Sandakan Climate by Month
Sandakan, Sabah, Malaysia
Hot all year, with rain spread through the year.
Sandakan is hot all year, with rain spread through the year. May is the warmest month, with highs around 90°F (32°C); January is the coolest at 86°F (30°C), and nights dip to 74°F (23°C). It gets 98 in (2489 mm) of rain a year, spread across the months. The air is humid, averaging 82% relative humidity.
- Warmest month
- 90°F(32°C)
- Average high, May
- Coldest nights
- 74°F(23°C)
- Average low, August
- Rain per year
- 98 in(2489 mm)
- No clear rainy season
- Humidity
- 82%
- Sunniest: April
Best and worst months in Sandakan
Best for weatherMarch to May are the best time for weather in Sandakan: highs near 89°F (32°C) and about 5.5 in (139 mm) of rain a month.
Least pleasantDecember is the least pleasant month: it's the wettest, with 13 in (340 mm) of rain.
Comfort combines how close the afternoon high is to 75°F (24°C) with how much rain falls and how humid it is. See where the weather is best in April.
Temperature and rain through the year
Highs and lows (°F)
Average highAverage low
Rain (in per month)
Sandakan weather by month
| Month | High | Low | Rain | Humidity | Sun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JanJanuary | 86°F(30°C) | 75°F(24°C) | 12 in(311 mm) | 85% | 4.1 |
| FebFebruary | 86°F(30°C) | 74°F(24°C) | 8.7 in(222 mm) | 82% | 4.5 |
| MarMarchBest | 88°F(31°C) | 75°F(24°C) | 6.5 in(166 mm) | 82% | 5.0 |
| AprAprilBest | 89°F(32°C) | 75°F(24°C) | 4.8 in(121 mm) | 82% | 5.3 |
| MayMayBest | 90°F(32°C) | 75°F(24°C) | 5.1 in(130 mm) | 82% | 5.0 |
| JunJune | 90°F(32°C) | 74°F(23°C) | 6.5 in(166 mm) | 81% | 4.8 |
| JulJuly | 90°F(32°C) | 74°F(23°C) | 7.1 in(180 mm) | 81% | 4.8 |
| AugAugust | 90°F(32°C) | 74°F(23°C) | 8.0 in(203 mm) | 81% | 5.0 |
| SepSeptember | 90°F(32°C) | 74°F(23°C) | 7.3 in(186 mm) | 81% | 5.1 |
| OctOctober | 89°F(32°C) | 74°F(23°C) | 8.5 in(215 mm) | 82% | 4.9 |
| NovNovember | 88°F(31°C) | 74°F(24°C) | 9.8 in(249 mm) | 86% | 4.3 |
| DecDecember | 87°F(30°C) | 74°F(24°C) | 13 in(340 mm) | 84% | 4.1 |
1991–2020 averages. Sun is solar radiation in kWh/m² per day. Highlighted: the most comfortable months.
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