LN world indexLNWI
SG77.47▲0.11GI74.38EE74.37▼0.24TW73.88CZ73.75▼0.07GE73.44▼0.09JE73.38IE73.24▼0.11IM73.23▼0.05MY73.21PT73.04▼0.06NZ73.02▼0.04AD72.89▼0.08LT72.88▼0.08BG72.85FI72.74▼0.09HK72.60▼0.26PL72.48▼0.09HU72.48▼0.11GB72.40▼0.12AE72.40▲0.06GG72.30RO72.28▼0.11CY71.93CR71.89▼0.10UY71.87▲0.13SE71.81▼0.05LU71.70LV71.58▼0.08GG71.51▼0.05HR71.28▼0.10ES71.25▲0.20AU71.11▼0.06MU71.09▲0.13CL70.97▼0.13LI70.88▼0.42NL70.82▲0.12MT70.80▼0.05FR70.80▼0.10MC70.71▲0.08CA70.70▼0.07SJ70.70▼0.06DE70.66▼0.14DK70.62PA70.51▼0.15SM70.43▼0.08BM70.42▼0.06AT70.40▼0.06SK70.38▼0.09MK70.35▼0.12SI70.33▼0.09CH70.25▲0.31KY70.23▼0.06QA70.13▼0.11BH70.02▼0.11MO69.89▼0.07IT69.88▼0.61GG69.87▼0.40ME69.84▼0.11VG69.83▼0.10IS69.81▼0.08GR69.65▼0.12BE69.54▼0.05SA69.31▼0.13BN69.21▼0.12RS69.20▲0.08JP69.00▼0.19AM68.82▼0.11AL68.79▼0.13NO68.74▲0.30US68.56▼0.18JO68.51▼0.12SH68.49▲0.08BL68.29▲0.05TC68.23▼0.14GD68.15▲0.81KR68.07▼0.23TH68.02▼0.13AG67.96▲0.02PR67.93KN67.92OM67.88▼0.13BB67.85▲0.33MD67.69▲0.37PY67.45▼0.11BQ67.34▼0.10BA67.13▼0.27PE67.09BS66.98▲0.06AI66.86KW66.72▼0.13FO66.71▲0.10BQ66.70▼0.44XK66.69▼0.13MA66.42▲0.09CW66.27▼0.11BR66.21▼0.15DO66.19▼0.17MX66.14AR66.11▼0.33BQ66.05▼0.44KZ65.86▼0.57SV65.86▼0.17AW65.66▼0.11CV65.64▼0.35UZ65.40▼0.15SC65.29MS64.98▼0.09BW64.82▼2.53FJ64.80▲0.21NA64.74▲0.09ID64.72IL64.39▼0.07PF64.38▲0.03GT64.37▼0.14JM64.26▲0.28VC64.00MN63.84▼0.13KG63.79▼0.15AZ63.71▼0.35BZ63.67▲0.03PM63.65FK63.61▼0.09CK63.59▼0.08PH63.58DM63.54▼0.11TT63.39▼0.13TR63.33▼0.19VN63.30▼0.16MF63.30GL63.22▲0.07NU63.13▼0.11UA63.12▼0.14PN63.10▼0.11CO63.01▲0.41EC62.94▼0.12LC62.79▼0.11ZA62.67▲0.06VU62.55▲0.04PW62.53▼0.13HN62.30▼0.15WF62.28VI62.27▼0.14BO62.21▼0.19MH62.03▼0.36IN61.94EG61.67▼0.14GH61.58RW61.46▼0.11SX61.40▼0.12NC61.33▼0.10KH61.23▼0.15LK60.95▲0.21CN60.95▼0.16ZM60.80▼0.14WS60.73