Best time to visit Sandakan
Month-by-month timing guide using climate, cost, events, hub activity, and air quality.
Now: October
Rainy season
62 / 100 this month
Best month
January
63 / 100 · Rainy season
Weather in Oct
30°C
daily highs · 26 rain days
Cost of living
$986
a month, nomad profile
12-month score heatmap
Score · average temperature · rain days
Jan
63.0
26°C · 27 rain
Feb
63.0
26°C · 25 rain
Mar
63.0
27°C · 25 rain
Apr
62.2
28°C · 24 rain
May
61.9
28°C · 26 rain
Jun
62.5
27°C · 25 rain
Jul
62.4
27°C · 22 rain
Aug
62.8
27°C · 26 rain
Sep
62.8
27°C · 24 rain
Oct
61.9
27°C · 26 rain
Nov
63.0
27°C · 27 rain
Dec
63.0
27°C · 26 rain
Best months
Weakest months
Month-by-month details
| Month | Score | Season | Weather | Temp | Rain days | Cost | Events |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 63.0 | Rainy season | 70 | 26.2°C | 27.1 | $986 | 0 |
| February | 63.0 | Rainy season | 70 | 26.4°C | 25.3 | $986 | 0 |
| March | 63.0 | Rainy season | 70 | 26.9°C | 25.2 | $986 | 0 |
| April | 62.2 | Rainy season | 68 | 27.5°C | 24.2 | $986 | 0 |
| May | 61.9 | Rainy season | 68 | 27.7°C | 26.3 | $986 | 0 |
| June | 62.5 | Rainy season | 69 | 27.3°C | 25.2 | $986 | 0 |
| July | 62.4 | Rainy season | 69 | 27.4°C | 22.3 | $986 | 0 |
| August | 62.8 | Rainy season | 70 | 27.1°C | 25.9 | $986 | 0 |
| September | 62.8 | Rainy season | 70 | 27.1°C | 24.4 | $986 | 0 |
| October | 61.9 | Rainy season | 70 | 27.1°C | 25.9 | $986 | 0 |
| November | 63.0 | Rainy season | 70 | 26.8°C | 27.2 | $986 | 0 |
| December | 63.0 | Rainy season | 70 | 26.6°C | 25.9 | $986 | 0 |
Similar this month
Cities scoring within 8 points in October
| Rank | City | Score | Season | Weather | Cost | Events | City page |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 |
 IN
Rishikesh
India
|
69.9 | Dry comfort window | 22.6°C · 3.1 rain | $1,284 | 0 | City page |
| #2 |
 SA
Tabuk
Saudi Arabia
|
69.9 | Dry comfort window | 24.9°C · 0.4 rain | $2,253 | 0 | City page |
| #3 |
 GR
Syros
Greece
|
69.9 | Dry comfort window | 19.2°C · 3.7 rain | $2,417 | 0 | City page |
| #4 |
 OM
Salalah
Oman
|
69.9 | Dry comfort window | 26.9°C · 3.3 rain | $2,068 | 0 | City page |
| #5 |
 ES
Maspalomas
Spain
|
69.9 | Dry comfort window | 24.4°C · 1.5 rain | $3,794 | 0 | City page |
| #6 |
 ZA
Hoedspruit
South Africa
|
69.9 | Dry comfort window | 23.4°C · 4.5 rain | $1,587 | 0 | City page |
| #7 |
 IQ
Mosul
Iraq
|
69.9 | Dry comfort window | 23.5°C · 1.0 rain | $1,805 | 0 | City page |
| #8 |
 TR
Mugla
Turkey
|
69.8 | Shoulder season | 16.7°C · 4.5 rain | $1,156 | 0 | City page |