Sandakan, Malaysia is a 383K-resident city with 181 sunny days and 0 frost days annually and an annual PM2.5 of 16.6 µg/m³. A city in Malaysia.
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Monthly climate metrics across temperature, precipitation, wind, and UV.
| Metric | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Temperature | |||||||||||||
| Daily high°C | 31 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 |
| Daily mean°C | 27 | 28 | 28 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 |
| Daily low°C | 24 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 |
| Thermal comfort | |||||||||||||
| High feelsDaily high feels-like°C | 37 | 36 | 37 | 38 | 39 | 38 | 38 | 38 | 38 | 38 | 38 | 38 | 38 |
| Mean feelsDaily mean feels-like°C | 30 | 31 | 32 | 34 | 34 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 33 |
| Low feelsDaily low feels-like°C | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 27 |
| Humidity | |||||||||||||
| HumidityRelative humidity% | 85 | 82 | 81 | 78 | 80 | 82 | 83 | 82 | 84 | 84 | 86 | 85 | 83 |
| Dewpoint°C | 24.5 | 24.3 | 24.6 | 24.9 | 25.6 | 25.4 | 25.3 | 25.1 | 25.3 | 25.2 | 25.3 | 24.9 | 25.0 |
| Precipitation | |||||||||||||
| Rainfallmm | 432 | 282 | 195 | 92 | 138 | 170 | 253 | 158 | 312 | 310 | 343 | 564 | 3249 |
| Rain days≥1mm | 30 | 27 | 26 | 19 | 24 | 29 | 25 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 325 |
| Wind | |||||||||||||
| Wind avgm/s | 1.9 | 2.5 | 2.2 | 1.6 | 1.3 | 1.2 | 1.5 | 1.4 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 1.4 | 1.8 | 1.6 |
| Wind gustsm/s | 3.8 | 4.4 | 3.9 | 3.3 | 2.6 | 2.5 | 2.7 | 2.6 | 2.6 | 2.9 | 2.7 | 3.4 | 3.1 |
| Sun & UV | |||||||||||||
| Sunshinehrs/day | 8.0 | 9.6 | 9.6 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 9.3 | 9.0 | 9.3 | 9.0 | 8.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 9.2 |
| Clear skyindex | 22% | 30% | 33% | 40% | 29% | 25% | 29% | 36% | 29% | 22% | 25% | 25% | 29% |
| UV indexmax avg | 7.3 | 9.0 | 10.3 | 11.1 | 10.0 | 9.5 | 9.6 | 10.4 | 11.0 | 9.8 | 8.6 | 7.5 | 9.5 |
Outdoor activities in Sandakan are challenging most of the year. February through January are the toughest stretch. Dinner Outside manages 0/12 comfortable months.
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Air Quality
Sandakan reports an annual PM2.5 of 16.6 µg/m³. That's meaningfully above the WHO 2021 guideline of 5 µg/m³ yet within the EU annual limit of 25 µg/m³.
Sandakan reports an annual PM2.5 of 16.6 µg/m³. That's meaningfully above the WHO 2021 guideline of 5 µg/m³ yet within the EU annual limit of 25 µg/m³.
PM2.5 annual average of 16.6 µg/m³ exceeds the WHO interim target of 15 µg/m³. The WHO guideline value is 5 µg/m³.
Data sources: WHO (air quality), OECD (safety).
Why not Sandakan? Honestly, air quality could be better — Sandakan's 16.6 µg/m³ annual PM2.5 is above WHO guidelines, though still within ranges common for larger cities.