Because Malaysia is located only a few degrees north of the Equator the climate is equatorial, the temperature is quite uniform throughout the year with the temperature ranging from 21 °C to 37 °C. The humidity is consistently 75% to 80% all year. The annual rainfall is around 200 cm (80in) to 300 cm (120 in). For you people that can't picture that, just think of the deep end of the swimming pool or lets just say there's a lot of rain.
To me the days, nights and the early mornings are pretty much the same, but the locals say that the nights and mornings are cooler than the days, the national meteorological data shows I'm still a Canadian, the locals are right. The thermometer outside always reads 32 ºC, one of these days I'm going to put it in the freezer to see if it actually works.
Peninsular Malaysia is affected by monsoon* winds that blow from the South China Sea or the Straits of Malacca. The northeast monsoon blows the wind from the South China Sea, from November to March. Most of the popular island resorts (Redang, Tioman, and Perhentian) on the east side of the Malaysian peninsula are closed from Nov to Jan/Feb every year, because the seas are not as clear as the rest of the year, although this is the driest part of the year on the East coast.
The west coast of the Malaysian peninsula is influenced by the southwest monsoon winds that blow from the Straits of Malacca during the months of May to September. While the South China Sea is beautiful, the Straits of Malacca are not, the Southern end of the West coast is pretty dirty looking all year, but during the monsoon season, its even worse.
Here in KL, the temperatures generally range between 29°C and 35°C during the day and 26°C to 29°C at night. It may get colder after heavy rainfall. Because KL is shielded by hills on all sides, it is cooler than most places in Malaysia. KL isn't usually affected by monsoon winds coming from the east or west. Kuala Lumpur is hot and humid throughout the year with occasional heavy rainfall, the intensity of which depends on the time of the year.
Kuala Lumpur is usually very sunny during the morning then the afternoons tend to cloud in a bit, while the evenings may see rain and occasional thunderstorms. Humidity in the air lies around 80% so it is easy to sweat during the day while walking around.
Air pollution in KL is like any other big city with ten bazillion cars and motorbikes, but because there isn't a lot of wind, the "Haze" tends to stick over the city. From June to September the haze has been the worst since I have been here, but it hasn't really affected me. You will see many people walking outside with paper masks on, like we saw when the H1N1 "Epidemic" was spreading through Malaysia*.
In general the weather is very pleasant, although the humidity and heat can sometimes get to you, those are the days you go to one of the millions of malls, this is a very popular past time for Malaysians.**
To me the days, nights and the early mornings are pretty much the same, but the locals say that the nights and mornings are cooler than the days, the national meteorological data shows I'm still a Canadian, the locals are right. The thermometer outside always reads 32 ºC, one of these days I'm going to put it in the freezer to see if it actually works.
Peninsular Malaysia is affected by monsoon* winds that blow from the South China Sea or the Straits of Malacca. The northeast monsoon blows the wind from the South China Sea, from November to March. Most of the popular island resorts (Redang, Tioman, and Perhentian) on the east side of the Malaysian peninsula are closed from Nov to Jan/Feb every year, because the seas are not as clear as the rest of the year, although this is the driest part of the year on the East coast.
The west coast of the Malaysian peninsula is influenced by the southwest monsoon winds that blow from the Straits of Malacca during the months of May to September. While the South China Sea is beautiful, the Straits of Malacca are not, the Southern end of the West coast is pretty dirty looking all year, but during the monsoon season, its even worse.
Here in KL, the temperatures generally range between 29°C and 35°C during the day and 26°C to 29°C at night. It may get colder after heavy rainfall. Because KL is shielded by hills on all sides, it is cooler than most places in Malaysia. KL isn't usually affected by monsoon winds coming from the east or west. Kuala Lumpur is hot and humid throughout the year with occasional heavy rainfall, the intensity of which depends on the time of the year.
Kuala Lumpur is usually very sunny during the morning then the afternoons tend to cloud in a bit, while the evenings may see rain and occasional thunderstorms. Humidity in the air lies around 80% so it is easy to sweat during the day while walking around.
Air pollution in KL is like any other big city with ten bazillion cars and motorbikes, but because there isn't a lot of wind, the "Haze" tends to stick over the city. From June to September the haze has been the worst since I have been here, but it hasn't really affected me. You will see many people walking outside with paper masks on, like we saw when the H1N1 "Epidemic" was spreading through Malaysia*.
In general the weather is very pleasant, although the humidity and heat can sometimes get to you, those are the days you go to one of the millions of malls, this is a very popular past time for Malaysians.**
*More on Malaysians and illnesses like colds, flu, etc.
**Stay tuned for more on Malaysians and shopping.
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