Best time to visit Kuching
Month-by-month weather averages for Kuching.
Kuching, Sarawak, Malaysia
°C
mm
- Average daily high and low
- Precipitation
- Good month
- Best month
- Made good or best by an event
| Month | Average daily high | Average daily low | Precipitation | Verdict |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 29.7 °C / 85 °F | 23.3 °C / 74 °F | 453 mm / 17.8 in | neither best nor good |
| February | 29.9 °C / 86 °F | 23.3 °C / 74 °F | 380 mm / 15 in | neither best nor good |
| March | 30.7 °C / 87 °F | 23.4 °C / 74 °F | 334 mm / 13.2 in | neither best nor good |
| April | 31.5 °C / 89 °F | 23.7 °C / 75 °F | 297 mm / 11.7 in | neither best nor good |
| May | 31.8 °C / 89 °F | 24 °C / 75 °F | 267 mm / 10.5 in | neither best nor good |
| June | 31.6 °C / 89 °F | 23.7 °C / 75 °F | 209 mm / 8.2 in | neither best nor good |
| July | 31.8 °C / 89 °F | 23.4 °C / 74 °F | 184 mm / 7.3 in | neither best nor good |
| August | 31.7 °C / 89 °F | 23.4 °C / 74 °F | 231 mm / 9.1 in | neither best nor good |
| September | 31.5 °C / 89 °F | 23.5 °C / 74 °F | 277 mm / 10.9 in | neither best nor good |
| October | 31.2 °C / 88 °F | 23.4 °C / 74 °F | 331 mm / 13 in | neither best nor good |
| November | 30.7 °C / 87 °F | 23.4 °C / 74 °F | 357 mm / 14.1 in | neither best nor good |
| December | 30.3 °C / 87 °F | 23.4 °C / 74 °F | 453 mm / 17.8 in | neither best nor good |
Good and best months depend on more than temperature, rain and events. How they are chosen
Each activity on this page has its own good and best months, rated on twenty years of daily weather records. Which measures count, and how much, depends on the activity: humidity for exploring outdoors, wind for the beach, hiking and skiing, snow for skiing alone. Between them, the activities are rated on:
- Daytime highs
- Night-time lows
- How warm it feels
- Humidity
- How much of the day is sunny
- Hours of daylight
- Monthly rainfall
- How many days it rains
- Days of heavy rain
- Wind
- Snowfall and days with snow
- Major events, such as festivals
The chart shows the good and best months for exploring outdoors.
The event icon marks a month that an event lifts to good or best, such as a festival or a natural spectacle. Choose “Weather only” in the toolbar to rate the months on weather alone.
Best months by activity
Exploring outdoors
Mild days and nights, mostly dry and bright. The default for 'when should I go'.
- JJanuary: neither
- FFebruary: neither
- MMarch: neither
- AApril: neither
- MMay: neither
- JJune: neither
- JJuly: neither
- AAugust: neither
- SSeptember: neither
- OOctober: neither
- NNovember: neither
- DDecember: neither
No month is good for this in Kuching.
Kuching is hot, very humid and rainy in every month, with heavy afternoon downpours common year-round, so no month is genuinely good for a day spent outdoors; June to August is merely the least-wet, sunniest stretch.
An activity is listed only where it applies: skiing at ski destinations, beach and swimming at beach destinations. The nearest ski area is Jade Dragon Mountain, 3040 km away.
Weather averages
Monthly averages over twenty years, 2006–2025. Highs, lows and precipitation are in the chart at the top.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feels like (high) | 35.9 °C | 36.2 °C | 37.7 °C | 39 °C | 39.4 °C | 38.8 °C | 38.8 °C | 38.6 °C | 38.6 °C | 38.3 °C | 37.8 °C | 36.9 °C |
| Days with heavy rain | 17.2 days | 12.7 days | 11.2 days | 11.8 days | 9.9 days | 7.9 days | 6.7 days | 8.4 days | 9.8 days | 14 days | 16.1 days | 17.9 days |
| Time rain usually falls | 4 pm | 4 pm | 4 pm | 4 pm | 4 pm | 5 pm | 5 pm | 5 pm | 4 pm | 4 pm | 4 pm | 4 pm |
| Sunshine per day | 7.9 h | 8.6 h | 8.8 h | 9.2 h | 9.3 h | 9.4 h | 9.7 h | 9.3 h | 8.6 h | 8.5 h | 8.3 h | 7.9 h |
| Relative humidity | 90% | 89% | 89% | 89% | 88% | 88% | 86% | 87% | 88% | 88% | 90% | 90% |
Air quality
Averaged over a shorter period (2022–2025) than the twenty-year averages above, and not counted towards good or best months.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Air pollution (PM2.5) 2022–2025 | 9.3 µg/m³ | 10 µg/m³ | 12.9 µg/m³ | 15 µg/m³ | 14.6 µg/m³ | 16 µg/m³ | 19.8 µg/m³ | 17.6 µg/m³ | 17 µg/m³ | 14.1 µg/m³ | 12.2 µg/m³ | 10.5 µg/m³ |
| Air pollution (PM2.5, daily peak) 2022–2025 | 15.5 µg/m³ | 15.9 µg/m³ | 22.5 µg/m³ | 25.5 µg/m³ | 25.6 µg/m³ | 28.2 µg/m³ | 35.1 µg/m³ | 29.3 µg/m³ | 28.7 µg/m³ | 24.4 µg/m³ | 21.2 µg/m³ | 18 µg/m³ |
- Good 15 µg/m³ or less
- Fair 15 to 25 µg/m³
- Moderate 25 to 37.5 µg/m³
- Poor 37.5 to 50 µg/m³
- Very poor 50 to 75 µg/m³
- Extremely poor over 75 µg/m³
Each figure is compared with the World Health Organization's guideline for a day's air, 15 µg/m³ or less, and with its interim targets above that. The words are ours: the WHO does not name its steps. The figures are modelled monthly averages, so single days can be well above them. The daily peak is the average of each day's highest hour, shaded on the same scale.
Events and seasons
What the weather records cannot show. A major event can lift a month to good or best. The warnings are there to help you plan, and never count against a month.
Reasons to go
- Chinese New Year celebration
January and February, dates vary from year to year
- Ramadan bazaars
January, February and March, dates vary from year to year
- Hari Raya Aidilfitri celebration
February and March, dates vary from year to year
- Gawai Day
31 May–2 June
- Dabai fruit season
June and December
- Rainforest World Music Festival
July
Worth knowing before you go
- Ramadan restaurant closures
January, February and March, dates vary from year to year
- Hari Raya Aidilfitri traffic
February and March, dates vary from year to year
- Haze from dry-season burning
July and August