Kuching is rarely comfortable to be outside at midday. It comes closest in late January, and even then it is too hot. Sunbathing weather is not what it offers.
When to go five ratings · thirty-six ten-day sections · click a cell to read it
Kuching never quite rates Good for sun. It comes closest in early February, at 37, mostly because it is too hot. Avoid April to early June for this: it falls to 8, mostly because it is too hot. The clearest skies come in July, when the sky is typically 61% covered at midday (often cloudy).
Being outside is not what Kuching is for: the Easy outdoors rating tops out at 2, mostly because it is too hot.
Walking is not what Kuching is for: the Active outdoors rating tops out at 0, mostly because it is too warm.
The year, measured
The average temperature in Kuching over the whole year is 27°C. May is the hottest month, with highs of about 31°C; December is the coldest, with lows of about 24°C. Kuching has no sharply defined rainy season: the chance of rain on a given day runs from 26% in July, the driest month, to 46% in January, the wettest. Winds in Kuching are highest in February, averaging 1.7 m/s (6 km/h), and lightest in November, at 1.3 m/s (5 km/h). The prevailing wind is from the E. The clearest skies in Kuching come in July, when the sky is typically 59% covered; January is the cloudiest month, at 69%.
Month by month Kuching 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 | 30°C | 24°C | 34°C | 46% | 69% | 1.5 m/s | 1 | 27 | 0 |
| February | 29°C | 24°C | 34°C | 40% | 67% | 1.7 m/s | 2 | 34 | 0 |
| March | 30°C | 24°C | 35°C | 35% | 63% | 1.5 m/s | 1 | 23 | 0 |
| April | 31°C | 25°C | 36°C | 32% | 61% | 1.4 m/s | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| May | 31°C | 25°C | 37°C | 31% | 60% | 1.4 m/s | 1 | 9 | 0 |
| June | 31°C | 24°C | 36°C | 31% | 60% | 1.4 m/s | 0 | 13 | 0 |
| July | 31°C | 24°C | 36°C | 26% | 59% | 1.5 m/s | 0 | 17 | 0 |
| August | 31°C | 24°C | 35°C | 31% | 61% | 1.6 m/s | 0 | 17 | 0 |
| September | 31°C | 24°C | 35°C | 31% | 63% | 1.5 m/s | 1 | 17 | 0 |
| October | 31°C | 24°C | 36°C | 37% | 63% | 1.4 m/s | 1 | 14 | 0 |
| November | 31°C | 24°C | 36°C | 39% | 65% | 1.3 m/s | 0 | 14 | 0 |
| December | 30°C | 24°C | 35°C | 42% | 66% | 1.5 m/s | 1 | 21 | 0 |
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 Kuching weather by season
Year round, Kuching has days of about 29°C at their warmest in February, its coolest month, and 31°C in May, its warmest; the coolest hours of the day run from 24°C to 25°C through the year, and the average temperature over the year is 27°C around the clock. Rain is most likely around January 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.
Kuching weather in winterDecember to February
Winter in Kuching has typical daily highs of about 30°C and lows of about 24°C, with a 43% chance of rain on a given day.
Kuching weather in springMarch to May
Spring in Kuching has typical daily highs of about 31°C and lows of about 25°C, with a 33% chance of rain on a given day.
Kuching weather in summerJune to August
Summer in Kuching has typical daily highs of about 31°C and lows of about 24°C, with a 29% chance of rain on a given day.
Kuching weather in autumnSeptember to November
Autumn in Kuching has typical daily highs of about 31°C and lows of about 24°C, with a 36% chance of rain on a given day.
When is the rainy season in Kuching?
Kuching has no sharply defined rainy season: the chance of rain on a given day runs from 26% in July, the driest month, to 46% in January, the wettest.
What time of year is Kuching windiest?
Winds in Kuching are highest in February, averaging 1.7 m/s (6 km/h), and lightest in November, at 1.3 m/s (5 km/h). The prevailing wind is from the E.
What is the average temperature in Kuching year round?
The average temperature in Kuching over the whole year is 27°C. May is the hottest month, with highs of about 31°C; December is the coldest, with lows of about 24°C.
Where to go instead in early January, the weakest time here for being outside
How this is worked out
Every figure is a decade of weather-station observations blended into one typical year, in ten-day sections. The ratings, the chart and the feels-like column are read at midday local solar time. Being outside is the Easy outdoors rating, Sun is Sunbathing and Walking is Active outdoors, each out of 100: Good from 55, Ideal from 80. They describe what a time of year is usually like here, not a forecast. The dotted links open the map at that time of year; set its time of day to midday to see these numbers.