Rough Sea in Langkawi

Picture by Hamzah Osman

For tourist & locals. Please be carefull during this month. Rough sea & high tide expected during this month. Avoid beach activity whenever asked to do so. Be aware of warnings & always ask respective hotels wether its safe or not.


TQ En. Hamzah Osman for the picture..

Brace for wet Weather - Langkawi Weather Forecast

Malaysia Meteorological Department stated that Northern states of Malaysia will be having a wet weather & possibility of flood on certain areas.


Not sure on how will it be effected Langkawi however, i suggest all tourist & visitors need be aware. The weather in Malaysia is unpredictable. At one part it might be wet & after 5-10 minute drive the weather suddenly different.

For those who wish to rent a car, please check that it is in good condition (tyre condition etc2). For those who rent a bike, make sure you stop during heavy rain. Langkawi have a lot of trees on the road side. There are possibility of falling trees hazard. 


There's expected to be an increased of wave height & wind speed. Wave expected to be from 1.0m to 1.5m. If you wish to go for island hopping tour make sure all the safety life jacket provided. Don't be hesitate to go back if you see the weather condition beginning to change from good to bad. Most of the island hopping operator aware about this & if the operator decide to stop the tour, don't object because they know the weather well.


Anyway, for those who's been planning to come & already in Langkawi during wet season. Make an alternative plan to round the island by going to dry places such as Underwater World, Craft Center, Buffalo Park, Crocodile Farm etc2.


Avoid slippery waterfall & if you still wish to go there, be cautious. DONT let yourself be in one of the statistic of falling from the waterfall especially in Telaga Tujuh (Seven Well). Have fun & be cautious during this wet season.


From time to time I suggest you closely monitor the weather condition here & plan your activity accordingly.

Heavy Rain In Langkawi & Place to Visit

Northern state of Malaysia at the moment are experiencing heavy rain & downpour. This includes Langkawi which for the past few days heavy rain caused several village or 'kampung' having flash flood. Even some of the village homes roof came off.

Luckily at the moment no serious injuries occurs. For tourist & people who wish to come. Plan well & brace for wet surrounding. Avoid boat activity & if you wish to still go on with it plan well & be more aware of the surrounding.

A great place to visit during the raining season is Temurun Waterfall in Datai. You'll be amaze on the cascading waterfall & its water..

Pantai Chenang Beach

Chenang Beach by Mario Gala

Picture of the day. If anyone wonder how Chenang Beach look like please to this picture. This is the most famous place for beach activity as well as relaxing place at night. The calmness might varies dependent on the
season. For fellow tourist need to plan ahead so that you trip might be enjoyable. Please check here for weather forecast. 
 
Anyway, i've ask Mario to comment about his trip to Langkawi. So here goes.

Comment from Mario (more great picture from Mario here) :-
One bad thing that I found was the lack of public transportation, no public bus to go anywhere... Since there are public buses everywhere else in rural towns in Malaysia, you would expect Langkawi to have some too, at least for the main routes, and not just expensive taxis. Also, just having one or two ferries a day (from Penang) sounds a bit too little.

About taxis, at least something could be done to make it easier to find taxis to share (e.g. some specific taxi stand for a few common destinations), rather than just having taxis for individual hire. I had to walk around the Kuah Jetty for quite a while looking for tourists with large backpacks before I was able to find someone to share a taxi with...

Apart from that, I visited the beaches of Pantai Cenang and Pantai Tengah, and I found them very nice, and they were extremely quiet and uncrowded compared to what I was expecting. There were only a few people here and there, not a mass tourist destination as you might expect from its popularity.

Timbermad :-

I totally agree with Mario. Normally we travel by car in Langkawi. But that does not mean that public transportation like bus cannot be introduce in Langkawi. Not all tourist have huge budget to travel. Sometime its more exciting to travel by bus around Langkawi. Perhaps this should be a new areas that LADA or Local authorities can improve.

Upset about Weather In Langkawi? ~ Langkawi Malaysia Weather Forecast

Sometimes its frustrating after we've made a good plan in Langkawi,  but turn out to be a disaster due to weather condition. Weather in Malaysia can be unpredictable sometimes & its hard  to plan things. So if you plan to come here do check Malaysian Weather forecast. But do not trust it 100% due to it can change all of a sudden.

So plan your trip well & check the weather forecast regularly for a pleasant trip.

Have Fun

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