Tenom Weather in May
Tenom in May
The short of it: Tenom in May averages a high of 31 °C (88 °F) and a low of 23 °C (73 °F), with 184 mm (7.2 in) of rain and about 12 h 21 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 31° · low 23° · rain 184 mm · daylight 12 h 21 min
✦✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: January & February
Thirty years of records give Tenom an average May high of 31°, a low of 23° and some 184 mm of rain. The height of summer in Tenom, with afternoons near 31°. Wet spells are common — about 184 mm, the 3rd wettest month.
The sun is up for about 12 h 21 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, Tenom runs cooler than most and drier than most in May. Beaufort, 33 km to the NW, is 2° warmer by day.
May in Tenom, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 1st warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 3rd wettest of 12
- Versus April
- about the same, 10 mm more rain
- Versus June
- about the same
- Day–night spread
- 8°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 12 h 21 min
- Average wind
- 4 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BeaufortSabah | 33 km NW | 33° | 25° | 305 mm |
| KeningauSabah | 35 km NE | 31° | 23° | 173 mm |
| SipitangSabah | 43 km W | 32° | 25° | 272 mm |
| BongawanSabah | 47 km NNW | 33° | 25° | 267 mm |
| Bandar NabawanSabah | 55 km E | 30° | 22° | 230 mm |
| EburuSabah | 63 km SSW | 26° | 18° | 231 mm |
| Kuala PenyuSabah | 63 km NW | 32° | 25° | 274 mm |
| LawasSarawak | 65 km WSW | 32° | 25° | 290 mm |