▼0.10NI60.72NP60.51▼0.17KE60.29▲0.07SN60.24▼0.01MV60.16▼0.12FM60.14▼0.21TN60.02▼0.72GY59.97▲0.06MW59.93▼0.15TZ59.78▼0.15TL59.74▼0.06BT59.43▼0.14TO59.36▲0.07GA59.33▼0.20TJ59.18▲0.03TK59.14▼0.12SZ58.89ST58.75▼0.17LA58.27▲0.24CI57.71BJ57.68MG57.66▼0.16SR57.60▼0.15DZ57.21▲0.15GM57.12▲0.12LB56.87▲0.16LS56.83NR56.69▼0.35UG56.65▼0.15TG56.12BF55.83▼0.05TV55.81▼0.15ZW55.68▼0.14BD55.66▼0.42RU55.57▼0.10BY55.03▼0.19PS54.83▼0.19KI54.81▼0.35DJ54.63▼0.03MZ54.32▼0.18IQ54.24▼0.06KM53.57▼0.18LR53.48▼0.13AO53.43▼0.24PK53.20TM53.20▲0.20NG53.13▼0.16LY52.71▲0.12MR52.57▼0.17SB52.53▼0.14CM52.40▼0.18GW52.23▼0.06ET51.89NE51.82▼0.05SL51.81▲0.23CG51.66▼0.20IR50.64▼0.34GQ50.13▼0.21PG49.97▼0.14CU49.91▼0.21GN49.84▼0.18VE49.21▼0.27ML49.14▼0.19HT48.98▼0.18MM48.72▼0.19BI48.31▼0.19CD48.24SD46.12▼0.22SO45.59▼0.22YE44.91▼0.23AF44.90SY44.86▼0.22TD44.06CF43.82▼0.08ER41.78▼0.22SS41.50▼0.15
SG77.47▲0.11GI74.38EE74.37▼0.24TW73.88CZ73.75▼0.07GE73.44▼0.09JE73.38IE73.24▼0.11IM73.23▼0.05MY73.21PT73.04▼0.06NZ73.02▼0.04AD72.89▼0.08LT72.88▼0.08BG72.85FI72.74▼0.09HK72.60▼0.26PL72.48▼0.09HU72.48▼0.11GB72.40▼0.12AE72.40▲0.06GG72.30RO72.28▼0.11CY71.93CR71.89▼0.10UY71.87▲0.13SE71.81▼0.05LU71.70LV71.58▼0.08GG71.51▼0.05HR71.28▼0.10ES71.25▲0.20AU71.11▼0.06MU71.09▲0.13CL70.97▼0.13LI70.88▼0.42NL70.82▲0.12MT70.80▼0.05FR70.80▼0.10MC70.71▲0.08CA70.70▼0.07SJ70.70▼0.06DE70.66▼0.14DK70.62PA70.51▼0.15SM70.43▼0.08BM70.42▼0.06AT70.40▼0.06SK70.38▼0.09MK70.35▼0.12SI70.33▼0.09CH70.25▲0.31KY70.23▼0.06QA70.13▼0.11BH70.02▼0.11MO69.89▼0.07IT69.88▼0.61GG69.87▼0.40ME69.84▼0.11VG69.83▼0.10IS69.81▼0.08GR69.65▼0.12BE69.54▼0.05SA69.31▼0.13BN69.21▼0.12RS69.20▲0.08JP69.00▼0.19AM68.82▼0.11AL68.79▼0.13NO68.74▲0.30US68.56▼0.18JO68.51▼0.12SH68.49▲0.08BL68.29▲0.05TC68.23▼0.14GD68.15▲0.81KR68.07▼0.23TH68.02▼0.13AG67.96▲0.02PR67.93