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Best Time for Kuala Lumpur to Penang

Last updated: 2026-08-16

Sweet spot: January, February, March. Computed from NASA POWER climate normals across the route's overnight towns, balancing temperature, rainfall and daylight.

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The west coast's drier stretch — clear tea-country mornings and George Town food crawls unbothered by rain.
Inter-monsoon downpours: short, biblical, then done — plan indoor stretches mid-afternoon.

Month	Low	High	Rain	Daylight
January	20.5°C	27.5°C	186 mm	11.8 h
February	20.4°C	28.3°C	114 mm	11.9 h
March	21.4°C	28.7°C	170 mm	12.0 h
April	22.3°C	28.8°C	208 mm	12.1 h
May	22.6°C	28.3°C	189 mm	12.2 h
June	22.2°C	27.8°C	143 mm	12.3 h
July	21.8°C	27.4°C	159 mm	12.2 h
August	21.8°C	27.5°C	180 mm	12.1 h
September	21.6°C	27.5°C	210 mm	12.0 h
October	21.6°C	27.5°C	288 mm	11.9 h
November	21.6°C	27.4°C	322 mm	11.8 h
December	21.0°C	27.2°C	284 mm	11.7 h

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