Malaysia weather by month

Check out Malaysia weather averages by month. Compare detailed monthly climate statistics including temperature, rainfall and sunshine figures.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Maximum daytime temperature °C	31	32	33	33	32	32	32	32	32	32	31	31
Hours of sunshine (daily)	6	7	7	7	7	7	7	6	6	6	5	5
Days with some rainfall	15	15	17	20	16	12	14	15	18	22	25	21

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The climate guide for Malaysia (Kuala Lumpur) shows long term monthly weather averages processed from data supplied by CRU (University of East Anglia), the Met Office & the Netherlands Meteorological Institute. Find out more about our data sources.

Malaysia climate overview

Malaysia comprises the southern part of the Malay Peninsular and the states of Sarawak and Sabah which are part of Borneo. The country has an equatorial climate and 75 per cent of its land area is tropical rainforest.

This makes Malaysia hot, steamy and wet throughout the year with much of its rainfall accompanied by thunderstorms. The southwest (from April to September) and northeast (November to February) monsoon winds do much to disperse the sticky heat and alternate to produce a double rainy season.

The heaviest rain is at the time of changeover of monsoon winds around March to April and October. The coasts exposed to the northwest monsoon tend to be wetter than those exposed to the southwest monsoon, and rainfall across the country varies according to the prevailing monsoon winds.

Slightly cooler weather is to be found up in the hills but this is often marred by heavy cloud and high humidity.

What to pack for Malaysia

Take light clothes with slightly warmer clothing if going to the hill regions, and go prepared for rain at any time of the year.

Malaysia temperature by month

Compare the average temperature by month for popular destinations in Malaysia. Select a place from below to see more long term weather averages by month.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Kota Kinabalu	29	30	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	30	30	30
Kuala Lumpur	31	32	33	33	32	32	32	32	32	32	31	31
Kuching	30	30	31	32	33	33	32	32	32	32	32	31
Langkawi	33	34	34	33	32	32	31	31	31	31	32	32
Pangkor	30	30	30	30	31	30	30	30	30	30	30	29
Penang	31	32	32	32	31	31	31	31	30	30	31	31