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Best time to visit Tawau

February is the best time to visit Tawau for general sightseeing, with average highs of 29 °C and about 18 wet days.

It depends what you are going for

One month rarely wins on everything. These are the best months on each measure taken on its own.

If you want Best month On that measure
Sightseeing and walking February comfort 51/100
A beach holiday January sea 29 °C
The least cloud April 71 % average cloud cover
The least rain February 125 mm
Warmth April 30 °C
Cooler weather July 29 °C

Ranked by comfort

# Month Comfort / 100 Avg high Wet days Beach
1 February 51 29 °C 18 70
2 January 50 29 °C 22 70
3 July 49 29 °C 28 68
4 August 49 29 °C 28 68
5 December 49 29 °C 26 69
6 November 49 29 °C 28 67
7 September 49 29 °C 27 67
8 October 48 29 °C 28 67
9 June 48 29 °C 28 66
10 March 48 30 °C 23 68
11 April 47 30 °C 26 65
12 May 47 29 °C 29 65

For a beach holiday

January scores highest, with a sea temperature of 29 °C and air temperatures around 29 °C. The sea never reaches 20 °C here.

Month Sea Air Sunshine Beach score
January 29 °C 29 °C 81 % 70
February 28 °C 29 °C 78 % 70
March 29 °C 30 °C 72 % 68
April 30 °C 30 °C 71 % 65
May 30 °C 29 °C 78 % 65
June 30 °C 29 °C 81 % 66
July 29 °C 29 °C 81 % 68
August 29 °C 29 °C 79 % 68
September 29 °C 29 °C 79 % 67
October 29 °C 29 °C 83 % 67
November 29 °C 29 °C 81 % 67
December 29 °C 29 °C 83 % 69

When to think twice

May scores lowest with about 29 wet days and highs near 29 °C. That does not make it a bad month — it depends entirely on what you are travelling for. The numbers are all here; the judgement is yours.

The full year

Month Avg high Rainfall Cloud
January 29.0 °C 172 mm 81 %
February 29.5 °C 125 mm 78 %
March 29.7 °C 160 mm 72 %
April 29.7 °C 172 mm 71 %
May 29.5 °C 222 mm 78 %
June 29.0 °C 218 mm 81 %
July 28.8 °C 197 mm 81 %
August 29.0 °C 202 mm 79 %
September 29.1 °C 192 mm 79 %
October 29.1 °C 218 mm 83 %
November 29.0 °C 198 mm 81 %
December 29.0 °C 197 mm 83 %

Data sources and method

Normal period
1991–2020
Dataset version
era5-1991-2020-scores1.1
Last processed

Measured values come from ERA5 reanalysis and are reproduced unchanged. Calculated by us: comfort score, beach score, season boundaries. Full formulas are on the methodology page.

Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026. Neither the European Commission nor ECMWF is responsible for any use that may be made of the Copernicus information or data it contains.