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Best time to visit Sandakan
The best time to visit Sandakan is April, with daytime temperatures around 32°C.
Sandakan at a glance: warmest in May with daytime temperatures around 33°C and coolest in January (30°C). The wettest month is January (476 mm) and the driest April (163 mm), with about 3,220 mm of rain a year. The sea is warmest in May (31°C). Sunniest in April.
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Sandakan
10 mHot, showery and muggy
38
32°/24°30°165 mm39 %12 h
A typical mid-April in Sandakan
Sunny 10Cloudy 8Rain 12
Daytime temperature (night ☾)
24°31°33°18°37°
Sea temperature
30°18°37°
Daylight (solar time)
05:5218:08
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12 h 15 m
Precipitation
0480 mm
165 mm
Air feel
FreshComfortableHumidMuggy
RH 80 %
Month by month
| Month | Score | Day | Night | Sea | Rain | Wet days | Sun | Daylight | Feels like |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 30 | 30° | 23° | 29° | 476 mm | 26 | 29 % | 12 h | Hot, rainy and muggy |
| February | 32 | 30° | 23° | 29° | 321 mm | 17 | 32 % | 12 h | Hot, rainy and muggy |
| March | 33 | 31° | 23° | 29° | 263 mm | 15 | 35 % | 12 h | Hot, showery and muggy |
| April | 38 | 32° | 24° | 30° | 163 mm | 12 | 39 % | 12 h | Hot, showery and muggy |
| May | 25 | 33° | 24° | 31° | 193 mm | 15 | 34 % | 12 h | Hot, showery and muggy |
| June | 21 | 33° | 23° | 30° | 192 mm | 16 | 26 % | 13 h | Hot, showery and muggy |
| July | 18 | 33° | 23° | 30° | 204 mm | 18 | 25 % | 12 h | Hot, rainy and muggy |
| August | 17 | 33° | 23° | 30° | 231 mm | 18 | 28 % | 12 h | Hot, rainy and muggy |
| September | 18 | 33° | 23° | 30° | 208 mm | 18 | 23 % | 12 h | Hot, rainy and muggy |
| October | 19 | 32° | 23° | 30° | 238 mm | 21 | 27 % | 12 h | Hot, rainy and muggy |
| November | 24 | 31° | 23° | 30° | 287 mm | 24 | 30 % | 12 h | Hot, rainy and muggy |
| December | 26 | 31° | 24° | 29° | 440 mm | 26 | 25 % | 12 h | Hot, rainy and muggy |
The score (0–100) combines daytime temperature, rain days, humidity and cloud cover, weighted for a typical warm-weather trip: 20–28 °C, little rain. On the map you can change these preferences.
Climate averages 2016–2025 (ERA5, CRU TS). Sea temperature from ERA5. Not a forecast. Elevation: 6 m. Coordinates: 5.84, 118.12.