Climate and average weather in Cameron Highlands
In Cameron Highlands, the weather is humid, hot, wet, and mostly cloudy and remarkably steady, with daytime highs holding near hot levels all year. The wettest stretch peaks around October.
Over the course of the year, the temperature in Cameron Highlands typically varies from 19°C to 29°C, and is rarely below 17°C or above 32°C. March is the hottest month of the year, while December is the coldest.
Based on the travel score, the best time of year to visit Cameron Highlands for warm-weather activities is from mid December to mid March.
- Hottest
- Mar
- 29°
- Coldest
- Dec
- 19°
- Wettest
- Oct
- 337 mm
- Driest
- Feb
- 110 mm
- Rain / yr
- 2945 mm
- 297 wet days
- Daylight
- 11.7–12.3 h
- shortest–longest
- Elevation
- 0 m
- 4.5°N
- Clearest
- Feb
- 78% cloud
Cameron Highlands is town in the Cameron Highlands, Malaysia.
Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.
Cameron Highlands weather by month, at a glance
The whole year in one picture — sky, rain, humidity, temperature and travel score. Click any band to jump to its full chart.
Each stripe is one measure across the whole year, stacked so a single day reads top to bottom. The sky band runs overcast grey on top down to clear blue at the base — more blue means sunnier — followed by the rainfall curve, the humidity band, a temperature strip that tints each stretch of the year by how warm its average high is, and the travel-score line at the foot. Scan straight down any date to read that day across every measure at once; the score climbs highest around mid December to mid March.
Temperature through the year
Daily average highs and lows in Cameron Highlands, from 1991–2020 of climate data. The shaded bands show the range most days fall in — 10th to 90th percentile.
Temperatures in Cameron Highlands stay fairly even through the year, without a distinct hot or cool season. The warmest month is March, with an average high of 29°C and low of 20°C; the coolest is December, with an average low of 19°C and high of 26°C.
Days typically run about 8°C warmer than nights year-round.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°C) | 26 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 |
| Avg low (°C) | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 |
| Avg high (°C) | Avg low (°C) | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 26 | 19 |
| Feb | 28 | 19 |
| Mar | 29 | 20 |
| Apr | 29 | 20 |
| May | 28 | 20 |
| Jun | 28 | 20 |
| Jul | 28 | 19 |
| Aug | 27 | 19 |
| Sep | 27 | 19 |
| Oct | 27 | 19 |
| Nov | 27 | 19 |
| Dec | 26 | 19 |
Average hourly temperature in Cameron Highlands
A compact picture of the whole year, hour by hour: each column is a day, each row an hour, and the color is the modeled average temperature. Darker overlays mark night, lighter ones the civil-twilight hours around sunrise and sunset.
Read left to right for the day of the year and top to bottom for the hour of the day; the color is the modeled temperature, cool blues through to hot reds on the same scale as the other charts. A vertical slice is a single day's swing — coolest just before dawn, warmest in the mid-afternoon — while a horizontal slice follows one hour across the seasons. The darker overlay marks night and the lighter one the twilight around sunrise and sunset. Colors run warmest on March afternoons, near 29°C, and coldest before dawn in December, near 19°C.
Cameron Highlands weather by month
Every month at a glance. Click a month for its detailed page.
| Month | High / Low (°C) | Rainfall (mm) | Wet days | Daylight (hours) | Travel score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 26° / 19° | 157 | 20.4 | 11.8 | 4.8 |
| Feb | 28° / 19° | 110 | 15.4 | 11.9 | 4.9 |
| Mar | 29° / 20° | 203 | 21.9 | 12 | 4.0 |
| Apr | 29° / 20° | 241 | 25.1 | 12.1 | 3.4 |
| May | 28° / 20° | 271 | 27.1 | 12.2 | 3.3 |
| Jun | 28° / 20° | 241 | 25.1 | 12.3 | 3.8 |
| Jul | 28° / 19° | 252 | 25.4 | 12.2 | 3.9 |
| Aug | 27° / 19° | 290 | 26.6 | 12.1 | 3.8 |
| Sep | 27° / 19° | 296 | 27.2 | 12 | 3.6 |
| Oct | 27° / 19° | 337 | 28.7 | 11.9 | 3.5 |
| Nov | 27° / 19° | 316 | 28.6 | 11.8 | 3.5 |
| Dec | 26° / 19° | 233 | 25.2 | 11.7 | 4.1 |
Chance of rain
How likely it is to rain on a typical day, and how that shifts across the wetter and drier seasons.
