City · Malaysia
Best time to visit Tawau
The best time to visit Tawau is January, with daytime temperatures around 30°C.
Tawau at a glance: warmest in May with daytime temperatures around 33°C and coolest in January (30°C). The wettest month is May (216 mm) and the driest February (152 mm), with about 2,340 mm of rain a year. The sea is warmest in May (30°C). Sunniest in April.
Eddigo
Loading climate data…
Tawau
10 mHot, rainy and muggy
28
30°/24°29°195 mm29 %12 h
A typical mid-January in Tawau
Sunny 5Cloudy 2Rain 23
Daytime temperature (night ☾)
24°29°32°18°36°
Sea temperature
29°18°36°
Daylight (solar time)
06:0317:57
0006121824
11 h 54 m
Precipitation
0220 mm
195 mm
Air feel
FreshComfortableHumidMuggy
RH 80 %
Month by month
| Month | Score | Day | Night | Sea | Rain | Wet days | Sun | Daylight | Feels like |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 28 | 30° | 24° | 29° | 197 mm | 23 | 29 % | 12 h | Hot, rainy and muggy |
| February | 28 | 31° | 23° | 29° | 152 mm | 18 | 32 % | 12 h | Hot, rainy and muggy |
| March | 26 | 32° | 23° | 29° | 183 mm | 17 | 33 % | 12 h | Hot, showery and muggy |
| April | 28 | 32° | 23° | 30° | 179 mm | 16 | 37 % | 12 h | Hot, showery and muggy |
| May | 20 | 33° | 23° | 30° | 216 mm | 18 | 34 % | 12 h | Hot, rainy and muggy |
| June | 24 | 32° | 23° | 30° | 195 mm | 16 | 25 % | 12 h | Hot, showery and muggy |
| July | 21 | 32° | 23° | 30° | 210 mm | 19 | 27 % | 12 h | Hot, rainy and muggy |
| August | 21 | 32° | 23° | 30° | 213 mm | 18 | 31 % | 12 h | Hot, rainy and muggy |
| September | 22 | 32° | 23° | 30° | 172 mm | 17 | 25 % | 12 h | Hot, rainy and muggy |
| October | 22 | 32° | 23° | 30° | 198 mm | 20 | 29 % | 12 h | Hot, rainy and muggy |
| November | 24 | 31° | 23° | 30° | 208 mm | 22 | 31 % | 12 h | Hot, rainy and muggy |
| December | 26 | 31° | 24° | 30° | 214 mm | 22 | 24 % | 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: 7 m. Coordinates: 4.25, 117.89.