Miri weather by month & the best time to visit
🇲🇾 Malaysia · beach resort · tropical rainforest climate
The best time to visit Miri is January — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 65/100), with February and March close behind. Miri averages about 2,300 hours of sunshine a year. Daytime highs around 27°C / 81°F and roughly 347 mm of rain in January.
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- Sun hours / year
- 2,300
- Sunniest month
- January
- Peak score
- 65/100
- Rain / year
- 2,891 mm
- Midday UV at peak
- 12 (extreme)
- Sea at warmest
- 32°C / 90°F
- Population
- 301k
- Elevation
- 17 m
When is the best time to visit Miri?
For sunshine, the best time to visit Miri is January, then February and March. The dullest month is January (65/100, 347 mm of rain). The full month-by-month picture is in the table below.
How sunny is Miri?
Miri gets a moderate 2,300 hours of sunshine a year. Conditions barely change through the year — only 0 Sunshine Score points separate January from January. It ranks #7 of 34 destinations in Malaysia for annual sunshine, above the national median of 2,210 hours. The year's 2,891 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 | 27° / 81°F | 27° / 81°F | 347 mm | 10 | 30° / 86°F |
| February | 65 | 27° / 81°F | 26° / 79°F | 156 mm | 11 | 30° / 86°F |
| March | 65 | 27° / 81°F | 27° / 81°F | 153 mm | 12 | 31° / 88°F |
| April | 65 | 28° / 82°F | 28° / 82°F | 187 mm | 12 | 32° / 90°F |
| May | 65 | 29° / 84°F | 28° / 82°F | 202 mm | 10 | 32° / 90°F |
| June | 65 | 29° / 84°F | 28° / 82°F | 222 mm | 10 | 31° / 88°F |
| July | 65 | 29° / 84°F | 28° / 82°F | 216 mm | 10 | 31° / 88°F |
| August | 65 | 29° / 84°F | 28° / 82°F | 211 mm | 10 | 31° / 88°F |
| September | 65 | 29° / 84°F | 28° / 82°F | 214 mm | 10 | 31° / 88°F |
| October | 65 | 28° / 82°F | 27° / 81°F | 294 mm | 9 | 31° / 88°F |
| November | 65 | 28° / 82°F | 27° / 81°F | 312 mm | 9 | 31° / 88°F |
| December | 65 | 28° / 82°F | 27° / 81°F | 377 mm | 9 | 30° / 86°F |
Sea temperature in Miri by month
The sea off Miri 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
- Bandar Seri Begawan Brunei · 125 km · best in Feb · 2,273 h sun/yr
- Kota Kinabalu Malaysia · 290 km · best in Feb · 2,194 h sun/yr
- Tarakan Indonesia · 412 km · best in Jan · 2,242 h sun/yr
- Tanjung Redeb - Borneo Island Indonesia · 452 km · best in Aug · 1,997 h sun/yr
- Tawau Malaysia · 458 km · best in Jan · 2,411 h sun/yr
- Kuching Malaysia · 512 km · best in Jan · 1,954 h sun/yr
Nearest destinations
- Marudi Malaysia · 41 km · 2,273 h sun/yr · best in Jan
- Mulu Malaysia · 96 km · 2,273 h sun/yr · best in Jan
- Limbang Malaysia · 126 km · 2,164 h sun/yr · best in Feb
- Long Seridan Malaysia · 126 km · 2,128 h sun/yr · best in Jan
- Long Datih Malaysia · 164 km · 2,128 h sun/yr · best in Jan
Head-to-head
How Miri compares month by month: Miri vs Kota Kinabalu · Miri vs Tarakan · Miri vs Bandar Seri Begawan · all comparisons
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