Bandar Seri Begawan weather by month & the best time to visit
🇧🇳 Brunei · beach resort · tropical rainforest climate
The best time to visit Bandar Seri Begawan is February — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 66/100), with January and March close behind. Bandar Seri Begawan averages about 2,273 hours of sunshine a year. Daytime highs around 28°C / 82°F and roughly 143 mm of rain in February.
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- Sun hours / year
- 2,273
- Sunniest month
- February
- Peak score
- 66/100
- Rain / year
- 2,991 mm
- Midday UV at peak
- 11 (extreme)
- Sea at warmest
- 32°C / 90°F
- Population
- 64k
- Elevation
- 10 m
When is the best time to visit Bandar Seri Begawan?
For sunshine, the best time to visit Bandar Seri Begawan is February, then January and March. The dullest month is January (65/100, 285 mm of rain). The full month-by-month picture is in the table below.
How sunny is Bandar Seri Begawan?
Bandar Seri Begawan gets a moderate 2,273 hours of sunshine a year. Conditions barely change through the year — only 1 Sunshine Score points separate February from January. It is the only destination Sunshine Map tracks in Brunei. The year's 2,991 mm of rain spreads fairly evenly across the months, with no pronounced dry season.
Sunshine Score by month
| Month | Score | Day high | Night low | Rain | UV | Sea |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 65 | 28° / 82°F | 26° / 79°F | 285 mm | 9 | 30° / 86°F |
| February | 66 | 28° / 82°F | 25° / 77°F | 143 mm | 11 | 30° / 86°F |
| March | 65 | 29° / 84°F | 26° / 79°F | 155 mm | 11 | 30° / 86°F |
| April | 65 | 29° / 84°F | 26° / 79°F | 212 mm | 11 | 32° / 90°F |
| May | 65 | 30° / 86°F | 27° / 81°F | 241 mm | 10 | 32° / 90°F |
| June | 65 | 29° / 84°F | 27° / 81°F | 258 mm | 9 | 31° / 88°F |
| July | 65 | 29° / 84°F | 26° / 79°F | 249 mm | 10 | 31° / 88°F |
| August | 65 | 29° / 84°F | 26° / 79°F | 229 mm | 10 | 31° / 88°F |
| September | 65 | 29° / 84°F | 26° / 79°F | 253 mm | 10 | 31° / 88°F |
| October | 65 | 29° / 84°F | 26° / 79°F | 312 mm | 10 | 31° / 88°F |
| November | 65 | 29° / 84°F | 26° / 79°F | 321 mm | 9 | 31° / 88°F |
| December | 65 | 29° / 84°F | 26° / 79°F | 333 mm | 9 | 31° / 88°F |
Sea temperature in Bandar Seri Begawan by month
The sea off Bandar Seri Begawan is warmest in April at around 32°C / 90°F, and coolest in January at 30°C / 86°F. The water sits at a comfortable 21°C or warmer roughly all year round. Month-by-month sea-surface temperatures are in the Sea column of the table above.
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Nearby places for sunshine
- Miri Malaysia · 125 km · best in Jan · 2,300 h sun/yr
- Kota Kinabalu Malaysia · 166 km · best in Feb · 2,194 h sun/yr
- Tarakan Indonesia · 343 km · best in Jan · 2,242 h sun/yr
- Tawau Malaysia · 361 km · best in Jan · 2,411 h sun/yr
- Tanjung Redeb - Borneo Island Indonesia · 417 km · best in Aug · 1,997 h sun/yr
- Kuching Malaysia · 637 km · best in Jan · 1,954 h sun/yr
Nearest destinations
- Limbang Malaysia · 18 km · 2,164 h sun/yr · best in Feb
- Labuan Malaysia · 53 km · 2,476 h sun/yr · best in Feb
- Lawas Malaysia · 54 km · 2,164 h sun/yr · best in Feb
- Mulu Malaysia · 101 km · 2,273 h sun/yr · best in Jan
- Marudi Malaysia · 108 km · 2,273 h sun/yr · best in Jan
Head-to-head
How Bandar Seri Begawan compares month by month: Bandar Seri Begawan vs Kota Kinabalu · Bandar Seri Begawan vs Miri · Bandar Seri Begawan vs Tarakan · all comparisons
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