Tawau monthly weather averages

Average daytime temperature

The bar chart below shows the average monthly peak daytime temperatures at Tawau

Tawau average temperature chart (Celsius) Tawau average temperature chart (Fahrenheit)
Average monthly temperatures in Tawau (degrees centigrade and fahrenheit)
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
°C 28.2 28.5 29.4 30.1 30.6 30.4 29.9 30.1 30 29.9 29.4 28.6
°F 82.8 83.3 84.9 86.2 87.1 86.8 85.8 86.3 86.1 85.8 84.9 83.5

Please note: these are the average peak daytime temperatures (usually around mid-afternoon) so do not show daytime / night highs and lows. To see the daily range of temperatures have a look at the temperature max / min chart below.

Average rainfall & rainy days

The graph below shows the average rainfall and number of rainy days per month.

Tawau monthly rainfall chart (mm) Tawau monthly rainfall chart (inches)
Average monthly rainfall in Tawau (mm and inches)
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
mm 146 117 119 124 161 180 187 200 173 182 176 164
inches 5.7 4.6 4.7 4.9 6.3 7.1 7.4 7.9 6.8 7.2 6.9 6.5
Rainy days 21 17 15 14 16 16 18 18 17 19 21 21

Average annual rainfall in Tawau: 2050.967mm (807.5 inches)

Average daily sunshine

The bar chart below shows the average daily sunshine hours in Tawau

Tawau average daily sunshine chart
Average daily sunshine Tawau
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Hrs sunshine 5.8 6.4 6.9 7.6 7.5 6.3 6.9 7.3 6.7 6.5 6.5 6.2

Day / night temperatures

The graph below shows the daily range of temperatures for each month.

Tawau average minimum / maximum temperatures (Celsius) Tawau average minimum / maximum temperatures (Fahrenheit)
Maximum and minimum daily temperatures in Tawau (degrees centigrade and fahrenheit)
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Min °C 22.7 22.4 22.5 22.5 22.4 22.2 21.7 21.9 21.8 22.2 22.7 22.7
Max °C 28.4 28.7 29.6 30.3 30.8 30.7 30.1 30.4 30.3 30.1 29.6 28.8
Min °F 72.8 72.2 72.4 72.5 72.3 71.9 71.1 71.3 71.2 71.9 72.8 72.8
Max °F 77.9 77.9 78.8 79.5 79.9 79.5 78.6 79 78.8 79 79 78.3

Sea temperature

The graph below shows the average sea temperature.

Tawau average sea temperature chart (Celsius) Tawau average sea temperature chart (Fahrenheit)
Average sea temperature around Tawau in degrees centigrade and fahrenheit
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
°C 28.3 28 28.5 29.4 29.8 29.6 29.2 29.1 29.2 29.3 29.2 28.8
°F 82.9 82.4 83.3 85 85.6 85.3 84.6 84.4 84.5 84.8 84.5 83.8

Wind speed

The graph below shows the average wind speed.

Tawau average winspeed by month (km/h) Tawau average winspeed by month (mph)
Average wind speed in Tawau (mph and kmh)
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
km/h 6 7 7 7 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6
mph 4 4 5 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4

A monthly average windspeed of over 16km/h or 10mph suggests a location is fairly windy.

Relative humidity

The graph below shows the average relative humidity.

Tawau relative humidity averages
Average relative humidity in Tawau
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
85% 84% 84% 84% 84% 84% 84% 83% 84% 84% 85% 85%

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Tawau weather stats

Tawau weather statistics
Hottest month: May 30.6°C 87.1°F
Driest month: February 117mm 4.6ins
Sunniest month: April 7.6hrs
Coldest month: January 28.2°C 82.8°F
Wettest month: August 200mm 7.9ins
Warmest sea: May 29.8°C 85.6°F
Map showing location of Tawau (4.2498, 117.8871) Tawau map pin © Google

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