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Malaysia climate

Tropical, hot and humid year-round. Browse cities below to find a city with detailed month-by-month records.

Popular cities:Kuala Lumpur · Johor Bahru · Kampung Baru Subang · Petaling Jaya · Ipoh · Shah Alam

Browse all 38 cities in Malaysia

Grouped by climate type, then by population.

Af

Tropical rainforest

35 cities

Kuala Lumpurpop 1.5M Johor Bahrupop 858k Kampung Baru Subangpop 834k Petaling Jayapop 808k Ipohpop 760k Shah Alampop 741k Bukit Rahman Putrapop 607k Pelentongpop 584k Malaccapop 579k Iskandar Puteripop 576k Kuantanpop 548k Kota Kuala Mudapop 545k

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Am

Tropical monsoon

3 cities

Kota Bharupop 569k Alor Setarpop 418k Kangarpop 64k

A few cities, to show the range

A spread picked to show how different the climate gets across Malaysia.

Tropical rainforestAf

Tropical rainforestAf

Kampung Baru Subang

Tropical rainforestAf

Tropical rainforestAf

Tropical rainforestAf

Tropical rainforestAf

Climate types in Malaysia

Malaysia spans 2 climate types. All climate types:

Af Tropical rainforest · 35 cities Am Tropical monsoon · 3 cities

Climate records across Malaysia — warmest, coolest, wettest, driest

Warmest Kapar (83.4 °F avg) · Coolest Miri (81.3 °F avg) · Wettest Kuching (167 in/yr) · Driest Malacca (76 in/yr)These are the extreme ends of our city records, not typical conditions — most of Malaysia sits well between them.