Sarawak · Malaysia
Kuching in September
In September, Kuching averages a daytime high of 33 °C and a night-time low of 23 °C, with about 224 mm of rain over the month. Kuching has no month that is both mild and dry by the measure used here.
- Average high
- 33 °C
- Average low
- 23 °C
- Rain in the month
- 224 mm
- Daylight on 15 Sep
- 12 h 10 min
- Comfortable month
- No
- Places to stay
- 77
When to go
How September compares with the rest of the year in Kuching
September is tied for the warmest month in Kuching by average daytime high; across the year the highs run from 30 °C to 33 °C and the lows from 23 °C to 24 °C. By day, September is about the same as August, and October is about the same as September.
September brings 224 mm of rain, less than the monthly average of 370 mm (4443 mm a year); it is the 11th wettest month.
On 15 September the sun is up for about 12 h 10 min, against 12 h at the shortest and 12 h 10 min at the longest point of the year (calculated from the latitude, sunrise to sunset).
| Month | High | Low | Rain | Comfortable |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 30 °C | 23 °C | 754 mm | |
| February | 31 °C | 23 °C | 629 mm | |
| March | 32 °C | 24 °C | 365 mm | |
| April | 33 °C | 24 °C | 297 mm | |
| May | 33 °C | 24 °C | 254 mm | |
| June | 33 °C | 24 °C | 225 mm | |
| July | 33 °C | 24 °C | 197 mm | |
| August | 33 °C | 24 °C | 249 mm | |
| September | 33 °C | 23 °C | 224 mm | |
| October | 32 °C | 23 °C | 332 mm | |
| November | 32 °C | 23 °C | 363 mm | |
| December | 31 °C | 23 °C | 556 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 September a good time to visit Kuching?
Not by the measure used here: the average high of 33 °C is above 29 °C and about 224 mm of rain is 80 mm or more. No month in Kuching 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 September
Nationwide public holidays; shops and offices may close on these dates.
Where to stay
Where to stay in Kuching
This guide lists 77 places to stay in Kuching, hotels recorded in Wikidata. By straight-line distance from the centre: under 1 km, 23; 1–3 km, 28; 3–10 km, 19; 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.