Weather in Sandakan in December 2025
- December is usually the wettest month of the year in Sandakan;
Average weather
Average temperature in Sandakan in December
The temperature in December is +30°C on average, with a range between a maximum of +32°C during the day and a minimum of +25°C at night.
The average maximum temperature goes up 0% by the end of the month, compared with the beginning of the month, from +30°C to +30°C.
Is Sandakan warm or cold in December?
Sandakan is typically warm in December.
Maximum temperatures go down compared to the previous month from +30°C to +29°C. The minimum temperature also goes up from +25°C to +25°C.
It’s generally warm, but pack a long-sleeve shirt for evenings.
December is one of the coolest months in Sandakan, here is the comparison with other months:
Climate in Sandakan in December
| November | December | January | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg. temperature | ||||||
| +30°C | +29°C | +29°C | ||||
| Min. temperature | ||||||
| +23°C | +22°C | +22°C | ||||
| Max. temperature | ||||||
| +35°C | +33°C | +33°C | ||||
| Rainfall | ||||||
| 273 mm | 288 mm | 303 mm | ||||
| Wind | ||||||
| 1 m/s | 1 m/s | 1 m/s | ||||
| Humidity | ||||||
| 87% | 87% | 87% | ||||
| Air pressure | ||||||
| 1008 HPa | 1009 HPa | 1009 HPa | ||||
| Sunny days | ||||||
| 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Cloudy days | ||||||
| 0 | 0 | 1 | ||||
| Rainy days | ||||||
| 26 | 28 | 29 | ||||
| Snowy days | ||||||
| 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
December weather is still as ok as in November. It’s getting colder in December. From +30°C in the day, the average maximum temperature lowers to +29°C. Prepare for more rain. Average rainfall goes from 273 mm to 288 mm. Humidity levels don’t change as the month goes on, averaging around 87%. The average wind speed doesn’t change much during December, staying around 1 m/s. The amount of sunny days stay about the same, averaging 0 sunny days during the month.
January brings much the same weather, it remains ok.
Wind
The average wind speed is 2 m/s getting up to 3 m/s which is a light breeze; barely moving the tree leaves.
The average wind speed in Sandakan is gradually increasing during December, going from 1 m/s to 1 m/s over the course of the month.
Rain
How was the weather last December in Sandakan?
Climate Change over Years
The climate in Sandakan in December has not changed much over the last 43 years.
The average temperature was the lowest in 1984 (+29°C) and the highest in 2024 (+32°C). The driest year was 2005 with only 2099 mm of rainfall, and the wettest year was 2022 with 4055 mm.
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Monthly weather in Sandakan
Source of the data
For this page, we’ve looked at the typical weather in Sandakan, based on historical hourly weather data from January 1, 1979, to December 31, 2023.
For past dates, we show actual recorded data at the location at that time. Forecasts are based on recorded weather during that day of the year, averaged over the total years for which we have records (unless stated otherwise). The daily temperature is the highest recorded temperature in the shadow during that day.
