Gerik in Spring

In spring (March, April and May), Gerik sees average daytime highs around 33°C and overnight lows near 22°C, with 295 mm of rain over about 41 wet days across the season. It is the warmest season of the year and the 2nd-wettest season.

Across spring, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 33°C. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 9% of the time across spring, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Spring is Gerik's weakest season of the year to visit on our travel score. For the whole year in context, see Gerik's year-round climate.

Avg daytime high: 33°C; warmest season of the year
Avg overnight low: 22°C
Rainfall: 295 mm; 41 wet days
Avg wind: 4 km/h
Travel score: 3.2; weakest season of the year
Months: Mar · Apr · May

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Temperature in Gerik in Spring

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Across spring, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 33°C.

A typical spring day in Gerik reaches about 33°C and drops to 22°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is March, the coolest March.

How spring really feels in Gerik

Once humidity and wind are folded in, spring brings about 92 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C.

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 spring is heat — humidity pushes the afternoon "feels like" well above the raw temperature.

Gerik weather by month

How the three spring months (March, April and May) compare with the rest of the year — the season's months are highlighted.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	30° / 21°	60	8.1	11.7	4.8
Feb	32° / 21°	30	5.4	11.8	4.2
Mar	33° / 22°	77	10.2	12	3.3
Apr	33° / 22°	106	14.6	12.1	3.1
May	32° / 23°	112	16.3	12.2	3.2
Jun	32° / 22°	70	10.4	12.3	3.6
Jul	32° / 22°	54	10.2	12.3	3.5
Aug	32° / 22°	65	11.9	12.2	3.5
Sep	31° / 22°	104	15.7	12	3.5
Oct	30° / 22°	168	22.4	11.9	3.4
Nov	29° / 22°	183	21.3	11.8	3.7
Dec	29° / 21°	151	14.5	11.7	4.7

Cloud cover in Spring

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 9% of the time across spring.

Chance of precipitation in Spring

Any precipitation

Gerik gets around 295 mm of rain over 41 wet days across spring. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Humidity in Spring

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

Wind in Spring

Winds average 4 km/h across spring.

Sunrise & sunset in Spring

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 54 min in early March to 12 h 18 min by late May. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Solar energy in Spring

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day across spring, about 5.5 kWh/m².

Planning a trip in spring

Hazard calendar for Gerik

In seasonPeak

In spring, Gerik overlaps its rainy season season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

Gerik's rainy season runs September–December, when most of the year's rain falls.

Rainy season

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Is spring a good time to visit Gerik?

Our two travel scores rate spring for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal), averaged across the three months.

3.2

Sightseeing

4th-best month of the year

5.5

Beach & pool

3rd-best month of the year

spring is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Gerik.

What to pack for Gerik in Spring

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

In spring, Gerik sees daytime highs around 33°C and nights near 22°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 41 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Gerik in Spring

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV across spring averages 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 Gerik peaks around February 20 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 11 at about 11 (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	13	12	11	13	14	12	11	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	14	Extreme
Apr	14	Extreme
May	13	Extreme
Jun	12	Extreme
Jul	11	Extreme
Aug	13	Extreme
Sep	14	Extreme
Oct	12	Extreme
Nov	11	Extreme
Dec	11	Extreme

Air quality in Gerik in Spring

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

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

Air quality in Gerik is worst in September — around 23 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 1.6× the cleanest month (December, 14 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	16	19	20	19	21	23	21	23	21	15	14
Level	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	16	Moderate
Feb	16	Moderate
Mar	19	Moderate
Apr	20	Moderate
May	19	Moderate
Jun	21	Moderate
Jul	23	Moderate
Aug	21	Moderate
Sep	23	Moderate
Oct	21	Moderate
Nov	15	Moderate
Dec	14	Moderate

Location & terrain

Where is Gerik?

Gerik sits at 5.4°N, 101.1°E, 116 m above sea level, in Malaysia. The nearest listed city is Pulai, 37 km away.

Topography around Gerik

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Gerik has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 147 m around an average of 147 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,065 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,144 m.

The land around Gerik is covered by trees (83%) within 3 km, trees (92%) within 16 km, and trees (94%) within 80 km.

3 km

147 m

trees 83%

16 km

1,065 m

trees 92%

80 km

2,144 m

trees 94%

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Spring weather nearby: Pulai 37 km · Kampung Kupang 40 km · Betong 40 km · Selama 53 km · Kuala Ketil 57 km · Batu Kurau 62 km · Teloi Kanan 62 km · Sik 63 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 Gerik (5.4167°, 101.1333°, elevation 116 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.