When to go · Sandakan
Sandakan in August
Great month. Inside Sandakan's best window: Mar–Sep (drier).
Key facts
- Verdict
- Great
- Temperature
- 32°C90°F / 24°C75°F
- average high / low
- Rain days
- 14
- Crowds
- High
- Malaysia overall
- Prices
- High
- Malaysia overall
Verdict
GreatBest and avoid months for Sandakan
Inside Sandakan's best window: Mar–Sep (drier).
Weather in August
- SandakanHighs around 32 °C, lows around 24 °C, rain on about 14 daysHighs around 90 °F, lows around 75 °F, 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.
What to pack
- Light, breathable clothes, a sun hat and sunscreen
- A rain jacket or umbrella and shoes that dry fast