Expect to swelter until April

PETALING JAYA: Peak daytime temperatures in the country are expected to be high until April, said the Malaysian Meteorological Department (MMD).

MMD’s national weather centre director Muhammad Helmi Abdullah said February to April were the hottest months of the year due to the equinox – which is when the sun crosses directly over the equator. The equinox happens twice a year, around March 20 and Sept 22.