Cameron Highlands gets about 2945 mm of precipitation a year. On a typical day the chance of rain is very wet, but that rises and falls sharply with the seasons.
The wetter season lasts 4.4 months, from around Aug 6 to Dec 18, peaking in November at about 96% chance on a given day. The drier stretch runs the rest of the year, bottoming out around Feb 8.
October is the wettest month by volume, with 337 mm over about 29 wet days; February is the driest, with 110 mm.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rain on a day (%) | 65 | 56 | 70 | 84 | 87 | 83 | 82 | 86 | 90 | 93 | 94 | 82 |
| Rain days | 20 | 15 | 22 | 25 | 27 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 27 | 29 | 29 | 25 |
| Rain on a day (%) | Rain days | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 65 | 20 |
| Feb | 56 | 15 |
| Mar | 70 | 22 |
| Apr | 84 | 25 |
| May | 87 | 27 |
| Jun | 83 | 25 |
| Jul | 82 | 25 |
| Aug | 86 | 27 |
| Sep | 90 | 27 |
| Oct | 93 | 29 |
| Nov | 94 | 29 |
| Dec | 82 | 25 |
Monthly rainfall
Over a full year, Cameron Highlands collects about 2945 mm of rain across 297 wet days — roughly 245 mm in an average month.
It doesn’t fall evenly. October is the wettest month with 337 mm, while February is the driest at just 110 mm. The three wettest months alone bring about 32% of the year’s total.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rainfall (mm) | 157 | 110 | 203 | 241 | 271 | 241 | 252 | 290 | 296 | 337 | 316 | 233 |
| Rain days | 20 | 15 | 22 | 25 | 27 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 27 | 29 | 29 | 25 |
| Rainfall (mm) | Rain days | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 157 | 20 |
| Feb | 110 | 15 |
| Mar | 203 | 22 |
| Apr | 241 | 25 |
| May | 271 | 27 |
| Jun | 241 | 25 |
| Jul | 252 | 25 |
| Aug | 290 | 27 |
| Sep | 296 | 27 |
| Oct | 337 | 29 |
| Nov | 316 | 29 |
| Dec | 233 | 25 |
Clouds and sunshine
How often the daytime sky is clear, partly cloudy or overcast.
In Cameron Highlands, the average share of the sky covered by clouds shows moderate seasonal variation over the course of the year.
The clearer part of the year begins around December 29 and lasts for 3.9 months, ending around April 26. The clearest month is March, when the sky is clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy 20% of the time on average.
The cloudier part of the year begins around July 30 and lasts for 5.0 months, ending around December 28. The cloudiest month is October, when it is overcast or mostly cloudy 97% of the time.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clearer (%) | 12 | 18 | 20 | 14 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 7 |
| Cloudier (%) | 88 | 82 | 80 | 86 | 94 | 92 | 90 | 95 | 95 | 97 | 96 | 93 |
| Clearer (%) | Cloudier (%) | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 12 | 88 |
| Feb | 18 | 82 |
| Mar | 20 | 80 |
| Apr | 14 | 86 |
| May | 6 | 94 |
| Jun | 8 | 92 |
| Jul | 10 | 90 |
| Aug | 5 | 95 |
| Sep | 5 | 95 |
| Oct | 3 | 97 |
| Nov | 4 | 96 |
| Dec | 7 | 93 |
Daylight, sunrise and sunset
Hours of daylight through the year, with sunrise and sunset times.
