Padang Besar weather in May

In May, Padang Besar sees average daytime highs of 31°C and overnight lows near 26°C, with 193 mm of rain across 25.5 wet days and about 12.3 hours of daylight. It is the 4th-warmest and 4th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 31°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 4% 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 Padang Besar's 7th-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Padang Besar's year-round climate.

Daytime high
31°
4th warmest
Overnight low
26°
12th coldest
Rainfall
193 mm
25.5 wet days
Daylight
12 h 18 min
7:06 AM – 7:24 PM
Cloud cover
83%
7th clearest
Wind
6 km/h
11th windiest
Solar energy
5.33 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.7
out of 10

Temperature in May

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 31°C through the month.

A typical May day in Padang Besar reaches about 31°C in the afternoon and slips back to 26°C overnight — a 6°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, May runs about 1°C cooler than April and on par with June.

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How May really feels in Padang Besar

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
18 feel dangerously hot (≥ 39°C)
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.

Padang Besar weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 4th-warmest and 4th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan31° / 24°457.511.74.6
Feb33° / 24°396.611.83.8
Mar33° / 25°11314.4123.1
Apr32° / 25°16122.312.12.7
May31° / 26°19325.512.32.7
Jun31° / 25°15322.112.43.1
Jul30° / 25°1622312.33.2
Aug30° / 25°18724.212.23.1
Sep30° / 25°21025.8123.0
Oct30° / 25°26428.411.92.8
Nov30° / 24°21224.811.73.2
Dec29° / 24°12515.411.64.4

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

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

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 8% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 88%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
11882
21783
31684
41684
51585
61585
71486
81387
91387
101387
111387
121387
131387
141387
151288
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311189

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Padang Besar gets around 193 mm of rain over 25.5 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 82% and peaks near 86% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
185
285
386
485
585
685
785
884
984
1083
1183
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1582
1681
1781
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1981
2081
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2481
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2681
2781
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2981
3081
3181

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 89% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
11882
21783
31684
41585
51486
61387
71288
81288
91189
101189
111090
121090
13991
14991
15892
16892
17892
18892
19892
20991
21991
221090
231090
241189
251189
261288
271288
281288
291387
301387
311486

Wind in May

Winds average 6 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 6 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
56calm
66calm
76calm
86calm
96calm
106calm
116calm
126calm
136calm
146calm
156calm
166calm
176calm
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196calm
206calm
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316calm

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 7:09 AM to 7:06 AM, and sunset from 7:23 PM to 7:26 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.27:097:23
212.27:097:23
312.27:097:23
412.27:097:23
512.27:087:23
612.27:087:23
712.37:087:23
812.37:087:23
912.37:077:23
1012.37:077:23
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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 5.33 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.33 kWh/m² to a high of 6.11 kWh/m² in March across the year — May's 5.33 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.6Bright
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45.5Bright
55.5Bright
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Planning a trip in May

Hazard calendar for Padang Besar

In seasonPeak

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

Padang Besar 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 Padang Besar?

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

2.7
Sightseeing
11th-best month of the year
4.1
Beach & pool
10th-best month of the year

May is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Padang Besar.

What to pack for Padang Besar in May

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

In May, Padang Besar sees daytime highs around 31°C and nights near 26°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 26 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Padang Besar in May

The nearest coast averages about 31°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 19 km away) is warmest in May at about 31°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
Feb29Tropical
Mar30Tropical
Apr30Tropical
May31Tropical
Jun31Tropical
Jul30Tropical
Aug30Tropical
Sep30Tropical
Oct29Tropical
Nov29Tropical
Dec29Tropical

UV index in Padang Besar in May

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in May peaks 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 Padang Besar peaks around February 21 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near November 21 at about 11 (extreme).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeFeb 21UV 14Nov 21UV 11
UV index (midday)Level
Jan12Extreme
Feb14Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun12Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov11Extreme
Dec11Extreme

Air quality in Padang Besar 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 Padang Besar is worst in October — around 27 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), and holds fairly steady the rest of the year.

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateOct 1227 µg/m³Feb 1217 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan19Moderate
Feb17Moderate
Mar21Moderate
Apr27Moderate
May26Moderate
Jun27Moderate
Jul26Moderate
Aug24Moderate
Sep26Moderate
Oct27Moderate
Nov23Moderate
Dec18Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Padang Besar?

Padang Besar sits at 6.4°N, 100.3°E, 7 m above sea level, in Malaysia. The nearest listed city is Kampung Hutan Arau, 6.0 km away.

Topography around Padang Besar

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Padang Besar has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 158 m around an average of 7 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 382 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,150 m.

The land around Padang Besar is covered by cropland (74%) within 3 km, cropland (54%) and trees (35%) within 16 km, and trees (55%) and water (32%) within 80 km.

3 km
158 m
16 km
382 m
80 km
1,150 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswatermangroves
May weather nearby: Kampung Hutan Arau 6.0 km · Kangar 13 km · Changloon 16 km · Jitra 19 km · Anak Bukit 24 km · Alor Setar 30 km · Kuala Kedah 32 km · Sadao 32 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 Padang Besar (6.3833°, 100.3°, 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).