January
OK
32°C / 24°C
7 rain days
hot
- manageable rain (7 days)
- outside peak hazard season
Best time to visit Penang (George Town)
Penang (George Town), Malaysia — ranked month by month from data: temperature, rainfall, snow, and peak hazard seasons. Every month has trade-offs — pick what you can tolerate.
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OK — shoulder months
February
OK
32°C / 24°C
7 rain days
hot
- manageable rain (7 days)
- outside peak hazard season
December
OK
31°C / 24°C
13 rain days
hot, rainy
- outside peak hazard season
March
OK
32°C / 24°C
11 rain days
hot, rainy
- outside peak hazard season
July
OK
31°C / 24°C
15 rain days
hot, rainy
- outside peak hazard season
June
OK
32°C / 25°C
13 rain days
hot, rainy
- outside peak hazard season
August
OK
31°C / 24°C
16 rain days
hot, very wet
- outside peak hazard season
April
OK
32°C / 25°C
14 rain days
hot, rainy
- outside peak hazard season
May
OK
32°C / 25°C
15 rain days
hot, rainy
- outside peak hazard season
Months to skip
September
Skip
31°C / 24°C
19 rain days
hot, very wet
- very hot (31°C)
- extremely wet (19 rain days)
November
Skip
31°C / 24°C
19 rain days
hot, very wet
- very hot (31°C)
- extremely wet (19 rain days)
October
Skip
31°C / 24°C
21 rain days
hot, very wet
- very hot (31°C)
- extremely wet (21 rain days)
How we ranked these
Each month is scored on temperature comfort (18–27°C avg high is the sweet spot), rainfall (more rain days = lower score), snow days, and peak hazard seasons (hurricanes, monsoons, etc.). Green-tier months are within ideal range with no major issues. Yellow are workable but with trade-offs. Red has at least one significant problem — extreme heat or cold, heavy rain, or peak storm season.