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Monthly climate in Sandakan, Malaysia

Last updated: July 31, 2025

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Sandakan features a tropical rainforest climate (Af). Temperatures typically range between 27 °C (80 °F) and 28 °C (83 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to 21 °C (70 °F) or can rise to as high as 37 °C (99 °F). The average annual precipitation amounts to about 3190 mm (125.6 inches) and receives 319 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually. Sandakan enjoys an average of 3401 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 11 hours 46 minutes to 12 hours 26 minutes per day.

Monthly average temperatures in Sandakan, Malaysia

The warmest months in Sandakan are April, May and June, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 28 to 28 °C (82 - 83 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in January, February and December, when daily mean temperatures range from 27 to 27 °C (80 - 81 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Sandakan experiences 329 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 Sandakan. Generated using Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Data for period from January 2017 to June 2022.
 JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Maximum34°C
(94°F)		34°C
(93°F)		35°C
(96°F)		37°C
(99°F)		37°C
(98°F)		35°C
(96°F)		35°C
(96°F)		35°C
(96°F)		36°C
(97°F)		35°C
(95°F)		35°C
(96°F)		35°C
(96°F)
Mean maximum33°C
(92°F)		33°C
(92°F)		34°C
(93°F)		35°C
(96°F)		35°C
(96°F)		35°C
(94°F)		35°C
(95°F)		35°C
(95°F)		35°C
(95°F)		35°C
(95°F)		34°C
(94°F)		34°C
(93°F)
Average high31°C
(88°F)		31°C
(88°F)		32°C
(90°F)		33°C
(92°F)		34°C
(93°F)		33°C
(92°F)		33°C
(91°F)		33°C
(92°F)		33°C
(91°F)		33°C
(91°F)		32°C
(90°F)		32°C
(89°F)
Daily mean27°C
(80°F)		27°C
(80°F)		27°C
(81°F)		28°C
(83°F)		28°C
(83°F)		28°C
(82°F)		27°C
(82°F)		28°C
(82°F)		27°C
(82°F)		27°C
(82°F)		27°C
(81°F)		27°C
(81°F)
Average low24°C
(75°F)		24°C
(75°F)		24°C
(75°F)		24°C
(76°F)		25°C
(76°F)		24°C
(76°F)		24°C
(75°F)		24°C
(76°F)		24°C
(75°F)		24°C
(75°F)		24°C
(75°F)		24°C
(75°F)
Mean minimum22°C
(72°F)		22°C
(72°F)		22°C
(73°F)		23°C
(74°F)		23°C
(74°F)		23°C
(74°F)		23°C
(73°F)		23°C
(73°F)		23°C
(73°F)		23°C
(73°F)		23°C
(74°F)		23°C
(74°F)
Minimum22°C
(71°F)		22°C
(72°F)		21°C
(70°F)		22°C
(71°F)		23°C
(73°F)		23°C
(73°F)		22°C
(72°F)		22°C
(73°F)		22°C
(72°F)		23°C
(73°F)		23°C
(73°F)		23°C
(73°F)

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Monthly average precipitation in Sandakan, Malaysia

Sandakan usually has the most precipitation in January, November and December, with an average of 27 rainy days and 331 mm (13.0 inches) of precipitation per month. The driest months in Sandakan are February, March and April. On average, 193 mm (7.6 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.

Monthly average precipitation and precipitation days in Sandakan. Generated using Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Data for period from January 2017 to January 2022.
 JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average precipitation mm (inches)318 (12.5)194 (7.7)203 (8.0)182 (7.2)268 (10.6)290 (11.4)246 (9.7)264 (10.4)272 (10.7)278 (10.9)347 (13.6)328 (12.9)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm)252326232828262727282929

Monthly sunshine hours in Sandakan, Malaysia

The sunniest months in Sandakan are March, May and July, when the sun shines an average of 9 hours 46 minutes a day. Least sunny months in Sandakan: January, February and December receive an average of 8 hours 22 minutes of sunshine daily.

Mean monthly sunshine duration, average sunshine hours per day and mean daily daylight hours in Sandakan. Generated using Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Data for period from January 2017 to January 2022.
 JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Mean monthly sunshine hours220268302296304293301300281279277273
Mean daily daylight hours11h 48m11h 55m12h 4m12h 14m12h 22m12h 26m12h 24m12h 17m12h 7m11h 58m11h 50m11h 46m

Solar UV radiation in Sandakan, Malaysia

Sandakan experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in March, April and September, when the maximum UV index can reach values of 15 - 16, which corresponds to the Extreme category of sun exposure. June, July 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 Sandakan UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for Sandakan. Generated using Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Data for period from January 2022 to January 2023.
 JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
UV Index (month maximum)141516161413131415141312