Southeast Asia · City travel

Best time to visit Ipoh

Early Feb is the best time to visit. During this period, the average daytime high is 30.8°C, with 5.5 rainy days per 10 days.

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Scenery of Ipoh
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Season calendar

Conditions vary little through the year (a 14.7-point range). Choose dates that suit your plans rather than relying on the color band.

Ipoh season score, from early January through late December.Early Jan: Good (season score 57.8)Mid Jan: Good (season score 68.1)Late Jan: Good (season score 68.5)Early Feb: Great (season score 74.5)Mid Feb: Good (season score 69.4)Late Feb: Good (season score 64.6)Early Mar: Good (season score 59.2)Mid Mar: Okay (season score 56.0)Late Mar: Fair (season score 41.6)Early Apr: Fair (season score 39.6)Mid Apr: Fair (season score 42.7)Late Apr: Fair (season score 29.6)Early May: Fair (season score 32.6)Mid May: Fair (season score 39.6)Late May: Okay (season score 49.0)Early Jun: Okay (season score 52.1)Mid Jun: Good (season score 61.0)Late Jun: Good (season score 64.0)Early Jul: Good (season score 61.4)Mid Jul: Good (season score 64.5)Late Jul: Good (season score 63.5)Early Aug: Good (season score 65.3)Mid Aug: Okay (season score 52.1)Late Aug: Okay (season score 50.1)Early Sep: Okay (season score 49.1)Mid Sep: Okay (season score 49.7)Late Sep: Okay (season score 44.1)Early Oct: Okay (season score 45.0)Mid Oct: Fair (season score 37.6)Late Oct: Fair (season score 37.8)Early Nov: Fair (season score 33.4)Mid Nov: Off-season (season score 25.5)Late Nov: Fair (season score 32.8)Early Dec: Fair (season score 41.3)Mid Dec: Fair (season score 39.3)Late Dec: Okay (season score 55.8)JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
AvoidOff-seasonFairOkayGoodGreatBest

Japan MOFA travel advice

No Japan MOFA travel advisory is in effect for this destination.

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Climate and season score by month

MonthLevelDaytime highRainy days
(per 10 days)
Cloud cover
JanuaryGood30.3°C6.781.5%
FebruaryGood31.0°C5.874.5%
MarchOkay31.4°C6.973.1%
AprilFair31.4°C7.979.1%
MayFair31.2°C7.783.8%
JuneGood30.6°C6.881.8%
JulyGood30.4°C6.683.3%
AugustOkay30.4°C7.585.3%
SeptemberOkay30.5°C8.287.7%
OctoberFair30.4°C8.889.8%
NovemberFair30.2°C9.589.8%
DecemberOkay30.0°C8.588.5%

Questions and answers

When is the best time to visit Ipoh?
Early Feb. During this period, the average daytime high is 30.8°C, with 5.5 rainy days per 10 days. Conditions vary little through the year, so any season works well.
When should I avoid visiting Ipoh?
Mid Nov is the least favorable time of year. Then, the average daytime high is 30.3°C, with 9.7 rainy days per 10 days.
What is the rainiest time of year in Ipoh?
October, November, December, with about 9.5 rainy days per 10 days at the peak.

How the score works

The season score is a relative 0–100 measure of how suitable each time of year is for travel at this destination, grouped into seven levels. It combines climate-normal trends in temperature, rain, cloud cover, and other conditions.

Data: Copernicus ERA5, NASA POWER, NOAA GHCN-Daily, OISST, IBTrACS, and Natural Earth.

These are historical climate-normal trends, not a weather forecast.