Kuala Lumpur in January
Highs around 32°C, lows 23°C, 170mm of rain; rooms mid-priced.
Best time to visit / Kuala Lumpur
When is it cheapest to visit Kuala Lumpur?
See how room prices move month by month, and know the cheapest window and the peak season to avoid before you book.
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Cheapest Apr, May, Sep, OctPeak Feb, Dec
Read from this city's own twelve months. The table below adds the temperature and rainfall for each one.
Kuala Lumpur is cheapest to visit in April, May, September, October.
Peak season is February, December, when rooms cost the most.
The month to pick is September. Rooms sit at this city's yearly low, and at an average high of 32°C and low of 23°C with 197mm of rain it asks the least of you of any of its cheap months.
The wettest month in Kuala Lumpur is November, at 331mm. It is not one of the cheap months, so dodging the rain and saving money are two separate decisions here.
Kuala Lumpur month by month: weather and room prices
One row per month. The price column is relative to this city's own year, and the temperature and rainfall are thirty-year normals.
| Month | Rooms | Temp | Rain | What is on |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | Mid | 32°C / 23°C | 170mm | Nothing in particular |
| February | Peak | 33°C / 23°C | 166mm | Lunar New Year |
| March | Mid | 33°C / 24°C | 232mm | Nothing in particular |
| April | Cheap | 33°C / 24°C | 290mm | Monsoon |
| May | Cheap | 33°C / 24°C | 201mm | Nothing in particular |
| June | Mid | 33°C / 23°C | 133mm | School holidays, Eid holiday |
| July | Mid | 32°C / 23°C | 141mm | Nothing in particular |
| August | Mid | 32°C / 23°C | 169mm | National holiday |
| September | Cheap | 32°C / 23°C | 197mm | Nothing in particular |
| Octobernow | Cheap | 32°C / 23°C | 275mm | Monsoon |
| November | Mid | 32°C / 23°C | 331mm | Monsoon, Local festival |
| December | Peak | 32°C / 23°C | 239mm | Christmas, New Year holiday |
Temperature and rainfall are published 1991-2020 monthly normals from national meteorological agencies. The price level is Tripdify's own per-city read of peak seasons and holidays; what you actually pay varies by property and day of the week.
Kuala Lumpur month by month
Kuala Lumpur in February
Highs around 33°C, lows 23°C, 166mm of rain; rooms at the year's high. One of the three driest months. On this month: Lunar New Year.
Peak prices: book early if your dates are fixed.
Kuala Lumpur in March
Highs around 33°C, lows 24°C, 232mm of rain; rooms mid-priced.
Kuala Lumpur in April
Highs around 33°C, lows 24°C, 290mm of rain; rooms at the year's low. One of the three wettest months. On this month: Monsoon.
Cheap, but wet: keep plans flexible and pack for rain.
Kuala Lumpur in May
Highs around 33°C, lows 24°C, 201mm of rain; rooms at the year's low.
Cheap, but wet: keep plans flexible and pack for rain.
Kuala Lumpur in June
Highs around 33°C, lows 23°C, 133mm of rain; rooms mid-priced. One of the three driest months. On this month: School holidays, Eid holiday.
Kuala Lumpur in July
Highs around 32°C, lows 23°C, 141mm of rain; rooms mid-priced. One of the three driest months.
Kuala Lumpur in August
Highs around 32°C, lows 23°C, 169mm of rain; rooms mid-priced. On this month: National holiday.
Kuala Lumpur in September
Highs around 32°C, lows 23°C, 197mm of rain; rooms at the year's low.
Cheap and not one of the wettest months: a good time to go.
Kuala Lumpur in October
Highs around 32°C, lows 23°C, 275mm of rain; rooms at the year's low. One of the three wettest months. On this month: Monsoon.
Cheap, but wet: keep plans flexible and pack for rain.
Kuala Lumpur in November
Highs around 32°C, lows 23°C, 331mm of rain; rooms mid-priced. One of the three wettest months. On this month: Monsoon, Local festival.
Kuala Lumpur in December
Highs around 32°C, lows 23°C, 239mm of rain; rooms at the year's high. On this month: Christmas, New Year holiday.
Peak prices: book early if your dates are fixed.
Kuala Lumpur seasons and room prices
Kuala Lumpur is hot and humid all year, so holidays rather than weather set the price. Lunar New Year and Hari Raya Aidilfitri, whose dates move earlier each year, are the expensive stretches, and during Hari Raya it is the flights and intercity transport that sell out first. Deepavali, the year end and the December school holidays also push rates up. The wetter months from March to April and October to November run a little cheaper, and Ramadan quiets the tourist trade so hotels soften, though some restaurants close by day. The city is well supplied with hotels, so prices rarely spike as hard as in Singapore.
Kuala Lumpur local costs and payment
The currency is the Malaysian ringgit. Hotels, malls and chain restaurants take cards, but street stalls, mamak eateries and markets are cash, and Grab is easiest paid through the app. Pay the hotel in ringgit rather than in your home currency. Malaysia charges foreign guests a flat tourism tax per room per night, collected by the hotel at check in and usually missing from the online total, and many hotels add a sales and service tax and a service charge on top. Compare Agoda channels on the total including tax and budget for the tourism tax separately.
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When to visit Kuala Lumpur: common questions
When is it cheapest?
Kuala Lumpur is cheapest in the low season, April, May, September, October.
When is peak season?
February, December is peak season, when room prices are highest.
Which months should I avoid?
To spend the least, avoid the peak months of February, December, when prices climb.
Which month in Kuala Lumpur is both cheap and pleasant?
The month to pick is September. Rooms sit at this city's yearly low, and at an average high of 32°C and low of 23°C with 197mm of rain it asks the least of you of any of its cheap months.
Which month is wettest in Kuala Lumpur?
The wettest month in Kuala Lumpur is November, at 331mm. It is not one of the cheap months, so dodging the rain and saving money are two separate decisions here.