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Best time to visit Malaysia

Best time to visit Malaysia

The best time to visit Malaysia is from january until december, when you will have a hot temperature and limited till little rainfall. The highest average temperature in Malaysia is 35°C in february and the lowest is 33°C in may. The weather and climate of Malaysia is suitable for a sun vacation.

The average climate figure for Malaysia is an 9,0. This is based on various factors, such as average temperatures, the chance of precipitation and weather experiences of others.

Malaysia has the tropical rainforest climate prevailing. It is usually (very) warm, humid and rainy all year round. If you want to know what the average temperature is in Malaysia or when most precipitation (rain or snow) falls, you can find an overview below. This way, you are well prepared. Our average monthly climate data is based on data from the past 30 years.

Climate Malaysia per month

Climate data from: Kuala Lumpur
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Day
max °C
MM
rain
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Day
max °C		 34 35 35 34 33 34 34 34 35 34 33 33
MM
rain		 34 mm 28 mm 58 mm 50 mm 51 mm 36 mm 30 mm 40 mm 39 mm 76 mm 84 mm 68 mm
All climate data from Malaysia

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Climate Malaysia

Climate Malaysia

Climate Malaysia per Month

Climate Malaysia per Month
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Malaysia has the tropical rainforest climate prevailing. 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.

 
Day
max °C
Night
min °C
MM
rain
Rain
days
Dry
days
Sun hours
per day
Wind force
in Bft
UV-index
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Day
max °C		 34 35 35 34 33 34 34 34 35 34 33 33
Night
min °C		 22 22 23 23 24 23 23 23 23 24 23 23
MM
rain		 34 mm 28 mm 58 mm 50 mm 51 mm 36 mm 30 mm 40 mm 39 mm 76 mm 84 mm 68 mm
Rain
days		 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
Sun hours
per day		 8 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 8 7 7
Wind force
in 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
 

Climate Malaysia january

On average, it is maximum 34° in january in Malaysia and at least around 22° degrees. In january there are 21 days of rainfall with a total of 34 mm and the it will be dry 10 days this month in Malaysia.

Suitable month for:sun vacation road trip walking and cycling vacation

Climate Malaysia february

On average, it is maximum 35° in february in Malaysia and at least around 22° degrees. In february there are 18 days of rainfall with a total of 28 mm and the it will be dry 10 days this month in Malaysia.

Suitable month for:sun vacation road trip walking and cycling vacation

Climate Malaysia march

On average, it is maximum 35° in march in Malaysia and at least around 23° degrees. In march there are 25 days of rainfall with a total of 58 mm and the it will be dry 6 days this month in Malaysia.

Suitable month for:sun vacation road trip walking and cycling vacation

Climate Malaysia april

On average, it is maximum 34° in april in Malaysia and at least around 23° degrees. In april there are 25 days of rainfall with a total of 50 mm and the it will be dry 5 days this month in Malaysia.

Suitable month for:sun vacation road trip walking and cycling vacation

Climate Malaysia may

On average, it is maximum 33° in may in Malaysia and at least around 24° degrees. In may there are 26 days of rainfall with a total of 51 mm and the it will be dry 5 days this month in Malaysia.

Suitable month for:sun vacation road trip walking and cycling vacation

Climate Malaysia june

On average, it is maximum 34° in june in Malaysia and at least around 23° degrees. In june there are 22 days of rainfall with a total of 36 mm and the it will be dry 8 days this month in Malaysia.

Suitable month for:sun vacation road trip walking and cycling vacation

Climate Malaysia july

On average, it is maximum 34° in july in Malaysia and at least around 23° degrees. In july there are 22 days of rainfall with a total of 30 mm and the it will be dry 9 days this month in Malaysia.

Suitable month for:sun vacation road trip walking and cycling vacation

Climate Malaysia august

On average, it is maximum 34° in august in Malaysia and at least around 23° degrees. In august there are 23 days of rainfall with a total of 40 mm and the it will be dry 8 days this month in Malaysia.

Suitable month for:sun vacation road trip walking and cycling vacation

Climate Malaysia september

On average, it is maximum 35° in september in Malaysia and at least around 23° degrees. In september there are 24 days of rainfall with a total of 39 mm and the it will be dry 6 days this month in Malaysia.

Suitable month for:sun vacation road trip walking and cycling vacation

Climate Malaysia october

On average, it is maximum 34° in october in Malaysia and at least around 24° degrees. In october there are 23 days of rainfall with a total of 76 mm and the it will be dry 8 days this month in Malaysia.

