Bukit Jalil weather in May

In May, Bukit Jalil sees average daytime highs of 32°C and overnight lows near 24°C, with 220 mm of rain across 24.7 wet days and about 12.1 hours of daylight. It is the 4th-warmest and 7th-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 Jalil's 8th-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Bukit Jalil's year-round climate.

Daytime high
32°
4th warmest
Overnight low
24°
12th coldest
Rainfall
220 mm
24.7 wet days
Daylight
12 h 06 min
7:05 AM – 7:14 PM
Cloud cover
84%
8th clearest
Wind
5 km/h
7th windiest
Solar energy
5.11 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.6
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 Jalil 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 Jalil

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
1 feel dangerously hot (≥ 39°C)
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 Jalil weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 4th-warmest and 7th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan31° / 23°2222011.83.3
Feb32° / 23°17916.911.93.1
Mar32° / 23°25824.1122.6
Apr32° / 24°2942712.12.4
May32° / 24°22024.712.12.6
Jun31° / 24°14621.612.23.0
Jul31° / 23°1532212.23.1
Aug31° / 23°18523.812.12.9
Sep31° / 23°21724.1122.8
Oct31° / 23°29225.811.92.7
Nov31° / 23°41127.911.92.5
Dec30° / 23°31225.611.82.9

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 8% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 89%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
11189
21090
31090
41090
5991
6991
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Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Bukit Jalil gets around 220 mm of rain over 24.7 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 80% and peaks near 87% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
187
287
386
485
584
683
782
881
980
1079
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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 69% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
12377
22377
32377
42377
52476
62476
72575
82575
92674
102773
112872
122872
132971
143070
153169
163169
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193367
203466
213466
223565
233664
243763
253763
263862
273862
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303961
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Wind in May

Winds average 5 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 5 km/h on the calmest days to 5 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
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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 7:14 PM to 7:16 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.17:077:14
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312.17:077:14
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512.17:077:13
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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 5.11 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.42 kWh/m² to a high of 5.78 kWh/m² in March across the year — May's 5.11 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Planning a trip in May

Hazard calendar for Bukit Jalil

In seasonPeak

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

Bukit Jalil 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 Jalil?

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

2.6
Sightseeing
9th-best month of the year
4.1
Beach & pool
9th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Bukit Jalil in May

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

In May, Bukit Jalil sees daytime highs around 32°C and nights near 24°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 25 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Bukit Jalil 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 35 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 Jalil 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 Bukit Jalil peaks around February 17 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near November 22 at about 10 (extreme).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeFeb 17UV 14Nov 22UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan12Extreme
Feb14Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul10Very high
Aug12Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov10Very high
Dec10Extreme

Air quality in Bukit Jalil 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 Jalil is worst in September — around 66 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), and holds fairly steady the rest of the year.

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

020406080JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecPoorUnhealthyPoorSep 1965 µg/m³Feb 1349 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan52Poor
Feb48Poor
Mar54Poor
Apr59Unhealthy
May55Unhealthy
Jun55Unhealthy
Jul57Unhealthy
Aug59Unhealthy
Sep66Unhealthy
Oct62Unhealthy
Nov55Poor
Dec51Poor
Location & terrain

Where is Bukit Jalil?

Bukit Jalil sits at 3.0°N, 101.7°E, 76 m above sea level, in Malaysia. The nearest listed city is Sri Petaling, 2.0 km away.

Topography around Bukit Jalil

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Bukit Jalil has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 122 m around an average of 57 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 511 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,877 m.

The land around Bukit Jalil is covered by artificial surfaces (63%) and trees (29%) within 3 km, artificial surfaces (58%) and trees (34%) within 16 km, and trees (63%) and water (27%) within 80 km.

3 km
122 m
16 km
511 m
80 km
1,877 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwatermangroves
May weather nearby: Sri Petaling 2.0 km · Taman OUG 3.0 km · Kuchai Lama 4.0 km · Bandar Kinrara 4.0 km · Seri Kembangan 4.0 km · Desa Petaling 5.0 km · Taman Desa 6.0 km · Bukit Kerinchi 7.0 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 Jalil (3.0491°, 101.6804°, 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).