Climate of Malaysia

Malaysia has a tropical rainforest climate. It is usually (very) warm, humid and rainy all year round. The average annual temperature for Malaysia is 32° degrees and there is about 595 mm of rain in a year. It is dry for 52 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 31°C and 32°C
Night:the average nighttime temperature is between 22°C and 24°C
Rain: it rains 278 days and there is a total of approximately 594 mm rainfall
Sun hours: throughout the year there are 3116 sun hours

Maximum temperature:	between 31°C and 32°C
Warmest month:	32°C in February
Coldest month:	31°C in January
Night temperature:	between 22°C and 24°C
Dry days:	87 days
Days with rain:	278 days
Days with snow:	0 days
Total rain sum:	594 mm
Hours of sunshine:	3116 hours

Weather now in Malaysia

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

Temperature graph

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

Precipitation graph

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

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Climate table of Malaysia

In this climate table you can see at a glance what the average weather per month is for Malaysia. 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 Malaysia might be like in a given month.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Day temp. (°C)	31	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	31	31
Night temp. (°C)	22	22	23	23	24	23	23	23	23	24	23	23
	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Precipitation (mm)	34	28	58	50	51	36	30	40	39	76	84	68
Days with rain	21	18	25	25	26	22	22	23	24	23	25	24
Dry days	10	10	6	5	5	8	9	8	6	8	5	7
	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Sun hours per day	8	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	8	7	7
Wind force (Bft)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
UV-index	6	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7

Best time to visit Malaysia

To go to Malaysia, the best time to visit is January through December. In this period you have a warm temperature and little precipitation. In Malaysia, February is the warmest month with 32°C and the most cold month is 31°C in January.

Climate of Malaysia by month

What is the average climate in a given month for Malaysia? 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