Tambunan weather in February

In February, Tambunan sees average daytime highs of 26°C and overnight lows near 18°C, with 131 mm of rain across 16.6 wet days and about 11.8 hours of daylight. It is the 10th-warmest and 12th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 26°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 5% of the time in February, and the air most often feels muggy.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 48 min at the start of February to 11 h 54 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, February is Tambunan's 3rd-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Tambunan's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 26°; 10th warmest
Overnight low: 18°; 5th coldest
Rainfall: 131 mm; 16.6 wet days
Daylight: 11 h 48 min; 6:35 AM – 6:23 PM
Cloud cover: 82%; 3rd clearest
Wind: 4 km/h; 1st windiest
Solar energy: 5.08 kWh/m²
Travel score: 5.1; out of 10

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Temperature in February

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 26°C through the month.

A typical February day in Tambunan reaches about 26°C in the afternoon and slips back to 18°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 24°C and 28°C. Set against its neighbours, February runs on par with January and about 1°C cooler than March.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28
Avg high (°C)	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	27	27	27
Avg low (°C)	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	26	18
2	26	18
3	26	18
4	26	18
5	26	18
6	26	18
7	26	18
8	26	18
9	26	18
10	26	18
11	26	18
12	26	18
13	26	18
14	26	18
15	26	18
16	26	18
17	26	18
18	26	18
19	26	18
20	26	18
21	26	18
22	26	18
23	26	18
24	26	18
25	26	18
26	27	18
27	27	18
28	27	18

Tambunan weather by month

How February compares with the rest of the year at a glance. February is the 10th-warmest and 12th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	26° / 18°	181	21	11.7	4.7
Feb	26° / 18°	131	16.6	11.8	5.1
Mar	27° / 18°	151	19.4	12	4.9
Apr	28° / 19°	179	21.1	12.1	4.5
May	27° / 19°	248	25.4	12.3	4.0
Jun	27° / 18°	244	24.3	12.3	4.1
Jul	26° / 18°	211	22.8	12.3	4.4
Aug	27° / 18°	228	23.7	12.2	4.3
Sep	27° / 18°	230	24.6	12	4.0
Oct	26° / 18°	276	28	11.9	3.7
Nov	26° / 18°	240	26.3	11.7	3.8
Dec	26° / 18°	215	25.2	11.7	4.1

Cloud cover in February

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 5% of the time in February.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 11% of February, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 84%.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28
Clearer (%)	11	12	12	12	12	12	12	14	14	14	15	15	16	17	17	18	17	17	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18
Cloudier (%)	89	88	88	88	88	88	88	86	86	86	85	85	84	83	83	82	83	83	82	82	82	82	82	82	82	82	82	82

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	11	89
2	12	88
3	12	88
4	12	88
5	12	88
6	12	88
7	12	88
8	14	86
9	14	86
10	14	86
11	15	85
12	15	85
13	16	84
14	17	83
15	17	83
16	18	82
17	17	83
18	17	83
19	18	82
20	18	82
21	18	82
22	18	82
23	18	82
24	18	82
25	18	82
26	18	82
27	18	82
28	18	82

Chance of precipitation in February

Any precipitation

Tambunan gets around 131 mm of rain over 16.6 wet days in February, the driest month. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 59% and peaks near 63% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28
Rain chance (%)	63	63	63	63	63	63	63	62	62	62	61	61	60	60	59	59	58	57	57	57	56	56	56	56	56	56	56	56

	Rain chance (%)
1	63
2	63
3	63
4	63
5	63
6	63
7	63
8	62
9	62
10	62
11	61
12	61
13	60
14	60
15	59
16	59
17	58
18	57
19	57
20	57
21	56
22	56
23	56
24	56
25	56
26	56
27	56
28	56

Humidity in February

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of February feels muggy — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, February lands in the muggy band about 60% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 60% of them.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28
Comfortable (%)	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	3	3	3	3	3	3	4
Humid (%)	35	36	36	36	36	36	36	36	36	36	36	37	37	37	38	38	39	39	40	40	40	40	41	41	41	41	41	40
Muggy (%)	64	63	63	63	63	64	64	64	64	64	64	63	63	62	61	61	60	59	58	58	58	57	56	56	56	56	56	56

	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)
1	1	35	64
2	1	36	63
3	1	36	63
4	1	36	63
5	1	36	63
6	0	36	64
7	0	36	64
8	0	36	64
9	0	36	64
10	0	36	64
11	0	36	64
12	0	37	63
13	0	37	63
14	1	37	62
15	1	38	61
16	1	38	61
17	1	39	60
18	2	39	59
19	2	40	58
20	2	40	58
21	2	40	58
22	3	40	57
23	3	41	56
24	3	41	56
25	3	41	56
26	3	41	56
27	3	41	56
28	4	40	56

Wind in February

Winds average 4 km/h in February, the windiest month of the year.

