Sabah · Malaysia
Tawau travel guide
Tawau is a city in Sabah, Malaysia, home to about 114,000 people.
- Nearest airport
- TWU27 km · Tawau Airport
- Currency
- MYRMalaysian ringgit
- Time zone
- Asia/Kuala Lumpur
- Language
- Malay
When to go
The best time to visit Tawau
Tawau has no month that is both mild and dry by the measure used here. May is the warmest month, with average highs of 32 °C; August is the wettest, with about 227 mm of rain.
Comfortable means average daytime high between 18 °C and 29 °C and under 80 mm of rain in the month. Averages for 1991–2020 over the surrounding area, a grid square about 50 km across, so a coast or a nearby mountain can make the town itself warmer or cooler. Data: CRU TS v4.10, Climatic Research Unit, University of East Anglia (Open Database License).
Getting there
Getting to Tawau: airports and arrival
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Tawau Airport (TWU), about 27 km from the city centre in a straight line; Lahad Datu Airport (LDU, 95 km) and Juwata International Airport / Suharnoko Harbani AFB (TRK, 114 km) are also within reach.
TWU · Tawau Airport
LDU · Lahad Datu Airport
TRK · Juwata International Airport / Suharnoko Harbani AFB
Questions
Tawau: questions travellers ask
When is the best time to visit Tawau?
Tawau has no month that is both mild and dry by the measure used here. May is the warmest month, with average highs of 32 °C; August is the wettest, with about 227 mm of rain.
Which airport is closest to Tawau?
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Tawau Airport (TWU), about 27 km from the city centre in a straight line; Lahad Datu Airport (LDU, 95 km) and Juwata International Airport / Suharnoko Harbani AFB (TRK, 114 km) are also within reach.
What currency is used in Tawau?
Malaysian ringgit (MYR).
Nearby
Destinations near Tawau
Sources: city facts from Wikidata and Wikipedia; airports from OurAirports; climate from CRU TS v4.10 (University of East Anglia Climatic Research Unit), 1991–2020 monthly means, 0.5° grid; places to stay, guest scores and amenities from each operator's own public pages. How this guide is made.