Batu Pahat weather in May

In May, Batu Pahat sees average daytime highs of 30°C and overnight lows near 26°C, with 230 mm of rain across 27.8 wet days and about 12.1 hours of daylight. It is the 3rd-warmest and 4th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 30°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 5% of the time in May, and the air most often feels miserable.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 06 min at the start of May to 12 h 06 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Batu Pahat's 8th-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Batu Pahat's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 30°; 3rd warmest
Overnight low: 26°; 12th coldest
Rainfall: 230 mm; 27.8 wet days
Daylight: 12 h 06 min; 7:02 AM – 7:07 PM
Cloud cover: 82%; 8th clearest
Wind: 7 km/h; 11th windiest
Solar energy: 4.89 kWh/m²
Travel score: 2.8; out of 10

Batu Pahat is town in Johor and district capital of Batu Pahat.

Founded: 1894

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

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Temperature in May

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 30°C through the month.

A typical May day in Batu Pahat reaches about 30°C in the afternoon and slips back to 26°C overnight — a 4°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 29°C and 31°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs on par with April and on par with June.

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Avg high (°C)	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30
Avg low (°C)	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	30	26
2	30	26
3	30	26
4	30	26
5	30	26
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27	30	26
28	30	26
29	30	26
30	30	26
31	30	26

How May really feels in Batu Pahat

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.

Batu Pahat weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 3rd-warmest and 4th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	29° / 24°	150	19.2	11.9	3.9
Feb	30° / 25°	95	14.6	11.9	4.0
Mar	31° / 25°	164	21.8	12	3.3
Apr	30° / 26°	217	26.4	12	2.8
May	30° / 26°	230	27.8	12.1	2.8
Jun	30° / 26°	191	23.9	12.1	3.2
Jul	30° / 26°	192	24	12.1	3.4
Aug	30° / 26°	202	25.2	12.1	3.3
Sep	30° / 25°	195	24.8	12	3.2
Oct	30° / 25°	232	26.7	12	3.0
Nov	29° / 25°	270	27.9	11.9	2.9
Dec	29° / 25°	245	24.8	11.9	3.3

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 5% 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 84%.

	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 (%)	12	12	12	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	14	15	15	16	17	17	18	18	18	19	18	18	19	19	19	19	19	18	18	18	18
Cloudier (%)	88	88	88	87	87	87	87	87	87	87	86	85	85	84	83	83	82	82	82	81	82	82	81	81	81	81	81	82	82	82	82

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	12	88
2	12	88
3	12	88
4	13	87
5	13	87
6	13	87
7	13	87
8	13	87
9	13	87
10	13	87
11	14	86
12	15	85
13	15	85
14	16	84
15	17	83
16	17	83
17	18	82
18	18	82
19	18	82
20	19	81
21	18	82
22	18	82
23	19	81
24	19	81
25	19	81
26	19	81
27	19	81
28	18	82
29	18	82
30	18	82
31	18	82

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Batu Pahat gets around 230 mm of rain over 27.8 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 89% and peaks near 92% 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 (%)	92	92	92	92	92	92	91	91	90	90	89	89	89	88	88	88	88	88	88	88	88	88	89	89	89	89	88	88	88	87	87

	Rain chance (%)
1	92
2	92
3	92
4	92
5	92
6	92
7	91
8	91
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10	90
11	89
12	89
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27	88
28	88
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30	87
31	87

Humidity in May

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

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

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Miserable (%)	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100

