Kanowit Weather in May
Kanowit in May
The short of it: Kanowit in May averages a high of 32 °C (90 °F) and a low of 23 °C (73 °F), with 269 mm (10.6 in) of rain and about 12 h 13 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 23° · rain 269 mm · daylight 12 h 13 min
✦✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: January & February
Thirty years of records give Kanowit an average May high of 32°, a low of 23° and some 269 mm of rain. The height of summer in Kanowit, with afternoons near 32°. Wet spells are common — about 269 mm, the 8th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 12 h 13 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, Kanowit runs warmer than most and wetter than most in May. Sibu Jaya, 25 km to the NW, sees much the same highs.
May in Kanowit, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 1st warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 8th wettest of 12
- Versus April
- about the same, 29 mm more rain
- Versus June
- about the same
- Day–night spread
- 9°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 12 h 13 min
- Average wind
- 3 km/h