Weather in Kuala Lumpur in October 2024
Average weather
Average temperature in Kuala Lumpur in October
Going from a maximum of +34°C during the day to a minimum of +23°C during the night, the temperature in October averages around +31°C.
The average maximum temperature goes down 36% by the end of the month, compared with the beginning of the month, from +32°C to +28°C.
Is Kuala Lumpur warm or cold in October?
Kuala Lumpur is typically hot in October.
Maximum temperatures go down compared to the previous month from +31°C to +31°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 October is compared to other months in Kuala Lumpur:
Climate in Kuala Lumpur in October
| September | October | November | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg. temperature | ||||||
| +31°C | +31°C | +31°C | ||||
| Min. temperature | ||||||
| +21°C | +21°C | +21°C | ||||
| Max. temperature | ||||||
| +36°C | +35°C | +35°C | ||||
| Rainfall | ||||||
| 111 mm | 152 mm | 247 mm | ||||
| Wind | ||||||
| 1 m/s | 1 m/s | 0 m/s | ||||
| Humidity | ||||||
| 79% | 80% | 83% | ||||
| Air pressure | ||||||
| 1009 HPa | 1009 HPa | 1008 HPa | ||||
| Sunny days | ||||||
| 1 | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Cloudy days | ||||||
| 16 | 13 | 7 | ||||
| Rainy days | ||||||
| 13 | 17 | 22 | ||||
| Snowy days | ||||||
| 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
October weather is still as ok as in September. The temperature levels stay the same in the area of +31°C for average maximum temperature during the day. Prepare for more rain. Average rainfall goes from 111 mm to 152 mm. Humidity rises from 79% to 80%. The average wind speed doesn’t change much during October, staying around 1 m/s. The amount of sunny days stay about the same, averaging 1 sunny days during the month.
November 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 October, going from 1 m/s to 1 m/s over the course of the month.
Rain
How was the weather last October in Kuala Lumpur?
Climate Change over Years
The climate in Kuala Lumpur in October has not changed much over the last 43 years.
The average temperature was the lowest in 1991 (+31°C) and the highest in 2021 (+34°C). The driest year was 1988 with only 57 mm of rainfall, and the wettest year was 2011 with 390 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, 2022.
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.