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Dominican Republic vs Malaysia

Dominican Republic and Malaysia, side by side: live travel advisories, our resort catalog's real guest data, and each destination's honest weather picture. Everything you need to break the tie.

Dominican Republic guide · Malaysia guide · How we score

By the numbers

Dominican Republic compared with Malaysia
Dominican RepublicMeasureMalaysia
Level 2: Exercise Increased CautionU.S. travel advisoryLevel 1: Exercise Normal Precautions
31Resorts in our catalog1
★ 4.6 (better)Average guest rating★ 4.2
$68–$505/night ppNightly rates–
11 of 31Adults-only resorts0 of 1
In the hurricane beltHurricane exposureNo hurricane season
May and August–October, mostly brief tropical downpoursRainy seasonApril–October, wettest September–October
December–AprilSweet spotDecember–March
Spanish (English at resorts)LanguageMalay (English widely spoken)
Dominican peso; USD widely acceptedCurrencyMalaysian ringgit (RM/MYR); cards common in cities
110V, Type A/B plugs (same as the US)Power240V, Type G plugs (UK-style; bring an adapter)
On the rightDrivingOn the left
Punta Cana (PUJ)Main airportKota Kinabalu International (BKI)
~3.5–4h from the US East CoastFlight time~22–26h from the US with one or two stops

Advisory levels sync from travel.state.gov; catalog figures reflect the resorts we've researched, not every hotel in the country.

On the map

Map of Dominican Republic resorts
Dominican Republic
Map of Malaysia resorts
Malaysia

Weather, month by month

Month-by-month average high temperature and rainfall for Dominican Republic and Malaysia
MeasureJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Dominican Republic · high °F848485868788898988878684
Malaysia · high °F909191918988888887878788
Dominican Republic · rain (in)2.01.71.72.54.53.02.53.53.54.53.52.5
Malaysia · rain (in)1.42.04.17.49.17.07.88.512.813.59.23.5

Approximate climate normals for Punta Cana and Langkawi: planning guidance, not a forecast. Deeper gold = hotter; deeper teal = wetter.

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