Climate averages 1991–2020
Sibu weather
in February.
A hot, very wet month: the 9th warmest and the 8th driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
February is a hot month in Sibu: daytime highs average 29.6°C and nights cool to about 23.0°C. By daytime temperature it is the 9th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 243 mm of rain on roughly 24 days, which makes February a very wet month (the 8th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 12 h 03 min on an average February day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Bintulu (166 km away). In February its highs average 29.4°C, about as warm as Sibu, with 193 mm of rain.
Among the 72 cities listed in Malaysia, Sibu ranks joint 35th of 72 for the warmest February highs and 71st of 72 for the driest February (rainfall, lowest first). The mean February high of those 72 cities is 29.7°C; Sibu is level with that mean.
From February to March, average highs rise by 0.6°C to 30.2°C, and monthly rainfall falls from 243 mm to 227 mm.
The annual picture
February in context
Monthly rainfall
Average total · mmAverages from hourly ERA5 reanalysis data. Actual weather varies from year to year. How these numbers are calculated
Every month, side by side
Sibu climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 29.2°C22.9°C | 22.9°C | 312 | 27.8 | 12.012 h |
| February, selected | 29.6°C23.0°C | 23.0°C | 243 | 24.1 | 12.012 h |
| March | 30.2°C23.3°C | 23.3°C | 227 | 26.0 | 12.112 h |
| April | 30.5°C23.6°C | 23.6°C | 230 | 26.8 | 12.212 h |
| May | 30.5°C23.9°C | 23.9°C | 218 | 25.8 | 12.212 h |
| June | 30.4°C23.7°C | 23.7°C | 177 | 21.2 | 12.312 h |
| July | 30.3°C23.5°C | 23.5°C | 174 | 20.7 | 12.212 h |
| August | 30.5°C23.5°C | 23.5°C | 192 | 21.2 | 12.212 h |
| September | 30.3°C23.4°C | 23.4°C | 242 | 24.6 | 12.112 h |
| October | 29.9°C23.3°C | 23.3°C | 280 | 28.0 | 12.112 h |
| November | 29.5°C23.2°C | 23.2°C | 307 | 28.7 | 12.012 h |
| December | 29.2°C23.0°C | 23.0°C | 344 | 29.0 | 12.012 h |
Rainfall is the average of the 30 separate monthly totals. A rain day is a local calendar day with at least 1 mm of precipitation. Daylight is the calculated sunrise-to-sunset length, not measured sunshine.
Compare places
February in nearby cities
- Bintulu in FebruaryMalaysia · 166 kmHigh 29.4°C · Low 23.3°C · 193 mm rain
- Kuching in FebruaryMalaysia · 185 kmHigh 28.7°C · Low 23.6°C · 314 mm rain
- Sintang in FebruaryIndonesia · 251 kmHigh 29.8°C · Low 23.2°C · 231 mm rain
- Miri in FebruaryMalaysia · 336 kmHigh 28.3°C · Low 24.3°C · 112 mm rain
- Marudi in FebruaryMalaysia · 348 kmHigh 30.4°C · Low 23.0°C · 206 mm rain
- Singkawang in FebruaryIndonesia · 351 kmHigh 28.6°C · Low 24.0°C · 178 mm rain
- Pontianak in FebruaryIndonesia · 379 kmHigh 29.5°C · Low 23.6°C · 173 mm rain
- Bandar Seri Begawan in FebruaryBrunei · 451 kmHigh 29.0°C · Low 24.0°C · 105 mm rain
Read the numbers correctly
Climate, not a promise.
These patterns help compare months. They cannot tell you the weather on a specific day of your trip.
Sources, method and limitsHow these numbers are made (what the highs, lows and rain days mean, the sources and the model cell used for Sibu) is explained once on the Sibu year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.