Tawau Climate by Month
Tawau, Sabah, Malaysia
Hot all year, with rain spread through the year.
Tawau is hot all year, with rain spread through the year. Afternoon highs range from 89°F (32°C) in January to 90°F (32°C) in May, and January nights average 74°F (23°C). It gets 85 in (2156 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, January
- Rain per year
- 85 in(2156 mm)
- No clear rainy season
- Humidity
- 82%
- Sunniest: April
Best and worst months in Tawau
Best for weatherJanuary and February are the best time for weather in Tawau: highs near 89°F (32°C) and about 5.1 in (131 mm) of rain a month.
Least pleasantAugust and December are the least pleasant; August is the wettest, with 8.5 in (216 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 February.
Temperature and rain through the year
Highs and lows (°F)
Average highAverage low
Rain (in per month)
Tawau weather by month
| Month | High | Low | Rain | Humidity | Sun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JanJanuaryBest | 89°F(32°C) | 74°F(23°C) | 5.8 in(148 mm) | 82% | 4.1 |
| FebFebruaryBest | 89°F(32°C) | 74°F(23°C) | 4.4 in(113 mm) | 82% | 4.6 |
| MarMarch | 90°F(32°C) | 74°F(23°C) | 5.7 in(146 mm) | 81% | 4.9 |
| AprApril | 90°F(32°C) | 75°F(24°C) | 5.7 in(144 mm) | 82% | 5.3 |
| MayMay | 90°F(32°C) | 75°F(24°C) | 7.8 in(199 mm) | 82% | 5.0 |
| JunJune | 89°F(32°C) | 74°F(24°C) | 7.2 in(183 mm) | 83% | 4.6 |
| JulJuly | 89°F(32°C) | 74°F(23°C) | 8.5 in(216 mm) | 82% | 4.8 |
| AugAugust | 89°F(32°C) | 74°F(23°C) | 8.5 in(216 mm) | 81% | 4.9 |
| SepSeptember | 90°F(32°C) | 74°F(23°C) | 6.8 in(172 mm) | 81% | 5.1 |
| OctOctober | 90°F(32°C) | 74°F(23°C) | 8.0 in(204 mm) | 81% | 4.9 |
| NovNovember | 89°F(32°C) | 74°F(23°C) | 7.8 in(199 mm) | 84% | 4.5 |
| DecDecember | 89°F(32°C) | 74°F(23°C) | 8.5 in(216 mm) | 84% | 4.2 |
1991–2020 averages. Sun is solar radiation in kWh/m² per day. Highlighted: the most comfortable months.
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