Malaysia
Kuala Lumpur in January
In January, Kuala Lumpur averages a daytime high of 31 °C and a night-time low of 22 °C, with about 190 mm of rain over the month. Kuala Lumpur has no month that is both mild and dry by the measure used here.
- Average high
- 31 °C
- Average low
- 22 °C
- Rain in the month
- 190 mm
- Daylight on 15 Jan
- 12 h
- Comfortable month
- No
- Places to stay
- 334
When to go
How January compares with the rest of the year in Kuala Lumpur
January is tied for the coolest 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, January is 1 °C warmer than December, and February is 1 °C warmer than January.
January brings 190 mm of rain, less than the monthly average of 211 mm (2528 mm a year); it is tied for the 7th wettest month.
On 15 January the sun is up for about 12 h, 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 January a good time to visit Kuala Lumpur?
Not by the measure used here: the average high of 31 °C is above 29 °C and about 190 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.
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; places to stay from each operator's own public pages and Wikidata. How this guide is made.