Bukit Beruntung weather in May

In May, Bukit Beruntung sees average daytime highs of 32°C and overnight lows near 24°C, with 208 mm of rain across 23.7 wet days and about 12.2 hours of daylight. It is the 4th-warmest and 6th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 32°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 3% 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 12 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Bukit Beruntung's 8th-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Bukit Beruntung's year-round climate.

Daytime high
32°
4th warmest
Overnight low
24°
12th coldest
Rainfall
208 mm
23.7 wet days
Daylight
12 h 12 min
7:05 AM – 7:15 PM
Cloud cover
85%
8th clearest
Wind
4 km/h
6th windiest
Solar energy
5.16 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.7
out of 10

Temperature in May

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 32°C through the month.

A typical May day in Bukit Beruntung reaches about 32°C in the afternoon and slips back to 24°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 30°C and 33°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs on par with April and on par with June.

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How May really feels in Bukit Beruntung

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
31
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

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

Bukit Beruntung weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 4th-warmest and 6th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan31° / 23°18819.611.83.3
Feb32° / 23°16517.811.93.1
Mar32° / 24°23124122.6
Apr32° / 24°28526.912.12.4
May32° / 24°20823.712.22.7
Jun32° / 24°12718.812.23.1
Jul32° / 23°12619.212.23.2
Aug32° / 23°15620.612.13.0
Sep31° / 23°19822.2122.9
Oct31° / 23°27824.711.92.8
Nov30° / 23°35627.411.82.6
Dec30° / 23°25924.511.83.1

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 9% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 89%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
11189
21189
31090
41090
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61090
71090
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Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Bukit Beruntung gets around 208 mm of rain over 23.7 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 76% and peaks near 84% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
184
283
382
481
580
679
778
877
976
1075
1175
1274
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1573
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1874
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2175
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2676
2775
2875
2974
3074
3173

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 66% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
12476
22476
32476
42575
52575
62674
72674
82773
92872
102971
113070
123169
133268
143367
153367
163466
173565
183664
193763
203862
213961
224060
234060
244159
254258
264258
274357
284357
294357
304456
314456

Wind in May

Winds average 4 km/h in May.

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

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
14calm
24calm
34calm
44calm
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64calm
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104calm
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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 12 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 7:07 AM to 7:06 AM, and sunset from 7:15 PM to 7:17 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.17:077:15
212.17:077:14
312.17:077:14
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512.17:077:14
612.17:067:14
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Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 5.16 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.35 kWh/m² to a high of 5.74 kWh/m² in March across the year — May's 5.16 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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Planning a trip in May

Hazard calendar for Bukit Beruntung

In seasonPeak

In May, Bukit Beruntung sits inside its pacific typhoon season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

Bukit Beruntung sits in the Pacific typhoon belt; the season peaks July–October.

Pacific typhoon
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is May a good time to visit Bukit Beruntung?

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

2.7
Sightseeing
9th-best month of the year
4.3
Beach & pool
8th-best month of the year

May is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Bukit Beruntung.

What to pack for Bukit Beruntung in May

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

In May, Bukit Beruntung sees daytime highs around 32°C and nights near 24°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 24 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Bukit Beruntung 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 at the nearest coast (about 38 km away) is warmest in May at about 30°C and coldest in January near 29°C.

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

28°30°32°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan29Tropical
Feb29Tropical
Mar30Tropical
Apr30Tropical
May30Tropical
Jun30Tropical
Jul30Tropical
Aug30Tropical
Sep30Tropical
Oct30Tropical
Nov29Tropical
Dec29Tropical

UV index in Bukit Beruntung in May

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in May peaks around 13 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Bukit Beruntung peaks around February 18 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near July 10 at about 11 (extreme).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeFeb 18UV 15Jul 10UV 11
UV index (midday)Level
Jan13Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May13Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep14Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov11Extreme
Dec11Extreme

Air quality in Bukit Beruntung 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 Bukit Beruntung is worst in September — around 35 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), and holds fairly steady the rest of the year.

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

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateSep 1735 µg/m³Dec 1125 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan27Moderate
Feb28Moderate
Mar31Moderate
Apr30Moderate
May29Moderate
Jun30Moderate
Jul32Moderate
Aug32Moderate
Sep35Poor
Oct33Moderate
Nov25Moderate
Dec25Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Bukit Beruntung?

Bukit Beruntung sits at 3.4°N, 101.6°E, 76 m above sea level, in Malaysia. The nearest listed city is Serendah, 8.0 km away.

Topography around Bukit Beruntung

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Bukit Beruntung has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 166 m around an average of 62 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 784 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,155 m.

The land around Bukit Beruntung is covered by trees (65%) and artificial surfaces (28%) within 3 km, trees (82%) within 16 km, and trees (72%) within 80 km.

3 km
166 m
16 km
784 m
80 km
2,155 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwatermangroves
May weather nearby: Serendah 8.0 km · Bandar Country Homes 10 km · Hulu Yam Lama 10 km · Rawang 11 km · Batu Arang 15 km · Ladang Seri Kundang 15 km · Batang Berjuntai 16 km · Bandar Tasik Puteri 17 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
Muslim 64%Buddhist 19%Christian 9%Hindu 6%

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 Bukit Beruntung (3.4156°, 101.5571°, elevation 76 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. Tropical-cyclone seasons are the published climatological basin seasons (NOAA National Hurricane Center / regional warning centres). 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).