	Miserable (%)
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31	100

Wind in May

Winds average 7 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 7 km/h on the calmest days to 8 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	8	8	8	8	8	8
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	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
1	7	calm
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Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 06 min at the start of May to 12 h 06 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 0 minutes over May. Sunrise moves from 7:04 AM to 7:03 AM, and sunset from 7:07 PM to 7:09 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)	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1
Sunrise (AM)	7:04	7:03	7:03	7:03	7:03	7:03	7:03	7:03	7:02	7:02	7:02	7:02	7:02	7:02	7:02	7:02	7:02	7:02	7:02	7:02	7:02	7:02	7:02	7:02	7:02	7:02	7:02	7:02	7:02	7:03	7:03
Sunset (PM)	7:07	7:07	7:07	7:07	7:07	7:07	7:07	7:07	7:07	7:07	7:07	7:07	7:07	7:07	7:07	7:07	7:07	7:07	7:07	7:07	7:07	7:07	7:08	7:08	7:08	7:08	7:08	7:08	7:08	7:08	7:09

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	12.1	7:04	7:07
2	12.1	7:03	7:07
3	12.1	7:03	7:07
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27	12.1	7:02	7:08
28	12.1	7:02	7:08
29	12.1	7:02	7:08
30	12.1	7:03	7:08
31	12.1	7:03	7:09

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 4.89 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.27 kWh/m² to a high of 5.56 kWh/m² in March across the year — May's 4.89 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)	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	4.9	4.9	4.9	4.9	4.9	4.9	4.9	4.9	4.9	4.9	4.9	4.9	4.9	4.9	4.9	4.9	4.9	4.9	4.9	4.9	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.8
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	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	5.0	Bright
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3	5.0	Bright
4	5.0	Bright
5	4.9	Bright
6	4.9	Bright
7	4.9	Bright
8	4.9	Bright
9	4.9	Bright
10	4.9	Bright
11	4.9	Bright
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30	4.8	Bright
31	4.8	Bright

Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit Batu Pahat?

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

2.8

Sightseeing

11th-best month of the year

3.9

Beach & pool

11th-best month of the year

May is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Batu Pahat.

What to pack for Batu Pahat in May

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

In May, Batu Pahat sees daytime highs around 30°C and nights near 26°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 28 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Batu Pahat in May

The nearest coast averages about 30°C in May — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea offshore is warmest in May at about 30°C and coldest in January near 28°C.

The water stays above 20°C all year — warm enough for a swim any month.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Sea temperature (°C)	28	28	29	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	29	29
Comfort	Tropical	Tropical	Tropical	Tropical	Tropical	Tropical	Tropical	Tropical	Tropical	Tropical	Tropical	Tropical

	Sea temperature (°C)	Comfort
Jan	28	Tropical
Feb	28	Tropical
Mar	29	Tropical
Apr	30	Tropical
May	30	Tropical
Jun	30	Tropical
Jul	30	Tropical
Aug	30	Tropical
Sep	30	Tropical
Oct	30	Tropical
Nov	29	Tropical
Dec	29	Tropical

UV index in Batu Pahat in May

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in May peaks around 12 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Batu Pahat peaks around February 18 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near July 10 at about 10 (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	14	14	12	10	10	13	13	13	11	11
Level	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	13	Extreme
Feb	15	Extreme
Mar	14	Extreme
Apr	14	Extreme
May	12	Extreme
Jun	10	Extreme
Jul	10	Very high
Aug	13	Extreme
Sep	13	Extreme
Oct	13	Extreme
Nov	11	Extreme
Dec	11	Extreme

Air quality in Batu Pahat 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 Batu Pahat is worst in March — around 51 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 3.0× the cleanest month (December, 17 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)	17	25	51	34	27	24	28	38	41	39	20	17
Level	Moderate	Moderate	Poor	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Poor	Poor	Poor	Moderate	Moderate

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	17	Moderate
Feb	25	Moderate
Mar	51	Poor
Apr	34	Moderate
May	27	Moderate
Jun	24	Moderate
Jul	28	Moderate
Aug	38	Poor
Sep	41	Poor
Oct	39	Poor
Nov	20	Moderate
Dec	17	Moderate

Location & terrain

Where is Batu Pahat?

Batu Pahat sits at 1.9°N, 102.9°E, 7 m above sea level, in Malaysia. The nearest listed city is Kampung Minyak Beku, 8.0 km away.