Across February, daily wind ranges from about 4 km/h on the calmest days to 4 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28
Wind speed (km/h)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
Feels	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm

	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
1	4	calm
2	4	calm
3	4	calm
4	4	calm
5	4	calm
6	4	calm
7	4	calm
8	4	calm
9	4	calm
10	4	calm
11	4	calm
12	4	calm
13	4	calm
14	4	calm
15	4	calm
16	4	calm
17	4	calm
18	4	calm
19	4	calm
20	4	calm
21	4	calm
22	4	calm
23	4	calm
24	4	calm
25	4	calm
26	4	calm
27	4	calm
28	4	calm

Sunrise & sunset in February

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 48 min at the start of February to 11 h 54 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 6 minutes over February. Sunrise moves from 6:35 AM to 6:31 AM, and sunset from 6:21 PM to 6:24 PM.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28
Daylight (h)	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9
Sunrise (AM)	6:35	6:35	6:35	6:35	6:35	6:35	6:35	6:35	6:35	6:35	6:35	6:35	6:35	6:35	6:35	6:34	6:34	6:34	6:34	6:34	6:33	6:33	6:33	6:33	6:32	6:32	6:32	6:31
Sunset (PM)	6:21	6:21	6:21	6:21	6:22	6:22	6:22	6:22	6:22	6:23	6:23	6:23	6:23	6:23	6:23	6:24	6:24	6:24	6:24	6:24	6:24	6:24	6:24	6:24	6:24	6:24	6:24	6:24

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	11.8	6:35	6:21
2	11.8	6:35	6:21
3	11.8	6:35	6:21
4	11.8	6:35	6:21
5	11.8	6:35	6:22
6	11.8	6:35	6:22
7	11.8	6:35	6:22
8	11.8	6:35	6:22
9	11.8	6:35	6:22
10	11.8	6:35	6:23
11	11.8	6:35	6:23
12	11.8	6:35	6:23
13	11.8	6:35	6:23
14	11.8	6:35	6:23
15	11.8	6:35	6:23
16	11.8	6:34	6:24
17	11.8	6:34	6:24
18	11.8	6:34	6:24
19	11.8	6:34	6:24
20	11.8	6:34	6:24
21	11.8	6:33	6:24
22	11.8	6:33	6:24
23	11.9	6:33	6:24
24	11.9	6:33	6:24
25	11.9	6:32	6:24
26	11.9	6:32	6:24
27	11.9	6:32	6:24
28	11.9	6:31	6:24

Solar energy in February

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in February, about 5.08 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.36 kWh/m² to a high of 5.78 kWh/m² in April across the year — February's 5.08 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28
Solar energy (kWh/m²)	4.7	4.7	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.9	4.9	4.9	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.1	5.1	5.1	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.4	5.4	5.4	5.4	5.5	5.5
Level	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	4.7	Bright
2	4.7	Bright
3	4.8	Bright
4	4.8	Bright
5	4.8	Bright
6	4.8	Bright
7	4.8	Bright
8	4.9	Bright
9	4.9	Bright
10	4.9	Bright
11	5.0	Bright
12	5.0	Bright
13	5.0	Bright
14	5.1	Bright
15	5.1	Bright
16	5.1	Bright
17	5.2	Bright
18	5.2	Bright
19	5.2	Bright
20	5.3	Bright
21	5.3	Bright
22	5.3	Bright
23	5.4	Bright
24	5.4	Bright
25	5.4	Bright
26	5.4	Bright
27	5.5	Bright
28	5.5	Bright

Planning a trip in February

Hazard calendar for Tambunan

In seasonPeak

In February, Tambunan sits inside its pacific typhoon season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

Tambunan sits in the Pacific typhoon belt; the season peaks July–October.

Pacific typhoon

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Is February a good time to visit Tambunan?

Our two travel scores rate February for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal).

5.1

Sightseeing

1st-best month of the year

4.9

Beach & pool

2nd-best month of the year

February is a reasonable time to visit Tambunan for sightseeing.

What to pack for Tambunan in February

From February's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.

In February, Tambunan sees daytime highs around 26°C and nights near 18°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: light clothes and sun protection. About 17 days see rain.

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Sea temperature near Tambunan in February

The nearest coast averages about 27°C in February — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea at the nearest coast (about 55 km away) is warmest in June at about 30°C and coldest in February near 27°C.

