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Climate in Kota Kinabalu (Sabah), Malaysia

The graphs below show the monthly weather averages over the year.

Average day and night temperature

The mean minimum and maximum temperatures over the year.

Monthly hours of sunshine

The average monthly total hours of sunshine over the year

Monthly precipitation

The mean monthly precipitation over the year, including rain, snow, hail etc.

Monthly rainy days

The average number of days each month with rain, snow, hail etc.

Average humidity

The mean monthly relative humidity over the year

Average wind speed

The mean monthly wind speed over the year (in meters per second)

Weather Forecasts for Kota Kinabalu

Thu   Apr 25
34°C | 24°C
NW 11 km/h
1.9 mm
broken clouds and small chance of rain

broken clouds and small chance of rain

hourly forecast
Fri   Apr 26
35°C | 24°C
NW 7 km/h
11 mm
partly cloudy and thunder

partly cloudy and thunder

hourly forecast
Sat   Apr 27
34°C | 24°C
W 7 km/h
7.8 mm
broken clouds and thunder

broken clouds and thunder

hourly forecast
5-Day Forecast 10-Day Forecast

The best time of year to visit Kota Kinabalu in Malaysia

Kota Kinabalu has high temperatures year round ranging between 28°C and 30°C.
The average rainfall figures in Kota Kinabalu are quite high. Throughout the year, you have a chance of prolonged precipitation. So no matter what time of year you go, you will always have to deal with a high number of rainy days. This makes it more challenging to point out the best time of year to visit. If we needed to pick one month we would choose April which is the sunniest month of the year.

Other facts from our historical weather data:

  • Which is the hottest month in Kota Kinabalu?
    May has an average maximum temperature of 31°C and is the hottest month of the year.
  • Which is the coolest month in Kota Kinabalu?
    The coolest month is February with an average maximum temperature of 29°C.
  • Which is the wettest month in Kota Kinabalu?
    October tops the wettest month list with 281 mm of rainfall.
  • Which is the driest month in Kota Kinabalu?
    March is the driest month with 147 mm of precipitation.
  • Which is the sunniest month in Kota Kinabalu?
    April is the sunniest month with an average of 247 hours of sunshine.

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