Brinchang

Brinchang (also Berincang) is a town and hill resort located at an altitude of 1,540 metres (5,050 ft) in Cameron Highlands in the state of Pahang, Malaysia.

Brinchang town.

Brinchang is the highest and second largest township of Cameron Highlands, situated on a gently sloping plateau about 2 km after Tanah Rata or 3 km before Kea Farm. While relatively small in spread compared to Tanah Rata, Brinchang is the densest in development - a tourist hub with local flavours and style.

The epicentre of Brinchang is a tight pocket of shophouses—restaurants, stores and budget hotels, while the surroundings hold further commercial developments, holiday apartments and residential homes. Gunung Brinchang is the origin of the town's name.

Attractions
Brinchang town (c. 2012).

One of its attractions is the Night Market available during weekends and the Malaysian school holidays, where many vegetable stalls and food stalls are set up.

Transport
Brinchang (c. 1950s).

The road connecting Gunung Brinchang and Federal Route at Brinchang is the highest motorable road in Malaysia.

Climate

The Köppen-Geiger climate classification system classifies its climate as subtropical highland (Cfb). Temperatures are mild year-round albeit rainy. Two extra rainy seasons occur during the course of the year, with the shorter one running from April to May, and the longer one running from September to December.[1]

Climate data for Brinchang
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Average high °C (°F) 20.6
(69.1)		 21.4
(70.5)		 22.1
(71.8)		 22.4
(72.3)		 22.4
(72.3)		 22.1
(71.8)		 21.6
(70.9)		 21.6
(70.9)		 21.4
(70.5)		 21.3
(70.3)		 21.1
(70.0)		 20.6
(69.1)		 21.6
(70.8)
Daily mean °C (°F) 16.7
(62.1)		 17.2
(63.0)		 17.6
(63.7)		 18.2
(64.8)		 18.3
(64.9)		 18
(64)		 17.4
(63.3)		 17.6
(63.7)		 17.5
(63.5)		 17.6
(63.7)		 17.5
(63.5)		 17.1
(62.8)		 17.6
(63.6)
Average low °C (°F) 12.9
(55.2)		 13
(55)		 13.4
(56.1)		 14
(57)		 14.3
(57.7)		 13.9
(57.0)		 13.2
(55.8)		 13.6
(56.5)		 13.6
(56.5)		 13.9
(57.0)		 13.9
(57.0)		 13.6
(56.5)		 13.6
(56.4)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 172
(6.8)		 133
(5.2)		 198
(7.8)		 260
(10.2)		 250
(9.8)		 130
(5.1)		 149
(5.9)		 159
(6.3)		 215
(8.5)		 314
(12.4)		 313
(12.3)		 262
(10.3)		 2,555
(100.6)
Average rainy days 14 12 14 18 18 15 17 19 22 24 25 21 219
Mean monthly sunshine hours 186 198 217 210 186 180 186 155 150 155 150 155 2,128
Source 1: Climate-Data.org (altitude: 1567m)[1]
Source 2: Weather2Travel for rainy days and sunshine[2]

References
  1. "Climate: Brinchang - Climate graph, Temperature graph, Climate table". Climate-Data.org. Retrieved 2013-11-02.
  2. "Brinchang Climate and Weather Averages, Malaysia". Weather2Travel. Retrieved 2013-12-02.


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