Saratok weather in May

In May, Saratok sees average daytime highs of 31°C and overnight lows near 25°C, with 224 mm of rain across 25.3 wet days and about 12.1 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 9th-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 6% of the time in May, and the air most often feels miserable.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 06 min at the start of May to 12 h 06 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Saratok's 4th-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Saratok's year-round climate.

Daytime high
31°
1st warmest
Overnight low
25°
12th coldest
Rainfall
224 mm
25.3 wet days
Daylight
12 h 06 min
6:29 AM – 6:33 PM
Cloud cover
80%
4th clearest
Wind
5 km/h
12th windiest
Solar energy
5.17 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.8
out of 10

Saratok is human settlement in Malaysia.

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 31°C through the month.

A typical May day in Saratok reaches about 31°C in the afternoon and slips back to 25°C overnight — a 6°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 29°C and 33°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 Saratok

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
16 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.

Saratok 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
Jan29° / 24°35627.611.93.0
Feb29° / 24°26723.211.93.2
Mar30° / 24°23526.1122.9
Apr31° / 25°23326.6122.7
May31° / 25°22425.312.12.8
Jun31° / 25°18821.412.13.2
Jul31° / 25°17119.412.13.4
Aug31° / 25°19220.712.13.2
Sep31° / 24°24624.8122.9
Oct30° / 24°30028.3122.7
Nov30° / 24°33329.211.92.5
Dec30° / 24°38428.511.92.8

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 6% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 13% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 80%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
11684
21684
31684
41684
51783
61783
71684
81783
91783
101981
111981
121981
132179
142179
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162278
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202278
212377
222278
232278
242278
252179
262179
272179
282179
292080
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311981

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Saratok gets around 224 mm of rain over 25.3 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 81% and peaks near 89% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

0%20%40%60%80%100%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
189
288
388
487
587
686
785
884
983
1082
1181
1280
1380
1479
1579
1678
1778
1878
1978
2078
2179
2279
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2479
2580
2680
2780
2880
2980
3080
3180

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 93% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
1496
2496
3496
4496
5595
6595
7595
8595
9595
10595
11595
12595
13595
14595
15694
16694
17694
18694
19793
20793
21793
22892
23892
24892
25991
26991
271090
281090
291090
301189
311189

Wind in May

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

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

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
15calm
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Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

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

Days grow by about 0 minutes over May. Sunrise moves from 6:30 AM to 6:29 AM, and sunset from 6:34 PM to 6:35 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.16:306:34
212.16:306:34
312.16:306:33
412.16:306:33
512.16:296:33
612.16:296:33
712.16:296:33
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2912.16:296:35
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3112.16:296:35

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 5.17 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.41 kWh/m² to a high of 5.38 kWh/m² in August across the year — May's 5.17 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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255.1Bright
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275.1Bright
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295.1Bright
305.0Bright
315.0Bright
Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit Saratok?

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

2.8
Sightseeing
8th-best month of the year
4.2
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

May is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Saratok.

What to pack for Saratok in May

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

In May, Saratok sees daytime highs around 31°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 Saratok 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 28 km away) is warmest in May at about 30°C and coldest in February 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
Nov30Tropical
Dec29Tropical

UV index in Saratok 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 Saratok peaks around March 11 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near July 14 at about 11 (extreme).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeMar 11UV 15Jul 14UV 11
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr15Extreme
May13Extreme
Jun12Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct14Extreme
Nov12Extreme
Dec11Extreme

Air quality in Saratok 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 Saratok is worst in September — around 32 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 3.1× the cleanest month (January, 10 µg/m³).

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

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodSep 1131 µg/m³Jan 1510 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan10Good
Feb11Good
Mar13Moderate
Apr13Moderate
May12Moderate
Jun13Moderate
Jul21Moderate
Aug29Moderate
Sep32Moderate
Oct18Moderate
Nov12Good
Dec11Good
Location & terrain

Where is Saratok?

Saratok sits at 1.7°N, 111.3°E, 8 m above sea level, in Malaysia. The nearest listed city is Betong, 42 km away.

Topography around Saratok

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Saratok has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 30 m around an average of 9 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 238 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,255 m.

The land around Saratok is covered by trees (78%) within 3 km, trees (93%) within 16 km, and trees (71%) and water (24%) within 80 km.

3 km
30 m
16 km
238 m
80 km
1,255 m
treesshrubsgrasslandartificial surfaceswatermangroves
May weather nearby: Betong 42 km · Pakan 42 km · Sarikei 47 km · Maradong 50 km · Sri Aman 56 km · Julau 72 km · Simunjan 76 km · Engkilili 76 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 Saratok (1.7333°, 111.3333°, 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. 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).