 AM to 6:04 AM, and sunset from 6:17 PM to 6:20 PM.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Daylight (h)	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3
Sunrise (AM)	6:06	6:06	6:06	6:06	6:05	6:05	6:05	6:05	6:05	6:04	6:04	6:04	6:04	6:04	6:04	6:04	6:04	6:04	6:03	6:03	6:03	6:03	6:03	6:03	6:03	6:03	6:03	6:03	6:04	6:04	6:04
Sunset (PM)	6:17	6:17	6:17	6:17	6:17	6:17	6:17	6:17	6:17	6:17	6:17	6:17	6:17	6:17	6:17	6:17	6:17	6:18	6:18	6:18	6:18	6:18	6:18	6:18	6:19	6:19	6:19	6:19	6:19	6:20	6:20

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	12.2	6:06	6:17
2	12.2	6:06	6:17
3	12.2	6:06	6:17
4	12.2	6:06	6:17
5	12.2	6:05	6:17
6	12.2	6:05	6:17
7	12.2	6:05	6:17
8	12.2	6:05	6:17
9	12.2	6:05	6:17
10	12.2	6:04	6:17
11	12.2	6:04	6:17
12	12.2	6:04	6:17
13	12.2	6:04	6:17
14	12.2	6:04	6:17
15	12.2	6:04	6:17
16	12.2	6:04	6:17
17	12.2	6:04	6:17
18	12.2	6:04	6:18
19	12.2	6:03	6:18
20	12.2	6:03	6:18
21	12.2	6:03	6:18
22	12.2	6:03	6:18
23	12.2	6:03	6:18
24	12.3	6:03	6:18
25	12.3	6:03	6:19
26	12.3	6:03	6:19
27	12.3	6:03	6:19
28	12.3	6:03	6:19
29	12.3	6:04	6:19
30	12.3	6:04	6:20
31	12.3	6:04	6:20

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 5.26 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.43 kWh/m² to a high of 5.57 kWh/m² in April across the year — May's 5.26 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Solar energy (kWh/m²)	5.4	5.4	5.4	5.4	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.2
Level	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	5.4	Bright
2	5.4	Bright
3	5.4	Bright
4	5.4	Bright
5	5.3	Bright
6	5.3	Bright
7	5.3	Bright
8	5.3	Bright
9	5.3	Bright
10	5.3	Bright
11	5.3	Bright
12	5.3	Bright
13	5.2	Bright
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15	5.2	Bright
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22	5.2	Bright
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24	5.2	Bright
25	5.2	Bright
26	5.2	Bright
27	5.2	Bright
28	5.2	Bright
29	5.2	Bright
30	5.2	Bright
31	5.2	Bright

Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit Bandar Nabawan?

Our two travel scores rate May for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal).

2.9

Sightseeing

11th-best month of the year

4.2

Beach & pool

10th-best month of the year

May is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Bandar Nabawan.

What to pack for Bandar Nabawan in May

From May's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.

In May, Bandar Nabawan sees daytime highs around 31°C and nights near 21°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 25 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Bandar Nabawan in May

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in May peaks around 14 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Bandar Nabawan peaks around March 17 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 13 at about 12 (extreme).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — every month of the year.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	13	15	15	15	14	13	12	14	13	13	12	11
Level	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	13	Extreme
Feb	15	Extreme
Mar	15	Extreme
Apr	15	Extreme
May	14	Extreme
Jun	13	Extreme
Jul	12	Extreme
Aug	14	Extreme
Sep	13	Extreme
Oct	13	Extreme
Nov	12	Extreme
Dec	11	Extreme

Air quality in Bandar Nabawan in May

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where May falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in Bandar Nabawan is worst in March — around 40 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 3.1× the cleanest month (December, 13 µg/m³).

Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
PM2.5 (µg/m³)	16	18	40	22	15	15	16	16	19	16	14	13
Level	Moderate	Moderate	Poor	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	16	Moderate
Feb	18	Moderate
Mar	40	Poor
Apr	22	Moderate
May	15	Moderate
Jun	15	Moderate
Jul	16	Moderate
Aug	16	Moderate
Sep	19	Moderate
Oct	16	Moderate
Nov	14	Moderate
Dec	13	Moderate

Location & terrain

Where is Bandar Nabawan?

Bandar Nabawan sits at 5.0°N, 116.4°E, 459 m above sea level, in Malaysia. The nearest listed city is Keningau, 44 km away.

Topography around Bandar Nabawan

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Bandar Nabawan.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Bandar Nabawan has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 259 m around an average of 485 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 947 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,575 m.

The land around Bandar Nabawan is covered by trees (75%) and grassland (21%) within 3 km, trees (94%) within 16 km, and trees (99%) within 80 km.

3 km

259 m

trees 75%

16 km

947 m

trees 94%

80 km

2,575 m

trees 99%

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← April Bandar Nabawan year-round climate June →Best places to visit in May

May weather nearby: Keningau 44 km · Tambunan 75 km · Beaufort 83 km · Papar 95 km · Kinarut 97 km · Sipitang 97 km · Donggongon 103 km · Ranau 105 km

Malaysia travel facts

Travel advisory: Level 1; Exercise Normal Precautions
Power plugs: Type C / G / M; 230 V · 50 Hz
Prices: ≈ 32% of US; price level, 2025
GDP per capita: $13,125; 2025
Happiness: 6.0 / 10; World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water: 95%; of population, 2024
Homicide rate: 0.7; per 100k, 2023
Road deaths: 22.5; per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group: Upper middle; World Bank
English: High; EF EPI 581
Religion

Sources: World Bank, US State Department, World Happiness Report, WHO/UNICEF, EF EPI, CIA World Factbook.

