When to go · Sandakan
Sandakan in December
Avoid month. Listed as a month to avoid: Nov–Jan (wettest); avoid the Ramadan period for some food stalls.
Key facts
- Verdict
- Avoid
- Temperature
- 30°C86°F / 24°C75°F
- average high / low
- Rain days
- 20
- Crowds
- High
- Malaysia overall
- Prices
- High
- Malaysia overall
Verdict
AvoidBest and avoid months for Sandakan
Listed as a month to avoid: Nov–Jan (wettest); avoid the Ramadan period for some food stalls.
Weather in December
- SandakanHighs around 30 °C, lows around 24 °C, rain on about 20 daysHighs around 86 °F, lows around 75 °F, rain on about 20 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.
Crowds and prices
- Crowds · Malaysia overall
- High
- Prices · Malaysia overall
- High
Malaysia overall: Langkawi good; east coast closed; year-end holidays fill KL and Penang.
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