Ipoh weather by month & the best time to visit

🇲🇾 Malaysia · city break · tropical rainforest climate

The best time to visit Ipoh is February — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 70/100), with June and January close behind. Ipoh averages about 2,105 hours of sunshine a year. Daytime highs around 31°C / 88°F and roughly 117 mm of rain in February.

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Sun hours / year

2,105

Sunniest month

February

Peak score

70/100

Rain / year

2,470 mm

Midday UV at peak

10 (very high)

Population

760k

Elevation

36 m

When is the best time to visit Ipoh?

For sunshine, the best time to visit Ipoh is February, then June and January. The dullest month is January (64/100, 210 mm of rain). The full month-by-month picture is in the table below.

How sunny is Ipoh?

Ipoh gets a moderate 2,105 hours of sunshine a year. Conditions barely change through the year — only 6 Sunshine Score points separate February from January. It ranks #27 of 34 destinations in Malaysia for annual sunshine, below the national median of 2,210 hours. The year's 2,470 mm of rain spreads fairly evenly across the months, with no pronounced dry season.

Sunshine Score by month

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Nearby places for sunshine

• Penang Malaysia · 121 km · best in Feb · 2,276 h sun/yr
• Subang Malaysia · 168 km · best in Jan · 2,038 h sun/yr
• Kuala Lumpur Malaysia · 214 km · best in Feb · 2,124 h sun/yr
• Kota Baharu Malaysia · 222 km · best in Feb · 2,337 h sun/yr
• Langkawi Malaysia · 247 km · best in Feb · 2,350 h sun/yr
• Medan Indonesia · 267 km · best in Feb · 1,944 h sun/yr

Nearest destinations

• Pangkor Malaysia · 70 km · 2,301 h sun/yr · best in Jun
• Alor Setar Malaysia · 196 km · 2,253 h sun/yr · best in Feb