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Climate of Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Seasonal climate characteristics and practical weather context.

Climate of Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

NASA POWER’s 1991–2020 climatology for Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia (3.141, 101.687) gives an annual mean temperature of 25.4 °C and estimated annual precipitation of about 2,473 mm.

Temperature

May has the highest monthly mean temperature at 26.2 °C. January is coolest at 24.6 °C, a yearly monthly-mean range of 1.6 °C.

Precipitation

November has the highest estimated monthly total (about 307 mm); June has the lowest (about 150 mm). Monthly totals are estimated from NASA POWER’s mean daily precipitation rates.

Monthly averages

MonthMean temperatureEstimated precipitation
January24.6 °C191 mm
February25.0 °C150 mm
March25.7 °C200 mm
April26.2 °C233 mm
May26.2 °C192 mm
June25.7 °C150 mm
July25.3 °C165 mm
August25.3 °C188 mm
September25.4 °C192 mm
October25.4 °C246 mm
November25.3 °C307 mm
December24.8 °C260 mm