Perak · Malaysia
Ipoh in May
In May, Ipoh averages a daytime high of 31 °C and a night-time low of 22 °C, with about 301 mm of rain over the month. Ipoh has no month that is both mild and dry by the measure used here.
- Average high
- 31 °C
- Average low
- 22 °C
- Rain in the month
- 301 mm
- Daylight on 15 May
- 12 h 20 min
- Comfortable month
- No
- Places to stay
- 86
When to go
How May compares with the rest of the year in Ipoh
May is tied for the warmest month in Ipoh by average daytime high; across the year the highs run from 29 °C to 31 °C and the lows from 20 °C to 22 °C. By day, May is about the same as April, and June is about the same as May.
May brings 301 mm of rain, more than the monthly average of 257 mm (3083 mm a year); it is the 3rd wettest month.
On 15 May the sun is up for about 12 h 20 min, against 11 h 50 min at the shortest and 12 h 20 min at the longest point of the year (calculated from the latitude, sunrise to sunset).
| Month | High | Low | Rain | Comfortable |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 30 °C | 21 °C | 208 mm | |
| February | 30 °C | 21 °C | 148 mm | |
| March | 30 °C | 21 °C | 233 mm | |
| April | 31 °C | 22 °C | 285 mm | |
| May | 31 °C | 22 °C | 301 mm | |
| June | 30 °C | 21 °C | 212 mm | |
| July | 30 °C | 21 °C | 210 mm | |
| August | 30 °C | 21 °C | 236 mm | |
| September | 30 °C | 21 °C | 262 mm | |
| October | 30 °C | 21 °C | 362 mm | |
| November | 29 °C | 20 °C | 344 mm | |
| December | 29 °C | 21 °C | 284 mm |
Comfortable means average daytime high between 18 °C and 29 °C and under 80 mm of rain in the month. Averages for 1991–2020 over the surrounding area, a grid square about 50 km across, so a coast or a nearby mountain can make the town itself warmer or cooler. Data: CRU TS v4.10, Climatic Research Unit, University of East Anglia (Open Database License).
When to go
Is May a good time to visit Ipoh?
Not by the measure used here: the average high of 31 °C is above 29 °C and about 301 mm of rain is 80 mm or more. No month in Ipoh meets it.
The measure is about weather for a city stay only; it says nothing about events, school holidays or prices.
Public holidays in Malaysia in May
Nationwide public holidays; shops and offices may close on these dates.
Where to stay
Where to stay in Ipoh
This guide lists 86 places to stay in Ipoh, hotels recorded in Wikidata. By straight-line distance from the centre: under 1 km, 7; 1–3 km, 31; 3–10 km, 42; 10 km or more, 6.
Sources: climate from CRU TS v4.10 (Climatic Research Unit, University of East Anglia; Open Database License), 1991–2020 averages; day length calculated from the latitude; public holidays from python-holidays (MIT); places to stay from each operator's own public pages and Wikidata. How this guide is made.