Weather for Kuala Lumpur

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One constant in Kuala Lumpur is the climate, with consistently warm (30-34°C, 86-93°) daytime temperatures all year round, balmy evenings and afternoons often punctuated by brief thunderstorms and torrential rain, usually passing quickly to leave the evenings fresh and rain free after the humidity of the day.

Day

	Weather (day)		Temp (max day)	Rain (mm)	Wind (mph)	Humidity Pressure Visibility
Fri	Sunny	Sunny skies	3 8 °C	0mm	1 sse	38% 1,009mb Good
Sat	Cloudy	Cloudy skies	3 6 °C	2.9mm	3 wsw	46% 1,009mb Good
Sun	Occ Light Rain	Patchy rain possible	3 5 °C	2.4mm	3 w	51% 1,009mb Moderate
Mon	Iso Rain Swrs Day	Light rain shower	3 4 °C	3.4mm	3 wsw	58% 1,009mb Good
Tue	Occ Light Rain	Patchy rain possible	3 3 °C	4.3mm	4 wsw	63% 1,008mb Moderate
Wed	Occ Light Rain	Patchy rain possible	3 3 °C	3mm	6 sw	62% 1,007mb Moderate
Thu	Iso Rain Swrs Day	Light rain shower	3 1 °C	1.1mm	6 wsw	69% 1,007mb Good
Fri	Heavy Rain	Torrential rain shower	3 3 °C	14.2mm	3 nw	67% 1,007mb Poor
Sat	Iso Rain Swrs Day	Light rain shower	3 3 °C	7.5mm	6 w	58% 1,008mb Good
Sun	Mod Rain Swrs Day	Moderate or heavy rain shower	3 4 °C	5.1mm	5 w	67% 1,007mb Moderate

Night

	Weather (night)		Temp (min night)	Rain (mm)	Wind (mph)	Humidity Pressure Visibility
Fri	Clear	Clear skies	2 4 °C	1.9mm	4 ene	84% 1,010mb Good
Sat	Clear	Clear skies	2 4 °C	2.1mm	4 ene	90% 1,010mb Good
Sun	Partly Cloudy Night	Partly cloudy skies	2 4 °C	2.1mm	4 ene	87% 1,010mb Good
Mon	Iso Rain Swrs Night	Light rain shower	2 4 °C	2.4mm	4 ene	88% 1,010mb Good
Tue	Partly Cloudy Night	Partly cloudy skies	2 3 °C	1.4mm	4 ne	87% 1,008mb Good
Wed	Mod Rain Swrs Night	Moderate or heavy rain shower	2 3 °C	1.2mm	1 wsw	88% 1,008mb Moderate
Thu	Iso Rain Swrs Night	Light rain shower	0 °C	0.7mm	3 n	88% 1,009mb Good
Fri	Mod Rain Swrs Day	Moderate or heavy rain shower	2 4 °C	0mm	5 nw	82% 1,007mb Moderate
Sat	Occ Light Rain	Patchy rain possible	2 6 °C	0mm	4 wnw	80% 1,007mb Moderate

Last updated at 08:05, Friday 10 February

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Last updated: We update the weather data for Kuala Lumpur from our weather partner every four hours. The time the last update was received is detailed here.

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Symbols indicate the predominant weather for the day in question, calculated based on a weighting of different types of weather. So if a day is forecast to be sunny with the possibility of a brief shower, then we will see a sunny or partly cloudy symbol rather than a rain cloud. For the purpose of this forecast, 'day' is the entire 24 our period 00:00 to 23:59

The maximum temperature is the highest temperature forecast between dawn and dusk, and the minimum temperature is the lowest temperature expected from dusk on the day in question to dawn the next day. The temperature is in °C, or Celsius.

Wind speed and direction are the conditions expected at midday. Wind direction is based on a 16 point compass. W, SW, SSW, etc. The wind direction states where the wind originates. Wind speed is listed in MPH or miles per hour.

Humidity levels indicates how much water vapour the air contains compared to the maximum it could contain at that temperature. As a general guide:

0 to 30 is very low
31 to 50 is low
51 to 70 is moderate to low
71 to 80 is moderate
81 to 90 is moderate to high
91 to 100 is high

Pressure is measured in millibars (mb)

Visibility based on whether the human eye can see the following distances:

Very poor - less than 1km
Poor - between 1km and 4km
Moderate - between 4km and 10km
Good - between 10km and 20km
Very good - between 20km and 40km
Excellent - more than 40km

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