Rawang climate

Rawang is warmest in March, with average highs of 30 °C, and coldest in January, when nights average 22 °C. November is the wettest month (396 mm) and June the driest (127 mm). Figures are 1991–2020 climate normals.

Across a full year Rawang averages 2,686 mm of rain and 365 days above 25 °C.

Malaysia · population 199,095 · 1991–2020 normals

  1. Jan 25°
  2. Feb 26°
  3. Mar 26°
  4. Apr 26°
  5. May 27°
  6. Jun 27°
  7. Jul 26°
  8. Aug 26°
  9. Sep 26°
  10. Oct 26°
  11. Nov 25°
  12. Dec 25°

Temperature below 0 °C to above 30 °C Rain band height is that month’s share of the wettest month

What to expectRawang through the year

Rawang changes little through the year. Average daily highs stay between 29 and 30 °C, so no month stands out as a season in the way it would further from the equator.

Counted across a normal year, 365 days a year reach 25 °C, 162 of them reach 30 °C. The warmest reading in the 1991–2020 record is 35 °C, in March.

Rain is strongly seasonal. November averages 396 mm against 127 mm in June — 3.1 times as much. Planning around the dry months matters more here than planning around temperature.

Month by month

Month Avg high Rainfall Cloud
January 29.4 °C 239 mm 80 %
February 30.3 °C 167 mm 75 %
March 30.4 °C 237 mm 78 %
April 30.2 °C 261 mm 83 %
May 30.3 °C 209 mm 85 %
June 30.3 °C 127 mm 80 %
July 30.2 °C 132 mm 80 %
August 30.2 °C 144 mm 83 %
September 30.0 °C 189 mm 84 %
October 29.7 °C 265 mm 89 %
November 29.1 °C 396 mm 91 %
December 28.9 °C 321 mm 88 %

Temperature month by month

Month Avg highAvg lowMeanRecord highRecord lowDays above 25 °CDays above 30 °CDays below 0 °C
January 29.4 °C22.3 °C25.5 °C32.6 °C19.6 °C3190
February 30.3 °C22.4 °C26.0 °C34.8 °C19.3 °C28150
March 30.4 °C23.1 °C26.3 °C35.2 °C19.6 °C31190
April 30.2 °C23.5 °C26.3 °C34.7 °C21.5 °C30180
May 30.3 °C23.8 °C26.6 °C33.2 °C21.6 °C31180
June 30.3 °C23.5 °C26.6 °C34.3 °C21.4 °C30180
July 30.2 °C23.3 °C26.4 °C34.1 °C20.9 °C31170
August 30.2 °C23.3 °C26.4 °C34.1 °C21.2 °C31170
September 30.0 °C23.1 °C26.2 °C34.9 °C20.9 °C30140
October 29.7 °C23.1 °C25.9 °C34.9 °C21.1 °C31110
November 29.1 °C23.0 °C25.4 °C31.2 °C21.1 °C3040
December 28.9 °C22.7 °C25.3 °C31.4 °C19.5 °C3140

Rain, sun and wind month by month

Month RainfallWet daysDaylightCloud coverHumidityWind
January 239 mm2112 h/day80 %86 %8.7 km/h
February 167 mm1812 h/day75 %84 %9.7 km/h
March 237 mm2412 h/day78 %86 %10.0 km/h
April 261 mm2712 h/day83 %88 %9.7 km/h
May 209 mm2312 h/day85 %88 %9.9 km/h
June 127 mm1812 h/day80 %86 %10 km/h
July 132 mm1812 h/day80 %84 %11 km/h
August 144 mm1912 h/day83 %84 %11 km/h
September 189 mm2112 h/day84 %85 %11 km/h
October 265 mm2512 h/day89 %87 %11 km/h
November 396 mm2712 h/day91 %90 %9.5 km/h
December 321 mm2612 h/day88 %89 %8.8 km/h

How Rawang compares

The same four figures for nearby destinations, so the numbers above have something to be read against. Summer high is the warmest month's average high; winter low is the coldest month's average low.

Destination Summer high Winter low Rain per year Days above 25 °C
Rawang 30 °C 22 °C 2,686 mm 365
Selayang Baru Utara · Malaysia 30 °C 22 °C 3,001 mm 365
Kota Damansara · Malaysia 30 °C 22 °C 2,541 mm 365
Kampung Baru Subang · Malaysia 30 °C 23 °C 2,641 mm 365
Wangsa Maju · Malaysia 30 °C 21 °C 2,938 mm 364
Kuala Lumpur · Malaysia 30 °C 22 °C 2,905 mm 365
Petaling Jaya · Malaysia 30 °C 22 °C 2,186 mm 365

Planning a trip? See the best time to visit Rawang.

QuestionsCommon questions about Rawang’s climate

When is the best time to visit Rawang?

That depends on what you want, so the honest answer is a comparison rather than a single month. January, November, December sit closest to 20 °C on average, March is the warmest month and June the driest. The month-by-month table above has the full picture.

How hot does Rawang get?

In March, the warmest month, daily highs average 30 °C. About 162 days a year pass 30 °C. The highest value in the 1991–2020 record is 35 °C.

How cold does it get in winter?

Nights average 22 °C in January, the coldest month. Freezing nights are not part of a normal year here.

Which month is wettest in Rawang?

November, averaging 396 mm over 27 days with rain. The driest month is June with 127 mm. The year as a whole averages 2,686 mm.

Are these figures a forecast?

No. They are 1991–2020 climate normals: the average of thirty years, which describes what a month is usually like in Rawang rather than what any particular week will bring. Individual years can differ substantially from the normal.

Data sources and method

Normal period
1991–2020
Data point
3.321°, 101.577° (the coordinates the reanalysis values are taken for)
Dataset version
era5-1991-2020-scores1.1
Last processed

Measured values come from ERA5 reanalysis and are reproduced unchanged. Calculated by us: monthly rankings, daylight hours, beach and comfort scores. 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.