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Penang: white and brown concrete building near green trees during daytime

Penang in November

avoid · not the best time to go · the coolest month of the year, the wettest month of the year

The year in Penang

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  1. Penang in January: sweet spot, busy
  2. Penang in February: ok, busy
  3. Penang in March: ok
  4. Penang in April: ok
  5. Penang in May: avoid
  6. Penang in June: ok
  7. Penang in July: sweet spot
  8. Penang in August: ok
  9. Penang in September: avoid
  10. Penang in October: avoid
  11. Penang in November: avoid
  12. Penang in December: ok, busy
  • Sweet spot
  • Good
  • OK
  • Avoid
  • Busy
November is ruled out at Penang: monsoon: 25 rainy days, 412mm.

The numbers

Daily high29°C
Nightly low25°C
Feels like, afternoon36°C
Rainy days, 1 mm or more25 · 412 mm
Humidity89%
Sunshine7.6 h/day
Daylight11.9 h/day
Crowds100 / 100, higher is quieter

Ten-year averages for this calendar month. A rainy day is one with at least 1 mm of rain, as a weather station counts it. The model these figures come from drizzles more than a rain gauge, the more so the warmer the month, so its days count from 2 mm, rising to 5 mm in the hottest.

Weather read at George Town, the old town, 14 km from the airport (PEN): ten years of ERA5 and ERA5-Land reanalysis, through Open-Meteo's open data.

How busy it gets

November: quieter than usual. Busiest from December to February; quietest in September.

Penang in pictures

What to pack

  • Summer clothes by day, highs around 29°C.
  • Rain gear you will actually use: about 25 rainy days and 412 mm.
  • Humidity averages 89%; breathable fabrics dry faster.

Each line is a threshold over the ten-year figures above, not advice from anywhere else.

Before you go

Type G plugs at 240 V. Drives on the left. The currency is the Malaysian ringgit. UK Foreign Office: avoid all but essential travel to parts. Everything for Malaysia: cost of living, languages, emergency numbers and health.

On arrival in Penang: the apps, paying, getting around, tipping and the emergency numbers.

November elsewhere

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