Southeast Asia · Beach travel

Best time to visit Langkawi

Early Jan–Early Feb is the best time to visit. During this period, the average daytime high is 30.7°C, with 2.9 rainy days per 10 days.

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Scenery of Langkawi
Photo: Ttt.Osakanman (CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons)

Season calendar

Langkawi season score, from early January through late December.Early Jan: Best (season score 86.5)Mid Jan: Best (season score 92.7)Late Jan: Best (season score 94.2)Early Feb: Best (season score 90.6)Mid Feb: Great (season score 80.4)Late Feb: Great (season score 74.7)Early Mar: Good (season score 63.1)Mid Mar: Okay (season score 52.1)Late Mar: Off-season (season score 24.7)Early Apr: Off-season (season score 22.2)Mid Apr: Off-season (season score 16.5)Late Apr: Avoid (season score 5.8)Early May: Avoid (season score 7.8)Mid May: Off-season (season score 16.3)Late May: Off-season (season score 26.4)Early Jun: Off-season (season score 27.9)Mid Jun: Fair (season score 35.4)Late Jun: Fair (season score 38.7)Early Jul: Fair (season score 37.1)Mid Jul: Fair (season score 39.8)Late Jul: Okay (season score 45.0)Early Aug: Okay (season score 43.8)Mid Aug: Fair (season score 39.5)Late Aug: Fair (season score 35.3)Early Sep: Fair (season score 33.5)Mid Sep: Fair (season score 38.6)Late Sep: Fair (season score 34.8)Early Oct: Fair (season score 29.5)Mid Oct: Off-season (season score 24.9)Late Oct: Fair (season score 30.0)Early Nov: Fair (season score 30.9)Mid Nov: Fair (season score 29.6)Late Nov: Fair (season score 40.1)Early Dec: Good (season score 59.4)Mid Dec: Good (season score 64.0)Late Dec: Great (season score 82.6)JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
AvoidOff-seasonFairOkayGoodGreatBest

Japan MOFA travel advice

No Japan MOFA travel advisory is in effect for this destination.

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Climate and season score by month

MonthLevelDaytime highRainy days
(per 10 days)
Cloud cover
JanuaryBest30.4°C3.264.4%
FebruaryGreat31.8°C2.356.1%
MarchOkay32.4°C4.560.7%
AprilOff-season31.7°C7.775.5%
MayOff-season30.7°C8.485.7%
JuneFair30.0°C8.185.4%
JulyFair29.8°C7.785.6%
AugustFair29.6°C8.185.9%
SeptemberFair29.4°C8.888.8%
OctoberOff-season29.2°C9.389.9%
NovemberFair29.3°C9.286.6%
DecemberGood29.4°C6.578.1%

How the score works

The season score is a relative 0–100 measure of how suitable each time of year is for travel at this destination, grouped into seven levels. It combines climate-normal trends in temperature, rain, cloud cover, and other conditions.

Data: NASA POWER, NOAA GHCN-Daily, OISST, IBTrACS, and Natural Earth.

These are historical climate-normal trends, not a weather forecast.