Annual mean 28°C · wettest around November · prevailing wind SW
Warmest
32.4 °C
Coldest
30.1 °C
Wettest
22%
Windiest
3.0 m/s
Prevailing
SW
2.5 m/s average
When this place is good five ratings · thirty-six ten-day sections · click a cell to read it
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The average temperature in Kuala Lumpur over the whole year is 28°C. March is the hottest month, with highs of about 32°C; January is the coldest, with lows of about 24°C. The rainy (wet) season in Kuala Lumpur runs from October to December, peaking in November with a 39% chance of rain on a given day. The dry season is January to September; July is the driest month, at 19%. Winds in Kuala Lumpur are highest in February, averaging 1.8 m/s (6 km/h), and lightest in April, at 1.4 m/s (5 km/h). The prevailing wind is from the SW. The clearest skies in Kuala Lumpur come in June, when the sky is typically 57% covered; February is the cloudiest month, at 62%.
Month by month Kuala Lumpur climate by month: average temperatures year round · click a month to read it
Month
High
Low
Feels like
Chance of rain
Cloud
Wind
Being outside
Sun
Walking
January
31°C
24°C
35°C
27%
62%
1.6 m/s
4
24
2
February
32°C
25°C
35°C
21%
62%
1.8 m/s
3
20
2
March
32°C
25°C
36°C
26%
62%
1.5 m/s
3
11
1
April
32°C
25°C
37°C
29%
59%
1.4 m/s
3
8
1
May
32°C
26°C
36°C
24%
58%
1.5 m/s
3
9
1
June
31°C
25°C
35°C
20%
57%
1.6 m/s
3
16
1
July
31°C
25°C
35°C
19%
57%
1.6 m/s
3
22
2
August
31°C
25°C
35°C
19%
59%
1.6 m/s
4
23
2
September
31°C
25°C
34°C
25%
61%
1.6 m/s
4
21
2
October
31°C
25°C
35°C
32%
57%
1.6 m/s
3
18
2
November
31°C
25°C
35°C
39%
59%
1.4 m/s
3
18
2
December
31°C
25°C
35°C
33%
61%
1.5 m/s
3
21
2
High and low are the warmest and coolest of four readings a day — midnight, 6am, noon and 6pm — so a true overnight low can sit a degree or two under them. Chance of rain, cloud and wind are the day’s average; feels-like and the three ratings (each out of 100: Good from 55, Ideal from 80) are read at midday.
Seasons, and the year in short Kuala Lumpur weather by season
Year round, Kuala Lumpur has days of about 31°C at their warmest in December, its coolest month, and 32°C in March, its warmest; the coolest hours of the day run from 24°C to 26°C through the year, and the average temperature over the year is 28°C around the clock. Rain is most likely around November and least likely around July. Every figure here is a decade of observations blended into one representative year, so it reads as what this date is usually like, not a forecast for one particular day.
Kuala Lumpur weather in winterDecember to February
High 31°CLow 25°CRain 27%
Winter in Kuala Lumpur has typical daily highs of about 31°C and lows of about 25°C, with a 27% chance of rain on a given day.
Kuala Lumpur weather in springMarch to May
High 32°CLow 25°CRain 26%
Spring in Kuala Lumpur has typical daily highs of about 32°C and lows of about 25°C, with a 26% chance of rain on a given day.
Kuala Lumpur weather in summerJune to August
High 31°CLow 25°CRain 19%
Summer in Kuala Lumpur has typical daily highs of about 31°C and lows of about 25°C, with a 19% chance of rain on a given day.
Kuala Lumpur weather in autumnSeptember to November
High 31°CLow 25°CRain 32%
Autumn in Kuala Lumpur has typical daily highs of about 31°C and lows of about 25°C, with a 32% chance of rain on a given day.
When is the rainy season in Kuala Lumpur?
The rainy (wet) season in Kuala Lumpur runs from October to December, peaking in November with a 39% chance of rain on a given day. The dry season is January to September; July is the driest month, at 19%.
What time of year is Kuala Lumpur windiest?
Winds in Kuala Lumpur are highest in February, averaging 1.8 m/s (6 km/h), and lightest in April, at 1.4 m/s (5 km/h). The prevailing wind is from the SW.
What is the average temperature in Kuala Lumpur year round?
The average temperature in Kuala Lumpur over the whole year is 28°C. March is the hottest month, with highs of about 32°C; January is the coldest, with lows of about 24°C.