Best time to visit Malacca

February is the best time to visit Malacca for general sightseeing, with average highs of 30 °C and about 13 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 February comfort 58/100
A beach holiday February sea 28 °C
The least cloud February 76 % average cloud cover
The least rain February 83 mm
Warmth March 30 °C
Cooler weather December 28 °C

Ranked by comfort

# Month Comfort / 100 Avg high Wet days Beach
1 February 58 30 °C 13 74
2 January 55 29 °C 16 71
3 December 51 28 °C 24 69
4 November 50 29 °C 28 68
5 September 50 29 °C 24 67
6 August 50 29 °C 25 66
7 October 50 29 °C 26 67
8 July 49 29 °C 24 66
9 June 48 29 °C 23 64
10 March 47 30 °C 23 67
11 April 47 30 °C 27 65
12 May 47 29 °C 27 63

For a beach holiday

February scores highest, with a sea temperature of 28 °C and air temperatures around 30 °C. The sea never reaches 20 °C here.

Month Sea Air Sunshine Beach score
January 28 °C 29 °C 81 % 71
February 28 °C 30 °C 76 % 74
March 29 °C 30 °C 78 % 67
April 30 °C 30 °C 82 % 65
May 30 °C 29 °C 82 % 63
June 30 °C 29 °C 78 % 64
July 30 °C 29 °C 78 % 66
August 30 °C 29 °C 80 % 66
September 30 °C 29 °C 82 % 67
October 30 °C 29 °C 86 % 67
November 29 °C 29 °C 91 % 68
December 29 °C 28 °C 89 % 69

When to think twice

May scores lowest with about 27 wet days and highs near 29 °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 28.8 °C 120 mm 81 %
February 29.7 °C 83 mm 76 %
March 29.9 °C 162 mm 78 %
April 29.6 °C 220 mm 82 %
May 29.4 °C 221 mm 82 %
June 29.2 °C 181 mm 78 %
July 28.9 °C 187 mm 78 %
August 28.7 °C 194 mm 80 %
September 28.7 °C 193 mm 82 %
October 28.7 °C 222 mm 86 %
November 28.5 °C 276 mm 91 %
December 28.4 °C 227 mm 89 %

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.

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