The gold band is daylight — sunrise runs along its lower edge, sunset along the upper — so it widens toward summer and pinches toward winter, with night the dark area above and below. Close to the equator, Cameron Highlands barely changes through the year: days stay near 12 h 18 min of light in every season.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daylight (h) | 11.8 | 11.9 | 12.0 | 12.1 | 12.2 | 12.3 | 12.2 | 12.1 | 12.0 | 11.9 | 11.8 | 11.7 |
| Sunrise (AM) | 7:31 | 7:33 | 7:25 | 7:12 | 7:05 | 7:07 | 7:13 | 7:14 | 7:08 | 7:03 | 7:06 | 7:18 |
| Sunset (PM) | 7:17 | 7:25 | 7:23 | 7:18 | 7:17 | 7:22 | 7:27 | 7:23 | 7:10 | 6:57 | 6:54 | 7:03 |
| Daylight (h) | Sunrise (AM) | Sunset (PM) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 11.8 | 7:31 | 7:17 |
| Feb | 11.9 | 7:33 | 7:25 |
| Mar | 12.0 | 7:25 | 7:23 |
| Apr | 12.1 | 7:12 | 7:18 |
| May | 12.2 | 7:05 | 7:17 |
| Jun | 12.3 | 7:07 | 7:22 |
| Jul | 12.2 | 7:13 | 7:27 |
| Aug | 12.1 | 7:14 | 7:23 |
| Sep | 12.0 | 7:08 | 7:10 |
| Oct | 11.9 | 7:03 | 6:57 |
| Nov | 11.8 | 7:06 | 6:54 |
| Dec | 11.7 | 7:18 | 7:03 |
Sunny days
How many genuinely sunny days each month brings — days the sky stays clear or mostly clear — banded into plain-language zones.
Cameron Highlands gets about 1 sunny days a month — gloomy — and it barely shifts through the year, holding between 0 and 2 days every month. Clear skies here are a flat line, not a season.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sunny days | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sky | Gloomy | Gloomy | Gloomy | Gloomy | Gloomy | Gloomy | Gloomy | Gloomy | Gloomy | Gloomy | Gloomy | Gloomy |
| Sunny days | Sky | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 1 | Gloomy |
| Feb | 2 | Gloomy |
| Mar | 2 | Gloomy |
| Apr | 1 | Gloomy |
| May | 0 | Gloomy |
| Jun | 1 | Gloomy |
| Jul | 1 | Gloomy |
| Aug | 0 | Gloomy |
| Sep | 0 | Gloomy |
| Oct | 0 | Gloomy |
| Nov | 0 | Gloomy |
| Dec | 0 | Gloomy |
Humidity comfort
Share of days at each humidity comfort level, based on the dew point — the measure that tracks how muggy it actually feels.
Humidity comfort is graded by the dew point — the temperature at which the air would be fully saturated — because it tracks how muggy it actually feels far better than relative humidity does. A low dew point feels dry and crisp; a high one feels sticky and oppressive no matter the reading on a humidity gauge.
Cameron Highlands is humid all year round — on a typical day the air feels at least humid, and there is no real dry season to wait for.
The stickiest month is April, when it feels muggy, oppressive or miserable about 93% of the time. Even in February, the mildest month, the air is dry or comfortable only 11% of the time.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dry (%) | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Comfortable (%) | 3 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Humid (%) | 32 | 32 | 21 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 11 |
| Muggy (%) | 65 | 56 | 69 | 85 | 78 | 88 | 94 | 95 | 97 | 99 | 97 | 88 |
| Oppressive (%) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 21 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Dry (%) | Comfortable (%) | Humid (%) | Muggy (%) | Oppressive (%) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 0 | 3 | 32 | 65 | 0 |
| Feb | 2 | 9 | 32 | 56 | 0 |
| Mar | 1 | 7 | 21 | 69 | 2 |
| Apr | 0 | 0 | 6 | 85 | 9 |
| May | 0 | 0 | 1 | 78 | 21 |
| Jun | 0 | 0 | 2 | 88 | 10 |
| Jul | 0 | 0 | 3 | 94 | 2 |
| Aug | 0 | 0 | 4 | 95 | 1 |
| Sep | 0 | 0 | 2 | 97 | 1 |
| Oct | 0 | 0 | 0 | 99 | 1 |
| Nov | 0 | 0 | 2 | 97 | 1 |
| Dec | 0 | 0 | 11 | 88 | 0 |
Wind
Average wind speed through the year, banded into plain-language speed zones so a number reads as 'breezy' or 'calm' without knowing the scale.
