Kapit Weather in May
Kapit in May
The short of it: Kapit in May averages a high of 32 °C (90 °F) and a low of 23 °C (74 °F), with 288 mm (11.3 in) of rain and about 12 h 12 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 288 mm · daylight 12 h 12 min
✦✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: January & February
Thirty years of records give Kapit an average May high of 32°, a low of 23° and some 288 mm of rain. The height of summer in Kapit, with afternoons near 32°. Wet spells are common — about 288 mm, the 9th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 12 h 12 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, Kapit runs cooler than most and wetter than most in May. Nanga Merit, 39 km to the NE, sees much the same highs.
May in Kapit, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 1st warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 9th wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 1° warmer, 16 mm less rain
- Versus June
- about the same
- Day–night spread
- 9°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 12 h 12 min
- Average wind
- 3 km/h