Is Sandakan hot in April?
Days are typically hot at 31.8°C, while nights average 24.5°C.
Malaysia · 1991–2020 normal
Typical April weather in Sandakan: 31.8°C by day, 24.5°C at night, 161 mm of rain over 9.1 wet days. These are measured 1991–2020 station normals, not a forecast.
In the year-round weather comparison, April scores 34 out of 100, the highest of the year. Daylight is calculated as 12 h 14 from latitude 5.84°. Open-water sea temperature is 29.7°C (4 km from the place centre).
April at a glance
Plain answers from the measured climate record—not a forecast or a promise about a particular trip.
Days are typically hot at 31.8°C, while nights average 24.5°C.
The measured monthly average is 161 mm across about 9 wet days.
There are about 12 h 14 between sunrise and sunset at mid-month, calculated from the place latitude.
April is the strongest month in our year-round weather comparison.
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The nearest open-water NOAA OISST 1991–2020 cell averages 29.7°C in April. A sheltered bay can run warmer than that open-water cell.
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