The country is generally warm throughout the year with temperatures ranging from 21° to 32° Celsius in the lowlands. This can however be as low as 16° Celsius in the highlands. Generally, Malaysia has two distinct seasons. The dry season occurs during the south-west monsoon from May and September. The northeast monsoon brings the rainy season to the country during mid-November till March.  

The currency of Malaysia is "Ringgit", locally abbreviated to "RM" and with the international currency symbol "MYR". 1 Ringgit equals 100 cent. 1 USD = 3.60 MYR as of 20th July 2006