Malacca Weather in May
Malacca in May
The short of it: Malacca in May averages a high of 32 °C (90 °F) and a low of 24 °C (75 °F), with 189 mm (7.4 in) of rain and about 12 h 13 min of daylight. Rated 2 of 5 for a visit; the best months are December and November. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 32° · low 24° · rain 189 mm · daylight 12 h 13 min
✦✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: December & November
Thirty years of records give Malacca an average May high of 32°, a low of 24° and some 189 mm of rain. Days run hot, near 32° in the afternoon; ride early and rest at noon. Wet spells are common — about 189 mm, the 9th 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 December and November.
Against its neighbours, Malacca runs warmer than most and wetter than most in May. Klebang Besar, 5 km to the WNW, sees much the same highs.
May in Malacca, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 3rd warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 9th wettest of 12
- Versus April
- about the same, 39 mm less rain
- Versus June
- about the same
- Day–night spread
- 8°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 12 h 13 min
- Average wind
- 6 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Klebang BesarMelaka | 5 km WNW | 32° | 24° | 184 mm |
| Kampung Bukit BaharuMelaka | 5 km ENE | 32° | 24° | 190 mm |
| Batu BerendamMelaka | 6 km N | 32° | 24° | 189 mm |
| Kawasan Perindustrian ChengMelaka | 7 km N | 32° | 24° | 188 mm |
| Kampung ChengMelaka | 8 km NNW | 32° | 24° | 188 mm |
| Kampung Tanjung KelingMelaka | 8 km WNW | 32° | 24° | 184 mm |
| Ayer MolekMelaka | 9 km E | 32° | 24° | 186 mm |
| Kampung Ayer KerohMelaka | 9 km NNE | 32° | 24° | 189 mm |