When to go · Cameron Highlands
Cameron Highlands in January
Avoid month. Listed as a month to avoid: Nov–Jan (wettest), Malaysian school holidays and public-holiday weekends.
Key facts
- Verdict
- Avoid
- Temperature
- 22°C (72°F)72°F (22°C) / 14°C (57°F)57°F (14°C)
- average high / low
- Rain days
- 16
- Crowds
- Medium
- Malaysia overall
- Prices
- Medium
- Malaysia overall
Verdict
Listed as a month to avoid: Nov–Jan (wettest), Malaysian school holidays and public-holiday weekends.
Is another month better than January?
January is rated avoid. These months rate higher:
Weather in January
- Cameron HighlandsHighs around 22 °C (72 °F), lows around 14 °C (57 °F), rain on about 16 daysHighs around 72 °F (22 °C), lows around 57 °F (14 °C), rain on about 16 days
- Highlands, Malaysia · Cameron Highlands, Fraser's Hillfine
15–25 °C (59–77 °F); rain most afternoons.59–77 °F (15–25 °C); rain most afternoons.
Festivals and holidays
Dates as our data lists them. Moving holidays (lunar and Islamic calendars, Easter) shift every year: check the date for your year before you build a trip on it.
Chinese New Year big impact
Jan–Feb (lunar — check) · Malaysia
Two public days, many Chinese businesses shut for a week; Penang and KL busy.
Crowds and prices
- Crowds · Malaysia overall
- Medium
- Prices · Malaysia overall
- Medium
Malaysia overall: West coast fine; east-coast islands closed; Thaipusam and Chinese New Year may fall here (check).
Compare two months
Weather, crowds and prices for any two months in Cameron Highlands, side by side.
Verdict
Jan: Avoid
Feb: Great (better)
Daytime high
Jan: 22 °C (72 °F)72 °F (22 °C)
Feb: 23 °C (73 °F)73 °F (23 °C)
Night low
Jan: 14 °C (57 °F)57 °F (14 °C)
Feb: 14 °C (57 °F)57 °F (14 °C)
Rain days
Jan: 16
Feb: 13 (better)
Crowds
Jan: Medium
Feb: High
Prices
Jan: Medium
Feb: High
Festivals listed
Jan: 1
Feb: 1
January: Listed as a month to avoid: Nov–Jan (wettest), Malaysian school holidays and public-holiday weekends.
February: Inside Cameron Highlands's best window: Feb–Sep.
Cameron Highlands: figures are long-term averages from this guide, not a forecast.
What to pack
- A rain jacket or umbrella and shoes that dry fast