Data sources

Temperature, precipitation, cloud, humidity, wind and solar figures are a 1991–2020 climatology for Bandar Nabawan (5.0393°, 116.4274°, elevation 459 m), computed from hourly ERA5 reanalysis — contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Sun figures are astronomical calculations, not observations. City data © GeoNames, CC BY 4.0. Map outlines from Natural Earth (public domain); interactive map © Google. UV index is derived from CAMS (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service) clear-sky UV data — contains modified Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Monthly air-quality (PM2.5) seasonality is from the CAMS EAC4 reanalysis (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service), scaled to the WHO annual mean where available. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	31	21
2	31	21
3	31	21
4	31	21
5	31	21
6	31	21
7	31	21
8	31	21
9	31	21
10	31	21
11	31	21
12	31	21
13	31	21
14	31	21
15	31	21
16	31	21
17	31	21
18	31	21
19	31	21
20	31	21
21	31	21
22	31	21
23	31	21
24	31	21
25	31	21
26	31	21
27	31	21
28	31	21
29	31	21
30	31	21
31	31	21

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	17	83
2	17	83
3	17	83
4	15	85
5	15	85
6	14	86
7	14	86
8	13	87
9	13	87
10	13	87
11	12	88
12	12	88
13	12	88
14	13	87
15	14	86
16	14	86
17	14	86
18	14	86
19	14	86
20	14	86
21	14	86
22	14	86
23	14	86
24	14	86
25	14	86
26	14	86
27	14	86
28	13	87
29	13	87
30	13	87
31	13	87

	Rain chance (%)
1	79
2	79
3	79
4	79
5	79
6	79
7	79
8	79
9	79
10	79
11	78
12	78
13	78
14	79
15	79
16	79
17	79
18	80
19	80
20	80
21	81
22	81
23	81
24	81
25	81
26	82
27	82
28	82
29	82
30	82
31	82

	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)
1	23	77
2	22	78
3	22	78
4	22	78
5	22	78
6	22	78
7	22	78
8	22	78
9	22	78
10	23	77
11	23	77
12	23	77
13	24	76
14	24	76
15	24	76
16	25	75
17	24	76
18	24	76
19	24	76
20	24	76
21	23	77
22	23	77
23	22	78
24	22	78
25	22	78
26	21	79
27	21	79
28	21	79
29	21	79
30	21	79
31	21	79

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	31	21
2	31	21
3	31	21
4	31	21
5	31	21
6	31	21
7	31	21
8	31	21
9	31	21
10	31	21
11	31	21
12	31	21
13	31	21
14	31	21
15	31	21
16	31	21
17	31	21
18	31	21
19	31	21
20	31	21
21	31	21
22	31	21
23	31	21
24	31	21
25	31	21
26	31	21
27	31	21
28	31	21
29	31	21
30	31	21
31	31	21

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	17	83
2	17	83
3	17	83
4	15	85
5	15	85
6	14	86
7	14	86
8	13	87
9	13	87
10	13	87
11	12	88
12	12	88
13	12	88
14	13	87
15	14	86
16	14	86
17	14	86
18	14	86
19	14	86
20	14	86
21	14	86
22	14	86
23	14	86
24	14	86
25	14	86
26	14	86
27	14	86
28	13	87
29	13	87
30	13	87
31	13	87

	Rain chance (%)
1	79
2	79
3	79
4	79
5	79
6	79
7	79
8	79
9	79
10	79
11	78
12	78
13	78
14	79
15	79
16	79
17	79
18	80
19	80
20	80
21	81
22	81
23	81
24	81
25	81
26	82
27	82
28	82
29	82
30	82
31	82

	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)
1	23	77
2	22	78
3	22	78
4	22	78
5	22	78
6	22	78
7	22	78
8	22	78
9	22	78
10	23	77
11	23	77
12	23	77
13	24	76
14	24	76
15	24	76
16	25	75
17	24	76
18	24	76
19	24	76
20	24	76
21	23	77
22	23	77
23	22	78
24	22	78
25	22	78
26	21	79
27	21	79
28	21	79
29	21	79
30	21	79
31	21	79

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	31	21
2	31	21
3	31	21
4	31	21
5	31	21
6	31	21
7	31	21
8	31	21
9	31	21
10	31	21
11	31	21
12	31	21
13	31	21
14	31	21
15	31	21
16	31	21
17	31	21
18	31	21
19	31	21
20	31	21
21	31	21
22	31	21
23	31	21
24	31	21
25	31	21
26	31	21
27	31	21
28	31	21
29	31	21
30	31	21
31	31	21

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	17	83
2	17	83
3	17	83
4	15	85
5	15	85
6	14	86
7	14	86
8	13	87
9	13	87
10	13	87
11	12	88
12	12	88
13	12	88
14	13	87
15	14	86
16	14	86
17	14	86
18	14	86
19	14	86
20	14	86
21	14	86
22	14	86
23	14	86
24	14	86
25	14	86
26	14	86
27	14	86
28	13	87
29	13	87
30	13	87
31	13	87

	Rain chance (%)
1	79
2	79
3	79
4	79
5	79
6	79
7	79
8	79
9	79
10	79
11	78
12	78
13	78
14	79
15	79
16	79
17	79
18	80
19	80
20	80
21	81
22	81
23	81
24	81
25	81
26	82
27	82
28	82
29	82
30	82
31	82

	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)
1	23	77
2	22	78
3	22	78
4	22	78
5	22	78
6	22	78
7	22	78
8	22	78
9	22	78
10	23	77
11	23	77
12	23	77
13	24	76
14	24	76
15	24	76
16	25	75
17	24	76
18	24	76
19	24	76
20	24	76
21	23	77
22	23	77
23	22	78
24	22	78
25	22	78
26	21	79
27	21	79
28	21	79
29	21	79
30	21	79
31	21	79