Find out the best times to travel to Malaysia

Arabiaweather.com - Ismail Qasimi - Contrary to what you may know about Malaysia as a tourist destination all year round, some places you cannot visit throughout the year and it is better to avoid them at certain times

Kuala Lumpur, Malacca and the Highlands

The weather in Kuala Lumpur and Malacca is hot and humid throughout the year, and temperatures range from 26 to 35 degrees Celsius throughout the year and must be showered more than once a day. As for rain, it falls heavily during the rainy season between April and October, but not much heavier than the rest of the year. These rains can bring stifling humidity at times.

As for the heights that exceed 1,500 meters above sea level, the climate is more different from the rest of Malaysia, including the highlands of Genting Highland and Cameron Highland, and the average temperature is 22 degrees in the day and 15 degrees Celsius at night, so it is an excellent environment for growing tea, flowers and fruits.

West Coast

The western coast of the Malay Peninsula (mainland Malaysia) includes a group of three famous islands represented in Langkawi, Penang, and Pangkor, and it is usually characterized by the atmosphere of the tropics, as the weather is hot and sunny with some humidity and showers throughout the year. During the months of September and October, it rains more, but it is still possible to enjoy a week or two holidays.

East Coast

It includes tourist places such as the cities of Kota Bharu, Kuantan and Terengganu, and the islands of Redang, Tioman, Perhentian, and the weather in these areas is hot and sunny most days of the year, with warm waters in the South China Sea, and the northeastern monsoon strikes between November and February.

It is best to avoid the islands during this period, as some tourist resorts even close and reopen from March, and outside the "monsoon" months these areas and islands are usually drier than the rest of Malaysia and are therefore ideal destinations for beach access.

Borneo Island

The island of Borneo, which is the second largest island in the world, includes the territories of the Malaysian states of Sabah and Sirawak, in addition to the Indonesian Kalimantan and the state of Brunei, and in the state of Sabah, which is located in the northeast of the island, there are two seasons: the rainy season from September to January and the dry season from February to August, but it cannot be noted difference that.

The distinction between the dry and wet season is more clear in the state of Sarawak, which is located in the northwest of the island, with more rainfall in January, while temperatures remain relatively constant throughout the year between 23 and 32 degrees Celsius depending on the geographical location and what time of the year you will travel, while the Sabah state is two to three degrees less hot.