Malaysia vs Vanua Levu

Malaysia and Vanua Levu, 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 · Vanua Levu guide · How we score

By the numbers

	Malaysia	Vanua Levu
U.S. travel advisory	Level 1: Exercise Normal Precautions	—
Resorts in our catalog	1	3
Average guest rating	★ 4.3	★ 4.9
Nightly rates	$500–$800/night	—
Adults-only resorts	0 of 1	2 of 3
Hurricane exposure	No hurricane season	In the hurricane belt
Rainy season	April–October, wettest September–October	November–April, wettest January–March
Sweet spot	December–March	May–October — the dry season and the diving-visibility peak

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

On the map

Malaysia

Vanua Levu

Weather, month by month

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Malaysia — high °F	90	91	91	91	89	88	88	88	87	87	87	88
Vanua Levu — high °F	87	87	86	85	83	81	80	80	81	83	85	86
Malaysia — rain (in)	1.4	2.0	4.1	7.4	9.1	7.0	7.8	8.5	12.8	13.5	9.2	3.5
Vanua Levu — rain (in)	13.0	12.5	14.0	9.5	6.5	4.5	3.5	4.0	5.0	6.5	8.0	10.5

Approximate climate normals for Langkawi and Savusavu — planning guidance, not a forecast.

Where you'd actually stay

Best of Malaysia

1.Club Med Borneo — Sabah, Malaysia · ★ 4.3

Chains here: Club Med

Full Malaysia guide

Best of Vanua Levu

Chains here: Emaho Sekawa · The Remote Resort · Namale

Full Vanua Levu guide

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