Ipoh weather by month

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Ipoh, Malaysia
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The best time to visit Ipoh is June to August 67/100 in July, 33°C and 13 rainy days. The best season is the dry season, June to September (65/100 on average).

The worst month is November at 45/100 — sweltering, soaked, clean air. See November

Updated September 2026 · climate normals from ERA5 reanalysis

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Ipoh, month by month

Comfort score out of 100 for the kind of trip Ipoh is best for, the average high, rainy days and hours of sun a day from the climate normals, and how busy it tends to be.

MonthScoreTierHighRainSunCrowdsOn
Jan59D32°C23 d9 hPeak2
Feb63C33°C18 d10 hPeak2
Mar57D34°C23 d10 hBusy
Apr53D33°C27 d10 hShoulder
May54D33°C24 d9 hBusy
Jun66C33°C16 d9 hBusy
Jul67C33°C13 d10 hPeak1
Aug64C33°C17 d9 hBusy1
Sep61C32°C19 d9 hPeak2
Oct49F32°C23 d9 hBusy2
Nov45F32°C28 d8 hQuiet
Dec50D32°C26 d8 hBusy

What's on in Ipoh through the year

Festivals, natural spectacles, holidays and the seasons to watch out for — curated and sourced. The month pages carry the detail.

January
  • Thaipusam at Kallumalai20 Jan – 20 Feb (usually)Festival
  • Chinese New Year20 Jan – 25 Feb (usually)Holiday
July
  • Transboundary haze15 Jul – 15 Oct (usually)Hazard
September
  • Nine Emperor Gods Festival20 Sep – 25 Oct (usually)Festival

Crowds in Ipoh in July

How busy the place itself is — school and mass holidays, the months an editor tagged, and how sought-after the weather makes them. Never part of the comfort score.

Peak crowdstravelers describe it as peak season, school holidays in 5 of the markets that fill it

Sourced from traveler notes: “…osters describing the east coast note June-July is actually peak season there for islands and snorkeling, a useful contrast for tra…Tripadvisor community

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Peak crowdsBusyShoulder seasonQuiet

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