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Monthly climate in Petaling Jaya, Malaysia

Last updated: July 31, 2025

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Petaling Jaya features a tropical rainforest climate (Af). Temperatures typically range between 27 °C (82 °F) and 29 °C (84 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to 22 °C (72 °F) or can rise to as high as 36 °C (98 °F). The average annual precipitation amounts to about 1979 mm (77.9 inches) and receives 260 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually. Petaling Jaya enjoys an average of 3484 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 11 hours 56 minutes to 12 hours 16 minutes per day.

Monthly average temperatures in Petaling Jaya, Malaysia

The warmest months in Petaling Jaya are May, July and August, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 29 to 29 °C (84 - 84 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in January, November and December, when daily mean temperatures range from 27 to 28 °C (82 - 82 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Petaling Jaya 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 Petaling Jaya. Generated using Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Data for period from January 2017 to June 2022.
 JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Maximum34°C
(94°F)		36°C
(97°F)		36°C
(98°F)		36°C
(97°F)		35°C
(95°F)		35°C
(96°F)		35°C
(96°F)		35°C
(96°F)		36°C
(96°F)		36°C
(98°F)		35°C
(95°F)		34°C
(94°F)
Mean maximum33°C
(92°F)		34°C
(94°F)		35°C
(96°F)		35°C
(95°F)		34°C
(94°F)		34°C
(94°F)		35°C
(94°F)		34°C
(94°F)		34°C
(94°F)		35°C
(96°F)		33°C
(92°F)		33°C
(92°F)
Average high31°C
(88°F)		32°C
(90°F)		33°C
(91°F)		33°C
(91°F)		32°C
(90°F)		32°C
(90°F)		32°C
(90°F)		32°C
(91°F)		32°C
(90°F)		32°C
(90°F)		31°C
(88°F)		31°C
(88°F)
Daily mean27°C
(82°F)		28°C
(83°F)		28°C
(84°F)		29°C
(84°F)		29°C
(84°F)		29°C
(84°F)		29°C
(84°F)		29°C
(84°F)		28°C
(83°F)		28°C
(83°F)		28°C
(82°F)		27°C
(82°F)
Average low25°C
(77°F)		25°C
(77°F)		25°C
(78°F)		26°C
(78°F)		26°C
(79°F)		26°C
(78°F)		26°C
(78°F)		26°C
(78°F)		25°C
(78°F)		25°C
(78°F)		25°C
(77°F)		25°C
(77°F)
Mean minimum23°C
(74°F)		23°C
(74°F)		24°C
(76°F)		25°C
(77°F)		24°C
(76°F)		25°C
(77°F)		24°C
(75°F)		24°C
(76°F)		24°C
(75°F)		24°C
(76°F)		24°C
(76°F)		24°C
(75°F)
Minimum22°C
(72°F)		22°C
(72°F)		24°C
(75°F)		24°C
(76°F)		23°C
(74°F)		24°C
(75°F)		24°C
(75°F)		24°C
(75°F)		24°C
(75°F)		24°C
(75°F)		24°C
(75°F)		24°C
(75°F)

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Monthly average precipitation in Petaling Jaya, Malaysia

Petaling Jaya usually has the most precipitation in April, November and December, with an average of 26 rainy days and 249 mm (9.8 inches) of precipitation per month. The driest months in Petaling Jaya are February, July and August. On average, 101 mm (4.0 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.

Monthly average precipitation and precipitation days in Petaling Jaya. Generated using Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Data for period from January 2017 to January 2022.
 JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average precipitation mm (inches)144 (5.7)94 (3.7)161 (6.3)212 (8.3)184 (7.2)114 (4.5)96 (3.8)112 (4.4)153 (6.0)173 (6.8)292 (11.5)244 (9.6)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm)181524262618171822222826

Monthly sunshine hours in Petaling Jaya, Malaysia

The sunniest months in Petaling Jaya are March, July and August, when the sun shines an average of 10 hours 7 minutes a day. Least sunny months in Petaling Jaya: 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 Petaling Jaya. Generated using Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Data for period from January 2017 to January 2022.
 JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Mean monthly sunshine hours237300324295296291311305290283259286
Mean daily daylight hours11h 57m12h 0m12h 5m12h 10m12h 14m12h 16m12h 15m12h 11m12h 6m12h 2m11h 58m11h 56m

Solar UV radiation in Petaling Jaya, Malaysia

Petaling Jaya 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 Petaling Jaya UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for Petaling Jaya. Generated using Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Data for period from January 2022 to January 2023.
 JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
UV Index (month maximum)131515141312121314141312