Kuala Lumpur weather by month & the best time to visit

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The best time to visit Kuala Lumpur is February — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 66/100), with January and March close behind. Kuala Lumpur averages about 2,124 hours of sunshine a year. Daytime highs around 30°C / 86°F and roughly 139 mm of rain in February.

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Sun hours / year

2,124

Sunniest month

February

Peak score

66/100

Rain / year

2,406 mm

Midday UV at peak

11 (extreme)

Sea at warmest

31°C / 88°F

Population

1.5M

Elevation

18 m

When is the best time to visit Kuala Lumpur?

For sunshine, the best time to visit Kuala Lumpur is February, then January and March. The dullest month is January (64/100, 177 mm of rain). The full month-by-month picture is in the table below.

How sunny is Kuala Lumpur?

Kuala Lumpur gets a moderate 2,124 hours of sunshine a year. Conditions barely change through the year — only 2 Sunshine Score points separate February from January. It ranks #26 of 34 destinations in Malaysia for annual sunshine, below the national median of 2,210 hours. The year's 2,406 mm of rain spreads fairly evenly across the months, with no pronounced dry season.

Sunshine Score by month

Sea temperature in Kuala Lumpur by month

The sea off Kuala Lumpur is warmest in March at around 31°C / 88°F, and coolest in January at 30°C / 86°F. The water sits at a comfortable 21°C or warmer roughly all year round. Month-by-month sea-surface temperatures are in the Sea column of the table above.

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Nearby places for sunshine

• Subang Malaysia · 46 km · best in Jan · 2,038 h sun/yr
• Johor Bahru Malaysia · 250 km · best in Feb · 1,839 h sun/yr
• Pekanbaru Indonesia · 256 km · best in Jan · 1,944 h sun/yr
• Singapore Singapore · 297 km · best in Feb · 1,839 h sun/yr
• Batam Indonesia · 323 km · best in Feb · 2,051 h sun/yr
• Penang Malaysia · 325 km · best in Feb · 2,276 h sun/yr

Nearest destinations

• Malacca Malaysia · 81 km · 2,008 h sun/yr · best in Feb
• Dumai Indonesia · 130 km · 1,848 h sun/yr · best in Feb
• Kuantan Malaysia · 202 km · 2,084 h sun/yr · best in Feb
• Pangkor Malaysia · 210 km · 2,301 h sun/yr · best in Jun
• Ipoh Malaysia · 214 km · 2,105 h sun/yr · best in Feb

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How Kuala Lumpur compares month by month: Kuala Lumpur vs Subang · Kuala Lumpur vs Pekanbaru · Kuala Lumpur vs Johor Bahru · all comparisons