Niah climate

Niah Weather in May

NASA POWER reanalysis for the half-degree grid cell around Niah, 1991-2020; a grid cell is an area average and can differ from a thermometer in town by several degrees

Average highs run from 29°C on May 1 to 29°C on May 31, and lows from 26°C to 26°C. Normal precipitation for the month is 214 mm over about 25 wet days.

May day by day

The normal high and low for each date, in °C.

Normal daily high and low temperature at Niah, in °C, with the record for each date.222426283032151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Reanalysis extreme high
  • Reanalysis extreme low

May at a glance

Average high
29°C
Average low
26°C
Precipitation
214 mm
Reanalysis high
31°CMay 26, 2016
Reanalysis low
24°CMay 22, 1997
Daylight
12 h 15 min to 12 h 20 min
Cloud cover
79%
Humidity
87%
Dew point
25°C
Wind
4.7 km/h

Every day of the month

A wet day has at least 1 mm of precipitation in the reanalysis.

DateNormal highNormal lowReanalysis highReanalysis lowChance wet
May 129°C26°C31°C 200525°C 201289%
May 229°C26°C31°C 200525°C 200088%
May 329°C26°C30°C 200224°C 201787%
May 429°C26°C30°C 200125°C 199187%
May 529°C26°C30°C 200324°C 201588%
May 629°C26°C31°C 201425°C 201287%
May 729°C26°C31°C 202025°C 200087%
May 829°C26°C30°C 199825°C 200086%
May 929°C26°C30°C 201924°C 200485%
May 1029°C26°C30°C 201524°C 201283%
May 1129°C26°C30°C 201125°C 199982%
May 1229°C26°C31°C 201024°C 200881%
May 1329°C26°C31°C 202025°C 200880%
May 1429°C26°C31°C 201025°C 201280%
May 1529°C26°C31°C 202025°C 199580%
May 1629°C26°C30°C 199424°C 201180%
May 1729°C26°C30°C 200025°C 199980%
May 1829°C26°C31°C 201724°C 200880%
May 1929°C26°C30°C 199824°C 199780%
May 2029°C26°C30°C 199625°C 200679%
May 2129°C26°C30°C 199625°C 199979%
May 2229°C26°C30°C 199824°C 199779%
May 2329°C26°C31°C 199824°C 199780%
May 2429°C26°C31°C 199825°C 200980%
May 2529°C26°C31°C 200925°C 199582%
May 2629°C26°C31°C 201625°C 200082%
May 2729°C26°C31°C 201625°C 201982%
May 2829°C26°C31°C 199824°C 201583%
May 2929°C26°C30°C 201724°C 201383%
May 3029°C26°C30°C 199824°C 201383%
May 3129°C26°C30°C 200525°C 199683%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 1 mm of precipitation in the reanalysis on each date at Niah, in percent.0204060801001102030
  • Chance of a wet day

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (GMT+8).

May 1
sunrise 6:15 AM, sunset 6:30 PM
May 31
sunrise 6:13 AM, sunset 6:33 PM

Every day of May: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Cloud, humidity, wind and sunshine, and temperature and precipitation: NASA POWER (MERRA-2, CERES and GEWEX SRB), 1991-2020. The data was obtained from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Langley Research Center's Prediction Of Worldwide Energy Resources (POWER) project funded through the NASA Earth Science Division: POWER Daily API v2, accessed 2026-09-24. Sun and moon: computed with the NOAA solar equations and Meeus.