Bintulu weather by month & the best time to visit
🇲🇾 Malaysia · beach resort · tropical rainforest climate
The best time to visit Bintulu is January — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 65/100), with February and March close behind. Bintulu averages about 2,295 hours of sunshine a year. Daytime highs around 28°C / 82°F and roughly 491 mm of rain in January.
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- Sun hours / year
- 2,295
- Sunniest month
- January
- Peak score
- 65/100
- Rain / year
- 3,818 mm
- Midday UV at peak
- 11 (extreme)
- Sea at warmest
- 31°C / 88°F
- Population
- 152k
- Elevation
- 19 m
When is the best time to visit Bintulu?
For sunshine, the best time to visit Bintulu is January, then February and March. The dullest month is January (65/100, 491 mm of rain). The full month-by-month picture is in the table below.
How sunny is Bintulu?
Bintulu gets a moderate 2,295 hours of sunshine a year. Conditions barely change through the year — only 0 Sunshine Score points separate January from January. It ranks #8 of 34 destinations in Malaysia for annual sunshine, above the national median of 2,210 hours. The year's 3,818 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 | 23° / 73°F | 491 mm | 9 | 30° / 86°F |
| February | 65 | 28° / 82°F | 23° / 73°F | 295 mm | 10 | 30° / 86°F |
| March | 65 | 29° / 84°F | 23° / 73°F | 262 mm | 11 | 30° / 86°F |
| April | 65 | 29° / 84°F | 24° / 75°F | 279 mm | 11 | 31° / 88°F |
| May | 65 | 29° / 84°F | 24° / 75°F | 238 mm | 10 | 31° / 88°F |
| June | 65 | 29° / 84°F | 24° / 75°F | 241 mm | 10 | 31° / 88°F |
| July | 65 | 29° / 84°F | 24° / 75°F | 238 mm | 10 | 31° / 88°F |
| August | 65 | 29° / 84°F | 24° / 75°F | 273 mm | 10 | 31° / 88°F |
| September | 65 | 29° / 84°F | 24° / 75°F | 292 mm | 10 | 31° / 88°F |
| October | 65 | 29° / 84°F | 24° / 75°F | 340 mm | 9 | 30° / 86°F |
| November | 65 | 28° / 82°F | 24° / 75°F | 411 mm | 9 | 31° / 88°F |
| December | 65 | 28° / 82°F | 24° / 75°F | 458 mm | 9 | 30° / 86°F |
Sea temperature in Bintulu by month
The sea off Bintulu is warmest in April at around 31°C / 88°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 · 171 km · best in Jan · 2,300 h sun/yr
- Bandar Seri Begawan Brunei · 293 km · best in Feb · 2,273 h sun/yr
- Kuching Malaysia · 348 km · best in Jan · 1,954 h sun/yr
- Kota Kinabalu Malaysia · 459 km · best in Feb · 2,194 h sun/yr
- Tanjung Redeb - Borneo Island Indonesia · 502 km · best in Aug · 1,997 h sun/yr
- Tarakan Indonesia · 505 km · best in Jan · 2,242 h sun/yr
Nearest destinations
- Mukah Malaysia · 112 km · 2,011 h sun/yr · best in Jan
- Sibu Malaysia · 150 km · 1,953 h sun/yr · best in Jan
- Marudi Malaysia · 187 km · 2,273 h sun/yr · best in Jan
- Mulu Malaysia · 223 km · 2,273 h sun/yr · best in Jan
- Long Datih Malaysia · 239 km · 2,128 h sun/yr · best in Jan
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