Mabul, Malaysia in January

[scubaeric]

Hi,

I'm diving off a liveaboard in Thailand this January and I'm thinking about adding a side trip to Malaysia. I've been looking at Mabul or might there be a better place in SE Asia to go during the month of January? Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.

Thank you, Eric

 

[OnTheSpot]

Hi Eric,

January is not the best month for Mabul and Sipadan, but on the other hand - is there really a bad time to dive there?! You may well get reduced visibility and some bad weather, but you know what the weather is like. You could equally get a week of sun.

 

[malaysia-islands]

Interestingly, I've been in Mabul back in Jan 2004 if I am not mistaken. There were barely any clouds in the sky. But honestly, it still depends on luck because out of those many sunny days, there'll be 1-2 heavy torrential rainy days.