Topography around Batu Pahat

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Batu Pahat has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 263 m around an average of 17 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 428 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,194 m.

The land around Batu Pahat is covered by artificial surfaces (47%) and trees (41%) within 3 km, trees (68%) and water (21%) within 16 km, and trees (53%) and water (42%) within 80 km.

3 km

263 m

artificial surfaces 47%

16 km

428 m

trees 68%

80 km

1,194 m

trees 53%

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← April Batu Pahat year-round climate June →Best places to visit in May

May weather nearby: Kampung Minyak Beku 8.0 km · Parit Sulung 15 km · Parit Raja 20 km · Yong Peng 23 km · Pagoh 37 km · Bakri 38 km · Kawasan Penempatan Ulu Benut Tiga 40 km · Kawasan Penempatan Ulu Sungai Benut 40 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 Batu Pahat (1.8548°, 102.9325°, elevation 7 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. Sea temperatures are the NOAA OISST v2.1 1991–2020 monthly climatology (public domain), sampled at the nearest ocean point. 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	30	26
2	30	26
3	30	26
4	30	26
5	30	26
6	30	26
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20	30	26
21	30	26
22	30	26
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24	30	26
25	30	26
26	30	26
27	30	26
28	30	26
29	30	26
30	30	26
31	30	26

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	12	88
2	12	88
3	12	88
4	13	87
5	13	87
6	13	87
7	13	87
8	13	87
9	13	87
10	13	87
11	14	86
12	15	85
13	15	85
14	16	84
15	17	83
16	17	83
17	18	82
18	18	82
19	18	82
20	19	81
21	18	82
22	18	82
23	19	81
24	19	81
25	19	81
26	19	81
27	19	81
28	18	82
29	18	82
30	18	82
31	18	82

	Rain chance (%)
1	92
2	92
3	92
4	92
5	92
6	92
7	91
8	91
9	90
10	90
11	89
12	89
13	89
14	88
15	88
16	88
17	88
18	88
19	88
20	88
21	88
22	88
23	89
24	89
25	89
26	89
27	88
28	88
29	88
30	87
31	87

	Miserable (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
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23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100
29	100
30	100
31	100

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	12	88
2	12	88
3	12	88
4	13	87
5	13	87
6	13	87
7	13	87
8	13	87
9	13	87
10	13	87
11	14	86
12	15	85
13	15	85
14	16	84
15	17	83
16	17	83
17	18	82
18	18	82
19	18	82
20	19	81
21	18	82
22	18	82
23	19	81
24	19	81
25	19	81
26	19	81
27	19	81
28	18	82
29	18	82
30	18	82
31	18	82

	Rain chance (%)
1	92
2	92
3	92
4	92
5	92
6	92
7	91
8	91
9	90
10	90
11	89
12	89
13	89
14	88
15	88
16	88
17	88
18	88
19	88
20	88
21	88
22	88
23	89
24	89
25	89
26	89
27	88
28	88
29	88
30	87
31	87

	Miserable (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100
29	100
30	100
31	100

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	12	88
2	12	88
3	12	88
4	13	87
5	13	87
6	13	87
7	13	87
8	13	87
9	13	87
10	13	87
11	14	86
12	15	85
13	15	85
14	16	84
15	17	83
16	17	83
17	18	82
18	18	82
19	18	82
20	19	81
21	18	82
22	18	82
23	19	81
24	19	81
25	19	81
26	19	81
27	19	81
28	18	82
29	18	82
30	18	82
31	18	82

	Rain chance (%)
1	92
2	92
3	92
4	92
5	92
6	92
7	91
8	91
9	90
10	90
11	89
12	89
13	89
14	88
15	88
16	88
17	88
18	88
19	88
20	88
21	88
22	88
23	89
24	89
25	89
26	89
27	88
28	88
29	88
30	87
31	87

	Miserable (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100
29	100
30	100
31	100