Kuala Lumpur is Malaysia’s capital city, and it is also the largest metropolis in the country situated on the centre of Peninsular Malaysia’s west coast region. Bordered by Titiwangsa Mountains to the east, this city has a tropical rainforest climate with days that are hot and rainy a regular occurrence for Kuala Lumpur weather.
Seasons
In the tropics, one season dominates, the rainy season that lasts all year. Still, in Malaysia, two monsoon seasons hit. One happens in May and lasts through September, and the other windy monsoon that influences the weather of Kuala Lumpur most significantly, the Northeast Monsoon, sweeps through between the months of October and March and tends to be much more severe.
Temperatures remain the same almost every day of the year with highs ranging from 31 to 33 degrees Celsius. The sky’s cloud coverage helps to keep the regions near the equator like the country of Malaysia from temperatures soaring higher than 33 degrees.
Rainfall
Kuala Lumpur experiences rain over 156 days in a year. The average amount of rain annually is 2,427 mm. June with 126 mm and July with 127 mm are the driest months of the year, and November has the most rain of all the months with 287 mm.
Visiting
When travellers plan a visit to Kuala Lumpur, they should keep the monsoons in mind. Whenever a storm comes through and the rain really pours, the city has significant flooding. Since June and July have the least amount of rain, those months are best for visiting the metropolis.
