When to go · Kuala Lumpur
Kuala Lumpur, month by month
The best months for Kuala Lumpur: Feb, Mar, Jun, Jul.
Month by month
- JanuaryGoodDrier; Thaipusam and Chinese New Year crowds some years.32 °C (90 °F) / 23 °C (73 °F), 14 rain days90 °F (32 °C) / 73 °F (23 °C), 14 rain daysCrowds: Medium · 2 festivals or holidays
- FebruaryGreatDriest month; Chinese New Year some years.33 °C (91 °F) / 23 °C (73 °F), 12 rain days91 °F (33 °C) / 73 °F (23 °C), 12 rain daysCrowds: High · 2 festivals or holidays
- MarchGreatWarm; storms building; Ramadan some years.33 °C (91 °F) / 24 °C (75 °F), 16 rain days91 °F (33 °C) / 75 °F (24 °C), 16 rain daysCrowds: Medium · 2 festivals or holidays
- AprilMixedWetter; storms most afternoons.33 °C (91 °F) / 24 °C (75 °F), 18 rain days91 °F (33 °C) / 75 °F (24 °C), 18 rain daysCrowds: Medium · 1 festival or holiday
- MayMixedHot and humid; showers.33 °C (91 °F) / 24 °C (75 °F), 16 rain days91 °F (33 °C) / 75 °F (24 °C), 16 rain daysCrowds: Medium
- JuneGreatDrier; haze possible.32 °C (90 °F) / 24 °C (75 °F), 12 rain days90 °F (32 °C) / 75 °F (24 °C), 12 rain daysCrowds: Medium
- JulyGreatDrier; haze possible.32 °C (90 °F) / 23 °C (73 °F), 13 rain days90 °F (32 °C) / 73 °F (23 °C), 13 rain daysCrowds: High
- AugustMixedHaze possible; Merdeka Day events.32 °C (90 °F) / 23 °C (73 °F), 14 rain days90 °F (32 °C) / 73 °F (23 °C), 14 rain daysCrowds: High · 1 festival or holiday
- SeptemberMixedHaze possible; wetter towards the end.32 °C (90 °F) / 23 °C (73 °F), 16 rain days90 °F (32 °C) / 73 °F (23 °C), 16 rain daysCrowds: Medium · 1 festival or holiday
- OctoberMixedWet season starts; storms most afternoons.32 °C (90 °F) / 24 °C (75 °F), 19 rain days90 °F (32 °C) / 75 °F (24 °C), 19 rain daysCrowds: Low · 1 festival or holiday
- NovemberMixedWettest; flash flooding possible.32 °C (90 °F) / 24 °C (75 °F), 20 rain days90 °F (32 °C) / 75 °F (24 °C), 20 rain daysCrowds: Low · 1 festival or holiday
- DecemberMixedWet; holiday crowds.32 °C (90 °F) / 23 °C (73 °F), 18 rain days90 °F (32 °C) / 73 °F (23 °C), 18 rain daysCrowds: High
Compare two months
Weather, crowds and prices for any two months in Kuala Lumpur, side by side.
Verdict
Feb: Great
Mar: Great
Daytime high
Feb: 33 °C (91 °F)91 °F (33 °C)
Mar: 33 °C (91 °F)91 °F (33 °C)
Night low
Feb: 23 °C (73 °F)73 °F (23 °C)
Mar: 24 °C (75 °F)75 °F (24 °C)
Rain days
Feb: 12 (better)
Mar: 16
Crowds
Feb: High
Mar: Medium
Prices
Feb: High
Mar: Medium
Festivals listed
Feb: 2
Mar: 2
February: Driest month; Chinese New Year some years.
March: Warm; storms building; Ramadan some years.
Kuala Lumpur: figures are long-term averages from this guide, not a forecast.
All twelve months in one grid — weather, crowds and prices, with gaps left as unknown.