Weekly note

Malaysia in February

6 of the 8 destinations in Malaysia are in season in February: 4 a sweet spot, 0 good, 2 ok.

February is a sweet spot at 4 of these 8 places: Langkawi, Malacca, Kuala Lumpur and Ipoh. Best avoided at 2 of them.

Ranked for February

#PlaceVerdict High Rain Fare Why
1 Langkawi sweet spotbusy 32° 2d — busier than usual
2 Penang okbusy 31° 9d — busier than usual
3 Cameron Highlands okbusy 22° 15d — busier than usual
4 Malacca sweet spot 31° 7d — 31C max, 7 rainy days
5 Kuala Lumpur sweet spotbusy 32° 8d £510 busier than usual
6 Ipoh sweet spot 31° 9d — 31C max, 9 rainy days

Fares are the typical return from London for February departures, in GBP; a dash means none has been seen yet for February departures.

Not this February

Other months for Malaysia

February elsewhere

Every verdict here is the destination's own: ten years of climate readings, the public holidays that crowd it, and what the flight costs. Nothing is said about Malaysia as a whole that was not first measured at each place in it.