Malaysia in May
2 of the 8 destinations in Malaysia are in season in May: 1 a sweet spot, 0 good, 1 ok.
May is a sweet spot at 1 of these 8 places: Kuala Lumpur. Best avoided at 6 of them.
Ranked for May
| # | Place | Verdict | High | Rain | Fare | Why |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Perhentian Islands | ok | 30° | 12d | — | 30C max, 12 rainy days |
| 2 | Kuala Lumpur | sweet spot | 31° | 13d | £510 | 31C max, 13 rainy days |
Fares are the typical return from London for May departures, in GBP; a dash means none has been seen yet for May departures.
Not this May
- Cameron Highlands monsoon: 21 rainy days, 196mm
- Ipoh monsoon: 20 rainy days, 335mm
- Kuching monsoon: 22 rainy days, 360mm
- Langkawi monsoon: 22 rainy days, 364mm
- Malacca 30C max, 12 rainy days
- Penang monsoon: 22 rainy days, 419mm
Other months for Malaysia
- January 4 sweet
- February 4 sweet
- March 1 sweet
- April 1 sweet
- May
- 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
May 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.