Labuan weather in May

In May, Labuan sees average daytime highs of 29°C and overnight lows near 27°C, with 114 mm of rain across 18.4 wet days and about 12.2 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 9th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 29°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 9% of the time in May, and the air most often feels miserable.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 12 min at the start of May to 12 h 18 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Labuan's 4th-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Labuan's year-round climate.

Daytime high
29°
1st warmest
Overnight low
27°
12th coldest
Rainfall
114 mm
18.4 wet days
Daylight
12 h 12 min
6:08 AM – 6:22 PM
Cloud cover
77%
4th clearest
Wind
9 km/h
12th windiest
Solar energy
5.88 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.2
out of 10

Labuan is capital of Labuan, Malaysia.

Founded
1946

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

Temperature in May

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 29°C through the month.

A typical May day in Labuan reaches about 29°C in the afternoon and slips back to 27°C overnight — a 2°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 28°C and 30°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 Labuan

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.

Labuan weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 1st-warmest and 9th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan28° / 26°13116.511.75.1
Feb28° / 26°8110.911.85.8
Mar28° / 26°5412.1125.7
Apr29° / 27°9115.712.14.7
May29° / 27°11418.412.24.2
Jun29° / 27°15217.212.34.2
Jul29° / 27°14517.812.34.3
Aug29° / 27°14017.612.24.3
Sep29° / 27°15819.8124.0
Oct28° / 26°20124.811.93.7
Nov28° / 26°19024.611.83.6
Dec28° / 26°18722.611.74.1

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 9% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 14% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 76%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12575
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Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Labuan gets around 114 mm of rain over 18.4 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 59% and peaks near 62% on the wettest days.

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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 80% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
11684
21684
31783
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51882
61981
72080
82080
92179
102179
112179
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262080
272080
282080
292179
302278
312278

Wind in May

Winds average 9 km/h in May, the calmest month.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 9 km/h on the calmest days to 9 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
19calm
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Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 12 min at the start of May to 12 h 18 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 6:11 AM to 6:08 AM, and sunset from 6:22 PM to 6:25 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.26:116:22
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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 5.88 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.06 kWh/m² to a high of 6.28 kWh/m² in April across the year — May's 5.88 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 Labuan

In seasonPeak

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

Labuan 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 Labuan?

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

4.2
Sightseeing
7th-best month of the year
5.5
Beach & pool
7th-best month of the year

May is a reasonable time to visit Labuan for sightseeing.

What to pack for Labuan in May

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

In May, Labuan sees daytime highs around 29°C and nights near 27°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 18 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Labuan 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 17 km away) is warmest in June at about 30°C and coldest in February near 27°C.

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

26°28°30°32°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan28Warm
Feb27Warm
Mar28Warm
Apr29Tropical
May30Tropical
Jun30Tropical
Jul30Tropical
Aug30Tropical
Sep30Tropical
Oct29Tropical
Nov29Tropical
Dec29Tropical

UV index in Labuan 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 Labuan peaks around February 18 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.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeFeb 18UV 14Dec 11UV 11
UV index (midday)Level
Jan13Extreme
Feb14Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May13Extreme
Jun12Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov11Extreme
Dec11Extreme

Air quality in Labuan 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 Labuan is worst in March — around 33 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.9× the cleanest month (November, 11 µg/m³).

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

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateGoodMar 2032 µg/m³Nov 2211 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan16Moderate
Feb17Moderate
Mar33Moderate
Apr27Moderate
May19Moderate
Jun16Moderate
Jul14Moderate
Aug15Moderate
Sep19Moderate
Oct14Moderate
Nov11Good
Dec12Good
Location & terrain

Where is Labuan?

Labuan sits at 5.3°N, 115.2°E, 7 m above sea level, in Malaysia. The nearest listed city is Bandar Labuan, 1.0 km away.

Topography around Labuan

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Labuan has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 36 m around an average of 7 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 114 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,948 m.

The land around Labuan is covered by water (39%), trees (25%) and artificial surfaces (25%) within 3 km, water (87%) within 16 km, and water (51%) and trees (43%) within 80 km.

3 km
36 m
16 km
114 m
80 km
1,948 m
treesgrasslandartificial surfacesbare terrainwatermangroves
May weather nearby: Bandar Labuan 1.0 km · Muara 34 km · Serasa 36 km · Sipitang 40 km · Mentiri 43 km · Lawas 50 km · Kuala Penyu 51 km · Bandar Seri Begawan 55 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 Labuan (5.2803°, 115.2475°, elevation 7 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).