Capital · 9.0 M peopleCorrected by our editors
Kuala Lumpur
Federal territory and capital city of Malaysia.
In and around Kuala Lumpur
Map
Petronas Towers
Merdeka 118
Batu Caves
Kuala Lumpur Tower
Bukit Jalil National Stadium
National Mosque of Malaysia
National Monument
Thean Hou Temple
Independence Square
Jamek Mosque
Berjaya Times Square
Perdana Botanical Gardens
Pavilion Kuala Lumpur
KLCC Park
National Museum
Sri Mahamariamman Temple
Stadium Merdeka
National Zoo of Malaysia
Central Market
Aquaria KLCC
Kuala Lumpur Bird Park
Federal Territory Mosque
Islamic Arts Museum Malaysia
Ilham Tower
Istana Budaya
As Syakirin Mosque
St. John's Cathedral
Petronas Philharmonic Hall- Saidina Uthman Bin Affan Mosque
Sin Sze Si Ya Temple
St. Mary's Cathedral
Weather by season
- Dec–Feb33° / 24°705 mm
- Mar–May34° / 25°797 mm
- Jun–Aug33° / 25°492 mm(a good time to go)
- Sep–Nov33° / 24°859 mm
Average high / low (°C) and rain per season. Highlighted: the best months to go. Sepang/KL International Airport station, 1991–2020 climate normals · Meteostat. Raw data: NOAA, Deutscher Wetterdienst and others. (CC BY 4.0).
About Kuala Lumpur
Kuala Lumpur (KL), officially the Federal Territory of Kuala Lumpur, is the capital city and a federal territory of Malaysia. It is the most populous city in the country, covering an area of 243 km2 (94 sq mi) with a population of 2,111,536 as of 2026. Greater Kuala Lumpur, which itself includes the Klang Valley, is an urban agglomeration of 8.81 million people as of 2024.
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Full Kuala Lumpur travel guide
Getting around, food, where to stay
Photo credits (30)
- Petronas Towers: AwOiSoAk KaOsIoWa · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Commons
- Merdeka 118: Ahmad Ali Karim · CC0 · Commons
- Batu Caves: Chainwit. · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Commons
- Kuala Lumpur Tower: Formulax · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Commons
- Bukit Jalil National Stadium: Pak Misai · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Commons
- National Mosque of Malaysia: Ariyanto · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Commons
- National Monument: CEphoto, Uwe Aranas · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Commons
- Thean Hou Temple: *angys* · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Commons
- Independence Square: Haakon S. Krohn · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Commons
- Jamek Mosque: Ariyanto · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Commons
- Berjaya Times Square: *angys* · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Commons
- Perdana Botanical Gardens: Renek78 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Commons
- Pavilion Kuala Lumpur: *angys* · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Commons
- KLCC Park: Marcin Konsek · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Commons
- National Museum: Bahnfrend · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Commons
- Sri Mahamariamman Temple: Chainwit. · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Commons
- Stadium Merdeka: Fazley01 · CC BY 4.0 · Commons
- National Zoo of Malaysia: Yosri at ms.wikipedia · GFDL · Commons
- Central Market: Wee Hong · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Commons
- Aquaria KLCC: Phalinn Ooi from Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia · CC BY 2.0 · Commons
- Kuala Lumpur Bird Park: Ural Anonymous · Public domain · Commons
- Federal Territory Mosque: CEphoto, Uwe Aranas · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Commons
- Islamic Arts Museum Malaysia: Chainwit. · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Commons
- Ilham Tower: Renek78 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Commons
- Istana Budaya: Whjayg · Public domain · Commons
- As Syakirin Mosque: User:Two hundred percent · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Commons
- St. John's Cathedral: User:Two hundred percent . · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Commons
- Petronas Philharmonic Hall: Whjayg · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Commons
- Sin Sze Si Ya Temple: Chainwit. · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Commons
- St. Mary's Cathedral: Flaming Ferrari · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Commons
