Johor Bahru weather by month & the best time to visit
🇲🇾 Malaysia · city break · tropical rainforest climate
The best time to visit Johor Bahru is February — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 71/100), with January and March close behind. Johor Bahru averages about 1,839 hours of sunshine a year. Daytime highs around 29°C / 84°F and roughly 102 mm of rain in February.
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- Sun hours / year
- 1,839
- Sunniest month
- February
- Peak score
- 71/100
- Rain / year
- 2,368 mm
- Midday UV at peak
- 10 (very high)
- Population
- 875k
- Elevation
- 33 m
When is the best time to visit Johor Bahru?
For sunshine, the best time to visit Johor Bahru is February, then January and March. The dullest month is January (62/100, 235 mm of rain). The full month-by-month picture is in the table below.
How sunny is Johor Bahru?
Johor Bahru gets a moderate 1,839 hours of sunshine a year. Conditions barely change through the year — only 9 Sunshine Score points separate February from January. It ranks #34 of 34 destinations in Malaysia for annual sunshine, below the national median of 2,210 hours. The year's 2,368 mm of rain spreads fairly evenly across the months, with no pronounced dry season.
Sunshine Score by month
| Month | Score | Day high | Night low | Rain | UV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 62 | 28° / 82°F | 24° / 75°F | 235 mm | 9 |
| February | 71 | 29° / 84°F | 24° / 75°F | 102 mm | 10 |
| March | 62 | 30° / 86°F | 24° / 75°F | 168 mm | 10 |
| April | 62 | 30° / 86°F | 25° / 77°F | 193 mm | 10 |
| May | 62 | 30° / 86°F | 26° / 79°F | 199 mm | 9 |
| June | 62 | 29° / 84°F | 26° / 79°F | 164 mm | 8 |
| July | 62 | 29° / 84°F | 25° / 77°F | 174 mm | 8 |
| August | 62 | 29° / 84°F | 25° / 77°F | 173 mm | 9 |
| September | 62 | 29° / 84°F | 25° / 77°F | 167 mm | 8 |
| October | 62 | 29° / 84°F | 25° / 77°F | 210 mm | 8 |
| November | 62 | 29° / 84°F | 25° / 77°F | 283 mm | 8 |
| December | 62 | 28° / 82°F | 24° / 75°F | 300 mm | 8 |
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Nearby places for sunshine
- Singapore Singapore · 48 km · best in Feb · 1,839 h sun/yr
- Batam Indonesia · 76 km · best in Feb · 2,051 h sun/yr
- Tanjung Pinang-Bintan Island Indonesia · 125 km · best in Feb · 2,006 h sun/yr
- Kuala Lumpur Malaysia · 250 km · best in Feb · 2,124 h sun/yr
- Pekanbaru Indonesia · 280 km · best in Jan · 1,944 h sun/yr
- Subang Malaysia · 288 km · best in Jan · 2,038 h sun/yr
Nearest destinations
- Seletar Singapore · 33 km · 1,839 h sun/yr · best in Feb
- Tioman Malaysia · 142 km · 2,315 h sun/yr · best in Feb
- Malacca Malaysia · 172 km · 2,008 h sun/yr · best in Feb
Head-to-head
How Johor Bahru compares month by month: Johor Bahru vs Singapore · Johor Bahru vs Kuala Lumpur · Johor Bahru vs Subang · Johor Bahru vs Batam · all comparisons
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