KN67.92OM67.88▼0.13BB67.85▲0.33MD67.69▲0.37PY67.45▼0.11BQ67.34▼0.10BA67.13▼0.27PE67.09BS66.98▲0.06AI66.86KW66.72▼0.13FO66.71▲0.10BQ66.70▼0.44XK66.69▼0.13MA66.42▲0.09CW66.27▼0.11BR66.21▼0.15DO66.19▼0.17MX66.14AR66.11▼0.33BQ66.05▼0.44KZ65.86▼0.57SV65.86▼0.17AW65.66▼0.11CV65.64▼0.35UZ65.40▼0.15SC65.29MS64.98▼0.09BW64.82▼2.53FJ64.80▲0.21NA64.74▲0.09ID64.72IL64.39▼0.07PF64.38▲0.03GT64.37▼0.14JM64.26▲0.28VC64.00MN63.84▼0.13KG63.79▼0.15AZ63.71▼0.35BZ63.67▲0.03PM63.65FK63.61▼0.09CK63.59▼0.08PH63.58DM63.54▼0.11TT63.39▼0.13TR63.33▼0.19VN63.30▼0.16MF63.30GL63.22▲0.07NU63.13▼0.11UA63.12▼0.14PN63.10▼0.11CO63.01▲0.41EC62.94▼0.12LC62.79▼0.11ZA62.67▲0.06VU62.55▲0.04PW62.53▼0.13HN62.30▼0.15WF62.28VI62.27▼0.14BO62.21▼0.19MH62.03▼0.36IN61.94EG61.67▼0.14GH61.58RW61.46▼0.11SX61.40▼0.12NC61.33▼0.10KH61.23▼0.15LK60.95▲0.21CN60.95▼0.16ZM60.80▼0.14WS60.73▼0.10NI60.72NP60.51▼0.17KE60.29▲0.07SN60.24▼0.01MV60.16▼0.12FM60.14▼0.21TN60.02▼0.72GY59.97▲0.06MW59.93▼0.15TZ59.78▼0.15TL59.74▼0.06BT59.43▼0.14TO59.36▲0.07GA59.33▼0.20TJ59.18▲0.03TK59.14▼0.12SZ58.89ST58.75▼0.17LA58.27▲0.24CI57.71BJ57.68MG57.66▼0.16SR57.60▼0.15DZ57.21▲0.15GM57.12▲0.12LB56.87▲0.16LS56.83NR56.69▼0.35UG56.65▼0.15TG56.12BF55.83▼0.05TV55.81▼0.15ZW55.68▼0.14BD55.66▼0.42RU55.57▼0.10BY55.03▼0.19PS54.83▼0.19KI54.81▼0.35DJ54.63▼0.03MZ54.32▼0.18IQ54.24▼0.06KM53.57▼0.18LR53.48▼0.13AO53.43▼0.24PK53.20TM53.20▲0.20NG53.13▼0.16LY52.71▲0.12MR52.57▼0.17SB52.53▼0.14CM52.40▼0.18GW52.23▼0.06ET51.89NE51.82▼0.05SL51.81▲0.23CG51.66▼0.20IR50.64▼0.34GQ50.13▼0.21PG49.97▼0.14CU49.91▼0.21GN49.84▼0.18VE49.21▼0.27ML49.14▼0.19HT48.98▼0.18MM48.72▼0.19BI48.31▼0.19CD48.24SD46.12▼0.22SO45.59▼0.22YE44.91▼0.23AF44.90SY44.86▼0.22TD44.06CF43.82▼0.08ER41.78▼0.22SS41.50▼0.15
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  7. Tawau