This is the average sustained wind speed at the standard 10 metres above open ground — the steady flow a weather station reports, not the sharper gusts that come and go, which can run half again as fast. It's the number that says whether a place is generally breezy or calm.
Wind in Cameron Highlands is steady company: average speeds sit near 3 km/h — calm — in every month of the year, with no meaningful windy or calm season.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wind speed (km/h) | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 |
| Feels | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm |
| Wind speed (km/h) | Feels | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 4 | calm |
| Feb | 4 | calm |
| Mar | 3 | calm |
| Apr | 3 | calm |
| May | 3 | calm |
| Jun | 3 | calm |
| Jul | 3 | calm |
| Aug | 3 | calm |
| Sep | 3 | calm |
| Oct | 3 | calm |
| Nov | 3 | calm |
| Dec | 4 | calm |
Best time to visit Cameron Highlands
To characterize how pleasant the weather is in Cameron Highlands throughout the year, we compute two travel scores — one for general sightseeing, one for beach and pool weather.
Around late December, Cameron Highlands is still near the start of its best-weather window — great conditions with the peak-season crowds not yet at full swing.
Inferred from the travel-score curve; month-by-month visitor numbers are a planned addition.
The travel score favors clear, rainless days with daytime highs between 18°C and 28°C. Based on this score, the best time of year to visit Cameron Highlands for general outdoor tourist activities is from mid December to mid March, with a peak score in the first week of February.
The travel score (filled area), and its constituents: the temperature score (red line), the cloud cover score (blue line), and the precipitation score (green line).
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Travel score (0–10) | 4.8 | 4.9 | 4.0 | 3.4 | 3.3 | 3.8 | 3.9 | 3.8 | 3.6 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 4.1 |
| Rating | fair | fair | fair | poor | poor | fair | fair | fair | fair | poor | poor | fair |
| Travel score (0–10) | Rating | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 4.8 | fair |
| Feb | 4.9 | fair |
| Mar | 4.0 | fair |
| Apr | 3.4 | poor |
| May | 3.3 | poor |
| Jun | 3.8 | fair |
| Jul | 3.9 | fair |
| Aug | 3.8 | fair |
| Sep | 3.6 | fair |
| Oct | 3.5 | poor |
| Nov | 3.5 | poor |
| Dec | 4.1 | fair |
The beach/pool score favors clear, rainless days with daytime highs between 24°C and 34°C. Based on this score, the best time of year to visit Cameron Highlands for hot-weather activities is from early January to mid April, with a peak score in the last week of February.
The beach/pool score (filled area), and its constituents: the temperature score (red line), the cloud cover score (blue line), and the precipitation score (green line).
What to pack for Cameron Highlands, by month
Month by month, what's worth putting in the bag — from the temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind. Tap a month for a quick packing note.
Cameron Highlands packs about the same all year — highs hold near 29°C. Across the year the things worth having are light clothes, rain gear and sun protection.
In March, Cameron Highlands sees daytime highs around 29°C and nights near 20°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 22 days see rain.
UV index (midday) in Cameron Highlands by month
Clear-sky midday UV index through the year, shaded by the WHO exposure levels — how much sun protection each month calls for.
Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Cameron Highlands peaks around February 19 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 12 at about 11 (extreme).
