Monsoon Season Malaysia 2018
During this season most states experience monthly minimum rainfall.
Monsoon season malaysia 2018. Monsoon winds blow towards the southwest from april to october and from october to february in the north east of the country. The southwest monsoon signifies a drier climate throughout the country except for the state of sabah in east malaysia. At other times strong winds are rare. Perak menteri besar ahmad faizal azumu announces his resignation.
During monsoon period in the north eastern coast of malacca sometimes stops sea tourism. The rainy season to the eastern side of the peninsula is in the period between october and march and can be quite heavy. The inter monsoon periods experience the heaviest rainfalls and it is considered the rainy season in malaysia. Monsoon season for malaysia starts 13 nov until march 2018 says meteorology dept news breaking.
It was an event in the annual cycle of tropical cyclone formation in which tropical cyclones form in the western pacific ocean. It has two variations the southwest monsoon and the northeast monsoon. The monsoon season brings a much needed break from the scorching hot weather. The inter monsoon will be followed by the northeast monsoon which starts in november and ends in march.
Resorts on islands like perhentian redang and tioman are often closed in this period because the sea can be very wild and a passage with the ferry can be difficult. Cooler places in malaysia. Strong but brief rains throughout the year so the rainy season as such in malaysia no. Between mid october and the end of march the climate at the eastern side of the peninsula is affected by the rainy season or monsoon season.
Weather forecast malaysia monsoon season east coast monsoon. Temperatures usually averages between 22 c and 32 c. It sometimes rains days on end then. During this season most states experience monthly rainfall minimum typically 100 150 mm.
On the east coast the rainy season in malaysia arrives in november and lasts all the way up to february while the north enjoys rains from october to april as you can see on the picture below.