CityCompass

Tawau, Malaysia

  • 373k people
  • Sabah

Best time to be here: February, March and September. Every month below carries its climate normals and a comfort score you can tune to your own tolerances.

Comfortable months
0 of 12
Comfort 7 or above
Comfort peak
6.2
In February
Year range
26 to 29 °C
Coldest nights to warmest days
Sunshine a year
2,146 h
Some sunshine
Kuala LumpurJohor BahruIpohMalaccaKota BharuKuantanKota Kuala MudaKota KinabaluSandakanKuala TerengganuKuchingMiriTawauTawauKuala LumpurIpohMalaccaKota BharuKuchingMiri

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Climate and comfort, month by month

Your comfort zone
25 °C30 °CJFMAMJJASOND
ComfortableMixedHarshAverage temperature, day-to-night range shaded
Jan5.528 °C
Feb6.228 °C
Mar5.929 °C
Apr5.729 °C
May5.629 °C
Jun5.728 °C
Jul5.828 °C
Aug5.728 °C
Sep6.028 °C
Oct5.528 °C
Nov5.528 °C
Dec5.528 °C
January28 °C / 26 °C5.5

Days 28 °C, nights 26 °C

Feels like 32 °C in the afternoons

161 h sunshine · 11.8 h daylight

217 mm rain · 84% humidity

  • Hot month, daily highs around 27.9 C
  • Very rainy, about 217 mm
February28 °C / 26 °C6.2

Days 28 °C, nights 26 °C

Feels like 33 °C in the afternoons

162 h sunshine · 11.9 h daylight

145 mm rain · 83% humidity

  • Hot month, daily highs around 28.1 C
March29 °C / 27 °C5.9

Days 29 °C, nights 27 °C

Feels like 34 °C in the afternoons

189 h sunshine · 12.0 h daylight

204 mm rain · 82% humidity

  • Hot month, daily highs around 28.5 C
  • Very rainy, about 204 mm
April29 °C / 27 °C5.7

Days 29 °C, nights 27 °C

Feels like 34 °C in the afternoons

191 h sunshine · 12.1 h daylight

207 mm rain · 80% humidity

  • Hot month, daily highs around 28.8 C
  • Very rainy, about 207 mm
May29 °C / 28 °C5.6

Days 29 °C, nights 28 °C

Feels like 34 °C in the afternoons

195 h sunshine · 12.2 h daylight

221 mm rain · 82% humidity

  • Hot month, daily highs around 28.7 C
  • Very rainy, about 221 mm
June28 °C / 27 °C5.7

Days 28 °C, nights 27 °C

Feels like 33 °C in the afternoons

182 h sunshine · 12.2 h daylight

206 mm rain · 82% humidity

  • Hot month, daily highs around 28.3 C
  • Very rainy, about 206 mm
July28 °C / 27 °C5.8

Days 28 °C, nights 27 °C

Feels like 33 °C in the afternoons

187 h sunshine · 12.2 h daylight

209 mm rain · 83% humidity

  • Hot month, daily highs around 28 C
  • Very rainy, about 209 mm
August28 °C / 27 °C5.7

Days 28 °C, nights 27 °C

Feels like 33 °C in the afternoons

190 h sunshine · 12.1 h daylight

220 mm rain · 83% humidity

  • Hot month, daily highs around 28 C
  • Very rainy, about 220 mm
September28 °C / 27 °C6.0

Days 28 °C, nights 27 °C

Feels like 33 °C in the afternoons

173 h sunshine · 12.0 h daylight

169 mm rain · 82% humidity

  • Hot month, daily highs around 28.2 C
October28 °C / 27 °C5.5

Days 28 °C, nights 27 °C

Feels like 33 °C in the afternoons

169 h sunshine · 11.9 h daylight

214 mm rain · 81% humidity

  • Hot month, daily highs around 28.3 C
  • Very rainy, about 214 mm
November28 °C / 27 °C5.5

Days 28 °C, nights 27 °C

Feels like 33 °C in the afternoons

172 h sunshine · 11.8 h daylight

218 mm rain · 82% humidity

  • Hot month, daily highs around 28.4 C
  • Very rainy, about 218 mm
December28 °C / 27 °C5.5

Days 28 °C, nights 27 °C

Feels like 33 °C in the afternoons

174 h sunshine · 11.8 h daylight

261 mm rain · 83% humidity

  • Hot month, daily highs around 28.2 C
  • Very rainy, about 261 mm

The country behind the city

Living in Tawau means living under Malaysia's tax and legal system. The essentials, from our country research:

Personal tax basisRemittance basisForeign income taxed if brought in
Nomad visaYes, up to 12 months
Cost floor, single$1,116/mo
LanguagesMalay, English, Mandarin, Indonesian
Safety8.25 / 10
Healthcare7.94 / 10
Internet8.53 / 10
Banking ease7.70 / 10
ClimateShield 20507.30 / 10

Would Malaysia actually work for your taxes?

It runs regimes like Foreign-Source Income Exemption (Resident Individual), and whether they fit depends on your income, assets and citizenship, not on averages.

