Sibu weather by month & the best time to visit

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The best time to visit Sibu is January — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 63/100), with February and March close behind. Sibu averages about 1,953 hours of sunshine a year. Daytime highs around 28°C / 82°F and roughly 489 mm of rain in January.

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Sun hours / year

1,953

Sunniest month

January

Peak score

63/100

Rain / year

3,685 mm

Midday UV at peak

11 (extreme)

Population

204k

Elevation

28 m

When is the best time to visit Sibu?

For sunshine, the best time to visit Sibu is January, then February and March. The dullest month is January (63/100, 489 mm of rain). The full month-by-month picture is in the table below.

How sunny is Sibu?

Sibu gets a moderate 1,953 hours of sunshine a year. Conditions barely change through the year — only 0 Sunshine Score points separate January from January. It ranks #33 of 34 destinations in Malaysia for annual sunshine, below the national median of 2,210 hours. The year's 3,685 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

• Kuching Malaysia · 201 km · best in Jan · 1,954 h sun/yr
• Miri Malaysia · 319 km · best in Jan · 2,300 h sun/yr
• Pontianak Indonesia · 393 km · best in Jan · 2,258 h sun/yr
• Bandar Seri Begawan Brunei · 442 km · best in Feb · 2,273 h sun/yr
• Ketapang Indonesia · 506 km · best in Aug · 2,402 h sun/yr
• Sampit Indonesia · 541 km · best in Aug · 2,154 h sun/yr

Nearest destinations

• Mukah Malaysia · 69 km · 2,011 h sun/yr · best in Jan
• Bintulu Malaysia · 150 km · 2,295 h sun/yr · best in Jan
• Putussibau-Borneo Island Indonesia · 191 km · 2,091 h sun/yr · best in Jan
• Sintang Indonesia · 263 km · 2,061 h sun/yr · best in Jan
• Nanga Pinoh-Borneo Island Indonesia · 291 km · 2,061 h sun/yr · best in Jan