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Monthly climate in Kuching, Malaysia

Last updated: July 31, 2025

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Kuching features a tropical rainforest climate (Af). Temperatures typically range between 26 °C (79 °F) and 27 °C (81 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to 21 °C (69 °F) or can rise to as high as 35 °C (96 °F). The average annual precipitation amounts to about 3460 mm (136.2 inches) and receives 310 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually. Kuching enjoys an average of 3239 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 12 hours 1 minutes to 12 hours 11 minutes per day.

Monthly average temperatures in Kuching, Malaysia

The warmest months in Kuching are May, June and July, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 27 to 27 °C (81 - 81 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in January, February and December, when daily mean temperatures range from 26 to 26 °C (79 - 79 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Kuching experiences 329 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 Kuching. Generated using Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Data for period from January 2017 to June 2022.
 JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Maximum33°C
(92°F)		33°C
(91°F)		34°C
(94°F)		34°C
(94°F)		34°C
(94°F)		34°C
(94°F)		35°C
(95°F)		35°C
(96°F)		35°C
(95°F)		35°C
(95°F)		34°C
(93°F)		33°C
(92°F)
Mean maximum32°C
(90°F)		32°C
(90°F)		33°C
(92°F)		34°C
(93°F)		34°C
(94°F)		34°C
(93°F)		34°C
(94°F)		34°C
(94°F)		34°C
(94°F)		34°C
(94°F)		33°C
(92°F)		33°C
(91°F)
Average high30°C
(86°F)		30°C
(86°F)		31°C
(88°F)		32°C
(89°F)		32°C
(90°F)		32°C
(89°F)		32°C
(89°F)		32°C
(89°F)		31°C
(89°F)		31°C
(89°F)		31°C
(88°F)		30°C
(87°F)
Daily mean26°C
(79°F)		26°C
(79°F)		26°C
(80°F)		27°C
(80°F)		27°C
(81°F)		27°C
(81°F)		27°C
(81°F)		27°C
(80°F)		26°C
(80°F)		26°C
(80°F)		26°C
(80°F)		26°C
(79°F)
Average low23°C
(75°F)		23°C
(74°F)		23°C
(75°F)		24°C
(75°F)		24°C
(76°F)		24°C
(75°F)		23°C
(75°F)		23°C
(75°F)		23°C
(74°F)		23°C
(75°F)		24°C
(75°F)		23°C
(74°F)
Mean minimum23°C
(73°F)		22°C
(71°F)		22°C
(73°F)		22°C
(73°F)		23°C
(74°F)		23°C
(74°F)		22°C
(72°F)		22°C
(72°F)		22°C
(72°F)		22°C
(73°F)		23°C
(73°F)		23°C
(73°F)
Minimum22°C
(72°F)		21°C
(69°F)		22°C
(72°F)		21°C
(70°F)		23°C
(73°F)		22°C
(73°F)		22°C
(71°F)		21°C
(71°F)		21°C
(69°F)		22°C
(72°F)		22°C
(73°F)		23°C
(73°F)

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Monthly average precipitation in Kuching, Malaysia

Kuching usually has the most precipitation in February, November and December, with an average of 27 rainy days and 369 mm (14.5 inches) of precipitation per month. The driest months in Kuching are June, July and August. On average, 205 mm (8.1 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.

Monthly average precipitation and precipitation days in Kuching. Generated using Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Data for period from January 2017 to January 2022.
 JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average precipitation mm (inches)299 (11.8)341 (13.4)301 (11.8)283 (11.1)253 (10.0)219 (8.6)179 (7.1)218 (8.6)277 (10.9)326 (12.8)336 (13.2)429 (16.9)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm)252529272624212224292830

Monthly sunshine hours in Kuching, Malaysia

The sunniest months in Kuching are May, July and August, when the sun shines an average of 9 hours 29 minutes a day. Least sunny months in Kuching: January, February and September receive an average of 7 hours 55 minutes of sunshine daily.

Mean monthly sunshine duration, average sunshine hours per day and mean daily daylight hours in Kuching. Generated using Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Data for period from January 2017 to January 2022.
 JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Mean monthly sunshine hours208250283285293286298291253270256261
Mean daily daylight hours12h 1m12h 3m12h 5m12h 8m12h 10m12h 11m12h 11m12h 8m12h 6m12h 3m12h 2m12h 1m

Solar UV radiation in Kuching, Malaysia

Kuching experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in February, March and April, when the maximum UV index can reach values of 15 - 16, which corresponds to the Extreme category of sun exposure. June, July and November are in the Extreme exposure category. In these months, the maximum values of the UV index do not exceed 13. For more detailed information, check out our hourly Kuching UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for Kuching. Generated using Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Data for period from January 2022 to January 2023.
 JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
UV Index (month maximum)141616151412131414151313