Malaysia
Kuala Lumpur in August
In August, Kuala Lumpur averages a daytime high of 32 °C and a night-time low of 22 °C, with about 170 mm of rain over the month. Kuala Lumpur has no month that is both mild and dry by the measure used here.
- Average high
- 32 °C
- Average low
- 22 °C
- Rain in the month
- 170 mm
- Daylight on 15 Aug
- 12 h 10 min
- Comfortable month
- No
- Places to stay
- 334
When to go
How August compares with the rest of the year in Kuala Lumpur
August is tied for the 2nd warmest month in Kuala Lumpur by average daytime high; across the year the highs run from 31 °C to 33 °C and the lows from 22 °C to 23 °C. By day, August is about the same as July, and September is about the same as August.
August brings 170 mm of rain, less than the monthly average of 211 mm (2528 mm a year); it is the 9th wettest month.
On 15 August the sun is up for about 12 h 10 min, against 12 h at the shortest and 12 h 20 min at the longest point of the year (calculated from the latitude, sunrise to sunset).
| Month | High | Low | Rain | Comfortable |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 31 °C | 22 °C | 190 mm | |
| February | 32 °C | 22 °C | 140 mm | |
| March | 32 °C | 23 °C | 221 mm | |
| April | 33 °C | 23 °C | 249 mm | |
| May | 32 °C | 23 °C | 229 mm | |
| June | 32 °C | 23 °C | 144 mm | |
| July | 32 °C | 22 °C | 144 mm | |
| August | 32 °C | 22 °C | 170 mm | |
| September | 32 °C | 22 °C | 190 mm | |
| October | 32 °C | 22 °C | 277 mm | |
| November | 31 °C | 22 °C | 300 mm | |
| December | 31 °C | 22 °C | 275 mm |
Comfortable means average daytime high between 18 °C and 29 °C and under 80 mm of rain in the month. Averages for 1991–2020 over the surrounding area, a grid square about 50 km across, so a coast or a nearby mountain can make the town itself warmer or cooler. Data: CRU TS v4.10, Climatic Research Unit, University of East Anglia (Open Database License).
When to go
Is August a good time to visit Kuala Lumpur?
Not by the measure used here: the average high of 32 °C is above 29 °C and about 170 mm of rain is 80 mm or more. No month in Kuala Lumpur meets it.
The measure is about weather for a city stay only; it says nothing about events, school holidays or prices.
Public holidays in Malaysia in August
Nationwide public holidays; shops and offices may close on these dates.
Where to stay
Where to stay in Kuala Lumpur
This guide lists 334 places to stay in Kuala Lumpur: 1 chain property with its details and own websites, and 333 hotels recorded in Wikidata. By straight-line distance from the centre: under 1 km, 49; 1–3 km, 201; 3–10 km, 77; 10 km or more, 7.
Sources: climate from CRU TS v4.10 (Climatic Research Unit, University of East Anglia; Open Database License), 1991–2020 averages; day length calculated from the latitude; public holidays from python-holidays (MIT); places to stay from each operator's own public pages and Wikidata. How this guide is made.