Run your GeoCompass analysisRead the full Malaysia profile

Other cities in Malaysia

  • Kuala LumpurCapital5.0

    Best February, June and July

    2,018 h of sun a year
  • Johor Bahru6.9

    Best December to February

    1,830 h of sun a year
  • Kampung Baru Subang5.4

    Best February, June and July

    2,018 h of sun a year
  • Petaling Jaya5.0

    Best February, June and July

    2,018 h of sun a year
  • Ipoh5.2

    Best February, June and July

    2,101 h of sun a year
  • Shah Alam5.4

    Best February, June and July

    2,018 h of sun a year
  • Bukit Rahman Putra5.4

    Best February, June and July

    2,018 h of sun a year
  • Pelentong6.9

    Best December to February

    1,830 h of sun a year
  • Malacca6.2

    Best January to March

    1,994 h of sun a year
See all 33 cities in Malaysia
How the comfort score works (v1)

Each month scores 0 to 10 from four weighted components: temperature (35%), sunshine (25%), humidity (20%) and rain (20%), with an extra penalty when heat and humidity combine. Personal tolerances reshape the score: your heat limit compares to how afternoons feel (heat index), your cold limit to typical nights. Data: NASA POWER climatology 2001-2020 with elevation corrections, daylight computed from latitude.

City data: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0) · Climate normals: NASA POWER (2001-2020) · Live weather: MET Norway (CC BY 4.0)

  1. Country profiles
  2. /
  3. Malaysia
  4. /
  5. Cities
  6. /
  7. Tawau

CityCompass

Tawau, Malaysia

  • 373k people
  • Sabah

Best time to be here: February, March and September. Every month below carries its climate normals and a comfort score you can tune to your own tolerances.

Comfortable months
0 of 12
Comfort 7 or above
Comfort peak
6.2
In February
Year range
26 to 29 °C
Coldest nights to warmest days
Sunshine a year
2,146 h
Some sunshine
Kuala LumpurJohor BahruIpohMalaccaKota BharuKuantanKota Kuala MudaKota KinabaluSandakanKuala TerengganuKuchingMiriTawauTawauKuala LumpurIpohMalaccaKota BharuKuchingMiri

Dots are the other cities we cover here. Click one to switch.

Climate and comfort, month by month

Your comfort zone
25 °C30 °CJFMAMJJASOND
ComfortableMixedHarshAverage temperature, day-to-night range shaded
Jan5.528 °C
Feb6.228 °C
Mar5.929 °C
Apr5.729 °C
May5.629 °C
Jun5.728 °C
Jul5.828 °C
Aug5.728 °C
Sep6.028 °C
Oct5.528 °C
Nov5.528 °C
Dec5.528 °C
January28 °C / 26 °C5.5

Days 28 °C, nights 26 °C

Feels like 32 °C in the afternoons

161 h sunshine · 11.8 h daylight

217 mm rain · 84% humidity

  • Hot month, daily highs around 27.9 C
  • Very rainy, about 217 mm
February28 °C / 26 °C6.2

Days 28 °C, nights 26 °C

Feels like 33 °C in the afternoons

162 h sunshine · 11.9 h daylight

145 mm rain · 83% humidity

  • Hot month, daily highs around 28.1 C
March29 °C / 27 °C5.9

Days 29 °C, nights 27 °C

Feels like 34 °C in the afternoons

189 h sunshine · 12.0 h daylight

204 mm rain · 82% humidity

  • Hot month, daily highs around 28.5 C
  • Very rainy, about 204 mm
April29 °C / 27 °C5.7

Days 29 °C, nights 27 °C

Feels like 34 °C in the afternoons

191 h sunshine · 12.1 h daylight

207 mm rain · 80% humidity

  • Hot month, daily highs around 28.8 C
  • Very rainy, about 207 mm
May29 °C / 28 °C5.6

Days 29 °C, nights 28 °C

Feels like 34 °C in the afternoons

195 h sunshine · 12.2 h daylight

221 mm rain · 82% humidity

  • Hot month, daily highs around 28.7 C
  • Very rainy, about 221 mm
June28 °C / 27 °C5.7

