Southeast Asia · City travel

Best time to visit Kuala Lumpur

Late Jan, Early Aug is the best time to visit. During this period, the average daytime high is 32.9°C, with 3.5 rainy days per 10 days.

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Scenery of Kuala Lumpur
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Season calendar

Conditions vary little through the year (a 14-point range). Choose dates that suit your plans rather than relying on the color band.

Kuala Lumpur season score, from early January through late December.Early Jan: Good (season score 65.0)Mid Jan: Good (season score 69.9)Late Jan: Great (season score 73.3)Early Feb: Good (season score 66.0)Mid Feb: Good (season score 59.1)Late Feb: Okay (season score 55.3)Early Mar: Good (season score 57.7)Mid Mar: Okay (season score 47.5)Late Mar: Fair (season score 36.9)Early Apr: Okay (season score 43.1)Mid Apr: Fair (season score 40.8)Late Apr: Off-season (season score 26.7)Early May: Fair (season score 33.0)Mid May: Fair (season score 41.0)Late May: Okay (season score 48.4)Early Jun: Okay (season score 50.9)Mid Jun: Good (season score 63.7)Late Jun: Good (season score 68.2)Early Jul: Good (season score 62.8)Mid Jul: Good (season score 66.2)Late Jul: Good (season score 70.5)Early Aug: Great (season score 72.8)Mid Aug: Okay (season score 55.3)Late Aug: Okay (season score 54.2)Early Sep: Okay (season score 56.3)Mid Sep: Good (season score 61.4)Late Sep: Okay (season score 52.7)Early Oct: Good (season score 57.9)Mid Oct: Okay (season score 46.3)Late Oct: Okay (season score 44.7)Early Nov: Okay (season score 44.3)Mid Nov: Fair (season score 36.4)Late Nov: Okay (season score 47.5)Early Dec: Okay (season score 54.0)Mid Dec: Good (season score 58.8)Late Dec: Good (season score 66.5)JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
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Japan MOFA travel advice

No Japan MOFA travel advisory is in effect for this destination.

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Climate and season score by month

MonthLevelDaytime highRainy days
(per 10 days)
Cloud cover
JanuaryGood32.6°C4.481.3%
FebruaryGood33.7°C4.475.4%
MarchOkay33.9°C4.976.1%
AprilFair33.8°C5.481.2%
MayFair34.1°C4.382.7%
JuneGood33.5°C3.180.6%
JulyGood33.0°C3.482.0%
AugustGood33.1°C4.084.7%
SeptemberOkay32.9°C4.686.4%
OctoberOkay32.9°C5.288.8%
NovemberFair32.5°C6.690.2%
DecemberGood32.2°C5.489.2%

How the score works

The season score is a relative 0–100 measure of how suitable each time of year is for travel at this destination, grouped into seven levels. It combines climate-normal trends in temperature, rain, cloud cover, and other conditions.

Weather station: SULTAN ABDUL AZIZ SHAH INTL(15 km). Data: NASA POWER, NOAA GHCN-Daily, OISST, IBTrACS, and Natural Earth.

These are historical climate-normal trends, not a weather forecast.