Tanjung Sepat weather in May

In May, Tanjung Sepat sees average daytime highs of 30°C and overnight lows near 26°C, with 216 mm of rain across 27 wet days and about 12.1 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-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 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 Tanjung Sepat's 8th-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Tanjung Sepat's year-round climate.

Daytime high
30°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
26°
11th coldest
Rainfall
216 mm
27 wet days
Daylight
12 h 06 min
7:06 AM – 7:14 PM
Cloud cover
81%
8th clearest
Wind
9 km/h
6th windiest
Solar energy
5.33 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.1
out of 10

Tanjung Sepat 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 30°C through the month.

A typical May day in Tanjung Sepat reaches about 30°C in the afternoon and slips back to 26°C overnight — a 3°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, May runs on par with April and on par with June.

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How May really feels in Tanjung Sepat

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
heat index over the day's high
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.

Tanjung Sepat weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 2nd-warmest and 5th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan28° / 25°15120.311.94.2
Feb29° / 25°8515.311.94.5
Mar29° / 26°14722.5123.7
Apr29° / 26°19326.212.13.1
May30° / 26°2162712.13.1
Jun30° / 26°1862312.23.4
Jul29° / 26°20224.712.13.4
Aug29° / 26°21126.212.13.3
Sep29° / 26°22225.9123.2
Oct29° / 26°25427.511.93.2
Nov28° / 25°31528.611.93.1
Dec28° / 25°25626.811.83.4

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 12% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 82%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
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Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Tanjung Sepat gets around 216 mm of rain over 27 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 86% and peaks near 90% on the wettest days.

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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 92% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
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Wind in May

Winds average 9 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 9 km/h on the calmest days to 9 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 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 7:08 AM to 7:07 AM, and sunset from 7:14 PM to 7:15 PM.

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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 4.66 kWh/m² to a high of 6.04 kWh/m² in March across the year — May's 5.33 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Planning a trip in May

Hazard calendar for Tanjung Sepat

In seasonPeak

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

Tanjung Sepat 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 Tanjung Sepat?

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

3.1
Sightseeing
10th-best month of the year
4.2
Beach & pool
8th-best month of the year

May is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Tanjung Sepat.

What to pack for Tanjung Sepat in May

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

In May, Tanjung Sepat sees daytime highs around 30°C and nights near 26°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 27 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Tanjung Sepat 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 offshore is warmest in May at about 30°C and coldest in January near 29°C.

The water stays above 20°C all year — warm enough for a swim any month.

28°30°32°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan29Tropical
Feb29Tropical
Mar29Tropical
Apr30Tropical
May30Tropical
Jun30Tropical
Jul30Tropical
Aug30Tropical
Sep30Tropical
Oct30Tropical
Nov29Tropical
Dec29Tropical

UV index in Tanjung Sepat 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 Tanjung Sepat peaks around February 19 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near November 22 at about 10 (extreme).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeFeb 19UV 13Nov 22UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan12Extreme
Feb14Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul10Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov10Extreme
Dec10Extreme

Air quality in Tanjung Sepat 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 Tanjung Sepat is worst in September — around 38 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 1.7× the cleanest month (November, 23 µg/m³).

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

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModeratePoorModerateSep 1538 µg/m³Nov 2224 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan30Moderate
Feb34Moderate
Mar33Moderate
Apr31Moderate
May30Moderate
Jun29Moderate
Jul34Moderate
Aug34Moderate
Sep38Poor
Oct34Moderate
Nov23Moderate
Dec25Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Tanjung Sepat?

Tanjung Sepat sits at 2.7°N, 101.6°E, 6 m above sea level, in Malaysia. The nearest listed city is Banting, 19 km away.

Topography around Tanjung Sepat

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Tanjung Sepat has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 15 m around an average of 5 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 40 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,490 m.

The land around Tanjung Sepat is covered by trees (45%) and water (45%) within 3 km, water (51%) and trees (42%) within 16 km, and water (51%) and trees (38%) within 80 km.

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15 m
16 km
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1,490 m
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May weather nearby: Banting 19 km · Sepang 21 km · Jenjarum 25 km · Bandar Baru Salak Tinggi 26 km · Teluk Panglima Garang 30 km · Port Dickson 30 km · Kampung Baharu Nilai 31 km · Cyberjaya 31 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 Tanjung Sepat (2.6579°, 101.5629°, elevation 6 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).