Is Sandakan hot in August?
Days are typically hot at 32.8°C, while nights average 24°C.
Malaysia · 1991–2020 normal
Sandakan in
August.
Typical August weather in Sandakan: 32.8°C by day, 24°C at night, 258 mm of rain over 12.9 wet days. These are measured 1991–2020 station normals, not a forecast.
Typical high32.8°C
Typical low24°C
Rain258 mm
Wet days12.9
In the year-round weather comparison, August scores 15 out of 100 (April leads the year at 34). Daylight is calculated as 12 h 18 from latitude 5.84°. Open-water sea temperature is 29.8°C (4 km from the place centre).
August at a glance
What is Sandakan like in August?
Plain answers from the measured climate record—not a forecast or a promise about a particular trip.
Does it rain much?
The measured monthly average is 258 mm across about 13 wet days.
How much daylight is there?
There are about 12 h 18 between sunrise and sunset at mid-month, calculated from the place latitude.
Is August a good time to visit?
August ranks 7 of 12 in our weather comparison; April ranks first.
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Warm sea in August
The nearest open-water NOAA OISST 1991–2020 cell averages 29.8°C in August. A sheltered bay can run warmer than that open-water cell.
The evidence behind this page
One month,
from the same station.
- Place identity
- GeoNames 1734052
- NOAA station
- MY000096491 · SANDAKAN
- Station distance
- 8.7 km from the place centre
- Coverage
- Good coverage · 24 usable years
- Important limit
- Historical climate is not a forecast. Nearby stations can miss mountains, coasts, and local microclimates.
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