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Sandakan in November

Avoid month. Listed as a month to avoid: Nov–Jan (wettest); avoid the Ramadan period for some food stalls.

Key facts

Verdict: Avoid
Temperature: 31°C (88°F)88°F (31°C) / 24°C (75°F)75°F (24°C); average high / low
Rain days: 19
Crowds: Low; Malaysia overall
Prices: Low; Malaysia overall

Plan around it

Verdict

AvoidBest and avoid months for Sandakan

Listed as a month to avoid: Nov–Jan (wettest); avoid the Ramadan period for some food stalls.

November is rated avoid. These months rate higher:

Long-term averages

SandakanHighs around 31 °C (88 °F), lows around 24 °C (75 °F), rain on about 19 daysHighs around 88 °F (31 °C), lows around 75 °F (24 °C), rain on about 19 days
Borneo (Sabah and Sarawak), Malaysia · Kota Kinabalu, Kuching, Sandakan, Mount Kinabalurainy
Wettest Nov–Feb (Kuching floods in some years); Sabah drier Mar–Sep; Kinabalu cold at the summit.

Malaysia overall: Monsoon on the east coast; Deepavali (check); KL wet but workable.

Weather, crowds and prices for any two months in Sandakan, side by side.

First month

Second month

November: Listed as a month to avoid: Nov–Jan (wettest); avoid the Ramadan period for some food stalls.

March: Inside Sandakan's best window: Mar–Sep (drier).

Sandakan: figures are long-term averages from this guide, not a forecast.