Annual mean 28°C · wettest around December · prevailing wind NE
Warmest
32.0 °C
Coldest
28.9 °C
Wettest
40%
Windiest
4.0 m/s
Prevailing
NE
2.9 m/s average
When this place is good five ratings · thirty-six ten-day sections · click a cell to read it
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The average temperature in Sandakan over the whole year is 28°C. May is the hottest month, with highs of about 32°C; August is the coldest, with lows of about 25°C. The rainy (wet) season in Sandakan runs from September to January, peaking in December with a 38% chance of rain on a given day. The dry season is February to August; April is the driest month, at 18%. Winds in Sandakan are highest in February, averaging 3.0 m/s (11 km/h), and lightest in June, at 1.7 m/s (6 km/h). The prevailing wind is from the NE. The clearest skies in Sandakan come in June, when the sky is typically 56% covered; January is the cloudiest month, at 65%.
Month by month Sandakan climate by month: average temperatures year round · click a month to read it
Month
High
Low
Feels like
Chance of rain
Cloud
Wind
Being outside
Sun
Walking
January
29°C
25°C
33°C
38%
65%
2.5 m/s
1
43
0
February
30°C
25°C
33°C
24%
65%
3.0 m/s
1
50
0
March
30°C
25°C
34°C
22%
63%
2.5 m/s
1
35
0
April
31°C
25°C
35°C
18%
58%
2.2 m/s
0
16
0
May
32°C
26°C
37°C
19%
57%
1.8 m/s
0
5
0
June
31°C
25°C
36°C
23%
56%
1.7 m/s
0
9
0
July
31°C
25°C
36°C
23%
57%
1.8 m/s
0
13
0
August
31°C
25°C
36°C
23%
57%
1.8 m/s
0
12
0
September
31°C
25°C
36°C
28%
60%
1.7 m/s
0
13
0
October
31°C
25°C
35°C
30%
62%
1.8 m/s
0
15
0
November
30°C
25°C
35°C
35%
64%
1.9 m/s
0
23
0
December
29°C
25°C
34°C
38%
64%
2.1 m/s
1
31
0
High and low are the warmest and coolest of four readings a day — midnight, 6am, noon and 6pm — so a true overnight low can sit a degree or two under them. Chance of rain, cloud and wind are the day’s average; feels-like and the three ratings (each out of 100: Good from 55, Ideal from 80) are read at midday.
Seasons, and the year in short Sandakan weather by season
Year round, Sandakan has days of about 29°C at their warmest in January, its coolest month, and 32°C in May, its warmest; the coolest hours of the day run from 25°C to 26°C through the year, and the average temperature over the year is 28°C around the clock. Rain is most likely around December and least likely around April. Every figure here is a decade of observations blended into one representative year, so it reads as what this date is usually like, not a forecast for one particular day.
Sandakan weather in winterDecember to February
High 29°CLow 25°CRain 33%
Winter in Sandakan has typical daily highs of about 29°C and lows of about 25°C, with a 33% chance of rain on a given day.
Sandakan weather in springMarch to May
High 31°CLow 25°CRain 19%
Spring in Sandakan has typical daily highs of about 31°C and lows of about 25°C, with a 19% chance of rain on a given day.
Sandakan weather in summerJune to August
High 31°CLow 25°CRain 23%
Summer in Sandakan has typical daily highs of about 31°C and lows of about 25°C, with a 23% chance of rain on a given day.
Sandakan weather in autumnSeptember to November
High 31°CLow 25°CRain 31%
Autumn in Sandakan has typical daily highs of about 31°C and lows of about 25°C, with a 31% chance of rain on a given day.
When is the rainy season in Sandakan?
The rainy (wet) season in Sandakan runs from September to January, peaking in December with a 38% chance of rain on a given day. The dry season is February to August; April is the driest month, at 18%.
What time of year is Sandakan windiest?
Winds in Sandakan are highest in February, averaging 3.0 m/s (11 km/h), and lightest in June, at 1.7 m/s (6 km/h). The prevailing wind is from the NE.
What is the average temperature in Sandakan year round?
The average temperature in Sandakan over the whole year is 28°C. May is the hottest month, with highs of about 32°C; August is the coldest, with lows of about 25°C.