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VanSky index for Marudi, Malaysia — 60 out of 100 (Comfortable). Decide in seconds: temperature, precipitation, wind and solar output. Data refreshed every 3 hours from real weather observations.
Marudi, Malaysia — VanSky 56 out of 100. Acceptable, plan around the weather. Ranked #278 of 435 cities in the country (as of 31 May 2026). Temperature 34°C, wind 9 km/h. Solar panels yield 2.4 kWh/day at 400 W — enough for full autonomy.
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Weather index for vanlifers: from 0 to 100. Calculated daily from real weather data — temperature, precipitation, wind and sun.
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Data: Open-Meteo · Updated every 3h
Updated: 30.05.2026
Diesel
$1.23 /l
MYR4.87 · €1.05/l
39 of 127
cheaper than 70% of countries
Petrol
$0.99 /l
MYR3.92 · €0.85/l
26 of 126
cheaper than 80% of countries
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