Kuala Lumpur vs Perhentian Islands: which is better, month by month

Perhentian Islands beats Kuala Lumpur in all 12 months — its lead peaks in March (90 vs 51).

Each place is scored under the lens that suits its type — they are different kinds of destination, so the scores are each place at its own best. Comfort is SeasonMap's 0–100 estimate from ERA5 climate normals, not a forecast.

Kuala Lumpur vs Perhentian Islands — all 12 months

MonthKuala LumpurPerhentian IslandsWinnerGap
January57Dsweltering, soaked, poor air quality71Bhot, soaked, muggy airPerhentian Islands14
February62Csweltering, rainy, poor air quality84Ahot, rainy, clean airPerhentian Islands22
March51Dsweltering, soaked, poor air quality90Ssweltering, a little rain, muggy airPerhentian Islands39
April45Fsweltering, soaked, poor air quality81Asweltering, rainy, clean airPerhentian Islands36
May46Fsweltering, soaked, poor air quality79Bsweltering, rainy, clean airPerhentian Islands33
June56Dsweltering, soaked, poor air quality82Asweltering, rainy, clean airPerhentian Islands26
July60Csweltering, soaked, poor air quality87Asweltering, a little rain, muggy airPerhentian Islands27
August57Dsweltering, soaked, poor air quality83Asweltering, rainy, clean airPerhentian Islands26
September54Dsweltering, soaked, poor air quality80Asweltering, rainy, clean airPerhentian Islands26
October49Fsweltering, soaked, poor air quality69Csweltering, soaked, clean airPerhentian Islands20
November44Fsweltering, soaked, muggy air57Dhot, soaked, clean airPerhentian Islands13
December50Dsweltering, soaked, muggy air58Dhot, soaked, clean airPerhentian Islands8

A month is a tie when the two are within 3 points. The widest gap is March (51 vs 90). Tap a month for that month's temperature, rain, humidity and air quality side by side.

Kuala Lumpur

🇲🇾 Malaysia · tropical climate

Best month
February 62/100
Months won
0 of 12

Perhentian Islands

🇲🇾 Malaysia · tropical climate

Best month
March 90/100
Months won
12 of 12

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