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Malaysia

Month Season Description
January The end-of-year school vacations, followed by Chinese New Year, drive up prices and it pays to book transport and accommodation. It's monsoon season on the east coast of Peninsular Malaysia and western Sarawak.
February The end-of-year school vacations, followed by Chinese New Year, drive up prices and it pays to book transport and accommodation. It's monsoon season on the east coast of Peninsular Malaysia and western Sarawak.
March It is advisable to avoid the worst rainy and humid season. That's when it's the quietest time to enjoy certain very touristy places.
April It is advisable to avoid the worst rainy and humid season. That's when it's the quietest time to enjoy certain very touristy places.
May It is advisable to avoid the worst rainy and humid season. That's when it's the quietest time to enjoy certain very touristy places.
June It is advisable to avoid the worst rainy and humid season. That's when it's the quietest time to enjoy certain very touristy places.
July From July to August you will be competing with visitors from the Gulf states escaping the heat; it's the so-called Arabian season. It is monsoon season on the west coast of peninsular Malaysia until September.
August From July to August you will be competing with visitors from the Gulf states escaping the heat; it's the so-called Arabian season. It is monsoon season on the west coast of peninsular Malaysia until September.
September From July to August you will be competing with visitors from the Gulf states escaping the heat; it's the so-called Arabian season. It is monsoon season on the west coast of peninsular Malaysia until September.
October From July to August you will be competing with visitors from the Gulf states escaping the heat; it's the so-called Arabian season. It is monsoon season on the west coast of peninsular Malaysia until September.
November From July to August you will be competing with visitors from the Gulf states escaping the heat; it's the so-called Arabian season. It is monsoon season on the west coast of peninsular Malaysia until September.
December It is advisable to avoid the worst rainy and humid season. That's when it's the quietest time to enjoy certain very touristy places.

Festivals & events

Chinese New Year High prices
Jan–Feb · approximate dates

Major holiday with closures in Chinese-majority areas and packed transport. Lunar dates, late Jan–Feb.

Thaipusam Celebration
Jan–Feb · approximate dates

Dramatic Hindu festival at Batu Caves near Kuala Lumpur. Lunar dates, usually late January–February.

Hari Raya Aidilfitri Book ahead
Mar–Apr · approximate dates

End of Ramadan: mass homecoming travel and closures. Moves ~11 days earlier each year (around Mar–Apr in the mid-2020s).

Wesak Day Celebration
May · approximate dates

Buddha's birth, enlightenment and death, marked with temple processions. Lunar date, usually May.

George Town Festival Celebration
Jul–Aug

Penang's month-long arts and culture festival across the UNESCO old town. Usually July–August.

Deepavali Celebration
Oct–Nov · approximate dates

Hindu festival of lights, vivid in the Little India districts. Lunar dates, usually October–November.