Climate guideThirty-year normals for Ipoh
Ipoh climate by month
Tropical rainforest · AfBest Jan–Feb · Dec
Annual mean27°day and night
Seasonal swing2°warmest vs coolest
Precipitation2,492 mm296 wet days a year
4.58° N, 101.08° EElevation 45 mUTC+8 · Malaysia Time
When to goIpoh · weather score
Best timeJan–Feb · Dec
October: high / low30° / 23°
iSummary
What the weather is like
Ipoh has a tropical rainforest climate (Köppen Af): .
The warmest month is August, when afternoons average 32° and nights 23°. November is the coolest month, with highs of 29° and lows of 22°. The difference between the warmest and the coolest month is about 2°, a small seasonal swing typical of places tempered by the sea.
About 2,492 mm of precipitation falls in an average year. November is the wettest month (291 mm, 30 wet days) and February the driest (156 mm, 15 wet days). Cloud cover ranges from 45% in February to 68% in October.
Compared with Kuala Lumpur, the capital, Ipoh is 1.6° warmer on a August afternoon and receives less precipitation over the year.
Year in figures
- Hottest afternoons
- 32° · August
- Coldest nights
- 22° · January
- Wettest month
- November
- Driest month
- February
- Clearest skies
- February · 45% cloud
- Longest day
- 12 h 23 min
- Shortest day
- 11 h 51 min
iiCharts
Twelve months at a glance
Temperature and precipitation
Daily high/low range bars, monthly precipitation columnsTemperature curve
Average high, lowDaylight
Hours between sunrise and sunset on the 15th of each monthiiiData table
Climate normals month by month
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average high | 30° | 31° | 31° | 31° | 31° | 31° | 32° | 32° | 31° | 30° | 29° | 29° |
| Average low | 22° | 22° | 23° | 23° | 23° | 23° | 23° | 23° | 23° | 23° | 22° | 22° |
| Precipitation | 176 mm | 156 mm | 223 mm | 272 mm | 226 mm | 120 mm | 141 mm | 153 mm | 214 mm | 285 mm | 291 mm | 235 mm |
| Wet days (≥1 mm) | 21 | 15.3 | 22.2 | 24.5 | 27 | 26.2 | 21.2 | 26.2 | 27 | 28.2 | 29.5 | 27.3 |
| Cloud cover | 49% | 45% | 50% | 56% | 63% | 58% | 58% | 61% | 64% | 68% | 66% | 61% |
| Daylight | 11h 53 | 11h 58 | 12h 05 | 12h 13 | 12h 20 | 12h 23 | 12h 22 | 12h 16 | 12h 09 | 12h 01 | 11h 55 | 11h 51 |
| Month score | 38 | 36 | 34 | 32 | 29 | 30 | 28 | 25 | 27 | 31 | 34 | 36 |
ivMonth by month
Ipoh in every month
January38
30° / 22°
176 mm · 21 wet days
February36
31° / 22°
156 mm · 15.3 wet days
March34
31° / 23°
223 mm · 22.2 wet days
April32
31° / 23°
272 mm · 24.5 wet days
May29
31° / 23°
226 mm · 27 wet days
June30
31° / 23°
120 mm · 26.2 wet days
July28
32° / 23°
141 mm · 21.2 wet days
August25
32° / 23°
153 mm · 26.2 wet days
September27
31° / 23°
214 mm · 27 wet days
October31
30° / 23°
285 mm · 28.2 wet days
November34
29° / 22°
291 mm · 29.5 wet days
December36
29° / 22°
235 mm · 27.3 wet days