Thermograph

How unusual is the weather? Graded against ~45 years of local climate history.

Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia weather records

Record high and low temperatures for Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, by month, by season, and all-time, with the dates they occurred, across 1981–2026 of daily climate history. Its hottest day on record reached 36°C on 1998-04-29; its coldest fell to 17°C on 2014-02-01.

Records by month

The warmest (▲) and coldest (▼) both the daytime high and the overnight low have ever been in each calendar month, so each column shows its record high and its record low. Tap a month for its full averages and typical range.

MonthDaytime highOvernight low
January
32°C1998-01-18
24°C2018-01-12
24°C2016-01-18
18°C1996-01-04
February
35°C1985-02-08
25°C2001-02-25
24°C2024-02-08
17°C2014-02-01
March
36°C1983-03-24
26°C2012-03-12
25°C2016-03-21
18°C2015-03-13
April
36°C1998-04-29
25°C2008-04-12
26°C2024-04-24
20°C2002-04-03
May
35°C1990-05-01
26°C2006-05-27
26°C2024-05-07
21°C2005-05-05
June
34°C2015-06-02
25°C2026-06-29
26°C2024-06-11
21°C2013-06-27
July
33°C2023-07-05
25°C1997-07-22
25°C2024-07-07
19°C1982-07-26
August
33°C1998-08-09
25°C2006-08-31
25°C2024-08-19
20°C1982-08-08
September
33°C1983-09-05
25°C2007-09-08
25°C2024-09-08
20°C2019-09-01
October
33°C2008-10-17
25°C1991-10-06
25°C2023-10-07
21°C1991-10-29
November
33°C2024-11-13
25°C2025-11-28
25°C2023-11-04
20°C1983-11-23
December
32°C2012-12-30
25°C1995-12-07
24°C2023-12-24
18°C2007-12-02

Records by season

The warmest (▲) and coldest (▼) both the daytime high and the overnight low have reached in each meteorological season (Northern Hemisphere, each a three-month span).

SeasonDaytime highOvernight low
Winter (Dec–Feb)
35°C1985-02-08
24°C2018-01-12
24°C2016-01-18
17°C2014-02-01
Spring (Mar–May)
36°C1998-04-29
25°C2008-04-12
26°C2024-05-07
18°C2015-03-13
Summer (Jun–Aug)
34°C2015-06-02
25°C2006-08-31
26°C2024-06-11
19°C1982-07-26
Autumn (Sep–Nov)
33°C2024-11-13
25°C2025-11-28
25°C2023-10-07
20°C1983-11-23

All-time records

The most extreme value Kuala Lumpur has recorded for each metric across its entire history.

High

Highest 36°C 1998-04-29
Lowest 24°C 2018-01-12

Low

Highest 26°C 2024-05-07
Lowest 17°C 2014-02-01

Feels-like

Highest 62°C 1998-04-29
Lowest 24°C 2018-01-12

Humidity

Highest 25.4 g/m³ 1998-04-29
Lowest 16.3 g/m³ 1989-03-12

Wind

Highest 21 km/h 2025-10-22
Lowest 2 km/h 2010-09-24

Precip

Wettest 128 mm 2021-12-18
Driest 22-day dry spell 1982-03-13

For rainfall, the “driest” figure is the longest run of consecutive days without measurable rain, dated to when that dry spell began.

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