Climatch

Balikpapan vs Tawau Climate

98%match

Balikpapan vs Tawau: a 98% climate match. Compared with Balikpapan, Tawau has the same nighttime lows and less rain in the wet season.

Balikpapan gets 108 in (2741 mm) of rain a year and Tawau 85 in (2156 mm). Balikpapan's warmest month is September, at 92°F (33°C); Tawau's is May, at 90°F (32°C).

Tawau is in the Northern Hemisphere, so its seasons are flipped: Balikpapan's July is most like Tawau's January.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecJFMAMJJASOND
Balikpapan
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecJFMAMJJASOND
Tawau

Climate fingerprints: ring color = average temperature, thickness = rain. January at the top.

Month by month

Highs and lows (°F)

BalikpapanTawau (6 months later)solid = high, dashed = low

70°80°90°100°JFMAMJJASONDBalikpapan Jan: 90°Balikpapan Feb: 90°Balikpapan Mar: 90°Balikpapan Apr: 90°Balikpapan May: 91°Balikpapan Jun: 90°Balikpapan Jul: 89°Balikpapan Aug: 91°Balikpapan Sep: 92°Balikpapan Oct: 91°Balikpapan Nov: 91°Balikpapan Dec: 90°Balikpapan Jan: 75°Balikpapan Feb: 75°Balikpapan Mar: 75°Balikpapan Apr: 75°Balikpapan May: 76°Balikpapan Jun: 75°Balikpapan Jul: 75°Balikpapan Aug: 74°Balikpapan Sep: 75°Balikpapan Oct: 75°Balikpapan Nov: 76°Balikpapan Dec: 75°Tawau (6 months later) Jan: 89°Tawau (6 months later) Feb: 89°Tawau (6 months later) Mar: 90°Tawau (6 months later) Apr: 90°Tawau (6 months later) May: 89°Tawau (6 months later) Jun: 89°Tawau (6 months later) Jul: 89°Tawau (6 months later) Aug: 89°Tawau (6 months later) Sep: 90°Tawau (6 months later) Oct: 90°Tawau (6 months later) Nov: 90°Tawau (6 months later) Dec: 89°Tawau (6 months later) Jan: 74°Tawau (6 months later) Feb: 74°Tawau (6 months later) Mar: 74°Tawau (6 months later) Apr: 74°Tawau (6 months later) May: 74°Tawau (6 months later) Jun: 74°Tawau (6 months later) Jul: 74°Tawau (6 months later) Aug: 74°Tawau (6 months later) Sep: 74°Tawau (6 months later) Oct: 75°Tawau (6 months later) Nov: 75°Tawau (6 months later) Dec: 75°

Rain (in per month)

BalikpapanTawau (6 months later)

051015JFMAMJJASONDBalikpapan Jan: 12Balikpapan Feb: 9.6Balikpapan Mar: 12Balikpapan Apr: 11Balikpapan May: 8.9Balikpapan Jun: 9.2Balikpapan Jul: 7.1Balikpapan Aug: 6.7Balikpapan Sep: 5.3Balikpapan Oct: 7.3Balikpapan Nov: 9.0Balikpapan Dec: 11Tawau (6 months later) Jan: 8.5Tawau (6 months later) Feb: 8.5Tawau (6 months later) Mar: 6.8Tawau (6 months later) Apr: 8.0Tawau (6 months later) May: 7.8Tawau (6 months later) Jun: 8.5Tawau (6 months later) Jul: 5.8Tawau (6 months later) Aug: 4.5Tawau (6 months later) Sep: 5.8Tawau (6 months later) Oct: 5.7Tawau (6 months later) Nov: 7.8Tawau (6 months later) Dec: 7.2

Monthly averages

Average monthly highs, lows and rain in Balikpapan and Tawau
MonthHighLowRain
BalikpapanTawauBalikpapanTawauBalikpapanTawau
Jan90°F(32°C)89°F(32°C)74°F(24°C)74°F(23°C)12 in(299 mm)5.8 in(148 mm)
Feb90°F(32°C)89°F(32°C)75°F(24°C)74°F(23°C)9.6 in(244 mm)4.4 in(113 mm)
Mar90°F(32°C)90°F(32°C)75°F(24°C)74°F(23°C)12 in(293 mm)5.7 in(146 mm)
Apr90°F(32°C)90°F(32°C)75°F(24°C)75°F(24°C)11 in(278 mm)5.7 in(144 mm)
May91°F(33°C)90°F(32°C)76°F(24°C)75°F(24°C)8.9 in(227 mm)7.8 in(199 mm)
Jun90°F(32°C)89°F(32°C)75°F(24°C)74°F(24°C)9.2 in(234 mm)7.2 in(183 mm)
Jul89°F(32°C)89°F(32°C)75°F(24°C)74°F(23°C)7.1 in(180 mm)8.5 in(216 mm)
Aug91°F(33°C)89°F(32°C)74°F(24°C)74°F(23°C)6.7 in(169 mm)8.5 in(216 mm)
Sep92°F(33°C)90°F(32°C)75°F(24°C)74°F(23°C)5.3 in(135 mm)6.8 in(172 mm)
Oct91°F(33°C)90°F(32°C)75°F(24°C)74°F(23°C)7.3 in(185 mm)8.0 in(204 mm)
Nov91°F(33°C)89°F(32°C)76°F(24°C)74°F(23°C)9.0 in(229 mm)7.8 in(199 mm)
Dec90°F(32°C)89°F(32°C)75°F(24°C)74°F(23°C)11 in(268 mm)8.5 in(216 mm)

1991–2020 averages, by calendar month.

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