Penang, Malaysia

Set under a tropical sky, Penang (Malaysia) is best understood through its weather data: our 2015–2024 climate record puts its peak at an 86/100 sun score in February, exactly the kind of reliability you want for a long-weekend city trip.

The year runs from average lows of 25°C in November to highs of 31°C in March. Rain is most likely in November, when about 97% of days see meaningful rainfall, and least likely in February (56%). Beach-warm afternoons (24°C and up) hold through January–December.

Season by season (on the northern calendar), spring brings 31°C highs with 85% rain-day odds, summer 30°C at 74%, autumn 29°C at 92%, and winter 30°C at 63%. In short: plan around winter if you can, keep summer as the fallback, and go into autumn with managed expectations (its season score is 69). For warmth without the densest crowds, the shoulder play is December: still 30°C highs, with a sun score of 76.

Best months to visit Penang

The best month on record is February — an 86/100 sun score, built on 71% cloud cover and 56% rain-day odds — followed by January and March. In practice you have flexibility — January–September and December all stay above a 70 sun score. The month to avoid on pure weather odds is November (67/100).

Put against its 126 tropical peers in February, it lands below the group median for sunshine, ahead of 36% of them.

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Right now the 16-day outlook shows none mostly-clear days (under 40% cloud) and 14 with real rain risk, with temperatures between 23°C and 32°C — which is how Penang earns its current 79/100 sun score.