Is Sandakan hot in October?
Days are typically hot at 31.7°C, while nights average 24.1°C.
Malaysia · 1991–2020 normal
Sandakan in
October.
Typical October weather in Sandakan: 31.7°C by day, 24.1°C at night, 323 mm of rain over 16.5 wet days. These are measured 1991–2020 station normals, not a forecast.
Typical high31.7°C
Typical low24.1°C
Rain323 mm
Wet days16.5
In the year-round weather comparison, October scores 6 out of 100 (April leads the year at 34). Daylight is calculated as 11 h 59 from latitude 5.84°. Open-water sea temperature is 29.6°C (4 km from the place centre).
October at a glance
What is Sandakan like in October?
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 323 mm across about 17 wet days.
How much daylight is there?
There are about 11 h 59 between sunrise and sunset at mid-month, calculated from the place latitude.
Is October a good time to visit?
October ranks 9 of 12 in our weather comparison; April ranks first.
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Warm sea in October
The nearest open-water NOAA OISST 1991–2020 cell averages 29.6°C in October. 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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