Weather in Kuala Lumpur

Kuala Lumpur is in Malaysia at 3.1°N. The 2001–2020 NASA POWER daily record describes an equatorial climate that stays hot and wet. Rain is rain in every month and about 2521 mm across the year. The wettest month is November at 314 mm; the driest is June at 155 mm.

April is the warmest month (average 26.6°C, high 30.2°C) and January is the coolest (average 25.2°C, low 21.6°C). From the coolest night in January (21.3°C) to the hottest afternoon in April (30.2°C), the raw range is 8.9°C. On this site the months that score closest to a 22°C day, lighter rain, and moderate humidity are December, January, and February.

When the score favours a visit

The three months with the highest comfort score are December, January, and February: December (25.2°C average, 263 mm, 89% humidity); January (25.2°C average, 206 mm, 88% humidity); February (25.5°C average, 157 mm, 86% humidity). Those months sit across the year end, so they are listed in season order rather than January-to-December. The score rewards averages near 22°C, lower rainfall, and humidity near 60%. It is a climate score, not a festival or price calendar.

If you prefer the hottest stretch, that is April. The coolest stretch is January.

Hot and cool months in Kuala Lumpur

The heat peaks in April, when the typical afternoon is 30.2°C. The opposite pole is January, when mornings average 21.6°C.

Across the year the mean afternoon high is 29.2°C. If you want the smallest day–night shock, look at months where the high and low sit close together; April nights still hold 23.0°C.

When Kuala Lumpur gets wet

Rain does not take a season off. Kuala Lumpur receives about 2521 mm a year, and even June still sees 155 mm. November is the peak at 314 mm and 27 days with at least 1 mm.

Humidity peaks near 89%. That usually lines up with the wetter months rather than the hottest ones.

The calendar in Kuala Lumpur

The year bottoms out in January. Plan for 21.6°C at night and 28.7°C in the afternoon. April is the warmest month. Afternoon highs average 30.2°C and nights settle near 23.0°C, with 250 mm of rain. May: 29.8°C high, 23.5°C low, 172 mm rain, 87% humidity. June is the driest month, averaging only 155 mm across 19 rainy days. Highs sit near 29.2°C.

October brings 263 mm and 25 rainy days; temperatures run from 22.6°C to 29.2°C. November is the wettest month — 314 mm and 27 rainy days, with 89% humidity. December: 28.4°C high, 22.1°C low, 263 mm rain, 89% humidity.

Kuala Lumpur and other cities in Malaysia

Kuala Lumpur is the only Malaysia city in this dataset, so the figures on this page are the national sample we publish. They still come from the same NASA POWER daily series (2001–2020) used everywhere else on the site.