Malacca weather by month & the best time to visit
🇲🇾 Malaysia · coastal city break · tropical rainforest climate
The best time to visit Malacca is February — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 69/100), with January and March close behind. Malacca averages about 2,008 hours of sunshine a year. Daytime highs around 30°C / 86°F and roughly 116 mm of rain in February.
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- Sun hours / year
- 2,008
- Sunniest month
- February
- Peak score
- 69/100
- Rain / year
- 2,319 mm
- Midday UV at peak
- 10 (very high)
- Sea at warmest
- 32°C / 90°F
- Population
- 789k
- Elevation
- 8 m
When is the best time to visit Malacca?
For sunshine, the best time to visit Malacca is February, then January and March. The dullest month is January (63/100, 165 mm of rain). The full month-by-month picture is in the table below.
How sunny is Malacca?
Malacca gets a moderate 2,008 hours of sunshine a year. Conditions barely change through the year — only 6 Sunshine Score points separate February from January. It ranks #31 of 34 destinations in Malaysia for annual sunshine, below the national median of 2,210 hours. The year's 2,319 mm of rain spreads fairly evenly across the months, with no pronounced dry season.
Sunshine Score by month
| Month | Score | Day high | Night low | Rain | UV | Sea |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 63 | 30° / 86°F | 22° / 72°F | 165 mm | 9 | 29° / 84°F |
| February | 69 | 30° / 86°F | 22° / 72°F | 116 mm | 10 | 30° / 86°F |
| March | 63 | 31° / 88°F | 23° / 73°F | 162 mm | 10 | 31° / 88°F |
| April | 63 | 32° / 90°F | 24° / 75°F | 207 mm | 10 | 32° / 90°F |
| May | 63 | 32° / 90°F | 24° / 75°F | 176 mm | 9 | 32° / 90°F |
| June | 63 | 31° / 88°F | 24° / 75°F | 167 mm | 9 | 31° / 88°F |
| July | 63 | 30° / 86°F | 24° / 75°F | 188 mm | 9 | 31° / 88°F |
| August | 63 | 30° / 86°F | 24° / 75°F | 205 mm | 9 | 31° / 88°F |
| September | 63 | 30° / 86°F | 23° / 73°F | 174 mm | 9 | 31° / 88°F |
| October | 63 | 31° / 88°F | 23° / 73°F | 231 mm | 9 | 31° / 88°F |
| November | 63 | 30° / 86°F | 23° / 73°F | 271 mm | 9 | 31° / 88°F |
| December | 63 | 29° / 84°F | 23° / 73°F | 257 mm | 8 | 30° / 86°F |
Sea temperature in Malacca by month
The sea off Malacca is warmest in April at around 32°C / 90°F, and coolest in January at 29°C / 84°F. The water sits at a comfortable 21°C or warmer roughly all year round. Month-by-month sea-surface temperatures are in the Sea column of the table above.
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Nearby places for sunshine
- Kuala Lumpur Malaysia · 81 km · best in Feb · 2,124 h sun/yr
- Subang Malaysia · 124 km · best in Jan · 2,038 h sun/yr
- Johor Bahru Malaysia · 172 km · best in Feb · 1,839 h sun/yr
- Singapore Singapore · 219 km · best in Feb · 1,839 h sun/yr
- Pekanbaru Indonesia · 220 km · best in Jan · 1,944 h sun/yr
- Batam Indonesia · 243 km · best in Feb · 2,051 h sun/yr
Nearest destinations
- Dumai Indonesia · 117 km · 1,848 h sun/yr · best in Feb
- Kuantan Malaysia · 199 km · 2,084 h sun/yr · best in Feb
- Seletar Singapore · 203 km · 1,839 h sun/yr · best in Feb
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