Climatch

Sandakan vs Tawau Climate

99%match

On climate, Tawau is a 99% match for Sandakan. Compared with Sandakan, Tawau has the same nighttime lows and less rain in the wet season.

Sandakan gets 98 in (2489 mm) of rain a year and Tawau 85 in (2156 mm). May is the warmest month in both, with highs of 90°F (32°C) in Sandakan and 90°F (32°C) in Tawau.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecJFMAMJJASOND
Sandakan
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecJFMAMJJASOND
Tawau

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

Month by month

Highs and lows (°F)

SandakanTawausolid = high, dashed = low

70°80°90°100°JFMAMJJASONDSandakan Jan: 86°Sandakan Feb: 86°Sandakan Mar: 88°Sandakan Apr: 89°Sandakan May: 90°Sandakan Jun: 90°Sandakan Jul: 90°Sandakan Aug: 90°Sandakan Sep: 90°Sandakan Oct: 89°Sandakan Nov: 88°Sandakan Dec: 87°Sandakan Jan: 75°Sandakan Feb: 75°Sandakan Mar: 75°Sandakan Apr: 75°Sandakan May: 75°Sandakan Jun: 74°Sandakan Jul: 74°Sandakan Aug: 74°Sandakan Sep: 74°Sandakan Oct: 74°Sandakan Nov: 74°Sandakan Dec: 75°Tawau Jan: 89°Tawau Feb: 89°Tawau Mar: 90°Tawau Apr: 90°Tawau May: 90°Tawau Jun: 89°Tawau Jul: 89°Tawau Aug: 89°Tawau Sep: 90°Tawau Oct: 90°Tawau Nov: 89°Tawau Dec: 89°Tawau Jan: 74°Tawau Feb: 74°Tawau Mar: 74°Tawau Apr: 75°Tawau May: 75°Tawau Jun: 75°Tawau Jul: 74°Tawau Aug: 74°Tawau Sep: 74°Tawau Oct: 74°Tawau Nov: 74°Tawau Dec: 74°

Rain (in per month)

SandakanTawau

051015JFMAMJJASONDSandakan Jan: 12Sandakan Feb: 8.7Sandakan Mar: 6.5Sandakan Apr: 4.8Sandakan May: 5.1Sandakan Jun: 6.5Sandakan Jul: 7.1Sandakan Aug: 8.0Sandakan Sep: 7.3Sandakan Oct: 8.5Sandakan Nov: 9.8Sandakan Dec: 13Tawau Jan: 5.8Tawau Feb: 4.5Tawau Mar: 5.8Tawau Apr: 5.7Tawau May: 7.8Tawau Jun: 7.2Tawau Jul: 8.5Tawau Aug: 8.5Tawau Sep: 6.8Tawau Oct: 8.0Tawau Nov: 7.8Tawau Dec: 8.5

Monthly averages

Average monthly highs, lows and rain in Sandakan and Tawau
MonthHighLowRain
SandakanTawauSandakanTawauSandakanTawau
Jan86°F(30°C)89°F(32°C)75°F(24°C)74°F(23°C)12 in(311 mm)5.8 in(148 mm)
Feb86°F(30°C)89°F(32°C)74°F(24°C)74°F(23°C)8.7 in(222 mm)4.4 in(113 mm)
Mar88°F(31°C)90°F(32°C)75°F(24°C)74°F(23°C)6.5 in(166 mm)5.7 in(146 mm)
Apr89°F(32°C)90°F(32°C)75°F(24°C)75°F(24°C)4.8 in(121 mm)5.7 in(144 mm)
May90°F(32°C)90°F(32°C)75°F(24°C)75°F(24°C)5.1 in(130 mm)7.8 in(199 mm)
Jun90°F(32°C)89°F(32°C)74°F(23°C)74°F(24°C)6.5 in(166 mm)7.2 in(183 mm)
Jul90°F(32°C)89°F(32°C)74°F(23°C)74°F(23°C)7.1 in(180 mm)8.5 in(216 mm)
Aug90°F(32°C)89°F(32°C)74°F(23°C)74°F(23°C)8.0 in(203 mm)8.5 in(216 mm)
Sep90°F(32°C)90°F(32°C)74°F(23°C)74°F(23°C)7.3 in(186 mm)6.8 in(172 mm)
Oct89°F(32°C)90°F(32°C)74°F(23°C)74°F(23°C)8.5 in(215 mm)8.0 in(204 mm)
Nov88°F(31°C)89°F(32°C)74°F(24°C)74°F(23°C)9.8 in(249 mm)7.8 in(199 mm)
Dec87°F(30°C)89°F(32°C)74°F(24°C)74°F(23°C)13 in(340 mm)8.5 in(216 mm)

1991–2020 averages, by calendar month.

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