Weather at Cameron Highlands: temperatures and best months

When to go

BOH Tea calls Cameron Highlands a year-round destination², and the climate backs that up. Your real choice is between the drier-feeling months, the quieter months and the busy ones.

Cameron Highlands sits at about 1,500 m in Pahang, Peninsular Malaysia¹, which keeps it cool while the lowlands swelter. Rain is spread evenly through the year³, and when it comes, it comes down heavily¹.

Best months for what you want to do

• Best weather: February to April², the months BOH Tea rates best.
• Fewer crowds: June and September² are off-peak. They fall in the monsoon, but the rain is often short-lived and mostly late in the afternoon².
• Tea plantations: go early in the morning², in any season. A sunrise and Mossy Forest tour gets you out at that hour.
• Trekking: pick a dry spell, because the main hiking risk is rain and the state of the trails after heavy rain¹.
• Trail running: the Cameron Ultra Trail (Cultra) ran on 18–19 July 2026⁴, with five categories from 4 km to 100 km⁵.
• Night market: Brinchang’s night market opens on Friday and Saturday nights, and every day in holiday season¹.

What’s the temperature in Cameron Highlands?

Cameron Highlands averages 18 °C¹ over the year, with mild days and chilly nights. The figures below come from different sources, so treat them as a guide, not a forecast.

The climate may be shifting. In December 2025, the president of the group Reach told Utusan Malaysia the average temperature had risen from 20 °C to 24 °C⁹.

Months to avoid, and why

Skip the peak periods if you don’t like queues and traffic:

• November to January: the high season is one of the busiest times, as the cool weather draws both local and international visitors². Book ahead².
• School holidays: Pahang’s school breaks are in the month table below.
• Long weekends: holiday crowds have left some drivers taking up to four hours for trips that usually take under 20 minutes¹⁰.

That jam ran from the Simpang Pulai and Tapah¹⁰ roads up into the highlands. If you’re coming on a holiday weekend, leave early and compare the bus and train options from Kuala Lumpur.

For the busy months, sort out your Cameron Highland hotel well before you travel. Off-peak, it’s easier to find cheap places to stay.

Closures

Access to trails and sites in Cameron Highlands changes often, so check locally before you set out:

• Gunung Brinchang summit: access no longer allowed as of October 2018¹.
• Jungle trails: the government closed Trail 1 as of July 2019, and only some trails were supposedly open as of 2025¹.
• Gunung Irau: off limits in September 2024 because of uprooted trees¹³.
• BOH’s tea gardens: closed on Mondays, except school and public holidays².
• Restaurants in Ramadan: many close during the day¹⁴.

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