Sri Aman weather in May

In May, Sri Aman sees average daytime highs of 32°C and overnight lows near 24°C, with 211 mm of rain across 25.1 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 Sri Aman's 4th-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Sri Aman's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 32°; 1st warmest
Overnight low: 24°; 12th coldest
Rainfall: 211 mm; 25.1 wet days
Daylight: 12 h 06 min; 6:29 AM – 6:32 PM
Cloud cover: 81%; 4th clearest
Wind: 4 km/h; 11th windiest
Solar energy: 4.76 kWh/m²
Travel score: 2.6; out of 10

Sri Aman is human settlement in Malaysia.

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

← April Sri Aman year-round climate June →Best places to visit in May

Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec

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 Sri Aman reaches about 32°C in the afternoon and slips back to 24°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.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Avg high (°C)	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32
Avg low (°C)	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	32	24
2	32	24
3	32	24
4	32	24
5	32	24
6	32	24
7	32	24
8	32	24
9	32	24
10	32	24
11	32	24
12	32	24
13	32	24
14	32	24
15	32	24
16	32	24
17	32	24
18	32	24
19	32	24
20	32	24
21	32	24
22	32	24
23	32	24
24	32	24
25	32	24
26	32	24
27	32	24
28	32	24
29	32	24
30	32	24
31	32	24

How May really feels in Sri Aman

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 feel dangerously hot (≥ 39°C)

Days feeling ≤ 0°C

wind chill below the day's low

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

Sri Aman 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.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	30° / 23°	294	26.3	11.9	2.9
Feb	30° / 23°	242	22.2	12	3.0
Mar	31° / 24°	247	25.7	12	2.7
Apr	32° / 24°	247	26.6	12	2.4
May	32° / 24°	211	25.1	12.1	2.6
Jun	32° / 24°	171	19.9	12.1	3.0
Jul	32° / 24°	154	18.7	12.1	3.2
Aug	32° / 24°	167	19.7	12	3.0
Sep	31° / 24°	230	23.9	12	2.7
Oct	31° / 24°	266	27.1	12	2.5
Nov	31° / 24°	285	28.3	11.9	2.4
Dec	31° / 24°	310	28.2	11.9	2.6

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 83%.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Clearer (%)	12	12	12	13	13	13	13	14	15	16	16	18	18	19	19	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	18	18	18	17	16	16	15
Cloudier (%)	88	88	88	87	87	87	87	86	85	84	84	82	82	81	81	80	80	80	80	80	80	80	80	80	82	82	82	83	84	84	85

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	12	88
2	12	88
3	12	88
4	13	87
5	13	87
6	13	87
7	13	87
8	14	86
9	15	85
10	16	84
11	16	84
12	18	82
13	18	82
14	19	81
15	19	81
16	20	80
17	20	80
18	20	80
19	20	80
20	20	80
21	20	80
22	20	80
23	20	80
24	20	80
25	18	82
26	18	82
27	18	82
28	17	83
29	16	84
30	16	84
31	15	85

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Sri Aman gets around 211 mm of rain over 25.1 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.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Rain chance (%)	89	88	88	87	86	85	84	83	83	82	81	80	80	79	79	78	78	78	78	78	78	78	78	78	78	78	78	78	78	78	78

	Rain chance (%)
1	89
2	88
3	88
4	87
5	86
6	85
7	84
8	83
9	83
10	82
11	81
12	80
13	80
14	79
15	79
16	78
17	78
18	78
19	78
20	78
21	78
22	78
23	78
24	78
25	78
26	78
27	78
28	78
29	78
30	78
31	78

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 88% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Oppressive (%)	8	8	8	9	9	9	10	10	10	10	10	11	11	11	11	11	12	12	12	12	13	13	13	14	14	14	15	15	15	15	15
Miserable (%)	92	92	92	91	91	91	90	90	90	90	90	89	89	89	89	89	88	88	88	88	87	87	87	86	86	86	85	85	85	85	85

