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Kuala Lumpur Weather in May

In May, Kuala Lumpur averages a high of 34°C (93°F) and a low of 25°C (76°F), from 27 years of daily records (1978–2025).

34°C
Average high
93°F
25°C
Average low
76°F
39°C
Record high
101°F · May 22, 1997
20°C
Record low
69°F · May 23, 2009

What May Is Like in Kuala Lumpur

  • 6 of the 10 warmest Mays on record in Kuala Lumpur have come since 2011.
  • A typical May brings 6 days above 35°C (95°F).
  • May is Kuala Lumpur's warmest month of the year.
  • The warmest May in the record was 2010; the coldest was 1981.

At least 1 mm of rain falls on 46% of May days, and the month averages 227 mm in total.

Average daytime high in Kuala Lumpur, every May since 1978
31°C34°C36°C198020002010May 1978: 33.1°CMay 1980: 32.6°CMay 1981: 32.2°CMay 1991: 32.9°CMay 1992: 33.2°CMay 1993: 32.8°CMay 1994: 32.6°CMay 1995: 33.3°CMay 1996: 33.2°CMay 1997: 34.2°CMay 1998: 34.7°CMay 2000: 33.9°CMay 2001: 33.6°CMay 2002: 34.3°CMay 2003: 34.3°CMay 2004: 34.0°CMay 2007: 33.2°CMay 2008: 32.8°CMay 2009: 34.1°CMay 2010: 34.9°CMay 2011: 34.4°CMay 2012: 34.1°CMay 2013: 33.9°CMay 2015: 33.9°CMay 2016: 34.1°CMay 2019: 34.1°CMay 2022: 34.0°C
Warmest: 2010 (34.9°C)Latest: 2022 (34.0°C)10-year averageLong-run average (33.6°C)

Look Up a Day in May

See the weather in Kuala Lumpur on any May date, year by year.

Source: NOAA GHCN-Daily, Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah Intl (1974–2025). Averages cover 1978–2025. How we compute this

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