Merlimau weather in April

In April, Merlimau sees average daytime highs of 32°C and overnight lows near 25°C, with 208 mm of rain across 25.7 wet days and about 12 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 3rd-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 4% of the time in April, and the air most often feels miserable.

Daylight stretches from about 12 hours at the start of April to 12 h 06 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, April is Merlimau's 6th-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Merlimau's year-round climate.

Daytime high
32°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
25°
11th coldest
Rainfall
208 mm
25.7 wet days
Daylight
12 hours
7:09 AM – 7:12 PM
Cloud cover
83%
6th clearest
Wind
5 km/h
12th windiest
Solar energy
5.42 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.5
out of 10

Merlimau is mukim in Melaka, Malaysia.

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

Temperature in April

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 32°C through the month.

A typical April day in Merlimau reaches about 32°C in the afternoon and slips back to 25°C overnight — a 7°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, April runs on par with March and on par with May.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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How April really feels in Merlimau

Once humidity and wind are folded in, April averages 30 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
30
23 feel dangerously hot (≥ 39°C)
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

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

Merlimau weather by month

How April compares with the rest of the year at a glance. April is the 2nd-warmest and 3rd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan30° / 24°13417.511.93.7
Feb32° / 24°9213.511.93.5
Mar32° / 25°16922.4122.7
Apr32° / 25°20825.7122.5
May31° / 25°18225.412.12.7
Jun31° / 25°14221.712.13.1
Jul30° / 24°13921.812.13.3
Aug30° / 24°14922.212.13.3
Sep30° / 24°14521.9123.2
Oct31° / 24°19524.7122.9
Nov31° / 24°26327.311.92.6
Dec30° / 24°22424.111.93.1

Cloud cover in April

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 4% of the time in April.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 10% of April, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 87%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
11387
21387
31387
41387
51387
61387
71486
81486
91486
101486
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Chance of precipitation in April

Any precipitation

Merlimau gets around 208 mm of rain over 25.7 wet days in April. 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 87% on the wettest days.

0%20%40%60%80%100%151015202530
Rain chance (%)
186
287
387
487
587
687
787
887
986
1086
1186
1285
1385
1484
1584
1684
1783
1883
1983
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2184
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2986
3087

Humidity in April

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, April lands in the miserable band about 82% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
13565
23367
33268
43169
52971
62872
72773
82674
92575
102377
112278
122179
132080
141882
151783
161684
171585
181486
191387
201288
211189
221090
23991
24892
25793
26694
27595
28595
29496
30496

Wind in April

Winds average 5 km/h in April, the calmest month.

Across April, daily wind ranges from about 5 km/h on the calmest days to 6 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
16calm
26calm
36calm
46calm
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86calm
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116calm
126calm
135calm
145calm
155calm
165calm
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185calm
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306calm

Sunrise & sunset in April

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 hours at the start of April to 12 h 06 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 6 minutes over April. Sunrise moves from 7:14 AM to 7:05 AM, and sunset from 7:15 PM to 7:10 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.07:147:15
212.07:147:15
312.07:147:15
412.07:137:15
512.07:137:14
612.07:137:14
712.07:127:14
812.07:127:14
912.07:117:13
1012.07:117:13
1112.07:117:13
1212.07:107:13
1312.07:107:13
1412.07:107:12
1512.07:097:12
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1712.07:097:12
1812.17:087:12
1912.17:087:11
2012.17:087:11
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Solar energy in April

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in April, about 5.42 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.32 kWh/m² to a high of 5.62 kWh/m² in March across the year — April's 5.42 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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

Hazard calendar for Merlimau

In seasonPeak

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

Merlimau 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 April a good time to visit Merlimau?

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

2.5
Sightseeing
12th-best month of the year
3.9
Beach & pool
11th-best month of the year

April is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Merlimau.

What to pack for Merlimau in April

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

In April, Merlimau sees daytime highs around 32°C and nights near 25°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 26 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Merlimau in April

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

The sea offshore is warmest in May at about 30°C and coldest in January near 28°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
Jan28Tropical
Feb28Tropical
Mar29Tropical
Apr30Tropical
May30Tropical
Jun30Tropical
Jul30Tropical
Aug30Tropical
Sep30Tropical
Oct30Tropical
Nov29Tropical
Dec29Tropical

UV index in Merlimau in April

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in April peaks 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 Merlimau peaks around February 17 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near July 10 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 14Jul 10UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan13Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun10Extreme
Jul10Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov11Extreme
Dec11Extreme

Air quality in Merlimau in April

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

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

Air quality in Merlimau is worst in September — around 39 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 2.4× the cleanest month (February, 16 µg/m³).

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

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModeratePoorModerateSep 1638 µg/m³Feb 816 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan16Moderate
Feb16Moderate
Mar22Moderate
Apr28Moderate
May28Moderate
Jun28Moderate
Jul30Moderate
Aug34Moderate
Sep39Poor
Oct34Moderate
Nov23Moderate
Dec19Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Merlimau?

Merlimau sits at 2.1°N, 102.4°E, 6 m above sea level, in Malaysia. The nearest listed city is Kampung Ayer Molek, 13 km away.

Topography around Merlimau

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Merlimau has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 44 m around an average of 11 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 139 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,226 m.

The land around Merlimau is covered by trees (57%) within 3 km, trees (46%) and water (40%) within 16 km, and trees (52%) and water (43%) within 80 km.

3 km
44 m
16 km
139 m
80 km
1,226 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwatermangroves
April weather nearby: Kampung Ayer Molek 13 km · Kampung Bukit Baharu 17 km · Tangkak 19 km · Muar 20 km · Kampung Ayer Keroh 21 km · Malacca 21 km · Batu Berendam 23 km · Durian Tunggal 25 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 Merlimau (2.1449°, 102.4251°, elevation 6 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).