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Climate in Sandakan (Sabah), Malaysia

The graphs below show the monthly weather averages over the year.

Average day and night temperature

The mean minimum and maximum temperatures over the year.

Monthly hours of sunshine

The average monthly total hours of sunshine over the year

Monthly precipitation

The mean monthly precipitation over the year, including rain, snow, hail etc.

Monthly rainy days

The average number of days each month with rain, snow, hail etc.

Average humidity

The mean monthly relative humidity over the year

Average wind speed

The mean monthly wind speed over the year (in meters per second)

Weather Forecasts for Sandakan

Fri   Apr 26
34°C | 26°C
E 14 km/h
0.5 mm
partly cloudy and thunder

partly cloudy and thunder

hourly forecast
Sat   Apr 27
34°C | 26°C
E 11 km/h
2 mm
broken clouds and thunder

broken clouds and thunder

hourly forecast
Sun   Apr 28
32°C | 26°C
SE 11 km/h
9.9 mm
broken clouds and thunder

broken clouds and thunder

hourly forecast
5-Day Forecast 10-Day Forecast

The best time of year to visit Sandakan in Malaysia

Sandakan has high temperatures year round ranging between 31°C and 34°C.
The average rainfall figures in Sandakan are quite high. Throughout the year, you have a chance of prolonged precipitation. So no matter what time of year you go, you will always have to deal with a high number of rainy days. This makes it more challenging to point out the best time of year to visit. If we needed to pick one month we would choose January which is the sunniest month of the year.

Other facts from our historical weather data:

  • Which is the hottest month in Sandakan?
    May has an average maximum temperature of 34°C and is the hottest month of the year.
  • Which is the coolest month in Sandakan?
    The coolest month is January with an average maximum temperature of 31°C.
  • Which is the wettest month in Sandakan?
    December tops the wettest month list with 301 mm of rainfall.
  • Which is the driest month in Sandakan?
    April is the driest month with 185 mm of precipitation.
  • Which is the sunniest month in Sandakan?
    January is the sunniest month with an average of 251 hours of sunshine.

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