Kulai weather in April

In April, Kulai sees average daytime highs of 31°C and overnight lows near 24°C, with 242 mm of rain across 27.2 wet days and about 12 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 4th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 31°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 2% of the time in April, and the air most often feels miserable.

Daylight stretches from about 12 hours at the start of April to 12 h 06 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, April is Kulai's 7th-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Kulai's year-round climate.

Daytime high
31°
1st warmest
Overnight low
24°
9th coldest
Rainfall
242 mm
27.2 wet days
Daylight
12 hours
7:05 AM – 7:07 PM
Cloud cover
83%
7th clearest
Wind
5 km/h
12th windiest
Solar energy
4.98 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.4
out of 10

Kulai is town in Johor and district capital of Kulai District.

Founded
1890

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

Temperature in April

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 31°C through the month.

A typical April day in Kulai reaches about 31°C in the afternoon and slips back to 24°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 30°C and 33°C. Set against its neighbours, April runs on par with March and on par with May.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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How April really feels in Kulai

Once humidity and wind are folded in, April averages 30 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
30
15 feel dangerously hot (≥ 39°C)
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

The story in April is heat — humidity pushes the afternoon "feels like" well above the raw temperature.

Kulai weather by month

How April compares with the rest of the year at a glance. April is the 1st-warmest and 4th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan30° / 23°20421.911.93.6
Feb31° / 23°13216.611.93.6
Mar31° / 24°21523.5122.9
Apr31° / 24°24227.2122.4
May31° / 24°21528.112.12.5
Jun31° / 24°17324.912.12.9
Jul30° / 24°16924.512.13.1
Aug30° / 24°18625.812.13.0
Sep30° / 24°19625.3122.9
Oct31° / 24°26627.4122.7
Nov30° / 24°32028.211.92.6
Dec30° / 23°30326.611.93.0

Cloud cover in April

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 2% of the time in April.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 9% of April, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 89%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
11288
21288
31288
41288
51288
61288
71288
81288
91288
101288
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Chance of precipitation in April

Any precipitation

Kulai gets around 242 mm of rain over 27.2 wet days in April. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 91% and peaks near 93% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
189
289
390
490
590
691
791
891
990
1090
1190
1290
1390
1490
1590
1690
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2993
3093

Humidity in April

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of April feels miserable — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, April lands in the miserable band about 84% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
13169
23070
32971
42971
52872
62773
72674
82575
92476
102278
112179
122080
131882
141783
151585
161486
171387
181288
191090
20991
21892
22793
23694
24694
25595
26595
27496
28496
29496
30397

Wind in April

Winds average 5 km/h in April, the calmest month.

Across April, daily wind ranges from about 5 km/h on the calmest days to 6 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
16calm
26calm
36calm
46calm
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135calm
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265calm
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305calm

Sunrise & sunset in April

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 hours at the start of April to 12 h 06 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 6 minutes over April. Sunrise moves from 7:10 AM to 7:01 AM, and sunset from 7:11 PM to 7:05 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.07:107:11
212.07:097:10
312.07:097:10
412.07:097:10
512.07:087:10
612.07:087:09
712.07:087:09
812.07:077:09
912.07:077:09
1012.07:077:08
1112.07:067:08
1212.07:067:08
1312.07:067:08
1412.07:057:07
1512.07:057:07
1612.07:057:07
1712.07:047:07
1812.07:047:06
1912.07:047:06
2012.07:047:06
2112.07:037:06
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2912.17:017:05
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Solar energy in April

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in April, about 4.98 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.97 kWh/m² to a high of 5.21 kWh/m² in March across the year — April's 4.98 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.1Bright
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55.1Bright
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214.9Bright
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304.7Bright
Planning a trip in April

Is April a good time to visit Kulai?

Our two travel scores rate April for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal).

2.4
Sightseeing
12th-best month of the year
3.7
Beach & pool
11th-best month of the year

April is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Kulai.

What to pack for Kulai in April

From April's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.

In April, Kulai sees daytime highs around 31°C and nights near 24°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 27 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Kulai in April

The nearest coast averages about 30°C in April — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea at the nearest coast (about 40 km away) is warmest in May at about 30°C and coldest in January near 28°C.

The water stays above 20°C all year — warm enough for a swim any month.

26°28°30°32°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan28Tropical
Feb28Tropical
Mar29Tropical
Apr30Tropical
May30Tropical
Jun30Tropical
Jul30Tropical
Aug29Tropical
Sep29Tropical
Oct29Tropical
Nov29Tropical
Dec29Tropical

UV index in Kulai in April

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in April peaks around 13 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Kulai peaks around February 18 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 23 at about 10 (very high).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — every month of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highExtremeFeb 18UV 15Jun 23UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan13Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun10Very high
Jul10Very high
Aug12Extreme
Sep11Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov11Extreme
Dec11Extreme

Air quality in Kulai in April

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where April falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in Kulai is worst in September — around 46 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 2.2× the cleanest month (February, 21 µg/m³).

Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModeratePoorModerateSep 1945 µg/m³Feb 821 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan21Moderate
Feb21Moderate
Mar26Moderate
Apr32Moderate
May35Moderate
Jun33Moderate
Jul37Poor
Aug40Poor
Sep46Poor
Oct43Poor
Nov29Moderate
Dec22Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Kulai?

Kulai sits at 1.7°N, 103.6°E, 33 m above sea level, in Malaysia. The nearest listed city is Bandar Putra Kulai, 3.0 km away.

Topography around Kulai

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Kulai.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Kulai has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 103 m around an average of 43 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 644 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,020 m.

The land around Kulai is covered by trees (48%) and artificial surfaces (41%) within 3 km, trees (79%) within 16 km, and trees (54%) and water (37%) within 80 km.

3 km
103 m
16 km
644 m
80 km
1,020 m
treesgrasslandartificial surfacesbare terrainwatermangroves
April weather nearby: Bandar Putra Kulai 3.0 km · Taman Senai 8.0 km · Kampung Sedenak 10 km · Taman Universiti 14 km · Skudai 15 km · Mukim Pulai 15 km · Kempas 16 km · Setia Tropika 18 km

Malaysia travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 1
Exercise Normal Precautions
Power plugs
Type C / G / M
230 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 32% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$13,125
2025
Happiness
6.0 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
95%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
0.7
per 100k, 2023
Road deaths
22.5
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Upper middle
World Bank
English
High
EF EPI 581
Religion
Muslim 64%Buddhist 19%Christian 9%Hindu 6%

Sources: World Bank, US State Department, World Happiness Report, WHO/UNICEF, EF EPI, CIA World Factbook.

Data sources

Temperature, precipitation, cloud, humidity, wind and solar figures are a 1991–2020 climatology for Kulai (1.6561°, 103.6032°, elevation 33 m), computed from hourly ERA5 reanalysis — contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Sun figures are astronomical calculations, not observations. City data © GeoNames, CC BY 4.0. Map outlines from Natural Earth (public domain); interactive map © Google. Sea temperatures are the NOAA OISST v2.1 1991–2020 monthly climatology (public domain), sampled at the nearest ocean point. UV index is derived from CAMS (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service) clear-sky UV data — contains modified Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Monthly air-quality (PM2.5) seasonality is from the CAMS EAC4 reanalysis (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service), scaled to the WHO annual mean where available. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).