Freetown (Sierra Leone) vs Kuala Lumpur (Malaysia): Temperature, Rainfall and Sunshine

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

Across the 12 monthly averages, Freetown (Sierra Leone) is warmer in 5 months and Kuala Lumpur (Malaysia) in 7; 0 months are equal at the displayed precision.

Key monthly differences

Warmest month

Freetown
December · 27.10 °C
Kuala Lumpur
June · 27.03 °C

Coolest month

Freetown
August · 24.90 °C
Kuala Lumpur
November, December · 25.83 °C

Driest month

Freetown
February · 0.18 mm/day
Kuala Lumpur
February · 4.59 mm/day

Sunniest month

Freetown
March · 10.37 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 0.01 °C (February, May); the largest is 1.75 °C (July).

How much do temperatures vary across the year?

The difference between the warmest and coolest monthly means is 2.21 °C in Freetown (Sierra Leone) 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?

Freetown (Sierra Leone) has a higher daily rainfall average in 5 months and Kuala Lumpur (Malaysia) in 7; 0 months are equal at the displayed precision. Rainfall amounts do not tell us how many days it rains.

Which location has more sunshine?

Freetown (Sierra Leone) has more average sunshine hours per day in 8 months and Kuala Lumpur (Malaysia) in 4; 0 months are equal at the displayed precision. Sunshine duration is different from daylight duration.

Climate data notes

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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 Freetown (Sierra Leone)

Temperature °C

Month Freetown Kuala Lumpur +/-
Jan 26.77 26.00 −0.76
Feb 26.72 26.71 −0.01
Mar 26.70 26.96 +0.25
Apr 27.02 26.82 −0.20
May 26.99 27.00 +0.01
Jun 25.99 27.03 +1.04
Jul 25.12 26.86 +1.75
Aug 24.90 26.62 +1.72
Sep 25.28 26.45 +1.17
Oct 25.95 26.36 +0.42
Nov 26.62 25.83 −0.79
Dec 27.10 25.83 −1.28
Annual mean 26.26 26.54 +0.28

Average sunshine (hours/day)

Month Freetown Kuala Lumpur +/-
Jan 10.08 9.04 −1.04
Feb 10.34 9.91 −0.44
Mar 10.37 10.03 −0.34
Apr 10.30 9.25 −1.05
May 9.19 9.04 −0.16
Jun 7.74 9.39 +1.65
Jul 6.85 9.40 +2.55
Aug 5.96 9.17 +3.21
Sep 6.76 8.76 +2.00
Oct 8.57 8.46 −0.11
Nov 9.72 7.54 −2.18
Dec 10.09 7.92 −2.17
Annual mean 8.83 8.99 +0.16

Average daily rainfall (mm/day)

Month Freetown Kuala Lumpur +/-
Jan 0.31 6.28 +5.96
Feb 0.18 4.59 +4.41
Mar 0.33 6.54 +6.21
Apr 1.09 8.95 +7.87
May 6.41 7.00 +0.59
Jun 13.63 4.98 −8.65
Jul 20.83 4.95 −15.88
Aug 25.66 5.82 −19.84
Sep 17.41 7.59 −9.82
Oct 9.30 8.96 −0.34
Nov 5.09 12.69 +7.60
Dec 0.94 10.45 +9.51
Annual mean 8.43 7.40 −1.03

Snow (mm)

Month Freetown Kuala Lumpur +/-
Jan 0.00 0.00 0.00
Feb 0.00 0.00 0.00
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 0.00 0.00 0.00
Annual mean 0.00 0.00 0.00