The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — every month of the year.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UV index (midday) | 13 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 11 |
| Level | Extreme | Extreme | Extreme | Extreme | Extreme | Extreme | Extreme | Extreme | Extreme | Extreme | Extreme | Extreme |
| UV index (midday) | Level | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 13 | Extreme |
| Feb | 15 | Extreme |
| Mar | 14 | Extreme |
| Apr | 14 | Extreme |
| May | 13 | Extreme |
| Jun | 11 | Extreme |
| Jul | 11 | Extreme |
| Aug | 12 | Extreme |
| Sep | 14 | Extreme |
| Oct | 13 | Extreme |
| Nov | 11 | Extreme |
| Dec | 11 | Extreme |
Average hourly UV index in Cameron Highlands
Modeled clear-sky UV for every hour of every day — when in the day sun protection actually matters.
The whole year hour by hour: each column is a day, each row an hour, and the color is the modeled clear-sky UV index — the midday peak scaled down as the sun sits lower in the sky. Darker overlays mark night, lighter ones the civil-twilight hours around sunrise and sunset.
UV falls off far faster than brightness as the sun drops, so even in February the burn window is concentrated in the middle of the day: about 8 hours a day reach index 3 (protection recommended), and 6.5 hours reach 6 or more. Mornings and late afternoons stay comparatively gentle year round.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UV ≥ 3 (h/day) | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8.5 | 8 | 8 | 7.5 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7.5 | 7.5 |
| UV ≥ 6 (h/day) | 6 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 6 | 6 | 5.5 | 6 | 6.5 | 6 | 5.5 | 5.5 |
| UV ≥ 3 (h/day) | UV ≥ 6 (h/day) | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 8 | 6 |
| Feb | 8 | 6.5 |
| Mar | 8 | 6.5 |
| Apr | 8.5 | 6.5 |
| May | 8 | 6 |
| Jun | 8 | 6 |
| Jul | 7.5 | 5.5 |
| Aug | 8 | 6 |
| Sep | 8 | 6.5 |
| Oct | 8 | 6 |
| Nov | 7.5 | 5.5 |
| Dec | 7.5 | 5.5 |
Air quality in Cameron Highlands by month
Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see which months the air is worst, not just the yearly average.
Air quality in Cameron Highlands is worst in September — around 38 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), and holds fairly steady the rest of the year.
Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PM2.5 (µg/m³) | 30 | 31 | 35 | 35 | 32 | 33 | 35 | 35 | 38 | 37 | 29 | 29 |
| Level | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Poor | Poor | Moderate | Moderate |
| PM2.5 (µg/m³) | Level | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 30 | Moderate |
| Feb | 31 | Moderate |
| Mar | 35 | Moderate |
| Apr | 35 | Moderate |
| May | 32 | Moderate |
| Jun | 33 | Moderate |
| Jul | 35 | Moderate |
| Aug | 35 | Moderate |
| Sep | 38 | Poor |
| Oct | 37 | Poor |
| Nov | 29 | Moderate |
| Dec | 29 | Moderate |
Growing season
Cameron Highlands is frost-free year round — even the coldest nights rarely reach freezing, so there is no start or end to the growing season.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frost-free chance (%) | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 |
| Frost nights | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Frost-free chance (%) | Frost nights | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 100 | 0 |
| Feb | 100 | 0 |
| Mar | 100 | 0 |
| Apr | 100 | 0 |
| May | 100 | 0 |
| Jun | 100 | 0 |
| Jul | 100 | 0 |
| Aug | 100 | 0 |
| Sep | 100 | 0 |
| Oct | 100 | 0 |
| Nov | 100 | 0 |
| Dec | 100 | 0 |
Growing degree days
Growing degree days tally heat above 10°C: each day adds however many degrees its average temperature runs over that threshold, and cold days add nothing. Cameron Highlands banks about 4,889 degree days a year, and the running total — which growers use to time plantings and predict maturity — climbs fastest around April.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Growing degree days (°C·days) | 387 | 371 | 436 | 430 | 442 | 415 | 416 | 412 | 397 | 409 | 387 | 385 |
| Growing degree days (°C·days) | |
|---|---|
| Jan | 387 |
| Feb | 371 |
| Mar | 436 |
| Apr | 430 |
| May | 442 |
| Jun | 415 |
| Jul | 416 |
| Aug | 412 |
| Sep | 397 |
| Oct | 409 |
| Nov | 387 |
| Dec | 385 |
Solar energy
Average daily shortwave solar energy reaching the ground, banded into brightness zones so the number means something at a glance.
