Kuala Lumpur vs Medan: which is better, month by month

Kuala Lumpur and Medan split the year 2–2 — Kuala Lumpur wins August to September, Medan wins March to April, and they are within 3 points in the other 8 months.

Each place is scored under the lens that suits its type. Comfort is SeasonMap's 0–100 estimate from ERA5 climate normals, not a forecast.

Kuala Lumpur

🇲🇾 Malaysia · tropical climate

Best month
February 62/100
Months won
2 of 12

Medan

🇮🇩 Indonesia · tropical climate

Best month
February 64/100
Months won
2 of 12

Kuala Lumpur vs Medan — all 12 months

MonthKuala LumpurMedanWinnerGap
January57Dsweltering, soaked, poor air quality58Dsweltering, soaked, muggy airTie1
February62Csweltering, rainy, poor air quality64Csweltering, rainy, muggy airTie2
March51Dsweltering, soaked, poor air quality60Csweltering, soaked, muggy airMedan9
April45Fsweltering, soaked, poor air quality52Dsweltering, soaked, poor air qualityMedan7
May46Fsweltering, soaked, poor air quality45Fsweltering, soaked, muggy airTie1
June56Dsweltering, soaked, poor air quality55Dsweltering, soaked, muggy airTie1
July60Csweltering, soaked, poor air quality58Dsweltering, soaked, muggy airTie2
August57Dsweltering, soaked, poor air quality53Dsweltering, soaked, muggy airKuala Lumpur4
September54Dsweltering, soaked, poor air quality48Fsweltering, soaked, muggy airKuala Lumpur6
October49Fsweltering, soaked, poor air quality46Fsweltering, soaked, muggy airTie3
November44Fsweltering, soaked, muggy air44Fsweltering, soaked, muggy airTie0
December50Dsweltering, soaked, muggy air47Fsweltering, soaked, muggy airTie3

A month is a tie when the two are within 3 points. The widest gap is March (51 vs 60). Tap a month for that month's temperature, rain, humidity and air quality side by side.