Tawau weather by month & the best time to visit
🇲🇾 Malaysia · beach resort · tropical rainforest climate
The best time to visit Tawau is January — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 65/100), with February and March close behind. Tawau averages about 2,411 hours of sunshine a year. Daytime highs around 29°C / 84°F and roughly 236 mm of rain in January.
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- Sun hours / year
- 2,411
- Sunniest month
- January
- Peak score
- 65/100
- Rain / year
- 2,442 mm
- Midday UV at peak
- 12 (extreme)
- Sea at warmest
- 32°C / 90°F
- Population
- 373k
- Elevation
- 13 m
When is the best time to visit Tawau?
For sunshine, the best time to visit Tawau is January, then February and March. The dullest month is January (65/100, 236 mm of rain). The full month-by-month picture is in the table below.
How sunny is Tawau?
Tawau gets a moderate 2,411 hours of sunshine a year. Conditions barely change through the year — only 0 Sunshine Score points separate January from January. It ranks #2 of 34 destinations in Malaysia for annual sunshine, above the national median of 2,210 hours. The year's 2,442 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 | 29° / 84°F | 24° / 75°F | 236 mm | 10 | 31° / 88°F |
| February | 65 | 29° / 84°F | 24° / 75°F | 154 mm | 11 | 31° / 88°F |
| March | 65 | 30° / 86°F | 25° / 77°F | 188 mm | 12 | 31° / 88°F |
| April | 65 | 30° / 86°F | 25° / 77°F | 175 mm | 12 | 32° / 90°F |
| May | 65 | 30° / 86°F | 26° / 79°F | 194 mm | 11 | 32° / 90°F |
| June | 65 | 29° / 84°F | 26° / 79°F | 199 mm | 10 | 31° / 88°F |
| July | 65 | 29° / 84°F | 25° / 77°F | 215 mm | 10 | 30° / 86°F |
| August | 65 | 29° / 84°F | 25° / 77°F | 231 mm | 11 | 31° / 88°F |
| September | 65 | 29° / 84°F | 25° / 77°F | 161 mm | 11 | 31° / 88°F |
| October | 65 | 29° / 84°F | 25° / 77°F | 209 mm | 10 | 32° / 90°F |
| November | 65 | 29° / 84°F | 25° / 77°F | 215 mm | 10 | 32° / 90°F |
| December | 65 | 29° / 84°F | 25° / 77°F | 265 mm | 9 | 31° / 88°F |
Sea temperature in Tawau by month
The sea off Tawau is warmest in April at around 32°C / 90°F, and coolest in July 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
- Tarakan Indonesia · 126 km · best in Jan · 2,242 h sun/yr
- Tanjung Redeb - Borneo Island Indonesia · 253 km · best in Aug · 1,997 h sun/yr
- Kota Kinabalu Malaysia · 292 km · best in Feb · 2,194 h sun/yr
- Bandar Seri Begawan Brunei · 361 km · best in Feb · 2,273 h sun/yr
- Miri Malaysia · 458 km · best in Jan · 2,300 h sun/yr
- Zamboanga Philippines · 524 km · best in Feb · 2,457 h sun/yr
Nearest destinations
- Lahad Datu Malaysia · 83 km · 2,225 h sun/yr · best in Jan
- Tomanggong Malaysia · 135 km · 2,225 h sun/yr · best in Apr
- Sandakan Malaysia · 177 km · 2,225 h sun/yr · best in Apr
- Tanjung Selor-Borneo Island Indonesia · 184 km · 1,997 h sun/yr · best in Jan
- Malinau Indonesia · 186 km · 2,179 h sun/yr · best in Jan
Head-to-head
How Tawau compares month by month: Tawau vs Kota Kinabalu · Tawau vs Tarakan · Tawau vs Tanjung Redeb - Borneo Island · all comparisons
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