Best time to visit Malaysia

Malaysia is represented here by Kuala Lumpur (3.1°, 101.7°). The NASA POWER daily series for 2001–2020 gives that city an equatorial climate that stays hot and wet, 2521 mm of rain a year, and a 1.4°C swing between the coolest and warmest monthly averages.

Every city we list in Malaysia falls in an equatorial climate that stays hot and wet.

Climate in Kuala Lumpur

Kuala Lumpur is hottest in April (average 26.6°C) and coolest in January (25.2°C). Rain is spread through the year, peaking in November at 314 mm.

Open the Kuala Lumpur page for the month-by-month table, the temperature–rainfall chart, and the scoring notes.

Best months by region

Kuala Lumpur: typical hottest-month average 26.6°C and about 2521 mm of rain a year. Best-scoring months — Kuala Lumpur (December, January, and February).

Kuala Lumpur in Malaysia

Kuala Lumpur sits at 3.14°, 101.69°. It is an equatorial climate that stays hot and wet. April is the warmest month at 26.6°C (high 30.2°C); January is the coolest at 25.2°C (low 21.6°C). The gap between those monthly averages is 1.4°C.

Rain falls in every month; the year still totals 2521 mm. The three highest-scoring months for a visit are December, January, and February. That ranking uses the same 22°C / low-rain / 60% humidity score as the city pages. Population in the GeoNames record is 1,453,975. The wettest month is November (314 mm, 27 days with at least 1 mm); the driest is June (155 mm).