Cutting travel time in half, the East Coast Expressway links the town to Kuala Lumpur and Kuantan and adds to the growth of Temerloh.

that Temerloh came about when a group of Minangkabau settlers, who came there to settle, noticed an Orang Asli (aborigine) who slept (mereloh) all day without a care in the world.

Perhaps as a mark of amazement on such lazy conduct and perhaps for lack of other names, or probably just in jest, he then called the settlement Temerloh.

Another more plausible theory claims the town's name is derived from a local resting place of the same Orang Asli tribe there called tempat mereloh, this would be contracted to temerloh easier on the Minangkabau settlers' tongues.

Precipitation peaks during the months of October to December.According to Haji Zakaria Hitam, the modern-day Temerloh developed from a small settlement called Kuala Semantan.

The Temerloh people (then) were mainly Malay and Orang Asli; however, there were also small groups of Chinese and Arabs there.

To cater to various sports activities such as athletics and field games, Temerloh Stadium was built and is usually fully utilized during the weekends.

The East Coast Expressway project includes the Sultan Ahmad Shah II Bridge in Temerloh.

[7] Temerloh sits at the confluence of the Pahang and Semantan Rivers, attributing the town with an abundance of with freshwater fish species such as patin (Pangasius), jelawat (Leptobarbus hoevenii), baung (Hemibagrus nemurus), tenggalan (Puntioplites bulu), lampam (Barbonymus sp), belida (Chitala lopis), tilapia and kerai (Hypsibarbus wetmorei) .

Located along the town's riverside, the Sunday bazaar, Pekan Sehari, is a place where a wide range of commodities are sold at a reasonable price.

Located at Bukit Rengit, Lanchang, the Deerland Park features not only deer, allowing visitors to feed, touch, and learn about them, but also other animals such as ostrich, peacock, tuna deer,[clarification needed] nilgai (India) and wood duck (Canada).

Home to the albino monkey, porcupine, black leopard, civet, the Malayan gharial crocodile and alligators, the town's mini zoo covers over 1.5 hectares (3.7 acres) of land, and is located at Jalan Bahagia, near Kampung Sungai Rabit.

Temerloh is the northern end of Federal Route 10 which begins in Gemas, Negeri Sembilan and runs almost parallel to KTMB's east coastal railtracks.