Labuan weather by month & the best time to visit
🇲🇾 Malaysia · beach resort · tropical rainforest climate
The best time to visit Labuan is February — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 71/100), with March and January close behind. Labuan averages about 2,476 hours of sunshine a year. Daytime highs around 27°C / 81°F and roughly 121 mm of rain in February.
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- Sun hours / year
- 2,476
- Sunniest month
- February
- Peak score
- 71/100
- Rain / year
- 2,631 mm
- Midday UV at peak
- 12 (extreme)
- Sea at warmest
- 31°C / 88°F
- Population
- 95k
- Elevation
- 31 m
When is the best time to visit Labuan?
For sunshine, the best time to visit Labuan is February, then March and January. The dullest month is January (66/100, 236 mm of rain). The full month-by-month picture is in the table below.
How sunny is Labuan?
Labuan gets a moderate 2,476 hours of sunshine a year. Conditions barely change through the year — only 5 Sunshine Score points separate February from January. Labuan is the sunniest of the 34 destinations tracked in Malaysia. The year's 2,631 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 | 66 | 27° / 81°F | 27° / 81°F | 236 mm | 10 | 30° / 86°F |
| February | 71 | 27° / 81°F | 26° / 79°F | 121 mm | 11 | 29° / 84°F |
| March | 69 | 27° / 81°F | 27° / 81°F | 133 mm | 12 | 29° / 84°F |
| April | 66 | 29° / 84°F | 28° / 82°F | 173 mm | 12 | 31° / 88°F |
| May | 66 | 29° / 84°F | 28° / 82°F | 216 mm | 11 | 31° / 88°F |
| June | 66 | 29° / 84°F | 28° / 82°F | 248 mm | 10 | 31° / 88°F |
| July | 66 | 29° / 84°F | 28° / 82°F | 234 mm | 10 | 31° / 88°F |
| August | 66 | 29° / 84°F | 28° / 82°F | 205 mm | 10 | 31° / 88°F |
| September | 66 | 29° / 84°F | 28° / 82°F | 233 mm | 10 | 30° / 86°F |
| October | 66 | 28° / 82°F | 27° / 81°F | 268 mm | 10 | 31° / 88°F |
| November | 66 | 28° / 82°F | 27° / 81°F | 280 mm | 10 | 31° / 88°F |
| December | 66 | 28° / 82°F | 27° / 81°F | 284 mm | 9 | 30° / 86°F |
Sea temperature in Labuan by month
The sea off Labuan is warmest in April at around 31°C / 88°F, and coolest in February at 29°C / 84°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
- Bandar Seri Begawan Brunei · 53 km · best in Feb · 2,273 h sun/yr
- Kota Kinabalu Malaysia · 113 km · best in Feb · 2,194 h sun/yr
- Miri Malaysia · 177 km · best in Jan · 2,300 h sun/yr
- Tawau Malaysia · 337 km · best in Jan · 2,411 h sun/yr
- Tarakan Indonesia · 338 km · best in Jan · 2,242 h sun/yr
- Tanjung Redeb - Borneo Island Indonesia · 426 km · best in Aug · 1,997 h sun/yr
Nearest destinations
- Lawas Malaysia · 53 km · 2,164 h sun/yr · best in Feb
- Limbang Malaysia · 61 km · 2,164 h sun/yr · best in Feb
- Mulu Malaysia · 148 km · 2,273 h sun/yr · best in Jan
- Long Seridan Malaysia · 149 km · 2,128 h sun/yr · best in Jan
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