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Rainforest World Music Festival

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The Rainforest World Music Festival (often abbreviated as RWMF) is an annual three-day music festival celebrating the diversity of world music, held in Kuching, Sarawak, Malaysia. With daytime music workshops, cultural displays, craft displays, food stalls, and main-stage evening concerts. The festival has been awarded as one of the best 25 world music Festivals by Songlines for six consecutive years; from 2010 to 2015. The festival features a wide range of performances from traditional music, to world fusion and contemporary world music.

What's the weather like during Rainforest World Music Festival ?

The festival is usually held in June of July. The average minimum temperature (usually the minimum temperature is noted during the night) in Kuching in June is 23.0°C (73.4°F). June falls in the rainy season with an average precipitation of 202mm (8.0in). It rains on average a total of 15 days. The average maximum daytime temperature lies around 32.0°C (89.6°F). The sun will occasionally show itself with 189 hours of sunshine during the whole month. Click here for the climate of Kuching in Malaysia

Where to stay

In Kuching you can find many places to stay. Our ultimate favourite was The Ranee Boutique Suites. It has everything you wish for but the best thing was the location.


On booking.com they get an average rating of 9.2 and you can book it here.

More information about the festival click here.

This article was last updated on October 14, 2022.