Fraser's Hill weather in May

In May, Fraser's Hill sees average daytime highs of 30°C and overnight lows near 22°C, with 236 mm of rain across 26.4 wet days and about 12.2 hours of daylight. It is the 3rd-warmest and 5th-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 1% of the time in May, and the air most often feels oppressive.

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 Fraser's Hill's 7th-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Fraser's Hill's year-round climate.

Daytime high
30°
3rd warmest
Overnight low
22°
12th coldest
Rainfall
236 mm
26.4 wet days
Daylight
12 h 12 min
7:04 AM – 7:14 PM
Cloud cover
87%
7th clearest
Wind
3 km/h
11th windiest
Solar energy
4.99 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.9
out of 10

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 Fraser's Hill reaches about 30°C in the afternoon and slips back to 22°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 28°C and 32°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 Fraser's Hill

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.

Fraser's Hill weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 3rd-warmest and 5th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan29° / 21°15119.411.84.3
Feb30° / 21°1131611.94.0
Mar30° / 22°20223.2123.2
Apr30° / 22°25126.612.12.8
May30° / 22°23626.412.22.9
Jun30° / 22°1822312.23.3
Jul29° / 21°18324.612.23.4
Aug29° / 21°23325.212.13.3
Sep29° / 21°23925.9123.2
Oct29° / 21°29927.111.93.1
Nov29° / 21°30028.311.83.0
Dec28° / 21°21924.211.83.9

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 1% 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 91%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
1892
2892
3892
4892
5892
6892
7892
8991
9991
10991
11991
12991
13991
14892
15892
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Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Fraser's Hill gets around 236 mm of rain over 26.4 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 85% and peaks near 90% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
190
290
389
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588
687
786
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984
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1582
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1782
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3185

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 96% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
11981
21981
31981
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51972
61972
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81972
91963
101963
111963
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Wind in May

Winds average 3 km/h in May.

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

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
13calm
23calm
33calm
43calm
53calm
63calm
73calm
83calm
93calm
103calm
113calm
123calm
133calm
143calm
153calm
163calm
173calm
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213calm
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273calm
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303calm
313calm

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 7:06 AM to 7:05 AM, and sunset from 7:14 PM to 7:16 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.17:067:14
212.17:067:14
312.17:067:14
412.17:067:14
512.17:067:14
612.17:057:14
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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 4.99 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.98 kWh/m² to a high of 5.45 kWh/m² in March across the year — May's 4.99 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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

Is May a good time to visit Fraser's Hill?

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

May is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Fraser's Hill.

What to pack for Fraser's Hill in May

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

In May, Fraser's Hill sees daytime highs around 30°C and nights near 22°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 26 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Fraser's Hill 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 69 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 Fraser's Hill 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 Fraser's Hill 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 Fraser's Hill 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 Fraser's Hill is worst in September — around 33 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 1.7× the cleanest month (December, 19 µg/m³).

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

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateSep 1633 µg/m³Dec 1919 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan20Moderate
Feb20Moderate
Mar25Moderate
Apr26Moderate
May25Moderate
Jun26Moderate
Jul29Moderate
Aug29Moderate
Sep33Moderate
Oct29Moderate
Nov21Moderate
Dec19Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Fraser's Hill?

Fraser's Hill sits at 3.7°N, 101.7°E, 0 m above sea level, in Malaysia. The nearest listed city is Raub, 15 km away.

Topography around Fraser's Hill

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Fraser's Hill.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Fraser's Hill has large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 772 m around an average of 1,027 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,722 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,197 m.

The land around Fraser's Hill is covered by trees (99%) within 3 km, trees (96%) within 16 km, and trees (90%) within 80 km.

3 km
772 m
16 km
1,722 m
80 km
2,197 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
May weather nearby: Raub 15 km · Kuala Kubu Baharu 19 km · Tanjong Malim 25 km · Bentung 27 km · Bentong Town 28 km · Hulu Yam Lama 31 km · Bukit Beruntung 39 km · Serendah 42 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 Fraser's Hill (3.7126°, 101.7412°, elevation 0 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).