Weather and climate In Langkawi
Weather in Langkawi
Stardust is situated on the East coast of Langkawi facing peninsular Malaysia, unlike all of the other yachts that depart from the Royal Langkawi Yacht Club, or Awana Porto Malai. The western side of the island where the other yachts operate from face the South West. As wave size is related to the distance traveled by the wind applying frictional forces on the water, the Westerly winds bring wetter, higher seas because they travel across the Indian Ocean. During this period it is flat calm on the East coast where the island and high mountains of the Geopark at the Kilim River shelter Stardust. Our guests enjoy shelter and calm for the rougher 6 months. When the wind changes to the North East we receive winds from the peninsular land mass including Thailand, Vietnam and Cambodia. The wind is dry and the waves slight as the distance to the mainland is only 15 kilometers. Weather in Langkawi consequently favours an East coast operator like Stardust, especially if you have a tender stomach when it comes to motion sickness.
Langkawi has one of the more stable climates for an island in Malaysia. Located on the northwestern coast of Peninsular Malaysia in the Malaccan Straits, it is shielded from major winds and storms by the mainland on one side. This makes Langkawi suitable to be visited all-year-round, with occasional rainfall and cloudy skies, but never too wet. A Langkawi weather forecast is available from this link below.
Temperatures are fairly consistent during the day, ranging between 30°C to 35°C while at night, between 28°C - 29°C. Langkawi weather generally produces the most rainfall between August and September, as a result of monsoon winds.
Visitors can enjoy visiting Langkawi during anytime of the year. During the day, expect sunshine lasting till the afternoon and overcast skies toward the evenings. Between April till August, the island enjoys a balance of sunshine and light rainfall, making it the coolest time to visit. Visitors in December to April can expect sun, sun and more sun.
Langkawi has one of the more stable climates for an island in Malaysia. Located on the northwestern coast of Peninsular Malaysia in the Malaccan Straits, it is shielded from major winds and storms by the mainland on one side. This makes Langkawi suitable to be visited all-year-round, with occasional rainfall and cloudy skies, but never too wet. A Langkawi weather forecast is available from this link below.
Temperatures are fairly consistent during the day, ranging between 30°C to 35°C while at night, between 28°C - 29°C. Langkawi weather generally produces the most rainfall between August and September, as a result of monsoon winds.
Visitors can enjoy visiting Langkawi during anytime of the year. During the day, expect sunshine lasting till the afternoon and overcast skies toward the evenings. Between April till August, the island enjoys a balance of sunshine and light rainfall, making it the coolest time to visit. Visitors in December to April can expect sun, sun and more sun.
Weather Patterns
Langkawi weather is seasonal and by and large predictable. For the holiday maker considering when to book, or getting excited a week before his holiday its worth bearing in mind a few generalisations.
The rain: It is usually torrential when it comes. The whole island can look grey and then 10 minutes later the clouds break and after thirty minutes, apart from the steam rising off the roads, you wouldn't have known it had been raining. Before the rain it gets muggy and humid. Following the rain there is coolness and low humidity. langkawi weather is fickle.
There are two Langkawi seasons, wet and dry and they represent the two monsoon winds South Westerly and North Easterly . There is no spring, winter autumn or summer because we are in the tropics. It rains for 30 minutes in May, 1 hour in June, an hour and a half in July, 2-3 hours in August and September and an hour and a half in October, 45 minutes in November and 20 minutes in December. This is per 24 hours so it may rain for three hours in August but if it does this at 3am - 6am you probably won't know about it.
Having said this we have had recent years with no rain in August and for the first time in 10 years it rained in January this year.
Once or twice a year usually around the change of the monsoon in June and October it can rain for several days without stopping, but this is rare. Langkawi rainfall is short and sharp.
If it rains in June at 6pm, it is likely to rain at 6.30pm the next day and at 7pm the following day. It will then after 3 or 4 days of being almost predictable throw in a clear blue sky. Just as we are getting sun creamed up the day after the sky will open up and dump on us again. Only the cycle will start at a randaom time say 11am and then rain a half hour later each day again... etc.
The weather in Langkawi is pretty similar to Lipe only Langkawi is big enough to create its own microclimate. It can rain at the Berjaya all day but Tanjung Rhu can have clear skies. Lipe is slightly drier, but as it doesn't really open during the wet season May to Octrober the point is a moot one.
- Its seasonal over here. A wet (May to October) and a dry season (November to April) with rainfall in December, January,February and March barely exceeding 200mm per month. January is driest with around 60mm.
- The wettest months are traditionally August and September with 800mm of rain
- The windiest months are September and October
The rain: It is usually torrential when it comes. The whole island can look grey and then 10 minutes later the clouds break and after thirty minutes, apart from the steam rising off the roads, you wouldn't have known it had been raining. Before the rain it gets muggy and humid. Following the rain there is coolness and low humidity. langkawi weather is fickle.
There are two Langkawi seasons, wet and dry and they represent the two monsoon winds South Westerly and North Easterly . There is no spring, winter autumn or summer because we are in the tropics. It rains for 30 minutes in May, 1 hour in June, an hour and a half in July, 2-3 hours in August and September and an hour and a half in October, 45 minutes in November and 20 minutes in December. This is per 24 hours so it may rain for three hours in August but if it does this at 3am - 6am you probably won't know about it.
Having said this we have had recent years with no rain in August and for the first time in 10 years it rained in January this year.
Once or twice a year usually around the change of the monsoon in June and October it can rain for several days without stopping, but this is rare. Langkawi rainfall is short and sharp.
If it rains in June at 6pm, it is likely to rain at 6.30pm the next day and at 7pm the following day. It will then after 3 or 4 days of being almost predictable throw in a clear blue sky. Just as we are getting sun creamed up the day after the sky will open up and dump on us again. Only the cycle will start at a randaom time say 11am and then rain a half hour later each day again... etc.
The weather in Langkawi is pretty similar to Lipe only Langkawi is big enough to create its own microclimate. It can rain at the Berjaya all day but Tanjung Rhu can have clear skies. Lipe is slightly drier, but as it doesn't really open during the wet season May to Octrober the point is a moot one.