Solar energy is how much sunlight actually reaches the ground each day, measured in kilowatt-hours per square metre (kWh/m²) — the combined effect of how long the sun is up, how high it climbs, and how much cloud gets in the way. It's the raw fuel a solar panel has to work with: for scale, 1 kWh/m² a day is dim and wintry, while 7+ is desert-bright.
Cameron Highlands receives about 4.8 kWh/m² a day of solar energy on average — bright — with a clear seasonal swing between 3.9 and 5.6 kWh/m².
The brighter stretch of the year lasts 8.0 months, from around Jan 26 to Sep 26. The brightest month is March, averaging about 5.5 kWh/m² (bright).
The dimmest month is December, down near 4.0 kWh/m² — roughly 27% less than the March peak.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Solar energy (kWh/m²) | 4.6 | 5.3 | 5.5 | 5.2 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 4.5 | 4.1 | 4.0 |
| Level | Bright | Bright | Bright | Bright | Bright | Bright | Bright | Bright | Bright | Bright | Bright | Moderate |
| Solar energy (kWh/m²) | Level | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 4.6 | Bright |
| Feb | 5.3 | Bright |
| Mar | 5.5 | Bright |
| Apr | 5.2 | Bright |
| May | 5.0 | Bright |
| Jun | 5.0 | Bright |
| Jul | 5.0 | Bright |
| Aug | 5.0 | Bright |
| Sep | 5.0 | Bright |
| Oct | 4.5 | Bright |
| Nov | 4.1 | Bright |
| Dec | 4.0 | Moderate |
Where is Cameron Highlands?
Cameron Highlands sits at 4.5°N, 101.4°E, 0 m above sea level, in Malaysia. The nearest listed city is Sungai Siput, 22 km away.
Topography around Cameron Highlands
How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Cameron Highlands.
Within 3 km, the terrain around Cameron Highlands has large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 764 m around an average of 1,386 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,930 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,238 m.
The land around Cameron Highlands is covered by trees (82%) within 3 km, trees (93%) within 16 km, and trees (95%) within 80 km.
Malaysia travel facts
- Travel advisory
- Level 1
- Exercise Normal Precautions
- Power plugs
- Type C / G / M
- 230 V · 50 Hz
- Prices
- ≈ 32% of US
- price level, 2025
- GDP per capita
- $13,125
- 2025
- Happiness
- 6.0 / 10
- World Happiness, 2025
- Safe drinking water
- 95%
- of population, 2024
- Homicide rate
- 0.7
- per 100k, 2023
- Road deaths
- 22.5
- per 100k/yr, 2019
- Income group
- Upper middle
- World Bank
- English
- High
- EF EPI 581
- Religion
Sources: World Bank, US State Department, World Happiness Report, WHO/UNICEF, EF EPI, CIA World Factbook.
Data sources
Temperature, precipitation, cloud, humidity, wind and solar figures are a 1991–2020 climatology for Cameron Highlands (4.4636°, 101.3763°, elevation 0 m), computed from hourly ERA5 reanalysis — contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Sun figures are astronomical calculations, not observations. City data © GeoNames, CC BY 4.0. Map outlines from Natural Earth (public domain); interactive map © Google. UV index is derived from CAMS (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service) clear-sky UV data — contains modified Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Monthly air-quality (PM2.5) seasonality is from the CAMS EAC4 reanalysis (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service), scaled to the WHO annual mean where available. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).