Chengdu (China) vs Kuala Lumpur (Malaysia): Temperature, Rainfall and Sunshine

Reference period: Chengdu 2013–2023 · Kuala Lumpur 2013–2023

Kuala Lumpur (Malaysia) has a higher monthly mean temperature than Chengdu (China) in every month of the year.

Key monthly differences

Warmest month

Chengdu
August · 26.44 °C
Kuala Lumpur
June · 27.03 °C

Coolest month

Chengdu
January · 6.67 °C
Kuala Lumpur
November, December · 25.83 °C

Driest month

Chengdu
January · 0.33 mm/day
Kuala Lumpur
February · 4.59 mm/day

Sunniest month

Chengdu
July · 8.53 hours/day
Kuala Lumpur
March · 10.03 hours/day
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Climate comparison questions

When are the temperatures most similar and most different?

The smallest difference in monthly mean temperature is 0.18 °C (August); the largest is 19.34 °C (January).

How much do temperatures vary across the year?

The difference between the warmest and coolest monthly means is 19.77 °C in Chengdu (China) and 1.21 °C in Kuala Lumpur (Malaysia). This describes seasonal variation, not the range between daytime highs and nighttime lows.

Which location has more rainfall?

Chengdu (China) has a higher daily rainfall average in 2 months and Kuala Lumpur (Malaysia) in 10; 0 months are equal at the displayed precision. Rainfall amounts do not tell us how many days it rains.

Which location has more sunshine?

Chengdu (China) has more average sunshine hours per day in 0 months and Kuala Lumpur (Malaysia) in 12; 0 months are equal at the displayed precision. Sunshine duration is different from daylight duration.

Climate data notes

Show data and calculation

Daily values are averaged separately for each calendar month over the saved reference period. Temperatures are daily means, not daytime highs. Rainfall is an average daily amount, not a monthly total; sunshine is average hours per day. These historical averages are not a weather forecast. Each location’s reference period is listed below and may differ.

Mean of the 12 monthly averages

Monthly climate data

Difference: Kuala Lumpur (Malaysia) minus Chengdu (China)

Temperature °C

Month Chengdu Kuala Lumpur +/-
Jan 6.67 26.00 +19.34
Feb 8.87 26.71 +17.84
Mar 14.41 26.96 +12.54
Apr 18.63 26.82 +8.19
May 22.14 27.00 +4.86
Jun 25.19 27.03 +1.84
Jul 26.40 26.86 +0.47
Aug 26.44 26.62 +0.18
Sep 22.25 26.45 +4.20
Oct 17.76 26.36 +8.60
Nov 12.84 25.83 +13.00
Dec 7.52 25.83 +18.31
Annual mean 17.43 26.54 +9.11

Average sunshine (hours/day)

Month Chengdu Kuala Lumpur +/-
Jan 5.35 9.04 +3.69
Feb 5.27 9.91 +4.63
Mar 5.76 10.03 +4.27
Apr 6.84 9.25 +2.41
May 7.29 9.04 +1.75
Jun 7.20 9.39 +2.18
Jul 8.53 9.40 +0.87
Aug 8.46 9.17 +0.71
Sep 5.49 8.76 +3.27
Oct 4.33 8.46 +4.13
Nov 4.35 7.54 +3.18
Dec 5.05 7.92 +2.87
Annual mean 6.16 8.99 +2.83

Average daily rainfall (mm/day)

Month Chengdu Kuala Lumpur +/-
Jan 0.33 6.28 +5.94
Feb 0.67 4.59 +3.92
Mar 1.22 6.54 +5.32
Apr 2.41 8.95 +6.55
May 2.87 7.00 +4.14
Jun 4.22 4.98 +0.76
Jul 9.70 4.95 −4.75
Aug 7.80 5.82 −1.98
Sep 3.81 7.59 +3.78
Oct 1.99 8.96 +6.97
Nov 0.61 12.69 +12.08
Dec 0.39 10.45 +10.06
Annual mean 3.00 7.40 +4.40

Snow (mm)

Month Chengdu Kuala Lumpur +/-
Jan 0.14 0.00 −0.14
Feb 0.05 0.00 −0.05
Mar 0.00 0.00 0.00
Apr 0.00 0.00 0.00
May 0.00 0.00 0.00
Jun 0.00 0.00 0.00
Jul 0.00 0.00 0.00
Aug 0.00 0.00 0.00
Sep 0.00 0.00 0.00
Oct 0.00 0.00 0.00
Nov 0.00 0.00 0.00
Dec 0.10 0.00 −0.10
Annual mean 0.02 0.00 −0.02