	Oppressive (%)	Miserable (%)
1	8	92
2	8	92
3	8	92
4	9	91
5	9	91
6	9	91
7	10	90
8	10	90
9	10	90
10	10	90
11	10	90
12	11	89
13	11	89
14	11	89
15	11	89
16	11	89
17	12	88
18	12	88
19	12	88
20	12	88
21	13	87
22	13	87
23	13	87
24	14	86
25	14	86
26	14	86
27	15	85
28	15	85
29	15	85
30	15	85
31	15	85

Wind in May

Winds average 4 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 4 km/h on the calmest days to 4 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Wind speed (km/h)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
Feels	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm

	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
1	4	calm
2	4	calm
3	4	calm
4	4	calm
5	4	calm
6	4	calm
7	4	calm
8	4	calm
9	4	calm
10	4	calm
11	4	calm
12	4	calm
13	4	calm
14	4	calm
15	4	calm
16	4	calm
17	4	calm
18	4	calm
19	4	calm
20	4	calm
21	4	calm
22	4	calm
23	4	calm
24	4	calm
25	4	calm
26	4	calm
27	4	calm
28	4	calm
29	4	calm
30	4	calm
31	4	calm

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 6:30 AM to 6:30 AM, and sunset from 6:33 PM to 6:34 PM.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Daylight (h)	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1
Sunrise (AM)	6:30	6:30	6:30	6:30	6:30	6:29	6:29	6:29	6:29	6:29	6:29	6:29	6:29	6:29	6:29	6:29	6:29	6:29	6:29	6:29	6:29	6:29	6:29	6:29	6:29	6:29	6:29	6:29	6:29	6:29	6:30
Sunset (PM)	6:33	6:33	6:32	6:32	6:32	6:32	6:32	6:32	6:32	6:32	6:32	6:32	6:32	6:32	6:32	6:32	6:32	6:32	6:32	6:32	6:32	6:32	6:33	6:33	6:33	6:33	6:33	6:33	6:33	6:33	6:34

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	12.0	6:30	6:33
2	12.0	6:30	6:33
3	12.0	6:30	6:32
4	12.0	6:30	6:32
5	12.0	6:30	6:32
6	12.0	6:29	6:32
7	12.0	6:29	6:32
8	12.0	6:29	6:32
9	12.1	6:29	6:32
10	12.1	6:29	6:32
11	12.1	6:29	6:32
12	12.1	6:29	6:32
13	12.1	6:29	6:32
14	12.1	6:29	6:32
15	12.1	6:29	6:32
16	12.1	6:29	6:32
17	12.1	6:29	6:32
18	12.1	6:29	6:32
19	12.1	6:29	6:32
20	12.1	6:29	6:32
21	12.1	6:29	6:32
22	12.1	6:29	6:32
23	12.1	6:29	6:33
24	12.1	6:29	6:33
25	12.1	6:29	6:33
26	12.1	6:29	6:33
27	12.1	6:29	6:33
28	12.1	6:29	6:33
29	12.1	6:29	6:33
30	12.1	6:29	6:33
31	12.1	6:30	6:34

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 4.76 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.21 kWh/m² to a high of 5.09 kWh/m² in August across the year — May's 4.76 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Solar energy (kWh/m²)	4.7	4.7	4.7	4.7	4.7	4.7	4.7	4.7	4.7	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.7	4.7	4.7	4.7	4.7	4.7	4.6
Level	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	4.7	Bright
2	4.7	Bright
3	4.7	Bright
4	4.7	Bright
5	4.7	Bright
6	4.7	Bright
7	4.7	Bright
8	4.7	Bright
9	4.7	Bright
10	4.8	Bright
11	4.8	Bright
12	4.8	Bright
13	4.8	Bright
14	4.8	Bright
15	4.8	Bright
16	4.8	Bright
17	4.8	Bright
18	4.8	Bright
19	4.8	Bright
20	4.8	Bright
21	4.8	Bright
22	4.8	Bright
23	4.8	Bright
24	4.8	Bright
25	4.7	Bright
26	4.7	Bright
27	4.7	Bright
28	4.7	Bright
29	4.7	Bright
30	4.7	Bright
31	4.6	Bright

Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit Sri Aman?

