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Best time to visit George Town

February is the best time to visit George Town for general sightseeing, with average highs of 26 °C and about 5 wet days. The comfortable season runs roughly December to April.

It depends what you are going for

One month rarely wins on everything. These are the best months on each measure taken on its own.

If you want Best month On that measure
Sightseeing and walking February comfort 73/100
A beach holiday February sea 27 °C
The least cloud March 27 % average cloud cover
The least rain February 19 mm
Warmth August 30 °C
Cooler weather January 26 °C

Ranked by comfort

# Month Comfort / 100 Avg high Wet days Beach
1 February 73 26 °C 5 94
2 March 71 27 °C 6 93
3 January 70 26 °C 7 90
4 April 68 28 °C 5 94
5 December 64 27 °C 9 85
6 May 55 29 °C 13 76
7 November 55 28 °C 14 74
8 July 51 30 °C 13 72
9 June 49 29 °C 15 70
10 August 47 30 °C 15 64
11 October 44 29 °C 20 69
12 September 43 30 °C 19 65

For a beach holiday

February scores highest, with a sea temperature of 27 °C and air temperatures around 26 °C. The sea never reaches 20 °C here.

Month Sea Air Sunshine Beach score
January 27 °C 26 °C 36 % 90
February 27 °C 26 °C 28 % 94
March 27 °C 27 °C 27 % 93
April 27 °C 28 °C 30 % 94
May 28 °C 29 °C 46 % 76
June 29 °C 29 °C 62 % 70
July 29 °C 30 °C 52 % 72
August 30 °C 30 °C 54 % 64
September 30 °C 30 °C 60 % 65
October 29 °C 29 °C 59 % 69
November 28 °C 28 °C 47 % 74
December 28 °C 27 °C 40 % 85

When to think twice

September scores lowest with about 19 wet days and highs near 30 °C. That does not make it a bad month — it depends entirely on what you are travelling for. The numbers are all here; the judgement is yours.

The full year

Month Avg high Rainfall Cloud
January 26.2 °C 31 mm 36 %
February 26.5 °C 19 mm 28 %
March 26.9 °C 23 mm 27 %
April 27.9 °C 22 mm 30 %
May 28.5 °C 97 mm 46 %
June 29.1 °C 105 mm 62 %
July 29.8 °C 62 mm 52 %
August 29.9 °C 89 mm 54 %
September 29.5 °C 138 mm 60 %
October 28.6 °C 205 mm 59 %
November 27.6 °C 120 mm 47 %
December 26.8 °C 50 mm 40 %

Data sources and method

Normal period
1991–2020
Dataset version
era5-1991-2020-scores1.1
Last processed

Measured values come from ERA5 reanalysis and are reproduced unchanged. Calculated by us: comfort score, beach score, season boundaries. Full formulas are on the methodology page.

Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026. Neither the European Commission nor ECMWF is responsible for any use that may be made of the Copernicus information or data it contains.