Simpang Weather in May
Simpang in May
The short of it: Simpang in May averages a high of 32 °C (89 °F) and a low of 24 °C (75 °F), with 209 mm (8.2 in) of rain and about 12 h 4 min of daylight. Rated 2 of 5 for a visit; the best months are January and February. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 32° · low 24° · rain 209 mm · daylight 12 h 4 min
✦✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: January & February
Thirty years of records give Simpang an average May high of 32°, a low of 24° and some 209 mm of rain. No month in Simpang runs warmer: highs about 32°. Wet spells are common — about 209 mm, the 8th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 12 h 4 min in mid-May.
For the traveller: pack linen, a wide hat and water, and an oilskin besides. The Almanac rates May 2 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are January and February.
Against its neighbours, Simpang runs about middling and drier than most in May. Jambi City, 65 km to the SW, is 1° warmer by day.
May in Simpang, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 1st warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 8th wettest of 12
- Versus April
- about the same, 40 mm less rain
- Versus June
- about the same
- Day–night spread
- 8°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 12 h 4 min
- Average wind
- 5 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jambi CityJambi | 65 km SW | 33° | 24° | 200 mm |
| PalembangSouth Sumatra | 197 km SSE | 32° | 24° | 203 mm |
| SungailiatBangka–Belitung Islands | 234 km ESE | 32° | 24° | 244 mm |
| PrabumulihSouth Sumatra | 242 km S | 32° | 24° | 210 mm |
| PangkalpinangBangka–Belitung Islands | 244 km ESE | 32° | 24° | 236 mm |
| Tanjung PinangRiau Islands | 246 km N | 31° | 24° | 237 mm |
| LubuklinggauSouth Sumatra | 264 km SSW | 31° | 23° | 218 mm |
| BatamRiau | 269 km N | 31° | 24° | 206 mm |