Perai Weather in May
Perai in May
The short of it: Perai in May averages a high of 33 °C (91 °F) and a low of 25 °C (76 °F), with 232 mm (9.1 in) of rain and about 12 h 22 min of daylight. Rated 2 of 5 for a visit; the best months are September and October. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 33° · low 25° · rain 232 mm · daylight 12 h 22 min
✦✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: September & October
Thirty years of records give Perai an average May high of 33°, a low of 25° and some 232 mm of rain. Days run hot, near 33° in the afternoon; ride early and rest at noon. Wet spells are common — about 232 mm, the 5th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 12 h 22 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 September and October.
Against its neighbours, Perai runs warmer than most and drier than most in May. Butterworth, 3 km to the NW, sees much the same highs.
May in Perai, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 4th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 5th wettest of 12
- Versus April
- about the same, 11 mm less rain
- Versus June
- about the same
- Day–night spread
- 8°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 12 h 22 min
- Average wind
- 6 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ButterworthPenang | 3 km NW | 33° | 25° | 235 mm |
| George TownPenang | 6 km WNW | 33° | 25° | 235 mm |
| JelutongPenang | 7 km W | 32° | 24° | 243 mm |
| Bukit TengahPenang | 7 km SE | 33° | 24° | 233 mm |
| Kampung Sungai GlugurPenang | 8 km W | 32° | 24° | 237 mm |
| Sungai DuaPenang | 8 km NE | 33° | 25° | 230 mm |
| Kubang SemangPenang | 9 km ENE | 33° | 25° | 231 mm |
| GlugorPenang | 9 km W | 32° | 24° | 237 mm |