Rank 96 · Malaysia

Kuala Lumpur

Malaysia · metro
5.3
HECI score
D
Class D
Marginal

Component breakdown

Air Quality
PM2.5 as US AQI, annual means over the window
5.4
Fair
Climate
Apparent temperature, 18-24°C optimal
2.0
Severe
Wind
Daily maximum gusts, calm is comfortable
9.8
Optimal
UV Safety
Hazardous UV peaks penalized, low UV is not
6.4
Fair
Day-Night Swing
Daily max-min gap, mild swings score high
3.6
Poor
Seasons
Distinct but gentle seasons score highest
6.0
Fair
Sunlight
Annual sunshine hours
8.4
Good
Rainfall
Volume and year-to-year reliability
4.6
Poor
Disaster Risk
Recorded events, 3 yr / 50 km
9.5
Optimal

Goldilocks curve

Cold18-24°CHot

Kuala Lumpur sits on the hot slope: mean feels-like 32.2°C.

Air quality source

Ground monitor

This city's air quality is measured by a real monitoring station: OpenAQ ground monitor (6.8km).

Coordinates3.1398, 101.6887
Data window10y
Updated7/13/2026
Sources: Open-Meteo, OpenAQ ground monitor (6.8km), USGS Earthquakes, NOAA IBTrACS, Smithsonian GVP, GloFAS (Copernicus)