Kuching weather by month & the best time to visit
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The best time to visit Kuching is January — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 63/100), with February and March close behind. Kuching averages about 1,954 hours of sunshine a year. Daytime highs around 28°C / 82°F and roughly 547 mm of rain in January.
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- Sun hours / year
- 1,954
- Sunniest month
- January
- Peak score
- 63/100
- Rain / year
- 3,803 mm
- Midday UV at peak
- 10 (very high)
- Population
- 570k
- Elevation
- 22 m
When is the best time to visit Kuching?
For sunshine, the best time to visit Kuching is January, then February and March. The dullest month is January (63/100, 547 mm of rain). The full month-by-month picture is in the table below.
How sunny is Kuching?
Kuching gets a moderate 1,954 hours of sunshine a year. Conditions barely change through the year — only 0 Sunshine Score points separate January from January. It ranks #32 of 34 destinations in Malaysia for annual sunshine, below the national median of 2,210 hours. The year's 3,803 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 | 63 | 28° / 82°F | 24° / 75°F | 547 mm | 9 |
| February | 63 | 28° / 82°F | 24° / 75°F | 403 mm | 9 |
| March | 63 | 29° / 84°F | 25° / 77°F | 302 mm | 10 |
| April | 63 | 29° / 84°F | 25° / 77°F | 282 mm | 10 |
| May | 63 | 30° / 86°F | 26° / 79°F | 239 mm | 10 |
| June | 63 | 29° / 84°F | 25° / 77°F | 229 mm | 9 |
| July | 63 | 29° / 84°F | 25° / 77°F | 215 mm | 9 |
| August | 63 | 29° / 84°F | 25° / 77°F | 220 mm | 9 |
| September | 63 | 29° / 84°F | 25° / 77°F | 241 mm | 9 |
| October | 63 | 29° / 84°F | 25° / 77°F | 319 mm | 8 |
| November | 63 | 29° / 84°F | 25° / 77°F | 345 mm | 9 |
| December | 63 | 28° / 82°F | 25° / 77°F | 461 mm | 9 |
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Nearby places for sunshine
- Pontianak Indonesia · 211 km · best in Jan · 2,258 h sun/yr
- Ketapang Indonesia · 370 km · best in Aug · 2,402 h sun/yr
- Pangkalanbun Indonesia · 489 km · best in Aug · 2,103 h sun/yr
- Miri Malaysia · 512 km · best in Jan · 2,300 h sun/yr
- Sampit Indonesia · 531 km · best in Aug · 2,154 h sun/yr
- Tanjung Pandan Indonesia · 552 km · best in Aug · 2,006 h sun/yr
Nearest destinations
- Sibu Malaysia · 201 km · 1,953 h sun/yr · best in Jan
- Sintang Indonesia · 210 km · 2,061 h sun/yr · best in Jan
- Mukah Malaysia · 244 km · 2,011 h sun/yr · best in Jan
- Nanga Pinoh-Borneo Island Indonesia · 256 km · 2,061 h sun/yr · best in Jan
- Putussibau-Borneo Island Indonesia · 297 km · 2,091 h sun/yr · best in Jan
Head-to-head
How Kuching compares month by month: Kuching vs Pontianak · Kuching vs Pangkalanbun · Kuching vs Ketapang · all comparisons
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