Taiping weather in September

In September, Taiping sees average daytime highs of 31°C and overnight lows near 24°C, with 219 mm of rain across 25 wet days and about 12 hours of daylight. It is the 8th-warmest and 5th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 31°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 1% of the time in September, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 06 min at the start of September to 12 hours by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, September is Taiping's 10th-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Taiping's year-round climate.

Daytime high
31°
8th warmest
Overnight low
24°
4th coldest
Rainfall
219 mm
25 wet days
Daylight
12 hours
7:11 AM – 7:12 PM
Cloud cover
88%
10th clearest
Wind
5 km/h
3rd windiest
Solar energy
5.14 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.8
out of 10

Taiping is town in Larut, Matang and Selama, Perak, Malaysia.

Density
1,167/km²
people per km²
Founded
1874

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

Temperature in September

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 31°C through the month.

A typical September day in Taiping reaches about 31°C in the afternoon and slips back to 24°C overnight — a 7°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 29°C and 32°C. Set against its neighbours, September runs on par with August and on par with October.

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How September really feels in Taiping

Once humidity and wind are folded in, September averages 30 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
30
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

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

Taiping weather by month

How September compares with the rest of the year at a glance. September is the 8th-warmest and 5th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan30° / 24°18523.511.83.2
Feb31° / 24°14320.711.83.1
Mar31° / 24°21526.6122.7
Apr31° / 24°23628.512.12.3
May32° / 25°21026.212.22.5
Jun31° / 24°13719.912.33.0
Jul31° / 24°13620.612.33.1
Aug31° / 24°17822.712.23.0
Sep31° / 24°21925122.8
Oct30° / 24°29828.111.92.6
Nov30° / 24°33128.611.82.6
Dec30° / 24°25826.311.73.0

Cloud cover in September

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 1% of the time in September.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 5% of September, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 94%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
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Chance of precipitation in September

Any precipitation

Taiping gets around 219 mm of rain over 25 wet days in September. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 83% and peaks near 88% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
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Humidity in September

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, September lands in the oppressive band about 76% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
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Wind in September

Winds average 5 km/h in September.

Across September, daily wind ranges from about 5 km/h on the calmest days to 5 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
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Sunrise & sunset in September

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 06 min at the start of September to 12 hours by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 6 minutes over September. Sunrise moves from 7:14 AM to 7:08 AM, and sunset from 7:20 PM to 7:05 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.17:147:20
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1212.07:127:14
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1812.07:107:11
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Solar energy in September

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in September, about 5.14 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.36 kWh/m² to a high of 5.68 kWh/m² in March across the year — September's 5.14 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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Planning a trip in September

Hazard calendar for Taiping

In seasonPeak

In September, Taiping sits inside its pacific typhoon season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

Taiping sits in the Pacific typhoon belt; the season peaks July–October.

Pacific typhoon
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is September a good time to visit Taiping?

Our two travel scores rate September for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal).

2.8
Sightseeing
7th-best month of the year
4.1
Beach & pool
7th-best month of the year

September is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Taiping.

What to pack for Taiping in September

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

In September, Taiping sees daytime highs around 31°C and nights near 24°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 25 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Taiping in September

The nearest coast averages about 30°C in September — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea offshore is warmest in May at about 30°C and coldest in December near 29°C.

The water stays above 20°C all year — warm enough for a swim any month.

28°30°32°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan29Tropical
Feb30Tropical
Mar30Tropical
Apr30Tropical
May30Tropical
Jun30Tropical
Jul30Tropical
Aug30Tropical
Sep30Tropical
Oct30Tropical
Nov29Tropical
Dec29Tropical

UV index in Taiping in September

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in September peaks around 14 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Taiping peaks around February 18 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near July 14 at about 10 (extreme).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — every month of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeFeb 18UV 14Jul 14UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan12Extreme
Feb14Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul10Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep14Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov11Extreme
Dec11Extreme

Air quality in Taiping in September

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

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

Air quality in Taiping is worst in September — around 25 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 1.7× the cleanest month (November, 14 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateSep 1325 µg/m³Nov 2115 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan18Moderate
Feb19Moderate
Mar20Moderate
Apr19Moderate
May20Moderate
Jun21Moderate
Jul24Moderate
Aug23Moderate
Sep25Moderate
Oct22Moderate
Nov14Moderate
Dec16Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Taiping?

Taiping sits at 4.8°N, 100.7°E, 19 m above sea level, in Malaysia. The nearest listed city is Kamunting, 4.0 km away.

Topography around Taiping

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Taiping has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 280 m around an average of 31 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,439 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,152 m.

The land around Taiping is covered by artificial surfaces (52%) and trees (35%) within 3 km, trees (74%) within 16 km, and trees (65%) and water (26%) within 80 km.

3 km
280 m
16 km
1,439 m
80 km
2,152 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwatermangroves
September weather nearby: Kamunting 4.0 km · Batu Kurau 15 km · Simpang Empat 16 km · Padang Rengas 16 km · Kuala Kangsar 24 km · Bagan Serai 28 km · Kuala Kurau 39 km · Parit Buntar 41 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
Muslim 64%Buddhist 19%Christian 9%Hindu 6%

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 Taiping (4.85°, 100.7333°, elevation 19 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. Tropical-cyclone seasons are the published climatological basin seasons (NOAA National Hurricane Center / regional warning centres). Sea temperatures are the NOAA OISST v2.1 1991–2020 monthly climatology (public domain), sampled at the nearest ocean point. 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).