Can I fly a drone in George Town today?
GO
Conditions currently look flyable.
Conditions right now in George Town
Wind
0.7 m/s
Gusts
2.3 m/s
Rain
0 mm
Visibility
8.0 km
Temperature
25.6°C
PM2.5
18.6 µg/m³
Haze (API)
56 Moderate
Sunrise / sunset
07:06 – 19:10
Next 48 hours
Close to a military airfield
George Town sits about 8.7 km from RMAF Butterworth Air Base (Penang). No CAAM circle is published for this one, but its real airspace is an active RMAF/Army training zone. Treat this as needing permission, not just caution. See Malaysia drone rules.
Flying a drone in George Town
This page scores live conditions at George Town (5.4142, 100.3287) into a single GO / CAUTION / NO-GO verdict for your drone class. It combines wind and gusts at flight altitude, rain, thunderstorm risk (CAPE), visibility, haze (PM2.5) and temperature - whichever factor is worst sets the verdict.
Like the rest of Malaysia, George Town is equatorial: mornings are usually the calmest window, storm energy builds through midday, and thunderstorms are most common from mid-afternoon into the evening. Check the hourly timeline above before committing to a time, and re-check on site - a forecast made hours earlier can be stale by takeoff.