Water temperature in Sabah in May

Is it warm enough to swim in Sabah in May? Average water temperature in Sabah in May is 30.3°C and therefore suitable for comfortable swimming. The warmest sea in Sabah in May is 31.7°C, and the coldest is 28.6°C. To find out the sea temperature today and in the coming days, go to Current sea temperature in Sabah

Changes water temperature in Sabah in May 2025, 2024

To get an accurate forecast for the water temperature in Sabah for any chosen month, compare two years within a 10 year range using the chart below. In addition to the sea water temperature in Sabah, the selected years in the table also show the values of the maximum and minimum temperatures on each of the days of May.

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Day	2025	2024	Min	Max
1 May	30.1°C	31.1°C	29.1°C	31.1°C
2 May	30°C	30.9°C	28.9°C	30.9°C
3 May	30.3°C	30.7°C	29°C	30.7°C
4 May	30.1°C	30.7°C	29.4°C	30.7°C
5 May	30.2°C	31.3°C	29.4°C	31.3°C
6 May	30.1°C	30.9°C	29.3°C	31°C
7 May	31.1°C	31°C	29.4°C	31.1°C
8 May	31.1°C	30.9°C	29.4°C	31.1°C
9 May	30.9°C	31.2°C	29.4°C	31.2°C
10 May	30.8°C	31.4°C	29.4°C	31.4°C
11 May	30.7°C	31°C	29.4°C	31°C
12 May	30.7°C	31.5°C	29°C	31.5°C
13 May	30.7°C	31.4°C	29.2°C	31.4°C
14 May	30.7°C	31.1°C	29°C	31.3°C
15 May	30.7°C	31°C	28.9°C	31°C

Day	2025	2024	Min	Max
16 May	30.7°C	31.5°C	28.6°C	31.5°C
17 May	30.6°C	31.3°C	28.7°C	31.3°C
18 May	30.6°C	31.2°C	28.7°C	31.2°C
19 May	30.6°C	31.3°C	29.3°C	31.3°C
20 May	30.5°C	31.4°C	29.5°C	31.4°C
21 May	30.7°C	31.6°C	29.7°C	31.6°C
22 May	30.3°C	31.5°C	29.4°C	31.5°C
23 May	30.8°C	31.4°C	29.5°C	31.4°C
24 May	30.7°C	31.6°C	29.5°C	31.6°C
25 May	30.8°C	31.4°C	29.6°C	31.4°C
26 May	30.8°C	31.3°C	29.7°C	31.5°C
27 May	30.7°C	31.1°C	29.5°C	31.3°C
28 May	30.5°C	31°C	29.4°C	31.3°C
29 May	30.4°C	30.8°C	29.4°C	31.2°C
30 May	30.4°C	30.3°C	29.2°C	31.4°C
31 May	30.6°C	31.7°C	29.4°C	31.7°C

Average water temperature in Sabah in May over a decade

2016	2017	2018	2019	2020
30.8°C	30.6°C	30.1°C	30.7°C	30.7°C

2021	2022	2023	2024	2025
30.3°C	30.2°C	30.6°C	31.2°C	30.6°C

Sabah sea state in May

Chart comparing the height of waves in Sabah in May over the past years. The red line indicates the height of the waves when swimming in the sea is prohibited. To view the current sea conditions, click on the graph.

Sabah water temperature during other months:

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Temperature in neighboring cities

The nearest locations with the average water temperature in May. In addition, the maximum and minimum water temperatures for that month, recorded over the last decade, are shown

	Avr	Min	Max
Bandar Labuan	30.4°C	28.5°C	31.6°C
Victoria	30.4°C	28.5°C	31.6°C
Kudat	30.2°C	28.2°C	31.4°C
Turtle Islands	30.1°C	28.6°C	31.4°C
Seria	30.1°C	28.5°C	31.1°C
Taganak	29.9°C	28.6°C	31.1°C
Balabac	30°C	27.4°C	31.3°C
Sandakan	29.8°C	28.5°C	31°C
Lahad Datu	30.4°C	28.7°C	31.9°C
Miri	30.2°C	28.6°C	31.2°C

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Our report for Sabah is compiled using satellite data together with in-situ observations to get the most reliable daily data of sea surface temperatures, surf forecasts, current temperatures and weather forecasts.

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