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Malaysia vs Turkey

Malaysia and Turkey, 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.

Malaysia guide · Turkey guide · How we score

By the numbers

Malaysia compared with Turkey
MalaysiaMeasureTurkey
Level 1: Exercise Normal PrecautionsU.S. travel advisoryLevel 2: Exercise Increased Caution
1Resorts in our catalog17
★ 4.2Average guest rating★ 4.6 (better)
–Nightly rates$1–$421/night pp
0 of 1Adults-only resorts0 of 17
No hurricane seasonHurricane exposureNo hurricane season
April–October, wettest September–OctoberRainy seasonNovember–February (impressively wet winters, irrelevant to summer trips)
December–MarchSweet spotMay–June and September–October; July–August regularly tops 90°F
Malay (English widely spoken)LanguageTurkish (English common in resorts)
Malaysian ringgit (RM/MYR); cards common in citiesCurrencyTurkish lira (TRY); euros often accepted at resorts
240V, Type G plugs (UK-style; bring an adapter)Power230V, Type C/F plugs (US devices need an adapter)
On the leftDrivingOn the right
Kota Kinabalu International (BKI)Main airportAntalya (AYT)
~22–26h from the US with one or two stopsFlight time~11–13h from the US East Coast (one stop)

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 Malaysia resorts
Malaysia
Map of Turkey resorts
Turkey

Weather, month by month

Month-by-month average high temperature and rainfall for Malaysia and Turkey
MeasureJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Malaysia · high °F909191918988888887878788
Turkey · high °F596064707886939387796961
Malaysia · rain (in)1.42.04.17.49.17.07.88.512.813.59.23.5
Turkey · rain (in)9.26.33.81.81.20.40.10.10.62.67.110.2

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

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