At an average temperature of , May is the hottest month of the year. January and December have the lowest average temperature of the year. It is . In measurements taken from 2005 to 2015, between the driest and wettest months the difference in precipitation averages . Environmental issues Since the 1990s, the frequency and intensity of floods in this area has increased due to changes in land use in the river basin area, especially an increase in agriculture and potentially due to illegal logging. One potential cause is an increase in silt in the rivers as a result of these land use changes The floods in 2012 and 2014 caused the road that connects Sungai Lembing with the rest of Malaysia to be cut off. Waste materials from abandoned mines were found to be polluting the area's rivers and groundwater with harmful elements such as arsenic, iron, copper, lead, manganese, nickel and zinc. Since 2014, much of the rainforest surrounding the popular Rainbow Waterfall has been cleared to make way for a palm oil plantation. Local villagers blamed the pollution of their water catchment area on the logging activity involved. While the link between logging and pollution was denied by the Pahang Forestry Department in May 2018, in December 2018 several fines were issued to the Mentiga Corporation by the Pahang Department of Environment, due to substandard waste disposal practices. Tourism As of July 2017, locals estimated around 2,000 to 3,000 tourists visited the town on every weekend, and the number peaks during school holidays in both Malaysia and Singapore. In addition to the Sungai Lembing Museum and mining tunnel, the area's tourist attractions include a museum dedicated to crystals, a hot spring, Panorama Hill, and Rainbow Waterfall. Places of worship include Gua Charas, where Buddhist and Hindu temples were located inside a cave. In popular culture A Malaysian-Singaporean co-produced drama, Kampong Ties is set in Sungai Lembing during 1960s and 1970s. Pontianak Harum Sundal Malam 2, a Malaysian horror film, was filmed in Sungai Lembing in November 2004. References External links Official website of Sungai Lembing Museum The mining railway of Sungai Lembing Kuantan District Towns in Pahang Tourist attractions in Pahang Tin mines in Malaysia Populated places established in the 1900s Mining communities in Malaysia