The water stays above 20°C all year — warm enough for a swim any month.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Sea temperature (°C)	28	27	28	29	30	30	30	30	30	30	29	29
Comfort	Warm	Warm	Warm	Tropical	Tropical	Tropical	Tropical	Tropical	Tropical	Tropical	Tropical	Tropical

	Sea temperature (°C)	Comfort
Jan	28	Warm
Feb	27	Warm
Mar	28	Warm
Apr	29	Tropical
May	30	Tropical
Jun	30	Tropical
Jul	30	Tropical
Aug	30	Tropical
Sep	30	Tropical
Oct	30	Tropical
Nov	29	Tropical
Dec	29	Tropical

UV index in Tambunan in February

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in February peaks around 15 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Tambunan peaks around March 17 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 12 at about 11 (extreme).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — every month of the year.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	13	15	15	15	15	13	12	14	14	13	12	11
Level	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	13	Extreme
Feb	15	Extreme
Mar	15	Extreme
Apr	15	Extreme
May	15	Extreme
Jun	13	Extreme
Jul	12	Extreme
Aug	14	Extreme
Sep	14	Extreme
Oct	13	Extreme
Nov	12	Extreme
Dec	11	Extreme

Air quality in Tambunan in February

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where February falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in Tambunan is worst in September — around 16 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 1.6× the cleanest month (December, 10 µg/m³).

Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
PM2.5 (µg/m³)	11	11	13	13	13	13	14	14	16	13	11	10
Level	Good	Good	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Good	Good

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	11	Good
Feb	11	Good
Mar	13	Moderate
Apr	13	Moderate
May	13	Moderate
Jun	13	Moderate
Jul	14	Moderate
Aug	14	Moderate
Sep	16	Moderate
Oct	13	Moderate
Nov	11	Good
Dec	10	Good

Location & terrain

Where is Tambunan?

Tambunan sits at 5.7°N, 116.4°E, 630 m above sea level, in Malaysia. The nearest listed city is Donggongon, 39 km away.

Topography around Tambunan

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Tambunan.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Tambunan has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 419 m around an average of 704 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,613 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 4,023 m.

The land around Tambunan is covered by trees (68%) within 3 km, trees (95%) within 16 km, and trees (81%) within 80 km.

3 km

419 m

trees 68%

16 km

1,613 m

trees 95%

80 km

4,023 m

trees 81%

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← January Tambunan year-round climate March →Best places to visit in February

February weather nearby: Donggongon 39 km · Ranau 39 km · Kinarut 41 km · Putatan 44 km · Petagas 44 km · Kota Kinabalu 46 km · Keningau 50 km · Papar 52 km

Malaysia travel facts

Travel advisory: Level 1; Exercise Normal Precautions
Power plugs: Type C / G / M; 230 V · 50 Hz
Prices: ≈ 32% of US; price level, 2025
GDP per capita: $13,125; 2025
Happiness: 6.0 / 10; World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water: 95%; of population, 2024
Homicide rate: 0.7; per 100k, 2023
Road deaths: 22.5; per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group: Upper middle; World Bank
English: High; EF EPI 581
Religion

Sources: World Bank, US State Department, World Happiness Report, WHO/UNICEF, EF EPI, CIA World Factbook.

Data sources

Temperature, precipitation, cloud, humidity, wind and solar figures are a 1991–2020 climatology for Tambunan (5.7167°, 116.4°, elevation 630 m), computed from hourly ERA5 reanalysis — contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Sun figures are astronomical calculations, not observations. City data © GeoNames, CC BY 4.0. Map outlines from Natural Earth (public domain); interactive map © Google. Tropical-cyclone seasons are the published climatological basin seasons (NOAA National Hurricane Center / regional warning centres). Sea temperatures are the NOAA OISST v2.1 1991–2020 monthly climatology (public domain), sampled at the nearest ocean point. UV index is derived from CAMS (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service) clear-sky UV data — contains modified Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Monthly air-quality (PM2.5) seasonality is from the CAMS EAC4 reanalysis (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service), scaled to the WHO annual mean where available. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	26	18
2	26	18
3	26	18
4	26	18
5	26	18
6	26	18
7	26	18
8	26	18
9	26	18
10	26	18
11	26	18
12	26	18
13	26	18
14	26	18
15	26	18
16	26	18
17	26	18
18	26	18
19	26	18
20	26	18
21	26	18
22	26	18
23	26	18
24	26	18
25	26	18
26	27	18
27	27	18
28	27	18

