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When to go · Ipoh

Ipoh, month by month

The best months for Ipoh: Jan, Feb. Months to avoid: Oct, Nov.

Month by month

  1. JanuaryGreatInside Ipoh's best window: All year; Jan–Feb are the driest months.32 °C (90 °F) / 24 °C (75 °F), 12 rain daysCrowds: Medium · 1 festival or holiday
  2. FebruaryGreatInside Ipoh's best window: All year; Jan–Feb are the driest months.33 °C (91 °F) / 24 °C (75 °F), 12 rain daysCrowds: High · 1 festival or holiday
  3. MarchGoodOutside the best window (All year; Jan–Feb are the driest months). Across Malaysia: East-coast islands reopen; Ramadan/Hari Raya may fall here in 2026 (check).33 °C (91 °F) / 24 °C (75 °F), 15 rain daysCrowds: Medium · 1 festival or holiday
  4. AprilGoodOutside the best window (All year; Jan–Feb are the driest months). Across Malaysia: Good for islands both sides; afternoon storms on the west coast.33 °C (91 °F) / 25 °C (77 °F), 18 rain daysCrowds: Medium
  5. MayGoodOutside the best window (All year; Jan–Feb are the driest months). Across Malaysia: Perhentian and Redang at their best; Borneo drying out.33 °C (91 °F) / 25 °C (77 °F), 16 rain daysCrowds: Medium
  6. JuneGoodOutside the best window (All year; Jan–Feb are the driest months). Across Malaysia: School holidays; Kinabalu and Borneo in season; haze possible.33 °C (91 °F) / 25 °C (77 °F), 14 rain daysCrowds: Medium
  7. JulyGoodOutside the best window (All year; Jan–Feb are the driest months). Across Malaysia: Borneo peak (orangutans, Kinabalu permits sell out); Gulf and Middle East visitors in KL.33 °C (91 °F) / 25 °C (77 °F), 14 rain daysCrowds: High
  8. AugustGoodOutside the best window (All year; Jan–Feb are the driest months). Across Malaysia: Merdeka Day 31 Aug; east coast still good; watch haze.33 °C (91 °F) / 24 °C (75 °F), 15 rain daysCrowds: High
  9. SeptemberMixedOutside the best window (All year; Jan–Feb are the driest months). Across Malaysia: Malaysia Day 16 Sep; haze risk; Langkawi wet.32 °C (90 °F) / 24 °C (75 °F), 17 rain daysCrowds: Medium
  10. OctoberAvoidListed as a month to avoid: Oct–Nov (wettest), and the midday heat any month.32 °C (90 °F) / 24 °C (75 °F), 20 rain daysCrowds: Low
  11. NovemberAvoidListed as a month to avoid: Oct–Nov (wettest), and the midday heat any month.31 °C (88 °F) / 24 °C (75 °F), 20 rain daysCrowds: Low
  12. DecemberMixedOutside the best window (All year; Jan–Feb are the driest months). Across Malaysia: Langkawi good; east coast closed; year-end holidays fill KL and Penang.31 °C (88 °F) / 24 °C (75 °F), 17 rain daysCrowds: High

Compare two months

Weather, crowds and prices for any two months in Ipoh, side by side.

  • Verdict

    Jan: Great

    Feb: Great

  • Daytime high

    Jan: 32 °C (90 °F)

    Feb: 33 °C (91 °F)

  • Night low

    Jan: 24 °C (75 °F)

    Feb: 24 °C (75 °F)

  • Rain days

    Jan: 12

    Feb: 12

  • Crowds

    Jan: Medium

    Feb: High

  • Prices

    Jan: Medium

    Feb: High

  • Festivals listed

    Jan: 1

    Feb: 1

January: Inside Ipoh's best window: All year; Jan–Feb are the driest months.

February: Inside Ipoh's best window: All year; Jan–Feb are the driest months.

Ipoh: figures are long-term averages from this guide, not a forecast.