Taiping Weather in May
Taiping in May
The short of it: Taiping in May averages a high of 33 °C (92 °F) and a low of 24 °C (75 °F), with 304 mm (12.0 in) of rain and about 12 h 20 min of daylight. Rated 1 of 5 for a visit; the best months are October and November. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 33° · low 24° · rain 304 mm · daylight 12 h 20 min
✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: October & November
Thirty years of records give Taiping an average May high of 33°, a low of 24° and some 304 mm of rain. The height of summer in Taiping, with afternoons near 33°. Wet spells are common — about 304 mm, the 7th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 12 h 20 min in mid-May.
For the traveller: pack linen, a wide hat and water, and an oilskin besides. The Almanac rates May 1 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are October and November.
Against its neighbours, Taiping runs warmer than most and wetter than most in May. Kamunting, 4 km to the N, sees much the same highs.
May in Taiping, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 1st warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 7th wettest of 12
- Versus April
- about the same, 117 mm less rain
- Versus June
- about the same
- Day–night spread
- 9°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 12 h 20 min
- Average wind
- 5 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| KamuntingPerak | 4 km N | 33° | 24° | 296 mm |
| Batu KurauPerak | 15 km NNE | 32° | 24° | 270 mm |
| Simpang EmpatPerak | 16 km NW | 33° | 24° | 262 mm |
| Padang RengasPerak | 16 km SE | 32° | 23° | 255 mm |
| Kuala KangsarPerak | 24 km ESE | 33° | 24° | 240 mm |
| Bagan SeraiPerak | 28 km NW | 33° | 24° | 204 mm |
| Kuala KurauPerak | 39 km WNW | 32° | 24° | 195 mm |
| Parit BuntarPerak | 41 km NW | 32° | 24° | 210 mm |