Weather in Penang

No matter where you go, how you spend your time and what your mood exactly is; one thing which always bothers you is the climate. The ideal backdrop of the most romantic situations and also the curse. Weather is the only aspect which is always with you. The weather even sets your mood for the day. In a cold day it makes you lazy similarly a rainy day makes you feel romantic. So weather even rule on your emotions.

Penang is no exception. A simple day can be turned exciting with the weather of your choice. Penang usually enjoys an equatorial type of climate with hardly any change in temperature throughout the year. The weather is quite uniform there.


The average temperature of the place is around 27.7 degree Celsius. You cannot enjoy the usual four seasons in Penang ;rather the climate changes only twice a year. One being hot and the other the rainy season. The little difference in the mean temperature means there are no such hot or cold season.

Penang receives about 267cm of rainfall annually which is evenly distributed throughout the year. The downpour is maximum during the months of September to November which are considere as the wettest months of Penang.

You might experience a peculiarity in Penang's atmosphere called the haze which is caused by the dust particles of the forest fire carried by the wind from the Sumatra region of Indonesia.


The climate in Penang remains comfortable all round the year because of the surrounding sea and its wind system. The average day temperature in Penang remains hobbles between 27°C-30°C and the night temperature between 22°C-24°C. The climate remains dominantly sticky with the relative humidity going up to 90% from 70%.

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