Climate averages 1991–2020
Muar weather
in May.
A hot, very wet month: the 4th warmest and the 9th driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
May is a hot month in Muar: daytime highs average 29.5°C and nights cool to about 25.3°C. By daytime temperature it is the 4th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 213 mm of rain on roughly 27 days, which makes May a very wet month (the 9th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 12 h 13 min on an average May day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Pagoh (25 km away). In May its highs average 30.0°C, 0.6°C warmer than Muar, with 184 mm of rain.
Among the 72 cities listed in Malaysia, Muar ranks joint 62nd of 72 for the warmest May highs and joint 36th of 72 for the driest May (rainfall, lowest first). The mean May high of those 72 cities is 30.1°C; Muar is 0.6°C cooler than that mean.
From May to June, average highs fall by 0.2°C to 29.3°C, and monthly rainfall falls from 213 mm to 175 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
Muar climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 28.7°C24.0°C | 24.0°C | 121 | 16.4 | 12.012 h |
| February | 29.6°C24.2°C | 24.2°C | 75 | 12.6 | 12.112 h |
| March | 29.9°C24.7°C | 24.7°C | 150 | 22.0 | 12.112 h |
| April | 29.6°C24.9°C | 24.9°C | 203 | 26.0 | 12.212 h |
| May, selected | 29.5°C25.3°C | 25.3°C | 213 | 26.6 | 12.212 h |
| June | 29.3°C25.4°C | 25.4°C | 175 | 22.7 | 12.212 h |
| July | 28.9°C25.1°C | 25.1°C | 175 | 22.7 | 12.212 h |
| August | 28.8°C24.9°C | 24.9°C | 185 | 24.2 | 12.212 h |
| September | 28.8°C24.7°C | 24.7°C | 180 | 23.8 | 12.112 h |
| October | 28.8°C24.6°C | 24.6°C | 220 | 26.1 | 12.112 h |
| November | 28.6°C24.3°C | 24.3°C | 275 | 28.0 | 12.012 h |
| December | 28.3°C24.2°C | 24.2°C | 239 | 24.5 | 12.012 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
- Pagoh in MayMalaysia · 25 kmHigh 30.0°C · Low 24.5°C · 184 mm rain
- Parit Sulung in MayMalaysia · 36 kmHigh 29.9°C · Low 24.6°C · 213 mm rain
- Malacca in MayMalaysia · 40 kmHigh 29.4°C · Low 25.6°C · 217 mm rain
- Batu Pahat in MayMalaysia · 46 kmHigh 29.7°C · Low 24.9°C · 230 mm rain
- Kluang in MayMalaysia · 83 kmHigh 29.7°C · Low 23.6°C · 197 mm rain
- Port Dickson in MayMalaysia · 101 kmHigh 29.6°C · Low 25.3°C · 218 mm rain
- Seremban in MayMalaysia · 104 kmHigh 29.8°C · Low 24.3°C · 220 mm rain
- Sepang in MayMalaysia · 116 kmHigh 29.5°C · Low 25.0°C · 197 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 Muar) is explained once on the Muar year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.