Mersing weather in April

In April, Mersing sees average daytime highs of 30°C and overnight lows near 25°C, with 171 mm of rain across 25.1 wet days and about 12.1 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 8% 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 Mersing's 4th-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Mersing's year-round climate.

Daytime high
30°
3rd warmest
Overnight low
25°
11th coldest
Rainfall
171 mm
25.1 wet days
Daylight
12 h 06 min
7:03 AM – 7:06 PM
Cloud cover
77%
4th clearest
Wind
7 km/h
12th windiest
Solar energy
5.52 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.0
out of 10

Mersing is town in Johor and district capital of Mersing District.

Founded
1977

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 30°C through the month.

A typical April day in Mersing reaches about 30°C in the afternoon and slips back to 25°C overnight — a 5°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 29°C and 31°C. Set against its neighbours, April runs about 1°C warmer than 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 Mersing

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
heat index over the day's high
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.

Mersing weather by month

How April compares with the rest of the year at a glance. April 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
Jan28° / 25°28222.511.94.3
Feb29° / 25°12417.111.94.4
Mar29° / 25°17122.1123.7
Apr30° / 25°17125.112.13.0
May31° / 26°16726.812.12.8
Jun30° / 25°13724.312.13.1
Jul30° / 25°1342412.13.3
Aug30° / 25°14925.912.13.1
Sep30° / 25°16925.7123.0
Oct30° / 25°23027.111.93.0
Nov29° / 25°36628.811.92.9
Dec28° / 25°41927.411.93.4

Cloud cover in April

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 8% of the time in April.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 13% of April, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 79%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12179
22179
32179
42080
52080
62080
72080
82080
92080
102080
112080
122179
132278
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292080
302080

Chance of precipitation in April

Any precipitation

Mersing gets around 171 mm of rain over 25.1 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 84% and peaks near 88% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
184
284
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684
784
884
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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 92% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
11882
21783
31684
41684
51585
61486
71486
81387
91387
101288
111189
121090
13991
14991
15892
16793
17793
18694
19595
20595
21496
22496
23397
24397
25298
26298
27298
28199
29199
30199

Wind in April

Winds average 7 km/h in April, the calmest month.

Across April, daily wind ranges from about 6 km/h on the calmest days to 8 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
18calm
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67calm
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137calm
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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 7:09 AM to 7:00 AM, and sunset from 7:10 PM to 7:04 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.07:097:10
212.07:087:10
312.07:087:09
412.07:087:09
512.07:077:09
612.07:077:09
712.07:067:08
812.07:067:08
912.07:067:08
1012.07:057:08
1112.07:057:07
1212.07:057:07
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1512.17:047:07
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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 5.52 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.01 kWh/m² to a high of 5.59 kWh/m² in March across the year — April's 5.52 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.6Bright
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Planning a trip in April

Hazard calendar for Mersing

In seasonPeak

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

Mersing sits in the Pacific typhoon belt; the season peaks July–October.

Mersing's rainy season runs October–January, when most of the year's rain falls.

Pacific typhoon
Rainy season
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is April a good time to visit Mersing?

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

3.0
Sightseeing
8th-best month of the year
4.2
Beach & pool
7th-best month of the year

April is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Mersing.

What to pack for Mersing in April

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

In April, Mersing sees daytime highs around 30°C and nights near 25°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 25 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Mersing 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 at the nearest coast (about 22 km away) 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
Jan28Warm
Feb28Warm
Mar29Tropical
Apr30Tropical
May30Tropical
Jun29Tropical
Jul29Tropical
Aug29Tropical
Sep29Tropical
Oct29Tropical
Nov29Tropical
Dec28Tropical

UV index in Mersing 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 Mersing peaks around February 21 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near July 11 at about 10 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeExtremeFeb 21UV 15Jul 11UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan13Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun10Extreme
Jul10Very high
Aug13Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov11Extreme
Dec11Extreme

Air quality in Mersing 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 Mersing is worst in September — around 33 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.8× the cleanest month (January, 12 µg/m³).

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

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateSep 1633 µg/m³Jan 1912 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan12Moderate
Feb13Moderate
Mar15Moderate
Apr20Moderate
May24Moderate
Jun25Moderate
Jul28Moderate
Aug29Moderate
Sep33Moderate
Oct28Moderate
Nov17Moderate
Dec13Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Mersing?

Mersing sits at 2.4°N, 103.8°E, 8 m above sea level, in Malaysia. The nearest listed city is Tioman, 54 km away.

Topography around Mersing

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Mersing has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 92 m around an average of 9 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 270 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,017 m.

The land around Mersing is covered by trees (42%) and water (39%) within 3 km, trees (55%) and water (40%) within 16 km, and water (52%) and trees (46%) within 80 km.

3 km
92 m
16 km
270 m
80 km
1,017 m
treesgrasslandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
April weather nearby: Tioman 54 km · Bandar Tenggara 67 km · Kampung Batu Empat 73 km · Kluang 73 km · Kota Tinggi 77 km · Kampung Sedenak 87 km · Simpang Renggam 89 km · Kampung Simpang Renggam 90 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 Mersing (2.4312°, 103.8405°, elevation 8 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).