Johor Bahru
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About
Johor Bahru (JB) is the capital city of the Malaysian state of Johor. It is the core city of Johor Bahru District, Malaysia's second-largest district by population and economy. Covering an area of 373.18 km2, Johor Bahru had a population of 858,118 people in 2020, making it the nation's largest state capital city by population. It is located at the southern end of the Malay Peninsula, bordering the city-state of Singapore.
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Why visit
Use JB as a cross-border base or destination in its own right; the lavish Sultan Abu Bakar State Mosque overlooking the strait, the Johor Bahru Old Chinese Temple, the Galeri Diraja Sultan Abu Bakar (royal museum in a former palace), Legoland Malaysia and Hello Kitty Town in the Iskandar Puteri area, and seriously good Malay-Chinese-Indian food at lower prices than Singapore.
When to avoid
Border-crossing queues at the Causeway can stretch hours during Singapore long weekends; cross at off-peak times. Petty crime targeting cross-border visitors is opportunistic; keep valuables hidden. Some peripheral areas have higher crime; stick to the main commercial zones at night. Heavy traffic on weekends. Bargain hard at markets but respect the asking price for set-priced goods.
Slightly drier season
From May through September, JB has its slightly less rainy stretch; daytime highs around 31°C, sticky 24°C nights, with afternoon thunderstorms still common but less torrential than late-year rains. Equatorial humidity is relentless. Plan outdoor activity for early morning; air-conditioned malls (and JB has many) become refuges. Iced kopi and cendol are the survival kit.
Northeast monsoon
From November through February the northeast monsoon arrives; daytime highs hold at 30°C, nights at 24°C, with the bulk of the 2,400 mm annual rain falling in heavy bursts that can flood streets briefly. Plan an umbrella into every outing. Sea conditions for offshore islands deteriorate; ferry to nearby Pulau Ubin or Tioman may be cancelled.
The next week in Johor Bahru
7-day forecast from Open-Meteo. UV badges flag days when sun protection matters (3 and above is moderate; 8 and above is risk territory for unprotected fair skin within 30 minutes).
Today
Showers
28° / 24°
18.6 mm
Sun
Drizzle
30° / 25°
2.6 mm
UV High
Mon
Thunderstorm
33° / 24°
9.1 mm
UV High
Tue
Thunderstorm
32° / 24°
8.8 mm
UV High
Wed
Drizzle
31° / 24°
2.1 mm
UV Very high
Thu
Showers
31° / 24°
5.7 mm
In May 16
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Air quality
No monitoring station within 25 km.
Weather
34° / 25°
Typical high / low
6 mm rainfall this month
Daylight
12.2h
06:55 – 19:06local
Year-round climate
Monthly highs, lows, and rainfall (long-term averages, NASA POWER).
Airports near Johor Bahru
4 commercial airports within 100 km. Closest is Seletar Airport (XSP) at 13 km.
Getting around Johor Bahru
Public-transit operators within 8 km of the city center. Click through to each operator’s site for routes, fares, and tickets.
Operators and modes aggregated by TransitLand from individual transit-agency GTFS feeds. Route classifications (subway / tram / rail / bus / etc) come from each feed’s GTFS route_type codes.
Sister cities
Sources
This page blends public reference data, climate/elevation services, and personal notes. Travel requirements can change, so visa and entry details should be checked again before booking.
- Wikipedia →
Summary, canonical article, and some image fallbacks.
- Wikidata →
Population, area, image, coordinates, and linked identifiers where available.
- NASA POWER →
Monthly temperature and rainfall climatology.
- Open-Meteo historical weather →
1991-2020 temperature and precipitation cross-check for compact climate fields.
- Open-Elevation →
Coordinate-based elevation backfill.
- tz database →
Coordinate-based IANA timezone lookup.
- City flag source →
Public domain, Johor Bahru City Council, redraw by Molecule Extraction.
- Site credits →
Global source notes, map tiles, flags, licenses, and attribution policy.