Weather in Kota Kinabalu — today
Now in Kota Kinabalu
☁️
+25°
Overcast
Feels like +29° · humidity 88%
Mon 15.6: +31° / +24°
🕐 03:25
Wind
9 km/h
UV index
0
Air (AQI)
13 · Excellent
Precipitation
92%
Humidity
88%
Pressure
1012 hPa
Sunrise / sunset
06:02 / 18:29
Sea temperature
🌊 +30°
👕 What to wear today
Warm — a T-shirt and light trousers or shorts.
☂️ Take an umbrellaFeels warmer by 4°
Weather for an activity:
Detailed weather information for Kota Kinabalu
Monday, 15 June, in Kota Kinabalu (Malaysia): partly cloudy, hot. During the day the air will warm up to +31°, at night around +24°. Wind up to 12 km/h. High chance of rain — be sure to take an umbrella or a raincoat. Light summer clothing will do — a T-shirt and shorts or light trousers. The sea has warmed up to +30° — great for swimming. The sun will rise at 06:02 and set at 18:29 — daylight lasts 12 hours.Hourly weather in Kota Kinabalu
💧 The bars at the bottom show the hourly precipitation probability. Shaded areas of the chart are the dark hours (before sunrise 🌅 and after sunset 🌇).
Weather in Kota Kinabalu for 14 days
Tap a day to expand it by time of day and open the full forecast. The bar shows the range from the night low (left) to the day high (right).
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Mon 15.6
⛈️
💧 92%
+24° +31°
Morning
⛈️
+27°
Day
⛈️
+31°
Evening
🌇
+29°
Night
🌙
+24°
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Today 16.6
⛈️
💧 90%
+25° +30°
Morning
⛈️
+26°
Day
⛈️
+30°
Evening
🌇
+26°
Night
🌙
+25°
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Tomorrow 17.6
🌦️
💧 88%
+23° +31°
Morning
⛅
+27°
Day
🌦️
+31°
Evening
🌇
+26°
Night
🌙
+23°
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Thu 18.6
⛈️
💧 92%
+24° +30°
Morning
⛈️
+26°
Day
⛈️
+30°
Evening
🌇
+29°
Night
🌙
+24°
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Fri 19.6
⛈️
💧 90%
+23° +31°
Morning
⛈️
+26°
Day
⛈️
+31°
Evening
🌇
+29°
Night
🌙
+23°
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Sat 20.6
🌦️
💧 98%
+24° +30°
Morning
🌦️
+26°
Day
🌦️
+30°
Evening
🌇
+29°
Night
🌙
+24°
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Sun 21.6
🌦️
💧 99%
+24° +28°
Morning
🌦️
+25°
Day
🌦️
+28°
Evening
🌇
+27°
Night
🌙
+24°
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Mon 22.6
⛈️
💧 82%
+24° +30°
Morning
⛈️
+26°
Day
⛈️
+30°
Evening
🌇
+29°
Night
🌙
+24°
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Tue 23.6
🌦️
💧 86%
+24° +31°
Morning
🌦️
+27°
Day
🌦️
+31°
Evening
🌇
+29°
Night
🌙
+24°
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Wed 24.6
🌦️
💧 55%
+25° +31°
Morning
🌦️
+27°
Day
🌦️
+31°
Evening
🌇
+30°
Night
🌙
+25°
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Thu 25.6
🌦️
💧 71%
+25° +31°
Morning
🌦️
+27°
Day
🌦️
+31°
Evening
🌇
+30°
Night
🌙
+25°
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Fri 26.6
🌦️
💧 67%
+24° +31°
Morning
🌦️
+27°
Day
🌦️
+31°
Evening
🌇
+29°
Night
🌙
+24°
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Sat 27.6
🌦️
💧 80%
+24° +30°
Morning
🌦️
+26°
Day
🌦️
+30°
Evening
🌇
+29°
Night
🌙
+24°
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Sun 28.6
⛈️
💧 86%
+25° +30°
Morning
⛈️
+27°
Day
⛈️
+30°
Evening
🌇
+29°
Night
🌙
+25°
🗺️ Precipitation radar
Precipitation radar (RainViewer) over a clean base map — updates every 5–10 minutes. Colours show nearby precipitation; if there is none, the map is simply clear — that is normal. Zoom with + / −.
