Kuala Lipis in Winter

In winter (December, January and February), Kuala Lipis sees average daytime highs around 31°C and overnight lows near 23°C, with 614 mm of rain over about 58 wet days across the season. It is the coldest season of the year and the 2nd-wettest season.

Over the season highs climb from about 30°C in early December to 32°C by late February. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 5% of the time across winter, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Winter is Kuala Lipis's best season of the year to visit on our travel score. For the whole year in context, see Kuala Lipis's year-round climate.

Avg daytime high: 31°C; coldest season of the year
Avg overnight low: 23°C
Rainfall: 614 mm; 58 wet days
Avg wind: 4 km/h
Travel score: 3.4; best season of the year
Months: Dec · Jan · Feb

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Temperature in Kuala Lipis in Winter

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Over the season highs climb from about 30°C in early December to 32°C by late February.

A typical winter day in Kuala Lipis reaches about 31°C and drops to 23°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is February, the coolest January.

How winter really feels in Kuala Lipis

Once humidity and wind are folded in, winter brings about 90 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C

heat index over the day's high

Days feeling ≤ 0°C

wind chill below the day's low

The story in winter is heat — humidity pushes the afternoon "feels like" well above the raw temperature.

Kuala Lipis weather by month

How the three winter months (December, January and February) compare with the rest of the year — the season's months are highlighted.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	30° / 23°	195	18.6	11.8	3.7
Feb	32° / 23°	126	14.7	11.9	3.4
Mar	33° / 24°	195	20.7	12	2.7
Apr	33° / 24°	215	23.9	12.1	2.2
May	33° / 24°	163	21.5	12.2	2.4
Jun	33° / 24°	89	15.1	12.2	2.8
Jul	33° / 24°	85	14	12.2	3.0
Aug	33° / 24°	98	15.7	12.1	2.8
Sep	33° / 24°	119	17.2	12	2.7
Oct	32° / 23°	209	23.5	11.9	2.6
Nov	31° / 23°	323	27.3	11.8	2.6
Dec	30° / 23°	293	24.2	11.8	3.2

Cloud cover in Winter

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 5% of the time across winter.

Chance of precipitation in Winter

Any precipitation

Kuala Lipis gets around 614 mm of rain over 58 wet days across winter. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Humidity in Winter

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of winter feels oppressive — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

Wind in Winter

Winds average 4 km/h across winter.

Sunrise & sunset in Winter

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 48 min in early December to 11 h 54 min by late February. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Solar energy in Winter

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day across winter, about 4.4 kWh/m².

Planning a trip in winter

Is winter a good time to visit Kuala Lipis?

Our two travel scores rate winter for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal), averaged across the three months.

3.4

Sightseeing

1st-best month of the year

5.0

Beach & pool

2nd-best month of the year

winter is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Kuala Lipis.

What to pack for Kuala Lipis in Winter

From winter's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.

In winter, Kuala Lipis sees daytime highs around 31°C and nights near 23°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 58 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Kuala Lipis in Winter

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV across winter averages around 13 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Kuala Lipis peaks around February 19 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near July 11 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	13	12	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	13	Extreme
Oct	12	Extreme
Nov	11	Extreme
Dec	11	Extreme

Air quality in Kuala Lipis in Winter

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where winter falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in Kuala Lipis is worst in September — around 21 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.0× the cleanest month (December, 10 µg/m³).

Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
PM2.5 (µg/m³)	11	12	15	16	15	16	18	18	21	18	11	10
Level	Good	Good	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Good	Good

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	11	Good
Feb	12	Good
Mar	15	Moderate
Apr	16	Moderate
May	15	Moderate
Jun	16	Moderate
Jul	18	Moderate
Aug	18	Moderate
Sep	21	Moderate
Oct	18	Moderate
Nov	11	Good
Dec	10	Good

Location & terrain

Where is Kuala Lipis?

Kuala Lipis sits at 4.2°N, 102.0°E, 99 m above sea level, in Malaysia. The nearest listed city is Jerantut, 45 km away.

Topography around Kuala Lipis

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Kuala Lipis.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Kuala Lipis has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 182 m around an average of 97 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 695 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,256 m.

The land around Kuala Lipis is covered by trees (84%) within 3 km, trees (95%) within 16 km, and trees (99%) within 80 km.

3 km

182 m

trees 84%

16 km

695 m

trees 95%

80 km

2,256 m

trees 99%

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Winter weather nearby: Jerantut 45 km · Raub 49 km · Fraser's Hill 62 km · Kampung Perak 69 km · Bentung 74 km · Bentong Town 75 km · Gua Musang 78 km · Cameron Highlands 81 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 Kuala Lipis (4.1842°, 102.0468°, elevation 99 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.