Climate of Penang

Penang has a tropical savanna climate. It is warm every month with both a wet and dry season. The average annual temperature for Penang is 27° degrees and there is about 816 mm of rain in a year. It is dry for 116 days a year with an average humidity of 78% and an UV-index of 7.

Climate averages for the whole year

Day: the average daily temperature during the day is between 26°C and 29°C
Night:the average nighttime temperature is between 22°C and 25°C
Rain: it rains 208 days and there is a total of approximately 817 mm rainfall
Sun hours: throughout the year there are 3313 sun hours

Maximum temperature:	between 26°C and 29°C
Warmest month:	29°C in October
Coldest month:	26°C in July
Night temperature:	between 22°C and 25°C
Dry days:	157 days
Days with rain:	208 days
Days with snow:	0 days
Total rain sum:	817 mm
Hours of sunshine:	3313 hours

Climate of Penang
Temperature graph
Precipitation graph
Climate chart of Penang
The best travel time for Penang
Climate of Penang by month
Experiences with the weather of Penang

Temperature graph

This graph shows the average maximum temperature (red) and minimum temperature (blue) for Penang.

Precipitation graph

This graph shows the average amount of rainfall per month for Penang.

Climate table of Penang

In this climate table you can see at a glance what the average weather per month is for Penang. The data has been collected over a 30-year period, from which an average per month has been derived. From year to year the differences may be larger or smaller, but with this climate table you have a good idea of what the weather for Penang might be like in a given month.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Day temp. (°C)	27	27	28	27	27	27	26	27	28	29	29	28
Night temp. (°C)	24	24	24	24	23	23	22	22	22	24	25	24
	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Precipitation (mm)	115	96	95	99	63	53	27	20	33	45	73	98
Days with rain	22	19	22	21	19	15	13	11	12	14	19	21
Dry days	9	9	9	9	12	15	18	20	18	17	11	10
	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Sun hours per day	8	8	9	9	9	10	10	10	10	10	9	8
Wind force (Bft)	2	2	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2
UV-index	6	7	6	7	7	6	6	6	7	7	7	7

Best time to visit Penang

The best time to visit Penang in Indonesia is from February through December. In this period you have a warm temperature and little precipitation. The highest average temperature in Penang is 29°C in October and the lowest is 26°C in July.

Climate of Penang by month

What is the average climate in a given month for Penang? Click on a month to see all monthly averages for sunshine, maximum and minimum temperatures, percent chance of rain per day, snowfall and number of rainy days.

January