Kuala Lumpur monthly weather averages

Average daytime temperature

The bar chart below shows the average monthly peak daytime temperatures at Kuala Lumpur

Kuala Lumpur average temperature chart (Celsius) Kuala Lumpur average temperature chart (Fahrenheit)
Average monthly temperatures in Kuala Lumpur (degrees centigrade and fahrenheit)
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
°C 31.2 32.2 32.4 32.4 32.1 31.8 31.4 31.5 31.3 31.3 30.9 30.7
°F 88.2 89.9 90.2 90.3 89.7 89.2 88.6 88.7 88.4 88.4 87.6 87.2

Please note: these are the average peak daytime temperatures (usually around mid-afternoon) so do not show daytime / night highs and lows. To see the daily range of temperatures have a look at the temperature max / min chart below.

Average rainfall & rainy days

The graph below shows the average rainfall and number of rainy days per month.

Kuala Lumpur monthly rainfall chart (mm) Kuala Lumpur monthly rainfall chart (inches)
Average monthly rainfall in Kuala Lumpur (mm and inches)
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
mm 147 137 218 264 210 130 141 154 190 268 278 232
inches 5.8 5.4 8.6 10.4 8.2 5.1 5.6 6.1 7.5 10.5 10.9 9.1
Rainy days 15 15 17 20 16 12 14 15 18 22 25 21

Average annual rainfall in Kuala Lumpur: 2472.233mm (973.3 inches)

Average daily sunshine

The bar chart below shows the average daily sunshine hours in Kuala Lumpur

Kuala Lumpur average daily sunshine chart
Average daily sunshine Kuala Lumpur
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Hrs sunshine 6.3 7.3 7.2 7.2 7.1 6.9 6.9 6.5 5.9 5.8 5.3 5.5

Day / night temperatures

The graph below shows the daily range of temperatures for each month.

Kuala Lumpur average minimum / maximum temperatures (Celsius) Kuala Lumpur average minimum / maximum temperatures (Fahrenheit)
Maximum and minimum daily temperatures in Kuala Lumpur (degrees centigrade and fahrenheit)
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Min °C 21.8 22 22.4 23 22.7 22.6 22.4 22.3 22.3 22.5 22.5 22.1
Max °C 31.5 32.4 32.6 32.6 32.3 32 31.7 31.8 31.6 31.6 31.1 30.9
Min °F 71.2 71.6 72.3 73.4 72.9 72.7 72.2 72.1 72.1 72.4 72.5 71.8
Max °F 79.9 81 81.5 82 81.5 81.1 80.6 80.6 80.4 80.6 80.2 79.7

Sea temperature

The graph below shows the average sea temperature.

Kuala Lumpur average sea temperature chart (Celsius) Kuala Lumpur average sea temperature chart (Fahrenheit)
Average sea temperature around Kuala Lumpur in degrees centigrade and fahrenheit
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
°C 28.6 28.8 29.5 30.1 30.3 30.1 29.7 29.6 29.5 29.5 29.3 28.8
°F 83.4 83.9 85 86.2 86.5 86.2 85.5 85.3 85.1 85.1 84.7 83.8

Wind speed

The graph below shows the average wind speed.

Kuala Lumpur average winspeed by month (km/h) Kuala Lumpur average winspeed by month (mph)
Average wind speed in Kuala Lumpur (mph and kmh)
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
km/h 6 6 6 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 6
mph 4 4 4 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 4

A monthly average windspeed of over 16km/h or 10mph suggests a location is fairly windy.

Relative humidity

The graph below shows the average relative humidity.

Kuala Lumpur relative humidity averages
Average relative humidity in Kuala Lumpur
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
81% 80% 81% 83% 84% 83% 83% 82% 84% 84% 86% 84%
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Kuala Lumpur weather stats

Kuala Lumpur weather statistics
Hottest month: April 32.4°C 90.3°F
Driest month: June 130mm 5.1ins
Sunniest month: February 7.3hrs
Coldest month: December 30.7°C 87.3°F
Wettest month: November 278mm 10.9ins
Warmest sea: May 30.3°C 86.5°F
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