Bario weather by month & the best time to visit

🇲🇾 Malaysia · small town · tropical rainforest climate

The best time to visit Bario is January — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 64/100), with February and March close behind. Bario averages about 2,128 hours of sunshine a year. Daytime highs around 24°C / 75°F and roughly 208 mm of rain in January.

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Sun hours / year

2,128

Sunniest month

January

Peak score

64/100

Rain / year

2,597 mm

Midday UV at peak

11 (extreme)

Population

7k

Elevation

1,060 m

When is the best time to visit Bario?

For sunshine, the best time to visit Bario is January, then February and March. The dullest month is January (64/100, 208 mm of rain). The full month-by-month picture is in the table below.

How sunny is Bario?

Bario gets a moderate 2,128 hours of sunshine a year. Conditions barely change through the year — only 0 Sunshine Score points separate January from January. It ranks #21 of 34 destinations in Malaysia for annual sunshine, below the national median of 2,210 hours. The year's 2,597 mm of rain spreads fairly evenly across the months, with no pronounced dry season.

Sunshine Score by month

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Nearby places for sunshine

• Bandar Seri Begawan Brunei · 148 km · best in Feb · 2,273 h sun/yr
• Miri Malaysia · 178 km · best in Jan · 2,300 h sun/yr
• Tarakan Indonesia · 236 km · best in Jan · 2,242 h sun/yr
• Kota Kinabalu Malaysia · 252 km · best in Feb · 2,194 h sun/yr
• Tanjung Redeb - Borneo Island Indonesia · 280 km · best in Aug · 1,997 h sun/yr
• Tawau Malaysia · 300 km · best in Jan · 2,411 h sun/yr

Nearest destinations

• Long Bawan Indonesia · 30 km · 2,128 h sun/yr · best in Jan
• Bakalalan Malaysia · 31 km · 2,128 h sun/yr · best in Jan
• Long Datih Malaysia · 50 km · 2,128 h sun/yr · best in Jan
• Long Seridan Malaysia · 53 km · 2,128 h sun/yr · best in Jan
• Long Banga Malaysia · 60 km · 2,128 h sun/yr · best in Jan