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	11	89
2	12	88
3	12	88
4	12	88
5	12	88
6	12	88
7	12	88
8	14	86
9	14	86
10	14	86
11	15	85
12	15	85
13	16	84
14	17	83
15	17	83
16	18	82
17	17	83
18	17	83
19	18	82
20	18	82
21	18	82
22	18	82
23	18	82
24	18	82
25	18	82
26	18	82
27	18	82
28	18	82

	Rain chance (%)
1	63
2	63
3	63
4	63
5	63
6	63
7	63
8	62
9	62
10	62
11	61
12	61
13	60
14	60
15	59
16	59
17	58
18	57
19	57
20	57
21	56
22	56
23	56
24	56
25	56
26	56
27	56
28	56

	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)
1	1	35	64
2	1	36	63
3	1	36	63
4	1	36	63
5	1	36	63
6	0	36	64
7	0	36	64
8	0	36	64
9	0	36	64
10	0	36	64
11	0	36	64
12	0	37	63
13	0	37	63
14	1	37	62
15	1	38	61
16	1	38	61
17	1	39	60
18	2	39	59
19	2	40	58
20	2	40	58
21	2	40	58
22	3	40	57
23	3	41	56
24	3	41	56
25	3	41	56
26	3	41	56
27	3	41	56
28	4	40	56

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	26	18
2	26	18
3	26	18
4	26	18
5	26	18
6	26	18
7	26	18
8	26	18
9	26	18
10	26	18
11	26	18
12	26	18
13	26	18
14	26	18
15	26	18
16	26	18
17	26	18
18	26	18
19	26	18
20	26	18
21	26	18
22	26	18
23	26	18
24	26	18
25	26	18
26	27	18
27	27	18
28	27	18

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	11	89
2	12	88
3	12	88
4	12	88
5	12	88
6	12	88
7	12	88
8	14	86
9	14	86
10	14	86
11	15	85
12	15	85
13	16	84
14	17	83
15	17	83
16	18	82
17	17	83
18	17	83
19	18	82
20	18	82
21	18	82
22	18	82
23	18	82
24	18	82
25	18	82
26	18	82
27	18	82
28	18	82

	Rain chance (%)
1	63
2	63
3	63
4	63
5	63
6	63
7	63
8	62
9	62
10	62
11	61
12	61
13	60
14	60
15	59
16	59
17	58
18	57
19	57
20	57
21	56
22	56
23	56
24	56
25	56
26	56
27	56
28	56

	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)
1	1	35	64
2	1	36	63
3	1	36	63
4	1	36	63
5	1	36	63
6	0	36	64
7	0	36	64
8	0	36	64
9	0	36	64
10	0	36	64
11	0	36	64
12	0	37	63
13	0	37	63
14	1	37	62
15	1	38	61
16	1	38	61
17	1	39	60
18	2	39	59
19	2	40	58
20	2	40	58
21	2	40	58
22	3	40	57
23	3	41	56
24	3	41	56
25	3	41	56
26	3	41	56
27	3	41	56
28	4	40	56

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	26	18
2	26	18
3	26	18
4	26	18
5	26	18
6	26	18
7	26	18
8	26	18
9	26	18
10	26	18
11	26	18
12	26	18
13	26	18
14	26	18
15	26	18
16	26	18
17	26	18
18	26	18
19	26	18
20	26	18
21	26	18
22	26	18
23	26	18
24	26	18
25	26	18
26	27	18
27	27	18
28	27	18

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	11	89
2	12	88
3	12	88
4	12	88
5	12	88
6	12	88
7	12	88
8	14	86
9	14	86
10	14	86
11	15	85
12	15	85
13	16	84
14	17	83
15	17	83
16	18	82
17	17	83
18	17	83
19	18	82
20	18	82
21	18	82
22	18	82
23	18	82
24	18	82
25	18	82
26	18	82
27	18	82
28	18	82

	Rain chance (%)
1	63
2	63
3	63
4	63
5	63
6	63
7	63
8	62
9	62
10	62
11	61
12	61
13	60
14	60
15	59
16	59
17	58
18	57
19	57
20	57
21	56
22	56
23	56
24	56
25	56
26	56
27	56
28	56

	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)
1	1	35	64
2	1	36	63
3	1	36	63
4	1	36	63
5	1	36	63
6	0	36	64
7	0	36	64
8	0	36	64
9	0	36	64
10	0	36	64
11	0	36	64
12	0	37	63
13	0	37	63
14	1	37	62
15	1	38	61
16	1	38	61
17	1	39	60
18	2	39	59
19	2	40	58
20	2	40	58
21	2	40	58
22	3	40	57
23	3	41	56
24	3	41	56
25	3	41	56
26	3	41	56
27	3	41	56
28	4	40	56