Suitable month for:sun vacation road trip walking and cycling vacation

Climate Malaysia november

On average, it is maximum 33° in november in Malaysia and at least around 23° degrees. In november there are 25 days of rainfall with a total of 84 mm and the it will be dry 5 days this month in Malaysia.

Suitable month for:sun vacation road trip walking and cycling vacation

Climate Malaysia december

On average, it is maximum 33° in december in Malaysia and at least around 23° degrees. In december there are 24 days of rainfall with a total of 68 mm and the it will be dry 7 days this month in Malaysia.

Suitable month for:sun vacation road trip walking and cycling vacation
14 day weather forecast Malaysia

14 day weather forecast Malaysia

The weather for Kuala Lumpur in Malaysia will be 33° till 28° degrees in the next 14 days with every day chance of light rain showers till heavy rain.

The weather forecast for Malaysia is based on the weather in Kuala Lumpur.

Weather forecast this week
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Mo
19 Aug
Tu
20 Aug
We
21 Aug
Th
22 Aug
Fr
23 Aug
Sa
24 Aug
Su
25 Aug
  Broken wolken Broken wolken Lichte Regen Lichte Regen Lichte Regen Zware Regen Zware Regen
Max (°C) 33° 33° 32° 32° 33° 31° 32°
Min (°C) 24° 25° 24° 24° 24° 24° 24°
Rainfall (mm) 0.6
mm
 3.8
mm
 14.1
mm
 11.8
mm
 11.1
mm
 19.3
mm
 18.6
mm
Rainfall (%) 15% 55% 80% 80% 80% 85% 85%
UV-index
UV-index 9 10 7 6 5 6 3

Weather forecast next week
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Mo
26 Aug
Tu
27 Aug
We
28 Aug
Th
29 Aug
Fr
30 Aug
Sa
31 Aug
Su
1 Sep
  Zware Regen Lichte Regen Regen Bewolkt Lichte Regen Bewolkt Bewolkt
Max (°C) 31° 27° 28° 31° 30° 28° 26°
Min (°C) 23° 23° 23° 24° 23° 24° 23°
Rainfall (mm) 33.3
mm
 10.5
mm
 8.0
mm
 2.1
mm
 12.4
mm
 3.8
mm
 0.3
mm
Rainfall (%) 90% 80% 75% 40% 80% 55% 10%
UV-index
UV-index 5 3 4 1 1 1 1
About Malaysia

About Malaysia

Malaysia is in the continental part Asia and the capital is Kuala Lumpur. The total surface is 329.750 km² with 4.675 km of coastline and the population consists of 32.573.200 inhabitants. In terms of area, the country is 4x as small as New Zealand. If you want to call Malaysia you have to use +60 or 0060 before the phone number without the first 0 in the original phone number (if it occurs). If the normal number is 05012457809, for example, you can remove the first 0 and call +605012457809 or 00605012457809.

Malaysia is in a straight line at 9.676 km distance from Cape Town. From Cape Town International Airport the flight time is about 13 hour and 20 min.

Time difference Malaysia

Time difference Malaysia

In Malaysia it is now 19:50 o’clock in the evening on monday 19 august 2019. That is 6 hour later than in New Zealand. The time zone of Malaysia is Asia/Kuala_Lumpur and the Greenwich time is UTC+08.

Currency Malaysia

Currency Malaysia

In Malaysia the Malaysian ringgit is used to pay.

Exchange rate Malaysian ringgit (MYR) 19 august 2019

1 Malaysian ringgit = 3,67 South African rand
100 Malaysian ringgit = 366,69 South African rand

1 South African rand = 0,27 Malaysian ringgit
100 South African rand = 27,26 Malaysian ringgit

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Bring your credit card

Take a credit card along with your own bank card. If your bank card is not accepted then you have the credit card that you can use.

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Vaccinations Malaysia

Vaccinations Malaysia

Recommended vaccinations

  • DTP (Difterie, Tetanus en Polio)
  • Hepatitis A (besmettelijke geelzucht)

Person and travel related vaccinations

These vaccinations may differ per person and / or be advised on the basis of the stay in Malaysia.

  • BMR (Bof, Mazelen en Rode hond)
  • Dengue (knokkelkoorts)
  • Gele koorts
  • Hepatitis B
  • Japanse encefalitis
  • Rabiës
  • Tuberculose (TBC)
Experiences

Weather experiences Malaysia

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