How do hotel prices in Kuala Lumpur change by month?

Of the 5 months measured in Kuala Lumpur, September 2026 has the lowest median asking price, $58 a night, and December 2026 the highest, $70: 21% more (latest scan 25 October 2026). Nights measured: 144, read between 18 August 2026 and 25 October 2026.

Measured by Bed&Market (bedandmarket.com) from 208 places checked, read 25 October 2026 15:42 UTC.

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Median asking price, month by month

Across the 5 months measured in Kuala Lumpur, the monthly median asking price runs from $58 to $70 a night, over 144 measured nights.

MonthMedian asking priceMiddle half (p25–p75)Nights measuredPriciest nightRead
September 2026$58$37–$97305 September 2026: $7118 August 2026
October 2026$58$37–$96312 October 2026: $8118 August 2026 – 25 October 2026
November 2026$63$40–$96307 November 2026: $7325 October 2026
December 2026$70$46–$1073112 December 2026: $9925 October 2026
January 2027$65$43–$98221 January 2027: $8525 October 2026
  • Each month shows what places asked on the days in its Read column; a month already past was read before its nights, so months read at different times are compared as read.

A month's figure is the median of its nightly medians, and a night's the median asking price for one night. A month is listed once it has at least 15 measured nights, each with at least 30 places showing a price.

Cheapest to priciest month

The median asking price in Kuala Lumpur is $70 a night in the priciest month (December 2026) against $58 in the cheapest (September 2026): a gap of $12, or +21%.

MonthMedian asking priceAgainst the cheapest monthNights measured
September 2026$580%30
October 2026$580%31
November 2026$63+9%30
January 2027$65+12%22
December 2026$70+21%31

Friday and Saturday against Monday to Thursday, by month

Across the 5 months measured in Kuala Lumpur with at least 3 nights on each side, Friday and Saturday nights asked from +9% to +21% against Monday to Thursday.

MonthFriday + SaturdayMonday – ThursdayDifferenceNights measured (Fri+Sat / Mon–Thu)
September 2026$69$57+21%8 / 18
October 2026$68$57+20%10 / 17
November 2026$69$61+13%8 / 17
December 2026$77$67+14%8 / 19
January 2027$70$64+9%7 / 12

Each side is the median of its nightly medians; Sunday nights sit in neither group. A month with fewer than 3 nights on either side is left out.

Hotels against B&Bs, guesthouses and apartments, by month

Across the 5 months measured in Kuala Lumpur with hotels and homes both read, the whole market asked a median from $55 to $62 a night.

MonthHotels & hostelsB&Bs, guesthouses & apartmentsWhole marketPlaces a night (hotels + homes)Nights measured
September 2026$58$51$56198 + 2630
October 2026$58$52$55198 + 2631
November 2026$63$47$55199 + 9130
December 2026$70$52$62200 + 9131
January 2027$65$52$57199 + 9122

Medians per night. The whole market pools every price both halves showed that night; a night counts only when both were read, and a month only with enough such nights.

Places with no price, by month

In each of the 5 months measured in Kuala Lumpur, the median night had 4% of checked places showing no price (sold out or closed).

MonthNo price, median nightHighest nightPlaces checked a night (median)
September 20264%3 September 2026: 4%207
October 20264%25 October 2026: 6%207
November 20264%1 November 2026: 4%207
December 20264%25 December 2026: 4%208
January 20274%1 January 2027: 4%207

Counted place by place: a checked place with no price that night is sold out or closed. A month already past shows what had no price when it was read.

Event nights, by month

Months with published events in Kuala Lumpur: 2 of the 5 measured (events in all: 2); the highest night against comparable nights was 25 December 2026 (Christmas Day), +19%.

MonthEventsHighest nightEventMedian that nightAgainst comparable nights
September 2026116 September 2026Malaysia Day$59+3%
December 2026125 December 2026Christmas Day$89+19%

Each percentage compares that night's median with measured nights of the same kind (weekday or weekend) within a week either side. It describes the night; it does not say the event moved the price.

What was measured

Nights measured in Kuala Lumpur: 144 in 5 months, from 1 September 2026 to 22 January 2027; each with at least 30 places showing a price.

  • Up to 208 places checked per night; a place with no price that night (sold out or closed) is counted but carries no price.
  • Prices in USD, as shown on the day each night was read, between 18 August 2026 and 25 October 2026.
  • A month is listed once it has at least 15 measured nights; nights priced in another currency are left out.
  • Asking prices seen while searching for one night: not prices paid, and not a forecast.

Source: asking prices for one night, read from public search results on the scan date; not prices paid, and not a forecast. How we measure →

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