Malaysia Weather
Malaysia
is located a few degrees north of the Equator and is one of the South
East Asia nations. The climate over here is of equatorial type in which
the temperature is quite uniform throughout the year with temperature
ranging from 21 °C to 32 °C. The humidity is consistently in the region
of 75% to 80% throughout the year with a rainfall annual average of
around 200 cm (80in) to 300 cm (120 in). The days are usually warm
while the nights and the early mornings are fairly cool.
The Peninsular Malaysia weather is affected by the monsoon winds that
blows from South China Sea and the Straits of Malacca. The northeast
monsoon blows the wind from South China Sea from November to March and
this is the time when the east coast states have heavy rainfall. Sea
activities at this time are very much confined and the main activities
at this time is usually the maintenance of boats and fishing related
equipments as well as kite flying.
The west coast of Peninsular Malaysia states are influenced by the
southwest monsoon that blows the wind from the Straits of Malacca
during the months of May to September.
The periods between the monsoons are usually marked by heavy rainfall.
The mountains have lower temperature range due to their higher altitude
and the temperature ranges from 16 °C to 24 °C. |
