Climate averages 1991–2020
Maran weather
in May.
A hot, very wet month: the 3rd warmest and the 8th driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
May is a hot month in Maran: daytime highs average 31.3°C and nights cool to about 24.3°C. By daytime temperature it is the 3rd warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 196 mm of rain on roughly 26 days, which makes May a very wet month (the 8th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 12 h 17 min on an average May day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Kuantan (66 km away). In May its highs average 30.4°C, 0.9°C cooler than Maran, with 195 mm of rain.
Among the 72 cities listed in Malaysia, Maran ranks joint 4th of 72 for the warmest May highs and 30th of 72 for the driest May (rainfall, lowest first). The mean May high of those 72 cities is 30.1°C; Maran is 1.2°C warmer than that mean.
From May to June, average highs fall by 0.2°C to 31.1°C, and monthly rainfall falls from 196 mm to 145 mm.
The annual picture
May in context
Monthly rainfall
Average total · mmAverages from hourly ERA5 reanalysis data. Actual weather varies from year to year. How these numbers are calculated
Every month, side by side
Maran climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 28.8°C22.4°C | 22.4°C | 159 | 18.2 | 11.912 h |
| February | 30.2°C22.6°C | 22.6°C | 95 | 13.3 | 12.012 h |
| March | 31.4°C23.5°C | 23.5°C | 175 | 19.6 | 12.112 h |
| April | 31.5°C24.1°C | 24.1°C | 204 | 25.1 | 12.212 h |
| May, selected | 31.3°C24.3°C | 24.3°C | 196 | 25.8 | 12.312 h |
| June | 31.1°C24.2°C | 24.2°C | 145 | 22.7 | 12.312 h |
| July | 30.8°C23.8°C | 23.8°C | 148 | 22.9 | 12.312 h |
| August | 31.0°C23.8°C | 23.8°C | 164 | 23.9 | 12.212 h |
| September | 30.9°C23.7°C | 23.7°C | 181 | 24.8 | 12.112 h |
| October | 30.5°C23.5°C | 23.5°C | 248 | 26.6 | 12.012 h |
| November | 29.3°C23.2°C | 23.2°C | 312 | 28.1 | 12.012 h |
| December | 28.6°C22.8°C | 22.8°C | 273 | 24.6 | 11.912 h |
Rainfall is the average of the 30 separate monthly totals. A rain day is a local calendar day with at least 1 mm of precipitation. Daylight is the calculated sunrise-to-sunset length, not measured sunshine.
Compare places
May in nearby cities
- Kuantan in MayMalaysia · 66 kmHigh 30.4°C · Low 24.8°C · 195 mm rain
- Cukai in MayMalaysia · 103 kmHigh 29.6°C · Low 25.3°C · 135 mm rain
- Ampang in MayMalaysia · 122 kmHigh 30.5°C · Low 23.8°C · 241 mm rain
- Bandar Mahkota Cheras in MayMalaysia · 123 kmHigh 30.1°C · Low 23.3°C · 220 mm rain
- Setapak in MayMalaysia · 124 kmHigh 30.2°C · Low 23.5°C · 241 mm rain
- Kuala Kubu Baharu in MayMalaysia · 124 kmHigh 30.3°C · Low 23.5°C · 210 mm rain
- Kajang in MayMalaysia · 128 kmHigh 30.3°C · Low 23.6°C · 220 mm rain
- Selayang Baru Utara in MayMalaysia · 128 kmHigh 30.4°C · Low 23.9°C · 241 mm rain
Read the numbers correctly
Climate, not a promise.
These patterns help compare months. They cannot tell you the weather on a specific day of your trip.
Sources, method and limitsHow these numbers are made (what the highs, lows and rain days mean, the sources and the model cell used for Maran) is explained once on the Maran year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.