Bario weather by month & the best time to visit
Malaysia · small town · tropical rainforest climate
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The best time to visit Bario is January — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 64/100), with February and March close behind. Bario averages about 2,128 hours of sunshine a year. Daytime highs around 24°C / 75°F and roughly 208 mm of rain in January.
When is the best time to visit Bario?
For sunshine, the best time to visit Bario is January, then February and March. The dullest month is January (64/100, 208 mm of rain). The full month-by-month picture is in the table below.
How sunny is Bario?
Bario gets a moderate 2,128 hours of sunshine a year. Conditions barely change through the year — only 0 Sunshine Score points separate January from January. It ranks #21 of 34 destinations in Malaysia for annual sunshine, below the national median of 2,210 hours. The year's 2,597 mm of rain spreads fairly evenly across the months, with no pronounced dry season.
Sunshine Score by month
| Month | Score | Day high | Night low | Rain | UV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 64 | 24° / 75°F | 17° / 63°F | 208 mm | 9 |
| February | 64 | 24° / 75°F | 17° / 63°F | 157 mm | 10 |
| March | 64 | 25° / 77°F | 18° / 64°F | 175 mm | 11 |
| April | 64 | 25° / 77°F | 18° / 64°F | 232 mm | 11 |
| May | 64 | 25° / 77°F | 18° / 64°F | 252 mm | 10 |
| June | 64 | 24° / 75°F | 18° / 64°F | 215 mm | 9 |
| July | 64 | 24° / 75°F | 17° / 63°F | 203 mm | 10 |
| August | 64 | 24° / 75°F | 17° / 63°F | 194 mm | 10 |
| September | 64 | 24° / 75°F | 17° / 63°F | 201 mm | 10 |
| October | 64 | 24° / 75°F | 18° / 64°F | 253 mm | 9 |
| November | 64 | 24° / 75°F | 18° / 64°F | 260 mm | 9 |
| December | 64 | 24° / 75°F | 18° / 64°F | 247 mm | 9 |
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Bario: questions and answers
What kind of destination is Bario?
Bario is a small town in Malaysia at 1,060 m elevation with a tropical rainforest climate.
How many hours of sunshine does Bario get a year?
Bario gets about 2,128 hours of sunshine a year, at its best around January.
When is the best time to visit Bario?
The sunniest time to visit Bario is January, when the Sunshine Score peaks at 64/100 (with February and March close behind). Expect daytime highs around 24°C / 75°F.
What is the least sunny month in Bario?
January is the least sunny month in Bario, scoring 64/100 with about 208 mm of rain.
How strong is the sun in Bario?
The typical midday UV index in Bario peaks around 11 (extreme) in March, easing to about 9 (very high) in January. Month-by-month midday UV values are in the UV column of the table on this page.
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