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Monthly climate in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Last updated: May 6, 2024

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Kuala Lumpur features a tropical rainforest climate (Af).Temperatures typically range between 25 °C (78 °F) and 26 °C (80 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to 20 °C (68 °F) or can rise to as high as 36 °C (97 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 2907 mm (114.5 inches) and receives 299 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Kuala Lumpur enjoys an average of 3484 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 11 hours 56 minutes to 12 hours 17 minutes per day.

Monthly average temperatures in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia §

The warmest months in Kuala Lumpur are March, April and May, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 26 to 26 °C (79 - 80 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in January, November and December, when daily mean temperatures range from 25 to 26 °C (78 - 78 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Kuala Lumpur experiences 328 days above 25 °C (77.0 °F) and 0 days below 0 °C (32.0 °F).

Monthly average temperatures with daily means, minimums and maximums for period, average high and low temperatures in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.Generated using Copernicus Climate Change Service information.Data for period from January 2017 to June 2022.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Maximum 34°C
(93°F)		 35°C
(96°F)		 36°C
(97°F)		 33°C
(92°F)		 33°C
(92°F)		 33°C
(91°F)		 32°C
(90°F)		 33°C
(91°F)		 34°C
(93°F)		 34°C
(93°F)		 32°C
(91°F)		 32°C
(90°F)
Mean maximum 32°C
(90°F)		 34°C
(93°F)		 34°C
(93°F)		 33°C
(91°F)		 32°C
(91°F)		 32°C
(90°F)		 32°C
(89°F)		 32°C
(90°F)		 32°C
(90°F)		 32°C
(91°F)		 32°C
(90°F)		 32°C
(89°F)
Average high 30°C
(86°F)		 31°C
(88°F)		 31°C
(88°F)		 31°C
(88°F)		 31°C
(88°F)		 30°C
(87°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 30°C
(87°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 30°C
(86°F)
Daily mean 26°C
(78°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 26°C
(80°F)		 26°C
(80°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 26°C
(78°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 25°C
(78°F)		 26°C
(78°F)
Average low 22°C
(73°F)		 22°C
(73°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 23°C
(73°F)
Mean minimum 21°C
(70°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 22°C
(71°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 22°C
(71°F)		 21°C
(71°F)		 21°C
(71°F)		 22°C
(71°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 22°C
(71°F)
Minimum 20°C
(68°F)		 20°C
(69°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 22°C
(71°F)		 20°C
(69°F)		 21°C
(71°F)		 21°C
(71°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 20°C
(69°F)		 21°C
(71°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 21°C
(71°F)

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Monthly average precipitation in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia §

Kuala Lumpur usually has the most precipitation in April, May and November, with an average of 29 rainy days and 332 mm (13.1 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Kuala Lumpur are January, February and August. On average, 152 mm (6.0 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.

Monthly average precipitation and precipitation days in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.Generated using Copernicus Climate Change Service information.Data for period from January 2017 to January 2022.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Average precipitation mm (inches) 158 (6.2) 112 (4.4) 265 (10.4) 301 (11.9) 329 (12.9) 192 (7.6) 188 (7.4) 187 (7.4) 278 (10.9) 294 (11.6) 366 (14.4) 238 (9.4)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) 19 17 27 29 29 23 25 25 26 25 29 25

Monthly sunshine hours in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia §

The sunniest months in Kuala Lumpur are March, July and August, when the sun shines an average of 10 hours 7 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Kuala Lumpur: January, October and November receive an average of 8 hours 29 minutes of sunshine daily.

Mean monthly sunshine duration, average sunshine hours per day and mean daily daylight hours in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.Generated using Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information.Data for period from January 2017 to January 2022.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Mean monthly sunshine hours 237 300 324 295 296 291 311 305 290 283 259 286
Mean daily daylight hours 11h 56m 12h 0m 12h 5m 12h 10m 12h 14m 12h 17m 12h 16m 12h 11m 12h 6m 12h 1m 11h 57m 11h 56m

Solar UV radiation in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia §

Kuala Lumpur experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in February, March and April, when the maximum UV index can reach values of 14 - 15, which corresponds to the Extreme category of sun exposure.June, July and December are in the Extreme exposure category. In these months, the maximum values of the UV index do not exceed 12. For more detailed information, check out our hourly Kuala Lumpur UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.Generated using Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information.Data for period from January 2022 to January 2023.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
UV Index (month maximum) 13 15 15 14 13 12 12 13 14 14 13 12