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

2.6

Sightseeing

8th-best month of the year

4.1

Beach & pool

6th-best month of the year

May is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Sri Aman.

What to pack for Sri Aman in May

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

In May, Sri Aman sees daytime highs around 32°C and nights near 24°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 25 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Sri Aman 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 Sri Aman peaks around February 20 at about 16 (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.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	14	16	15	15	13	12	11	12	12	14	12	12
Level	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	14	Extreme
Feb	16	Extreme
Mar	15	Extreme
Apr	15	Extreme
May	13	Extreme
Jun	12	Extreme
Jul	11	Extreme
Aug	12	Extreme
Sep	12	Extreme
Oct	14	Extreme
Nov	12	Extreme
Dec	12	Extreme

Air quality in Sri Aman 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 Sri Aman is worst in September — around 27 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 3.0× the cleanest month (January, 9 µg/m³).

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

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
PM2.5 (µg/m³)	9	11	11	11	11	11	16	23	27	16	10	9
Level	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Good	Good

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	9	Good
Feb	11	Good
Mar	11	Good
Apr	11	Good
May	11	Good
Jun	11	Good
Jul	16	Moderate
Aug	23	Moderate
Sep	27	Moderate
Oct	16	Moderate
Nov	10	Good
Dec	9	Good

Location & terrain

Where is Sri Aman?

Sri Aman sits at 1.2°N, 111.5°E, 11 m above sea level, in Malaysia. The nearest listed city is Betong, 18 km away.

Topography around Sri Aman

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Sri Aman has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 44 m around an average of 9 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 285 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,255 m.

The land around Sri Aman is covered by trees (69%) within 3 km, trees (91%) within 16 km, and trees (93%) within 80 km.

3 km

44 m

trees 69%

16 km

285 m

trees 91%

80 km

1,255 m

trees 93%

treesgrasslandartificial surfaceswater

← April Sri Aman year-round climate June →Best places to visit in May

May weather nearby: Betong 18 km · Engkilili 27 km · Saratok 56 km · Pakan 75 km · Simunjan 80 km · Maradong 95 km · Sarikei 97 km · Serian 99 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

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 Sri Aman (1.2472°, 111.4528°, elevation 11 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. 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).

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	32	24
2	32	24
3	32	24
4	32	24
5	32	24
6	32	24
7	32	24
8	32	24
9	32	24
10	32	24
11	32	24
12	32	24
13	32	24
14	32	24
15	32	24
16	32	24
17	32	24
18	32	24
19	32	24
20	32	24
21	32	24
22	32	24
23	32	24
24	32	24
25	32	24
26	32	24
27	32	24
28	32	24
29	32	24
30	32	24
31	32	24

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	12	88
2	12	88
3	12	88
4	13	87
5	13	87
6	13	87
7	13	87
8	14	86
9	15	85
10	16	84
11	16	84
12	18	82
13	18	82
14	19	81
15	19	81
16	20	80
17	20	80
18	20	80
19	20	80
20	20	80
21	20	80
22	20	80
23	20	80
24	20	80
25	18	82
26	18	82
27	18	82
28	17	83
29	16	84
30	16	84
31	15	85

	Rain chance (%)
1	89
2	88
3	88
4	87
5	86
6	85
7	84
8	83
9	83
10	82
11	81
12	80
13	80
14	79
15	79
16	78
17	78
18	78
19	78
20	78
21	78
22	78
23	78
24	78
25	78
26	78
27	78
28	78
29	78
30	78
31	78

