Best time to visit Kuala Lumpur
Our pick for sun: January to December.
The best months
- SunJanuary to December
- CityNo month we would really recommend
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The twelve months at a glance
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Good, 60/100, Heavy rain | Good, 70/100 | Good, 60/100, Heavy rain | Good, 60/100, Heavy rain | Good, 60/100, Heavy rain | Good, 60/100, Heavy rain | Good, 60/100, Heavy rain | Good, 60/100, Heavy rain | Good, 60/100, Heavy rain | Good, 60/100, Heavy rain | Good, 60/100, Heavy rain | Good, 60/100, Heavy rain |
| City | Fair, 40/100, Heavy rain | Fair, 46/100 | Fair, 36/100, Heavy rain | Fair, 36/100, Heavy rain | Fair, 37/100, Heavy rain | Fair, 38/100, Heavy rain | Fair, 39/100, Heavy rain | Fair, 40/100, Heavy rain | Fair, 40/100, Heavy rain | Fair, 40/100, Heavy rain | Fair, 41/100, Heavy rain | Fair, 42/100, Heavy rain |
- Ideal
- Good
- Fair
- Best avoided
- Risk flagged
Temperatures and rain
See the month-by-month values
| Month | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 30°C | 22°C | 209 mm |
| February | 31°C | 22°C | 174 mm |
| March | 31°C | 22°C | 271 mm |
| April | 31°C | 23°C | 303 mm |
| May | 31°C | 23°C | 248 mm |
| June | 30°C | 22°C | 180 mm |
| July | 30°C | 22°C | 188 mm |
| August | 30°C | 22°C | 222 mm |
| September | 30°C | 22°C | 242 mm |
| October | 30°C | 22°C | 301 mm |
| November | 30°C | 22°C | 380 mm |
| December | 29°C | 22°C | 283 mm |
Estimated flight time
- From YUL : about 17 h 55 min
- From YYZ : about 18 h 10 min
- From YVR : about 15 h 45 min
Estimate of a nonstop flight computed from the distance: not a schedule. Connections lengthen the trip.
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Where this data comes from
Temperatures, sunshine and rain: monthly normals we computed over 1991-2020. These are estimates from a climate reanalysis, not station readings.
- ERA5 reanalysis-era5-single-levels-timeseries (C3S, CC-BY)
Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information (ERA5, 2026, CC BY 4.0 licence). Neither the European Commission nor ECMWF is responsible for any use that may be made of the Copernicus information or data it contains. Sea temperature: NOAA OISST v2.1 (Huang et al., 2021, J. Climate 34, doi:10.1175/JCLI-D-20-0166.1).