Best time to visit Kuala Lumpur
February is the best time to visit Kuala Lumpur for general sightseeing, with average highs of 30 °C and about 17 wet days.
It depends what you are going for
One month rarely wins on everything. These are the best months on each measure taken on its own.
| If you want | Best month | On that measure |
|---|---|---|
| Sightseeing and walking | February | comfort 53/100 |
| The least cloud | February | 77 % average cloud cover |
| The least rain | February | 165 mm |
| Warmth | March | 30 °C |
| Cooler weather | December | 29 °C |
Ranked by comfort
| # | Month | Comfort / 100 | Avg high | Wet days |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | February | 53 | 30 °C | 17 |
| 2 | December | 51 | 29 °C | 26 |
| 3 | January | 51 | 29 °C | 20 |
| 4 | November | 50 | 29 °C | 28 |
| 5 | October | 49 | 30 °C | 27 |
| 6 | August | 49 | 30 °C | 25 |
| 7 | September | 49 | 30 °C | 25 |
| 8 | July | 48 | 30 °C | 24 |
| 9 | June | 47 | 30 °C | 22 |
| 10 | March | 47 | 30 °C | 25 |
| 11 | April | 46 | 30 °C | 28 |
| 12 | May | 46 | 30 °C | 26 |
When to think twice
May scores lowest with about 26 wet days and highs near 30 °C. That does not make it a bad month — it depends entirely on what you are travelling for. The numbers are all here; the judgement is yours.
The full year
| Month | Avg high | Rainfall | Cloud |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 29.4 °C | 203 mm | 82 % |
| February | 30.3 °C | 165 mm | 77 % |
| March | 30.5 °C | 260 mm | 79 % |
| April | 30.3 °C | 293 mm | 85 % |
| May | 30.2 °C | 235 mm | 87 % |
| June | 30.1 °C | 171 mm | 83 % |
| July | 30.0 °C | 185 mm | 83 % |
| August | 29.8 °C | 214 mm | 85 % |
| September | 29.8 °C | 236 mm | 86 % |
| October | 29.6 °C | 292 mm | 90 % |
| November | 29.0 °C | 374 mm | 93 % |
| December | 28.8 °C | 278 mm | 90 % |
Data sources and method
- ERA5 / ERA5-Land reanalysis — Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S), ECMWF. Copernicus Licence
- Open-Meteo — Open-Meteo.com. CC BY 4.0
- NOAA OISST v2.1 — NOAA Physical Sciences Laboratory. Public domain
- GeoNames — GeoNames.org. CC BY 4.0
- Normal period
- 1991–2020
- Dataset version
- era5-1991-2020-scores1.1
- Last processed
Measured values come from ERA5 reanalysis and are reproduced unchanged. Calculated by us: comfort score, beach score, season boundaries. Full formulas are on the methodology page.
Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026. Neither the European Commission nor ECMWF is responsible for any use that may be made of the Copernicus information or data it contains.