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Best time to visit Petaling Jaya

February is the best time to visit Petaling Jaya for general sightseeing, with average highs of 30 °C and about 16 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 54/100
A beach holiday January sea 29 °C
The least cloud February 75 % average cloud cover
The least rain June 106 mm
Warmth March 30 °C
Cooler weather December 29 °C

Ranked by comfort

# Month Comfort / 100 Avg high Wet days Beach
1 February 54 30 °C 16 67
2 December 51 29 °C 26 68
3 January 51 29 °C 21 69
4 July 51 30 °C 18 63
5 June 51 30 °C 17 62
6 November 50 29 °C 28 67
7 August 49 30 °C 19 64
8 October 49 30 °C 25 65
9 September 49 30 °C 21 64
10 March 47 30 °C 23 64
11 April 47 30 °C 25 63
12 May 46 30 °C 23 62

For a beach holiday

January scores highest, with a sea temperature of 29 °C and air temperatures around 29 °C. The sea never reaches 20 °C here.

Month Sea Air Sunshine Beach score
January 29 °C 29 °C 80 % 69
February 29 °C 30 °C 75 % 67
March 30 °C 30 °C 77 % 64
April 30 °C 30 °C 83 % 63
May 30 °C 30 °C 84 % 62
June 30 °C 30 °C 79 % 62
July 30 °C 30 °C 79 % 63
August 30 °C 30 °C 81 % 64
September 30 °C 30 °C 83 % 64
October 30 °C 30 °C 88 % 65
November 29 °C 29 °C 91 % 67
December 29 °C 29 °C 88 % 68

When to think twice

May scores lowest with about 23 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 29.2 °C 208 mm 80 %
February 30.0 °C 129 mm 75 %
March 30.3 °C 181 mm 77 %
April 30.1 °C 199 mm 83 %
May 30.1 °C 168 mm 84 %
June 30.2 °C 106 mm 79 %
July 30.1 °C 113 mm 79 %
August 30.0 °C 119 mm 81 %
September 29.9 °C 146 mm 83 %
October 29.6 °C 206 mm 88 %
November 28.9 °C 326 mm 91 %
December 28.7 °C 284 mm 88 %

Data sources and method

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.