Weather Forecast
The weather is warm and humid. Rain, late afternoon showers can be expected. Average temperature is between 25°C and 32°C. Light comfortable clothing is the norm. Get the 5 Days Weather Outlook for Kuala Lumpur courtesy of the Malaysian Meteorological Service.

Currency Exchange
Currency may be exchanged, upon arrival, at the airport, banks or licensed money changers located in most of the shopping centres. The present exchange rate is fixed at approximately RM3.80 for every USD1. Use the Currency Exchange Converter tool.

Electricity Supply
Electric supply is on a 240-volt 50-cycle system. Power sockets are of the 3-square-pins type.

Time
Malaysia is 8 hours ahead of Greenwich Mean Time (GMT) and 16 hours ahead of United States Pacific Standard Time.

Language
The national language is Bahasa Malaysia, but English is widely spoken. Other commonly spoken languages are various Chinese and Indian dialects.

People
Malaysia is truly multicultural and it has a rich cultural diversity. Malay and other indigenous groups provide half the population, while the Chinese are a further quarter. The largest other single group is Indian with under ten percent of the total.