When is the best time to visit Malaysia?

Most guides agree on Jan, Feb, Mar, May, Jun, Jul, Dec. Kuala Lumpur: February, and May to July (between the two monsoons). George Town: December to March. Langkawi: December to March. Kota Kinabalu: March to September.

When is the rainy season in Malaysia?

Kuala Lumpur: over 250 mm in Mar, Apr, Oct, Nov, Dec. George Town: over 250 mm in Apr, May, Sep, Oct, Nov. Langkawi: over 250 mm in Aug, Sep, Oct, Nov. Kota Kinabalu: over 250 mm in Oct, Nov, Dec.

Malaysia travel tips

Best time to visit Malaysia

Every guide's best months, checked against its own thirty-year rainfall: a filled month is recommended, a hatched one has over 250 mm of rain. Most of Malaysia agrees on Jan, Feb, Mar, May, Jun, Jul, Dec.

Place	J	F	M	A	M	J	J	A	S	O	N	D	In words
Kuala LumpurFebruary, and May to July (between the two monsoons)													February, and May to July (between the two monsoons)
George TownDecember to March													December to March
LangkawiDecember to March													December to March
Kota KinabaluMarch to September													March to September

best month · over 250 mm · the letters are the months, January to December.

The guides in Malaysia

Kuala LumpurMalaysiaTowers, mosques and temples in the same square mile, and the best eating in Southeast Asia

cars parked in front of white concrete building during daytime

George TownMalaysiaShophouses, street art and the food capital of Malaysia

LangkawiMalaysiaA duty-free island of rainforest, mangroves and quiet sand

a sunset view of a beach with palm trees

Kota KinabaluMalaysiaBorneo’s coast, with a mountain behind it and orangutans inland