Simunjan weather in May

In May, Simunjan sees average daytime highs of 32°C and overnight lows near 25°C, with 237 mm of rain across 26.2 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 32°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 5% of the time in May, and the air most often feels miserable.

Daylight stretches from about 12 hours at the start of May to 12 h 06 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Simunjan's 4th-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Simunjan's year-round climate.

Daytime high
32°
1st warmest
Overnight low
25°
12th coldest
Rainfall
237 mm
26.2 wet days
Daylight
12 h 06 min
6:31 AM – 6:35 PM
Cloud cover
80%
4th clearest
Wind
5 km/h
11th windiest
Solar energy
5.11 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.4
out of 10

Temperature in May

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

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

A typical May day in Simunjan reaches about 32°C in the afternoon and slips back to 25°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 30°C and 34°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 Simunjan

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
31 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.

Simunjan 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
Jan30° / 24°38528.711.92.7
Feb30° / 24°29224.4122.8
Mar31° / 24°26627.9122.5
Apr32° / 24°26127.5122.3
May32° / 25°23726.212.12.4
Jun32° / 24°19521.912.12.8
Jul32° / 24°17919.912.13.0
Aug32° / 24°20721.8122.8
Sep32° / 24°25524.7122.6
Oct31° / 24°30828.7122.4
Nov31° / 24°32929.111.92.3
Dec31° / 24°37629.311.92.5

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 5% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 12% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 82%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
11288
21288
31288
41288
51288
61387
71387
81585
91585
101684
111783
121882
131882
142080
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311684

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Simunjan gets around 237 mm of rain over 26.2 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 84% and peaks near 91% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
191
291
391
490
590
689
788
887
987
1086
1185
1284
1383
1483
1582
1682
1782
1881
1981
2081
2181
2282
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2482
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2682
2782
2882
2982
3083
3182

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 (%)
1397
2397
3397
4397
5496
6496
7595
8595
9595
10694
11694
12694
13694
14694
15793
16793
17793
18793
19892
20892
21892
22991
23991
24991
25991
26991
271090
281090
291090
301090
311090

Wind in May

Winds average 5 km/h in May.

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
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Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 hours 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 6 minutes over May. Sunrise moves from 6:33 AM to 6:32 AM, and sunset from 6:36 PM to 6:37 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.06:336:36
212.06:336:36
312.06:326:35
412.16:326:35
512.16:326:35
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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 5.11 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.38 kWh/m² to a high of 5.37 kWh/m² in August across the year — May's 5.11 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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

Is May a good time to visit Simunjan?

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

2.4
Sightseeing
9th-best month of the year
3.9
Beach & pool
6th-best month of the year

May is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Simunjan.

What to pack for Simunjan in May

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

In May, Simunjan 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 Simunjan 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 30 km away) is warmest in June 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 Simunjan 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 Simunjan peaks around February 19 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near July 13 at about 11 (extreme).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeFeb 19UV 15Jul 13UV 11
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb16Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr15Extreme
May13Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct14Extreme
Nov12Extreme
Dec11Extreme

Air quality in Simunjan 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 Simunjan 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 Simunjan?

Simunjan sits at 1.4°N, 110.8°E, 7 m above sea level, in Malaysia. The nearest listed city is Serian, 32 km away.

Topography around Simunjan

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Simunjan has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 23 m around an average of 7 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 391 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,408 m.

The land around Simunjan is covered by trees (66%) within 3 km, trees (85%) within 16 km, and trees (71%) and water (25%) within 80 km.

3 km
23 m
16 km
391 m
80 km
1,408 m
treesshrubsgrasslandartificial surfaceswatermangroves
May weather nearby: Serian 32 km · Siburan 39 km · Kuching 50 km · Tebedu 58 km · Bau 67 km · Saratok 76 km · Sri Aman 80 km · Betong 85 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 Simunjan (1.3833°, 110.75°, 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. 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).