Bornean Sun Bear Conservation Centre
Sepilok, Malaysia
The Bornean Sun Bear Conservation Centre is an animal sanctuary and nonprofit organization in Sepilok. It is one of the 36 most looked-up sights in Malaysia on English Wikipedia.
Planning a visit
The center is open from 09:00 to 15:30. Visitors can combine a visit here with the Sepilok Orangutan Rehabilitation Centre, which is 0.2 km away.
To reach the center, you can fly into Sandakan Airport, which is 13 km away, or Kota Kinabalu International Airport, located 210 km away. The site is 1,827 km from Kuala Lumpur. The weather is warm throughout the year, with daily highs between 28 °C and 30 °C. April is the driest month with about 131 mm of rain, while December is the wettest month with about 464 mm of rain and about 29 rainy days.
Weather by month
Temperatures stay much the same all year, around 27 °C on average. The wettest is December, with about 464 mm of rain.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average high, °C | 28 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 28 |
| Average low, °C | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 |
| Rainfall, mm | 453 | 342 | 209 | 131 | 156 | 199 | 241 | 240 | 277 | 309 | 324 | 464 |
| Rainy days | 27 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 22 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 29 | 29 | 29 |
Temperatures and rainfall: 1981–2010 averages for this spot (4 km grid), from CHELSA. Rainy days: 2015–2024, NASA POWER.
