Weather Malaysia can be defined as the weather that prevails over the whole of Malaysia throughout the year. Weather Malaysia is a very crucial factor of the overall World Weather . Warm weather prevails over Malaysia almost all through the year and the temperature tends to remain in between 21 ° C to 32 ° C. But in the places located at higher alleviations, the temperature may fall down to even 16 ° C with the weather becoming cool. The humidity level remains 80% almost all round the year. The average present temperature prevailing over Malaysia ranges from 24 ° C to 34 ° C and the weather remains cloudy most of the time.

Monsoonal Weather

Weather Malaysia is influenced by eight different currents of air which flows from different directions such as northeast, south and west. The arrival and retreat of these ‘airstreams' give Malaysia a largely monsoonal weather.

Dry and Rainy Seasons

Malaysia situated in the South Eastern part of Asia experiences two distinct type of climate. They are Dry Season and Rainy Season. The dry season commences from the month of May that is during the time of South-West Monsoon and continues till September. The rainy season arrives at the wake of North-east Monsoons in the middle of November and continues till March.

Annual Rainfall

The annual average rainfall received by Malaysia amounts to 2,500mm. This proves that Malaysia receives heavy rainfall which is accompanied with thunder and lightening. Places like Kuala Kelawang receives 65 inches of rainfall annually while places such as Sabah and Sarawak receives 80 to 140 inches of rainfall.

Notable Weather Events

In the recent times, Weather Malaysia has experienced certain noteworthy natural disturbances. Johor Baru experienced heavy rainfall and flood 18th of April 2006. Before this on 6th April, Old Klang Road also had a similar experience. Other than these, in the recent time floods also occurred in Perlis, Kedah, Kelantan, and Terengganu. Proper steps should be taken to avoid such incidents in the future.