Malaysia in January
4 of the 8 destinations in Malaysia are in season in January: 4 a sweet spot, 0 good, 0 ok.
January is a sweet spot at 4 of these 8 places: Langkawi, Penang, Malacca and Ipoh. Best avoided at 4 of them.
Ranked for January
| # | Place | Verdict | High | Rain | Why |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Langkawi | sweet spotbusy | 31° | 4d | busier than usual |
| 2 | Penang | sweet spotbusy | 30° | 10d | busier than usual |
| 3 | Malacca | sweet spot | 30° | 11d | 30C max, 11 rainy days |
| 4 | Ipoh | sweet spot | 30° | 13d | 30C max, 13 rainy days |
Not this January
- Cameron Highlands monsoon: 20 rainy days, 225mm
- Kuala Lumpur 31C max, 13 rainy days
- Kuching monsoon: 24 rainy days, 503mm
- Perhentian Islands closed: most resorts and the ferries stop for the monsoon
Other months for Malaysia
- January
- February 4 sweet
- March 1 sweet
- April 1 sweet
- May 1 sweet
- June 2 sweet
- July 7 sweet
- August 0 sweet
- September 0 sweet
- October 0 sweet
- November 0 sweet
- December 1 sweet
- Every month, side by side
January 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.