Malaysia
Putrajaya in May
In May, Putrajaya averages a daytime high of 33 °C and a night-time low of 24 °C, with about 198 mm of rain over the month. Putrajaya has no month that is both mild and dry by the measure used here.
- Average high
- 33 °C
- Average low
- 24 °C
- Rain in the month
- 198 mm
- Daylight on 15 May
- 12 h 20 min
- Comfortable month
- No
- Places to stay
- 88
When to go
How May compares with the rest of the year in Putrajaya
May is tied for the warmest month in Putrajaya by average daytime high; across the year the highs run from 32 °C to 33 °C and the lows from 23 °C to 24 °C. By day, May is about the same as April, and June is about the same as May.
May brings 198 mm of rain, more than the monthly average of 196 mm (2352 mm a year); it is the 6th wettest month.
On 15 May the sun is up for about 12 h 20 min, against 12 h 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 | 32 °C | 23 °C | 163 mm | |
| February | 33 °C | 23 °C | 115 mm | |
| March | 33 °C | 24 °C | 202 mm | |
| April | 33 °C | 24 °C | 230 mm | |
| May | 33 °C | 24 °C | 198 mm | |
| June | 33 °C | 24 °C | 153 mm | |
| July | 33 °C | 24 °C | 163 mm | |
| August | 33 °C | 24 °C | 188 mm | |
| September | 32 °C | 23 °C | 178 mm | |
| October | 32 °C | 23 °C | 256 mm | |
| November | 32 °C | 23 °C | 261 mm | |
| December | 32 °C | 23 °C | 247 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 Putrajaya?
Not by the measure used here: the average high of 33 °C is above 29 °C and about 198 mm of rain is 80 mm or more. No month in Putrajaya 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 Putrajaya
This guide lists 88 places to stay in Putrajaya, hotels recorded in Wikidata. By straight-line distance from the centre: under 1 km, 1; 1–3 km, 4; 3–10 km, 25; 10 km or more, 58.
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.