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Best time to visit George Town

January is the best time to visit George Town for general sightseeing, with average highs of 29 °C and about 15 wet days. The comfortable season runs roughly July to February.

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 January comfort 56/100
A beach holiday December sea 29 °C
The least cloud February 68 % average cloud cover
The least rain February 102 mm
Warmth March 30 °C
Cooler weather October 29 °C

Ranked by comfort

# Month Comfort / 100 Avg high Wet days Beach
1 January 56 29 °C 15 68
2 February 54 30 °C 15 65
3 December 50 29 °C 20 69
4 October 49 29 °C 29 68
5 November 49 29 °C 27 68
6 September 48 29 °C 26 66
7 August 47 30 °C 24 64
8 July 47 30 °C 21 63
9 March 46 30 °C 23 63
10 June 45 30 °C 21 61
11 April 45 30 °C 27 63
12 May 45 30 °C 26 62

For a beach holiday

December scores highest, with a sea temperature of 29 °C and air temperatures around 29 °C. The sea never reaches 20 °C here.

Month Sea Air Sunshine Beach score
January 29 °C 29 °C 72 % 68
February 29 °C 30 °C 68 % 65
March 30 °C 30 °C 72 % 63
April 30 °C 30 °C 80 % 63
May 30 °C 30 °C 87 % 62
June 31 °C 30 °C 83 % 61
July 30 °C 30 °C 85 % 63
August 30 °C 30 °C 86 % 64
September 30 °C 29 °C 88 % 66
October 29 °C 29 °C 90 % 68
November 29 °C 29 °C 88 % 68
December 29 °C 29 °C 82 % 69

When to think twice

May scores lowest with about 26 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 29.4 °C 114 mm 72 %
February 30.1 °C 102 mm 68 %
March 30.3 °C 182 mm 72 %
April 30.0 °C 230 mm 80 %
May 30.0 °C 237 mm 87 %
June 30.0 °C 159 mm 83 %
July 29.7 °C 157 mm 85 %
August 29.6 °C 206 mm 86 %
September 29.2 °C 250 mm 88 %
October 28.7 °C 337 mm 90 %
November 28.7 °C 323 mm 88 %
December 28.8 °C 189 mm 82 %

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.