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Monthly climate in Keningau, Sabah, Malaysia

Last updated: May 6, 2024

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Keningau features a tropical rainforest climate (Af).Temperatures typically range between 24 °C (76 °F) and 26 °C (78 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to 17 °C (63 °F) or can rise to as high as 35 °C (96 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 2085 mm (82.1 inches) and receives 265 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Keningau enjoys an average of 3224 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 11 hours 48 minutes to 12 hours 24 minutes per day.

Monthly average temperatures in Keningau, Sabah, Malaysia §

The warmest months in Keningau are April, May and August, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 25 to 26 °C (78 - 78 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in January, February and December, when daily mean temperatures range from 24 to 25 °C (76 - 77 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Keningau experiences 328 days above 25 °C (77.0 °F) and 0 days below 0 °C (32.0 °F).

Monthly average temperatures with daily means, minimums and maximums for period, average high and low temperatures in Keningau, Sabah, Malaysia.Generated using Copernicus Climate Change Service information.Data for period from January 2017 to June 2022.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Maximum 33°C
(91°F)		 34°C
(94°F)		 35°C
(96°F)		 35°C
(95°F)		 35°C
(95°F)		 34°C
(94°F)		 34°C
(93°F)		 35°C
(96°F)		 35°C
(95°F)		 34°C
(94°F)		 33°C
(92°F)		 34°C
(94°F)
Mean maximum 31°C
(89°F)		 32°C
(90°F)		 33°C
(92°F)		 34°C
(93°F)		 33°C
(93°F)		 33°C
(92°F)		 33°C
(92°F)		 34°C
(93°F)		 33°C
(92°F)		 33°C
(92°F)		 33°C
(91°F)		 32°C
(90°F)
Average high 29°C
(85°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 31°C
(88°F)		 32°C
(89°F)		 32°C
(89°F)		 31°C
(88°F)		 31°C
(88°F)		 32°C
(89°F)		 31°C
(88°F)		 31°C
(87°F)		 31°C
(88°F)		 30°C
(86°F)
Daily mean 24°C
(76°F)		 25°C
(76°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 26°C
(78°F)		 26°C
(78°F)		 25°C
(78°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 25°C
(78°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 25°C
(77°F)
Average low 21°C
(70°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 21°C
(71°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 21°C
(71°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 21°C
(71°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 21°C
(71°F)
Mean minimum 20°C
(67°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 19°C
(67°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 20°C
(69°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 19°C
(67°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 19°C
(67°F)		 19°C
(67°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 20°C
(68°F)
Minimum 18°C
(65°F)		 17°C
(63°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 19°C
(67°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 19°C
(67°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 19°C
(67°F)		 19°C
(67°F)		 20°C
(68°F)

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Monthly average precipitation in Keningau, Sabah, Malaysia §

Keningau usually has the most precipitation in January, May and December, with an average of 23 rainy days and 211 mm (8.3 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Keningau are February, July and September. On average, 139 mm (5.5 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.

Monthly average precipitation and precipitation days in Keningau, Sabah, Malaysia.Generated using Copernicus Climate Change Service information.Data for period from January 2017 to January 2022.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Average precipitation mm (inches) 203 (8.0) 137 (5.4) 160 (6.3) 171 (6.7) 227 (8.9) 179 (7.1) 132 (5.2) 166 (6.5) 147 (5.8) 192 (7.6) 165 (6.5) 203 (8.0)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) 19 16 23 22 26 24 19 19 21 25 25 26

Monthly sunshine hours in Keningau, Sabah, Malaysia §

The sunniest months in Keningau are March, July and August, when the sun shines an average of 9 hours 19 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Keningau: January, September and November receive an average of 8 hours 7 minutes of sunshine daily.

Mean monthly sunshine duration, average sunshine hours per day and mean daily daylight hours in Keningau, Sabah, Malaysia.Generated using Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information.Data for period from January 2017 to January 2022.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Mean monthly sunshine hours 216 263 296 283 277 266 285 284 262 263 259 264
Mean daily daylight hours 11h 50m 11h 56m 12h 4m 12h 13m 12h 21m 12h 24m 12h 22m 12h 16m 12h 7m 11h 59m 11h 51m 11h 48m

Solar UV radiation in Keningau, Sabah, Malaysia §

Keningau experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in February, March and April, when the maximum UV index can reach values of 16 - 17, which corresponds to the Extreme category of sun exposure.June, November and December are in the Extreme exposure category. In these months, the maximum values of the UV index do not exceed 13. For more detailed information, check out our hourly Keningau UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for Keningau, Sabah, Malaysia.Generated using Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information.Data for period from January 2022 to January 2023.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
UV Index (month maximum) 14 16 17 17 15 13 14 14 15 15 13 12