	Oppressive (%)	Miserable (%)
1	8	92
2	8	92
3	8	92
4	9	91
5	9	91
6	9	91
7	10	90
8	10	90
9	10	90
10	10	90
11	10	90
12	11	89
13	11	89
14	11	89
15	11	89
16	11	89
17	12	88
18	12	88
19	12	88
20	12	88
21	13	87
22	13	87
23	13	87
24	14	86
25	14	86
26	14	86
27	15	85
28	15	85
29	15	85
30	15	85
31	15	85

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	32	24
2	32	24
3	32	24
4	32	24
5	32	24
6	32	24
7	32	24
8	32	24
9	32	24
10	32	24
11	32	24
12	32	24
13	32	24
14	32	24
15	32	24
16	32	24
17	32	24
18	32	24
19	32	24
20	32	24
21	32	24
22	32	24
23	32	24
24	32	24
25	32	24
26	32	24
27	32	24
28	32	24
29	32	24
30	32	24
31	32	24

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	12	88
2	12	88
3	12	88
4	13	87
5	13	87
6	13	87
7	13	87
8	14	86
9	15	85
10	16	84
11	16	84
12	18	82
13	18	82
14	19	81
15	19	81
16	20	80
17	20	80
18	20	80
19	20	80
20	20	80
21	20	80
22	20	80
23	20	80
24	20	80
25	18	82
26	18	82
27	18	82
28	17	83
29	16	84
30	16	84
31	15	85

	Rain chance (%)
1	89
2	88
3	88
4	87
5	86
6	85
7	84
8	83
9	83
10	82
11	81
12	80
13	80
14	79
15	79
16	78
17	78
18	78
19	78
20	78
21	78
22	78
23	78
24	78
25	78
26	78
27	78
28	78
29	78
30	78
31	78

	Oppressive (%)	Miserable (%)
1	8	92
2	8	92
3	8	92
4	9	91
5	9	91
6	9	91
7	10	90
8	10	90
9	10	90
10	10	90
11	10	90
12	11	89
13	11	89
14	11	89
15	11	89
16	11	89
17	12	88
18	12	88
19	12	88
20	12	88
21	13	87
22	13	87
23	13	87
24	14	86
25	14	86
26	14	86
27	15	85
28	15	85
29	15	85
30	15	85
31	15	85

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	32	24
2	32	24
3	32	24
4	32	24
5	32	24
6	32	24
7	32	24
8	32	24
9	32	24
10	32	24
11	32	24
12	32	24
13	32	24
14	32	24
15	32	24
16	32	24
17	32	24
18	32	24
19	32	24
20	32	24
21	32	24
22	32	24
23	32	24
24	32	24
25	32	24
26	32	24
27	32	24
28	32	24
29	32	24
30	32	24
31	32	24

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	12	88
2	12	88
3	12	88
4	13	87
5	13	87
6	13	87
7	13	87
8	14	86
9	15	85
10	16	84
11	16	84
12	18	82
13	18	82
14	19	81
15	19	81
16	20	80
17	20	80
18	20	80
19	20	80
20	20	80
21	20	80
22	20	80
23	20	80
24	20	80
25	18	82
26	18	82
27	18	82
28	17	83
29	16	84
30	16	84
31	15	85

	Rain chance (%)
1	89
2	88
3	88
4	87
5	86
6	85
7	84
8	83
9	83
10	82
11	81
12	80
13	80
14	79
15	79
16	78
17	78
18	78
19	78
20	78
21	78
22	78
23	78
24	78
25	78
26	78
27	78
28	78
29	78
30	78
31	78

	Oppressive (%)	Miserable (%)
1	8	92
2	8	92
3	8	92
4	9	91
5	9	91
6	9	91
7	10	90
8	10	90
9	10	90
10	10	90
11	10	90
12	11	89
13	11	89
14	11	89
15	11	89
16	11	89
17	12	88
18	12	88
19	12	88
20	12	88
21	13	87
22	13	87
23	13	87
24	14	86
25	14	86
26	14	86
27	15	85
28	15	85
29	15	85
30	15	85
31	15	85