Weather in Kuala Lumpur in April 2025
Average weather
Average temperature in Kuala Lumpur in April
The temperature in April is +33°C on average, with a range between a maximum of +35°C during the day and a minimum of +24°C at night.
The average maximum temperature goes down 18% by the end of the month, compared with the beginning of the month, from +33°C to +31°C.
Is Kuala Lumpur warm or cold in April?
Kuala Lumpur is typically hot in April.
Maximum temperatures go up compared to the previous month from +32°C to +32°C. The minimum temperature also goes up from +24°C to +24°C.
Make sure that you pack your summer linen and swimming costumes; it’s probably going to be hot.
Take a look at how April is compared to other months in Kuala Lumpur:
Water temperature in Kuala Lumpur in April
Water in Kuala Lumpur in April is Very warm. It varies from +29°C to +31°C, with an average of +30°C. This is almost similar to the air temperature, which averages +32°C.
The water temperature in April is one of the warmest of the entire year:
Can you swim in Kuala Lumpur in April?
Climate in Kuala Lumpur in April
| March | April | May | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg. temperature | ||||||
| +32°C | +32°C | +32°C | ||||
| Min. temperature | ||||||
| +20°C | +22°C | +22°C | ||||
| Max. temperature | ||||||
| +38°C | +36°C | +37°C | ||||
| Rainfall | ||||||
| 165 mm | 157 mm | 119 mm | ||||
| Wind | ||||||
| 1 m/s | 1 m/s | 1 m/s | ||||
| Avg. water temperature | ||||||
| +29°C | +30°C | +30°C | ||||
| Humidity | ||||||
| 79% | 81% | 80% | ||||
| Air pressure | ||||||
| 1009 HPa | 1008 HPa | 1008 HPa | ||||
| Sunny days | ||||||
| 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Cloudy days | ||||||
| 3 | 1 | 2 | ||||
| Rainy days | ||||||
| 8 | 7 | 8 | ||||
| Snowy days | ||||||
| 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
April weather is still as ok as in March. The temperature levels stay the same in the area of +32°C for average maximum temperature during the day. As April arrives, the amount of rainfall goes down. On average, the rainfall volume decreases from 165 mm to 157 mm. Humidity rises from 79% to 81%. The average wind speed doesn’t change much during April, staying around 1 m/s. The amount of sunny days stay about the same, averaging 0 sunny days during the month.
May brings much the same weather, it remains ok.
Wind
The average wind speed is 1 m/s getting up to 2 m/s which is a light breeze; barely moving the tree leaves.
The average wind speed in Kuala Lumpur is gradually increasing during April, going from 1 m/s to 1 m/s over the course of the month.
Rain
How was the weather last April in Kuala Lumpur?
Climate Change over Years
The climate in Kuala Lumpur in April has not changed much over the last 43 years.
The average temperature was the lowest in 1984 (+30°C) and the highest in 2019 (+33°C). The driest year was 1981 with only 881 mm of rainfall, and the wettest year was 2023 with 5963 mm.
FAQ
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Source of the data
For this page, we’ve looked at the typical weather in Kuala Lumpur, based on historical hourly weather data from January 1, 1979, to December 31, 2023.
For past dates, we show actual recorded data at the location at that time. Forecasts are based on recorded weather during that day of the year, averaged over the total years for which we have records (unless stated otherwise). The daily temperature is the highest recorded temperature in the shadow during that day.