climigo

Malaysia

When to go?

No month without a contraindication; the least rainy is July. Avoid all year (hot and often rainy, at times torrential rain).

Climate zones

IndonesiaSingaporeBruneiPhilippinesThailandVietnamKuala LumpurKuala LumpurKuala LumpurJohor BahruJohor BahruJohor BahruGeorge TownGeorge TownGeorge TownKota KinabaluKota KinabaluKota KinabaluKuchingKuchingKuchingPenang IslandPenang IslandLangkawiLangkawiLangkawi

Mean maximum and minimum temperature and mean monthly precipitation of the season (the mean of its three months), ERA5-Land 1996–2025, at about 9 km resolution: colours are in levels (the same as the city scale) and smaller details are not real.

What is the climate like?

Area mean indicative, over the whole territory

Temperature and rain

January 30°22° torrential rain
February 30°22°
March 31°22°
April 31°23°
May 31°23°
June 31°23°
July 31°22°
August 31°22°
September 31°22°
October 31°22°
November 30°22° torrential rain
December 30°22° torrential rain

Monthly min and max temperature (°C)

−5°0°5°10°15°20°25°30°35°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec21.9 · 29.6 °CJanuary: 21.9 · 29.6 °C22.0 · 30.2 °CFebruary: 22.0 · 30.2 °C22.3 · 30.9 °CMarch: 22.3 · 30.9 °C22.6 · 31.2 °CApril: 22.6 · 31.2 °C22.8 · 31.4 °CMay: 22.8 · 31.4 °C22.5 · 31.1 °CJune: 22.5 · 31.1 °C22.2 · 31.0 °CJuly: 22.2 · 31.0 °C22.1 · 31.0 °CAugust: 22.1 · 31.0 °C22.0 · 30.9 °CSeptember: 22.0 · 30.9 °C22.1 · 30.6 °COctober: 22.1 · 30.6 °C22.1 · 30.2 °CNovember: 22.1 · 30.2 °C22.1 · 29.8 °CDecember: 22.1 · 29.8 °C

Monthly min and max temperature (°C)

Jan 21.9 – 29.6 °C
Feb 22.0 – 30.2 °C
Mar 22.3 – 30.9 °C
Apr 22.6 – 31.2 °C
May 22.8 – 31.4 °C
Jun 22.5 – 31.1 °C
Jul 22.2 – 31.0 °C
Aug 22.1 – 31.0 °C
Sep 22.0 – 30.9 °C
Oct 22.1 – 30.6 °C
Nov 22.1 – 30.2 °C
Dec 22.1 – 29.8 °C

How much it rains

January 324 mm21 d torrential rain
February 226 mm16 d
March 247 mm17 d
April 236 mm18 d
May 232 mm18 d
June 205 mm16 d
July 192 mm16 d
August 221 mm17 d
September 229 mm19 d
October 270 mm23 d
November 324 mm25 d torrential rain
December 356 mm23 d torrential rain

Rain days and how much water

0102030 dJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec324 mm · 21 rain days · 15 mm a dayJanuary: 324 mm · 21 rain days · 15 mm a day226 mm · 16 rain days · 14 mm a dayFebruary: 226 mm · 16 rain days · 14 mm a day247 mm · 17 rain days · 15 mm a dayMarch: 247 mm · 17 rain days · 15 mm a day236 mm · 18 rain days · 13 mm a dayApril: 236 mm · 18 rain days · 13 mm a day232 mm · 18 rain days · 13 mm a dayMay: 232 mm · 18 rain days · 13 mm a day205 mm · 16 rain days · 13 mm a dayJune: 205 mm · 16 rain days · 13 mm a day192 mm · 16 rain days · 12 mm a dayJuly: 192 mm · 16 rain days · 12 mm a day221 mm · 17 rain days · 13 mm a dayAugust: 221 mm · 17 rain days · 13 mm a day229 mm · 19 rain days · 12 mm a daySeptember: 229 mm · 19 rain days · 12 mm a day270 mm · 23 rain days · 12 mm a dayOctober: 270 mm · 23 rain days · 12 mm a day324 mm · 25 rain days · 13 mm a dayNovember: 324 mm · 25 rain days · 13 mm a day356 mm · 23 rain days · 15 mm a dayDecember: 356 mm · 23 rain days · 15 mm a day

Rain days and how much water

Jan 324 mm21 d
Feb 226 mm16 d
Mar 247 mm17 d
Apr 236 mm18 d
May 232 mm18 d
Jun 205 mm16 d
Jul 192 mm16 d
Aug 221 mm17 d
Sep 229 mm19 d
Oct 270 mm23 d
Nov 324 mm25 d
Dec 356 mm23 d

Bars: length = rain days, thickness = mm on a rain day, area = the month's rain. 3 mm a day7 mm a day15 mm a day

Colour = the month's rain: 103060100160250400mm

Daylight hours

January 11 h 56
February 12 h 00
March 12 h 06
April 12 h 12
May 12 h 17
June 12 h 20
July 12 h 18
August 12 h 14
September 12 h 08
October 12 h 02
November 11 h 57
December 11 h 55

Mean daylight hours over the whole territory.

Spatial mean over the whole area, weighted by area (cosine of the latitude), not by population: indicative only, since the climate varies a lot within an area (coasts, plains, mountains). Look at the cities for the weather you will find.

Tourist areas

Cities