Kuala Lumpur · Malaysia · 1995–2024 averages
Kuala Lumpur weather, month by month. December is the pick.
Thirty years of averages for Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia — how hot it really feels, when the rain arrives, and what the air is like. December comes out on top; March is the one to skip.
The year at a glance
Tap a month for its full breakdown.
December
bestscore 20.8/100Hot, soupy and soaking, with moderate air.
- Feels like
- 35°
- hot
- Real temp
- 29°
- warm
- Humidity
- 88%
- soupy
- Rain
- 290mm
- soaking
- Cloud cover
- 91%
- overcast
- Air quality
- 91
- moderate
- Daylight
- 11.9h
- shortish
Month by month, metric by metric
Each row is one measure across the same twelve months. The tint says how good that month is for it, the word says why.
- Good
- Okay
- Rough
- Grim
Feels like
peaks at 37° in March
- Jan35°hot
- Feb36°hot
- Mar37°scorching
- Apr37°scorching
- May37°scorching
- Jun36°hot
- Jul36°hot
- Aug36°hot
- Sep36°hot
- Oct36°hot
- Nov35°hot
- Dec35°hot
Real temp
29–31° in the shade across the year
- Jan29°warm
- Feb31°warm
- Mar31°warm
- Apr30°warm
- May30°warm
- Jun30°warm
- Jul30°warm
- Aug30°warm
- Sep30°warm
- Oct30°warm
- Nov29°warm
- Dec29°warm
Humidity
81% at its driest, 89% at its most oppressive
- Jan85%soupy
- Feb81%sweaty
- Mar84%sweaty
- Apr87%soupy
- May86%soupy
- Jun84%sweaty
- Jul83%sweaty
- Aug84%sweaty
- Sep85%soupy
- Oct86%soupy
- Nov89%soupy
- Dec88%soupy
Rain
363mm in November, 160mm in February
- Jan216mmsoaking
- Feb160mmrainy
- Mar254mmsoaking
- Apr293mmsoaking
- May226mmsoaking
- Jun180mmrainy
- Jul181mmrainy
- Aug237mmsoaking
- Sep240mmsoaking
- Oct287mmsoaking
- Nov363mmsoaking
- Dec290mmsoaking
Cloud cover
78% at its clearest, 93% at its greyest
- Jan84%grey
- Feb78%grey
- Mar79%grey
- Apr85%overcast
- May87%overcast
- Jun84%grey
- Jul84%grey
- Aug85%overcast
- Sep87%overcast
- Oct91%overcast
- Nov93%overcast
- Dec91%overcast
Air quality
worst in March, cleanest in December
- Jan105poor
- Feb115poor
- Mar131poor
- Apr124poor
- May115poor
- Jun122poor
- Jul119poor
- Aug115poor
- Sep120poor
- Oct111poor
- Nov96moderate
- Dec91moderate
Daylight
11.9h to 12.3h of daylight across the year
- Jan12heven
- Feb12heven
- Mar12.1heven
- Apr12.2heven
- May12.3heven
- Jun12.3heven
- Jul12.3heven
- Aug12.2heven
- Sep12.1heven
- Oct12heven
- Nov12heven
- Dec11.9hshortish
Kuala Lumpur's air, month by month
The air is at its worst in March at 131 AQI (poor), and at its cleanest in December at 91 (moderate). It tracks the seasons closely.
Every month in full
All twelve months, all seven measures.
| Month | Feels like | Real temp | Humidity | Rain | Cloud cover | Air quality | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 35° hot | 29° warm | 85% soupy | 216mm soaking | 84% grey | 105 poor | 12h even |
| February | 36° hot | 31° warm | 81% sweaty | 160mm rainy | 78% grey | 115 poor | 12h even |
| March | 37° scorching | 31° warm | 84% sweaty | 254mm soaking | 79% grey | 131 poor | 12.1h even |
| April | 37° scorching | 30° warm | 87% soupy | 293mm soaking | 85% overcast | 124 poor | 12.2h even |
| May | 37° scorching | 30° warm | 86% soupy | 226mm soaking | 87% overcast | 115 poor | 12.3h even |
| June | 36° hot | 30° warm | 84% sweaty | 180mm rainy | 84% grey | 122 poor | 12.3h even |
| July | 36° hot | 30° warm | 83% sweaty | 181mm rainy | 84% grey | 119 poor | 12.3h even |
| August | 36° hot | 30° warm | 84% sweaty | 237mm soaking | 85% overcast | 115 poor | 12.2h even |
| September | 36° hot | 30° warm | 85% soupy | 240mm soaking | 87% overcast | 120 poor | 12.1h even |
| October | 36° hot | 30° warm | 86% soupy | 287mm soaking | 91% overcast | 111 poor | 12h even |
| November | 35° hot | 29° warm | 89% soupy | 363mm soaking | 93% overcast | 96 moderate | 12h even |
| December | 35° hot | 29° warm | 88% soupy | 290mm soaking | 91% overcast | 91 moderate | 11.9h shortish |
Kuala Lumpur weather questions
- What is the best time to visit Kuala Lumpur?
- December scores best across temperature, rain, humidity and air quality — 35° feels-like, 290mm of rain and 88% humidity. March is the month to avoid: 254mm of rain and 131 AQI.
- How hot does Kuala Lumpur get?
- March is the peak, at 37° feels-like (31° in the shade) — scorching. Even in December it reaches 35°.
- When is the rainy season in Kuala Lumpur?
- November is the wettest month at 363mm, and February the driest at just 160mm.
- Is air quality a problem in Kuala Lumpur?
- March is the worst month at 131 AQI (poor), and December the best at 91 (moderate).
Weather normals from Open-Meteo (ERA5 reanalysis, 1995–2024) and CAMS air quality (2015–2024), licensed CC-BY-4.0. Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information. These are long-run averages, not forecasts — any given year will differ.
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