When to go · Sandakan
Sandakan in August
Great month. Inside Sandakan's best window: Mar–Sep (drier).
Key facts
- Verdict
- Great
- Temperature
- 32°C (90°F)90°F (32°C) / 24°C (75°F)75°F (24°C)
- average high / low
- Rain days
- 14
- Crowds
- High
- Malaysia overall
- Prices
- High
- Malaysia overall
Verdict
Inside Sandakan's best window: Mar–Sep (drier).
Is another month better than August?
No other month rates higher than August for Sandakan in this guide.
Weather in August
- SandakanHighs around 32 °C (90 °F), lows around 24 °C (75 °F), rain on about 14 daysHighs around 90 °F (32 °C), lows around 75 °F (24 °C), rain on about 14 days
- Borneo (Sabah and Sarawak), Malaysia · Kota Kinabalu, Kuching, Sandakan, Mount Kinabalubest weather
Wettest Nov–Feb (Kuching floods in some years); Sabah drier Mar–Sep; Kinabalu cold at the summit.
Crowds and prices
- Crowds · Malaysia overall
- High
- Prices · Malaysia overall
- High
Malaysia overall: Merdeka Day 31 Aug; east coast still good; watch haze.
High-price month: see what to book ahead.
Compare two months
Weather, crowds and prices for any two months in Sandakan, side by side.
Verdict
Aug: Great
Mar: Great
Daytime high
Aug: 32 °C (90 °F)90 °F (32 °C)
Mar: 31 °C (88 °F)88 °F (31 °C)
Night low
Aug: 24 °C (75 °F)75 °F (24 °C)
Mar: 24 °C (75 °F)75 °F (24 °C)
Rain days
Aug: 14
Mar: 12 (better)
Crowds
Aug: High
Mar: Medium
Prices
Aug: High
Mar: Medium
Festivals listed
Aug: 0
Mar: 1
August: Inside Sandakan's best window: Mar–Sep (drier).
March: Inside Sandakan's best window: Mar–Sep (drier).
Sandakan: figures are long-term averages from this guide, not a forecast.
What to pack
- Light, breathable clothes, a sun hat and sunscreen
- A rain jacket or umbrella and shoes that dry fast