Penang in October
avoid · not the best time to go
The year in Penang
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- JanJPenang in January: sweet spot, busy
- FebFPenang in February: ok, busy
- MarMPenang in March: ok
- AprAPenang in April: ok
- MayMPenang in May: avoid
- JunJPenang in June: ok
- JulJPenang in July: sweet spot
- AugAPenang in August: ok
- SepSPenang in September: avoid
- OctOPenang in October: avoid
- NovNPenang in November: avoid
- DecDPenang in December: ok, busy
- Sweet spot
- Good
- OK
- Avoid
- Busy
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The numbers
| Daily high | 29°C |
|---|---|
| Nightly low | 25°C |
| Feels like, afternoon | 36°C |
| Rainy days, 1 mm or more | 23 · 442 mm |
| Humidity | 88% |
| Sunshine | 8.1 h/day |
| Daylight | 12.0 h/day |
| Crowds | 100 / 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
Penang in pictures
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What to pack
- Summer clothes by day, highs around 29°C.
- Rain gear you will actually use: about 23 rainy days and 442 mm.
- Sun protection: about 8 hours of sunshine a day.
- Humidity averages 88%; 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. Global Affairs Canada: Exercise normal security precautions (with regional advisories). US State Department: Level 1: Exercise Normal Precautions. 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.
October elsewhere
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- Beaches in October
- Islands in October
- Heritage in October
- Southeast Asia in October
In October from
The other months at Penang
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