Days 28 °C, nights 27 °C

Feels like 33 °C in the afternoons

182 h sunshine · 12.2 h daylight

206 mm rain · 82% humidity

  • Hot month, daily highs around 28.3 C
  • Very rainy, about 206 mm
July28 °C / 27 °C5.8

Days 28 °C, nights 27 °C

Feels like 33 °C in the afternoons

187 h sunshine · 12.2 h daylight

209 mm rain · 83% humidity

  • Hot month, daily highs around 28 C
  • Very rainy, about 209 mm
August28 °C / 27 °C5.7

Days 28 °C, nights 27 °C

Feels like 33 °C in the afternoons

190 h sunshine · 12.1 h daylight

220 mm rain · 83% humidity

  • Hot month, daily highs around 28 C
  • Very rainy, about 220 mm
September28 °C / 27 °C6.0

Days 28 °C, nights 27 °C

Feels like 33 °C in the afternoons

173 h sunshine · 12.0 h daylight

169 mm rain · 82% humidity

  • Hot month, daily highs around 28.2 C
October28 °C / 27 °C5.5

Days 28 °C, nights 27 °C

Feels like 33 °C in the afternoons

169 h sunshine · 11.9 h daylight

214 mm rain · 81% humidity

  • Hot month, daily highs around 28.3 C
  • Very rainy, about 214 mm
November28 °C / 27 °C5.5

Days 28 °C, nights 27 °C

Feels like 33 °C in the afternoons

172 h sunshine · 11.8 h daylight

218 mm rain · 82% humidity

  • Hot month, daily highs around 28.4 C
  • Very rainy, about 218 mm
December28 °C / 27 °C5.5

Days 28 °C, nights 27 °C

Feels like 33 °C in the afternoons

174 h sunshine · 11.8 h daylight

261 mm rain · 83% humidity

  • Hot month, daily highs around 28.2 C
  • Very rainy, about 261 mm

The country behind the city

Living in Tawau means living under Malaysia's tax and legal system. The essentials, from our country research:

Personal tax basisRemittance basisForeign income taxed if brought in
Nomad visaYes, up to 12 months
Cost floor, single$1,116/mo
LanguagesMalay, English, Mandarin, Indonesian
Safety8.25 / 10
Healthcare7.94 / 10
Internet8.53 / 10
Banking ease7.70 / 10
ClimateShield 20507.30 / 10

Would Malaysia actually work for your taxes?

It runs regimes like Foreign-Source Income Exemption (Resident Individual), and whether they fit depends on your income, assets and citizenship, not on averages.

Run your GeoCompass analysisRead the full Malaysia profile

Other cities in Malaysia

  • Kuala LumpurCapital5.0

    Best February, June and July

    2,018 h of sun a year
  • Johor Bahru6.9

    Best December to February

    1,830 h of sun a year
  • Kampung Baru Subang5.4

    Best February, June and July

    2,018 h of sun a year
  • Petaling Jaya5.0

    Best February, June and July

    2,018 h of sun a year
  • Ipoh5.2

    Best February, June and July

    2,101 h of sun a year
  • Shah Alam5.4

    Best February, June and July

    2,018 h of sun a year
  • Bukit Rahman Putra5.4

    Best February, June and July

    2,018 h of sun a year
  • Pelentong6.9

    Best December to February

    1,830 h of sun a year
  • Malacca6.2

    Best January to March

    1,994 h of sun a year
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How the comfort score works (v1)

Each month scores 0 to 10 from four weighted components: temperature (35%), sunshine (25%), humidity (20%) and rain (20%), with an extra penalty when heat and humidity combine. Personal tolerances reshape the score: your heat limit compares to how afternoons feel (heat index), your cold limit to typical nights. Data: NASA POWER climatology 2001-2020 with elevation corrections, daylight computed from latitude.

City data: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0) · Climate normals: NASA POWER (2001-2020) · Live weather: MET Norway (CC BY 4.0)