Gurun in Spring

In spring (March, April and May), Gurun sees average daytime highs around 32°C and overnight lows near 25°C, with 590 mm of rain over about 75 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 32°C. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 8% of the time across spring, and the air most often feels miserable.

Spring is Gurun's weakest season of the year to visit on our travel score. Gurun has little temperature swing across the year, so its calendar seasons blur — the season framing matters less here than for a place with four distinct seasons. For the whole year in context, see Gurun's year-round climate.

Avg daytime high
32°C
warmest season of the year
Avg overnight low
25°C
Rainfall
590 mm
75 wet days
Avg wind
4 km/h
Travel score
2.4
weakest season of the year
Months
Mar · Apr · May

Temperature in Gurun in Spring

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Across spring, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 32°C.

A typical spring day in Gurun reaches about 32°C and drops to 25°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is March, the coolest March.

20°25°30°35°40°MarAprMay

How spring really feels in Gurun

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
92
71 feel dangerously hot (≥ 39°C)
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

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

Gurun 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.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan32° / 24°8211.911.73.6
Feb33° / 24°8412.411.83.0
Mar33° / 25°16321.1122.6
Apr32° / 25°21226.612.12.3
May32° / 25°21527.112.32.4
Jun32° / 25°15321.812.32.8
Jul31° / 25°1522212.33.0
Aug31° / 25°19224.412.22.8
Sep31° / 25°23126.5122.6
Oct31° / 25°31329.211.92.5
Nov31° / 24°27726.111.72.7
Dec31° / 24°16117.811.73.5

Cloud cover in Spring

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 8% of the time across spring.

0%25%50%75%100%MarAprMay

Chance of precipitation in Spring

Any precipitation

Gurun gets around 590 mm of rain over 75 wet days across spring. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

0%20%40%60%80%100%MarAprMay

Humidity in Spring

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

0%25%50%75%100%MarAprMay

Wind in Spring

Winds average 4 km/h across spring.

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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.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AMMarAprMay

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.

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Planning a trip in spring

Hazard calendar for Gurun

In seasonPeak

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

Gurun 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 spring a good time to visit Gurun?

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.

2.4
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
4.1
Beach & pool
3rd-best month of the year

spring is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Gurun.

What to pack for Gurun in Spring

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

In spring, Gurun sees daytime highs around 32°C and nights near 25°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 75 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Gurun in Spring

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

The sea at the nearest coast (about 13 km away) is warmest in June at about 31°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
May31Tropical
Jun31Tropical
Jul30Tropical
Aug30Tropical
Sep30Tropical
Oct30Tropical
Nov29Tropical
Dec29Tropical

UV index in Gurun in Spring

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV across spring averages 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 Gurun peaks around February 19 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near July 18 at about 10 (extreme).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeFeb 19UV 14Jul 18UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan12Extreme
Feb14Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul10Extreme
Aug11Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov10Extreme
Dec11Extreme

Air quality in Gurun 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 Gurun is worst in July — around 29 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), and holds fairly steady the rest of the year.

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

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateJul 1129 µg/m³Feb 1120 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan21Moderate
Feb20Moderate
Mar24Moderate
Apr27Moderate
May26Moderate
Jun29Moderate
Jul29Moderate
Aug27Moderate
Sep28Moderate
Oct27Moderate
Nov23Moderate
Dec20Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Gurun?

Gurun sits at 5.8°N, 100.5°E, 22 m above sea level, in Malaysia. The nearest listed city is Bedong, 11 km away.

Topography around Gurun

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Gurun has large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 680 m around an average of 121 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,186 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,834 m.

The land around Gurun is covered by trees (82%) within 3 km, trees (59%) and cropland (23%) within 16 km, and trees (53%) and water (33%) within 80 km.

3 km
680 m
16 km
1,186 m
80 km
1,834 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswatermangroves
Spring weather nearby: Bedong 11 km · Yan Besar 11 km · Sungai Lalang 14 km · Sungai Petani 19 km · Pendang 20 km · Teloi Kanan 23 km · Tokai 25 km · Kota Kuala Muda 28 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 Gurun (5.8172°, 100.4738°, elevation 22 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.