Tips : Perhatikan cuaca sebelum anda merencanakan jalan ke Asteng !!!

Promo Air Asia 0 (nol) rupiah kembali dibuka, mengiurkan karena ada beberapa jalur baru (China, India, Inggris, Australia). Hanya saja sepertinya untuk waktu2 tertentu seperti penerbangan untuk hari Sabtu-Minggu harga tetap normal alias tidak terkena promo.

Selain itu bulan Oktober – Januari masuk pada masa libur akhir tahun yang otomatis sebenarnya harga-harga baik penginapan dan sarana lainnya lebih mahal ketimbang di bulan-bulan bukan kunjungan wisata (low season).

Satu lagi yang cukup memberatkan dan bisa jadi kendala adalah musim hujan yang melanda hampir seluruh kawasan kota-kota di Asia Tenggara baik dari Singapore-KL-Bangkok hingga Hanoi.

Yang bisa menjadi alternatif jalan-jalan memanfaatkan promo Air Asia kemungkinan ke Beijing China. Bulan Oktober cukup realitis dengan masalah cuaca, sebagai gambaran di Beijing bulan January adalah saat musim dengan cuaca dingin sementara bulan Juni-Juli saat cuaca sedang panas2nya. Idealnya bepergian ke Beijing bisa dilakukan pada bulan Oktober.

Di bawah ini kumpulan (review) mengenal situasi cuaca di berbagai kota di Asia Tenggara serta Beijing – China, semoga membantu Anda menentukan kapan memulai lagi perjalanan jalan-jalan ke luar negeri. Sumber di mabil dari berbagai situs dnegan kata kunci “climate south east asia”

Features of Singapore Weather
Warm and fairly humid summer temperatures throughout the year (approximately 30ºC/86ºF during the day and 23ºC/74ºF in the evening). There is no distinct wet/dry season. Most rain falls during the northeast monsoon (November to January) and showers are usually sudden and heavy.

Features of Kuala Lumpur Weather
Best Time to Vist, MalaysiaWhatever is the season, the beauty and charm of Malaysia never ceases. But yes, like other tourism destinations, it has its own travel peak season or in other words, best time to visit Malaysia. Seeing that the nation’s climate is primarily tropical, it remains hot and humid throughout the year. So, regarding the weather, months from May to September are considered as the ideal time to visit Malaysia.

Since it rains heavily during October-November and April-May on the West coast and from November to January on the East coast and in Sabah and Sarawak, this time is avoided by beach lovers. However, rainy season is the best time to spot turtles which come out to lay their eggs. People, who really want to enjoy the beaches, must avoid monsoon season (November to January). Apart from the highlands, the temperature hovers around 30°C in the lowlands with high levels of humidity.

It is also not recommended to visit in Monsoons since water sports too, don’t work in this season. Concerning the festivities and mega sale carnival, Malaysia observes travel peak season during November-January. Since this ideal time covers the winter holidays and major festivals like Christmas, New Year’s Eve, Chinese New Year and Hari Raya Puasa. It is possible to find shops closed during major holidays, but shopping malls and amusement parks would never let the excitement down.

Features of Bangkok Weather
Bangkok has a hot, tropical climate with daytime temperature reaching the mid-30s Celsius throughout the year. November to February is the driest time of year and the most popular with tourists. March, April and May are the hottest months, and the rainy season runs from May to October. During the wet season short showers are likely during the afternoon, though some days it will rain all day.

Features of Phuket & Phi – phi Weather
Phuket has three seasons. The cool season (actually quite hot), the hot season (very hot), and the rainy season (hot and wet). The climate is dictated by the monsoon winds. That is the direction of the prevailing winds caused by the difference in the way oceans and land heat.

From May to November the great land mass of Asia is warmer than the Indian Ocean. The colder, heavier air over the Indian Ocean pushes into the warm air over the continental land mass. This causes the prevailing winds to come from the southwest over the Indian Ocean, bringing lots of warm moist air and therefore lots of rain.

October
The rainy season continues to soak Phuket. This is the third wettest month of the year. It will rain often and sometimes for long periods. There will be very little blue sky.

November
This is the official start of the high season. At some point early in this month the rains will stop. There will still be showers and the occasional heavy downpour but the main rains have finished. The sky will be a mixture of cloud and blue. Temperatures start to pick up towards the comfortably hot high season level.

December
The high season and the crowds are well and truly here. There will be an occasional shower and perhaps even a few heavy downpours but generally, it is dry. The sky is mostly blue but there is still plenty of passing white cloud. The temperatures are now reaching the thirties.

Features of Hanoi Weather
-   Hanoi area, lying in a plain, belongs to the delta region of Red river and far form sea, it features of hot climatic zone under the influence of South and Northeast monsoons.
-   Hanoi experiences the typical climate of northern Vietnam where summers are hot and humid and winters are relatively cool and dry.
-   Summer months remain from May to September and the months are characterized by extreme hot weather with plenty of rain.
-   Summer in Hanoi can get as hot as 38°c to 40°c (100-104°F).
-   June can be labeled as the most sweltering hot month of the year with mercury rising up to 33°c to 39°c.
-   Winter rules from November to March. The weather remains cold and dry.
-   The minimum winter temperature in Hanoi can dip as low as 6-7°C (43°F)
-   Northeast monsoon are frequent during the winter months.
-   January is the coolest month usually accompanied by a cold north-easterly wind. The lowest temperature in average is 12°c.
-   So, the annual temperature varies from 8°c to 38°c.
-   During the transition months of April and October, the weather becomes unpredictable as you should be prepared for anything.
-   Typical of a humid tropical climate, Hanoi is characterized by monsoons like most of northern Vietnam.
-   The time from July to September witnesses heavy rainfall and sometimes, the excessive rainfall leads to floods.
-   Autumn and first haft of winter is the most beautiful season in Hanoi.

Features of Siemreap Weather
Practically speaking, Cambodia has four seasons: 1) November-February, cool/dry; 2) March-May, hot/dry, 3) June-August, hot/wet; 4) September-October, cool/wet. The hottest days of the hot season rarely climb above 35°C though the sun can be quite intense. The cool season may push the mercury as low as 20°C. The monsoons between June and October follow a regular pattern, clear mornings with 1-3 hour rains in the afternoon. The cool dry season is more comfortable but the regularity of the wet season rains make them easy to plan around.

Features of Phnom Penh Weather
Phnom Penh, with a tropical climate, has hot weather all year round, but temperatures are slightly cooler between November and January. The hottest month is April, when temperatures can soar to over 104°F (40°C). The wet monsoon season runs from June through October, bringing strong winds, high humidity and very heavy rains.

Features of Beijing Weather
The four seasons in Beijing, a northern city, are demarcated with a long hot summer, long chilly winter, and shorter spring and autumn. The hottest month is July and the coldest is January. Considering the frequent sandstorms in spring, September and October with their pleasant weather are considered the best visiting times.