Penang · Malaysia
June
Rain eases slightly — a reasonable mid-year window before the NE monsoon returns.
Strong option
#8 of 12 months
There are better months for Penang — see the full ranking below.
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High
32.8°C
Low
25°C
Rain
124mm
Sun
7.5hrs/day
30-year climate normals · Open Meteo ERA5
How June scores in Penang
Weather
Good
Value
Very good
Crowds
Good
Events
Good
Atmosphere
Very good
What you gain in June
- ↑Rainfall drops from the May peak: 124mm is still significant but the pattern becomes more intermittent, with better stretches of clear days. The morning hours are frequently excellent — bright, hot, and dry.
- ↑Malaysian school holidays (typically mid-June through July) bring domestic tourism to Penang, which energises the night markets, street food scene, and evening activity along Gurney Drive and the waterfront esplanade.
- ↑The Penang International Food Festival preparation season: street food stalls often introduce seasonal specialities, and the foodie community is in full swing. Guides, supper clubs, and food tours operate actively.
What you sacrifice
- ↓School holidays also mean Penang's own population competing for tables at the most famous hawker stalls — the queue for the Lorong Selamat char kway teow can exceed 30 minutes on weekend evenings.
- ↓Domestic tourism inflates hotel prices from their April-May floor, though international visitor levels remain moderate.
How June compares to February (best month)
| Factor | June | February ★ |
|---|---|---|
| Weather | 6 | 9 |
| Value | 7 | 7 |
| Crowds | 6 | 6 |
June in other destinations
Lisbon (23.8°C)Barcelona (25°C)Tokyo (26.8°C)Bali (30.1°C)Santorini (23.4°C)Paris (21.7°C)New York (25.1°C)Marrakech (31.3°C)Amsterdam (19.3°C)Maldives (30.8°C)Rome (26.2°C)Bangkok (32.2°C)Istanbul (24.7°C)Vienna (23.1°C)Seoul (26°C)Dubrovnik (25.1°C)Rio de Janeiro (25.3°C)Kyoto (28.4°C)Phuket (32°C)Cape Town (17.2°C)Prague (24°C)Amalfi Coast (28°C)Mexico City (24°C)Medellín (28°C)Fiji (26°C)London (21°C)Sydney (17°C)Iceland (13°C)Tulum (32°C)Dubai (40°C)Singapore (32°C)Hoi An (34°C)Chiang Mai (32°C)Miami (32.2°C)Florence (28.4°C)Queenstown (8°C)Madrid (27.4°C)Porto (24°C)Edinburgh (17°C)Copenhagen (19°C)Budapest (26°C)Kraków (23°C)Tbilisi (28°C)Palawan (31°C)Hanoi (32°C)Osaka (29°C)Goa (31°C)Cusco (19°C)Buenos Aires (15°C)Mykonos (27°C)Zanzibar (27°C)Sri Lanka (30°C)Costa Rica (26°C)Cancun (32°C)Krabi (32°C)Athens (30°C)Seville (32°C)Cartagena (31°C)Siem Reap (32°C)Havana (31°C)Split (27°C)Taipei (33°C)Kuala Lumpur (32°C)Valletta (28°C)Ho Chi Minh City (32°C)Hawaii (30°C)Cappadocia (28°C)Dominican Republic (31°C)Jamaica (32°C)Tanzania (22°C)Seychelles (27°C)Nepal (28°C)Jordan (33°C)Azores (24°C)Bora Bora (27°C)Los Angeles (25.1°C)Cairo (37.8°C)Kenya (24.5°C)Jaipur (38.8°C)Las Vegas (39.6°C)San Francisco (17.8°C)Madeira (25.5°C)Vancouver (20.9°C)Muscat (41.8°C)Lima (17.8°C)Cinque Terre (25°C)Kotor (27°C)Tel Aviv (29°C)Santiago (13°C)Bogotá (19°C)Bruges (20.7°C)Lombok (30.8°C)Cape Verde (28.3°C)Fez (33.5°C)Kerala (30°C)Kigali (26°C)Hong Kong (30°C)Oslo (22°C)Auckland (14°C)
Climate data: 30-year normals (1991–2020) from Open Meteo ERA5 reanalysis. Scores compare months within Penang, not across destinations. Methodology →