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Best time to visit Malaysia

4 destinations · monthly climate normals, judged against the Tropical preset (mean 24–33 °C75–91 °F, anything but the monsoon) — pick another below

The best time to visit Malaysia for tropical weather is December to April and June, when every one of its destinations on Sun Season fits. Penang and Langkawi have a true monsoon season, falling between April and December depending on the destination.

Verdicts come from WorldClim 2.1 monthly normals 1970–2000; see the method.

Malaysia month by month

Pick the weather you like and every destination's months are judged against it.

Weather you like

mean 24–33 °C75–91 °F, anything but the monsoon

For Tropical weather, the best time is December to April and June, when 3 of the 4 of its destinations fit.

Open Malaysia on the interactive map ↗ the same verdict for every place on Earth, any month

DestinationJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Kuala LumpurGOGOGOGOGOGOGOGOGOGOGOGO
PenangGOGOGOMSNMSNGOMSNMSNMSNMSNMSNMSN
LangkawiGOGOGOGOMSNMSNMSNMSNMSNMSNMSNGO
Kota KinabaluGOGOGOGOGOGOGOGOGOGOGOGO

GO fits · CLD too cold · HOT too hot · DRY too dry · RN too rainy · MSN monsoon

When to go to Malaysia, by the weather you like

Looking forRuleBest monthsDestinations that fit
Warmmean 14–24 °C57–75 °F, dry or showersno month0 of 4
Tropicalmean 24–33 °C75–91 °F, anything but the monsoonDecember to April and June3 of 4
Beachmean 24–33 °C75–91 °F, dry or showersFebruary3 of 4
Coolmean 0–14 °C32–57 °F, anything but the monsoonno month0 of 4
Snowmean below 0 °C32 °F, any rainno month0 of 4

Destinations in Malaysia