Kuala Lumpur (Malaysia) vs Paris (France): Temperature, Rainfall and Sunshine

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

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

Key monthly differences

Warmest month

Kuala Lumpur
June · 27.03 °C
Paris
July · 20.79 °C

Coolest month

Kuala Lumpur
November, December · 25.83 °C
Paris
January · 4.80 °C

Driest month

Kuala Lumpur
February · 4.59 mm/day
Paris
April · 1.56 mm/day

Sunniest month

Kuala Lumpur
March · 10.03 hours/day
Paris
July · 11.29 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 6.07 °C (July); the largest is 21.20 °C (January).

How much do temperatures vary across the year?

The difference between the warmest and coolest monthly means is 1.21 °C in Kuala Lumpur (Malaysia) and 15.99 °C in Paris (France). This describes seasonal variation, not the range between daytime highs and nighttime lows.

Which location has more rainfall?

Kuala Lumpur (Malaysia) has a higher daily rainfall average in 12 months and Paris (France) in 0; 0 months are equal at the displayed precision. Rainfall amounts do not tell us how many days it rains.

Which location has more sunshine?

Kuala Lumpur (Malaysia) has more average sunshine hours per day in 6 months and Paris (France) in 6; 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: Paris (France) minus Kuala Lumpur (Malaysia)

Temperature °C

Month Kuala Lumpur Paris +/-
Jan 26.00 4.80 −21.20
Feb 26.71 5.54 −21.16
Mar 26.96 7.73 −19.23
Apr 26.82 10.73 −16.08
May 27.00 14.17 −12.83
Jun 27.03 18.56 −8.47
Jul 26.86 20.79 −6.07
Aug 26.62 20.11 −6.50
Sep 26.45 17.21 −9.24
Oct 26.36 13.31 −13.06
Nov 25.83 8.47 −17.36
Dec 25.83 6.09 −19.74
Annual mean 26.54 12.29 −14.25

Average sunshine (hours/day)

Month Kuala Lumpur Paris +/-
Jan 9.04 3.12 −5.92
Feb 9.91 5.21 −4.69
Mar 10.03 6.93 −3.10
Apr 9.25 9.57 +0.32
May 9.04 10.42 +1.39
Jun 9.39 11.19 +1.80
Jul 9.40 11.29 +1.89
Aug 9.17 10.49 +1.32
Sep 8.76 8.86 +0.10
Oct 8.46 6.25 −2.21
Nov 7.54 4.39 −3.15
Dec 7.92 3.34 −4.58
Annual mean 8.99 7.59 −1.40

Average daily rainfall (mm/day)

Month Kuala Lumpur Paris +/-
Jan 6.28 1.81 −4.46
Feb 4.59 1.65 −2.94
Mar 6.54 1.90 −4.64
Apr 8.95 1.56 −7.40
May 7.00 2.47 −4.53
Jun 4.98 2.23 −2.75
Jul 4.95 1.59 −3.37
Aug 5.82 2.06 −3.76
Sep 7.59 1.65 −5.94
Oct 8.96 2.09 −6.87
Nov 12.69 2.21 −10.48
Dec 10.45 2.35 −8.10
Annual mean 7.40 1.96 −5.44

Snow (mm)

Month Kuala Lumpur Paris +/-
Jan 0.00 1.32 +1.32
Feb 0.00 1.21 +1.21
Mar 0.00 0.45 +0.45
Apr 0.00 0.13 +0.13
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 0.01 +0.01
Nov 0.00 0.14 +0.14
Dec 0.00 0.32 +0.32
Annual mean 0.00 0.30 +0.30