Weather and Climate at Malaysia

Malaysia has two distinct monsoon seasons, which hit both the Peninsular and Borneo. The North East Monsoon brings heavy rains to the east coast of Peninsular Malaysia and East Malaysia (Sabah and Sarawak) from October till February. Since this is the strongest wind, the heavy rains will often spill over even to the west coast of Peninsular Malaysia including Kuala Lumpur, Langkawi and Penang. The South West Monsoon from April till August brings rains to west coast, but it is very much mild in nature, and only results in showers and occassional thunder storms. The average temperatures range between 30°C - 35°C during the day and 27°C to 29°C during the night. When it rains heavily, the temperatures drop and can go all the way down to 24°C, especially during the early mornings.