Rain intensity:lightmoderateheavy
🎯 What to do in this weather — indices of the day
Comfort score from 0 (bad) to 100 (excellent), calculated from the day's weather. For “rain” and “UV” a percentage/risk level is shown.
🏖️ Beach
16 / 100
for sea and sun · Bad
🏊 Swimming
0 / 100
water 30° · Bad
🏃 Running
0 / 100
comfort for running · Bad
🧴 UV
0%
moderate · low
☂️ Rain
92%
likely · high
✨ Stars
24 / 100
evening visibility · So-so
🧺 Laundry drying
0 / 100
will dry outside · Bad
🚗 Car wash
0 / 100
better to wait · Bad
🌫️ Air quality
13
Excellent air
European AQI
PM2.5: 5PM10: 6O₃: 30NO₂: 7
The air is clean — you can walk and exercise outside.
🌅 Sun, moon and sea
Sunrise
06:02
Sunset
18:29
Golden hour
17:59
Daylight
12 h (+0 min vs yesterday)
Sea temperature
+30°
🌊 calm, waves 0.1 m.
Kota Kinabalu climate by month
Long-term averages. Hover over a bar for details. The forecast for a specific month is a combination of the climate normal and the model forecast for the coming weeks.
+28°
+23°
Jan
+28°
+23°
Feb
+29°
+24°
Mar
+29°
+24°
Apr
+29°
+25°
May
+29°
+24°
Jun
+29°
+24°
Jul
+29°
+24°
Aug
+29°
+24°
Sep
+28°
+24°
Oct
+28°
+24°
Nov
+28°
+24°
Dec
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Bar color shows temperature:frostcoolcomfortablewarmhot— best months to visit
| Month | Day | Night | Sea | Precipitation | What to pack and what makes the month notable (events, nuances) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | +28° | +23° | +29° | 221 mm | Warm and comfortable: +28° by day, +23° at night. It's a rainy month (221 mm) — an umbrella is a must. 😊 light summer clothing. Water at +29° — great for swimming. This is the coldest month of the year. |
| February | +28° | +23° | +29° | 160 mm | Gentle warmth — about +28° daytime, great walking weather. Frequent rain (160 mm over the month) — keep indoor backup plans. 😊 light summer clothing. Water at +29° — great for swimming. Weather-wise, one of the three best months to visit. |
| March | +29° | +24° | +29° | 169 mm | A comfortable month: +29° by day without exhausting heat. One of the wettest months (169 mm): downpours can derail plans. 😊 light summer clothing. Water at +29° — great for swimming. Weather-wise, one of the three best months to visit. |
| April | +29° | +24° | +30° | 193 mm | Warm and comfortable: +29° by day, +24° at night. It's a rainy month (193 mm) — an umbrella is a must. 😊 light summer clothing. The sea is +30° — like a warm bath. |
| May | +29° | +25° | +31° | 237 mm | Gentle warmth — about +29° daytime, great walking weather. Frequent rain (237 mm over the month) — keep indoor backup plans. 😊 light summer clothing. The sea is +31° — like a warm bath. This is the hottest month of the year in Kota Kinabalu. |
| June | +29° | +24° | +31° | 218 mm | A comfortable month: +29° by day without exhausting heat. One of the wettest months (218 mm): downpours can derail plans. 😊 light summer clothing. The sea is +31° — like a warm bath. The sea is at its warmest of the year this month. |
| July | +29° | +24° | +30° | 188 mm | Warm and comfortable: +29° by day, +24° at night. It's a rainy month (188 mm) — an umbrella is a must. 😊 light summer clothing. The sea is +30° — like a warm bath. Weather-wise, one of the three best months to visit. |
| August | +29° | +24° | +31° | 196 mm | Gentle warmth — about +29° daytime, great walking weather. Frequent rain (196 mm over the month) — keep indoor backup plans. 😊 light summer clothing. The sea is +31° — like a warm bath. |
| September | +29° | +24° | +30° | 196 mm | A comfortable month: +29° by day without exhausting heat. One of the wettest months (196 mm): downpours can derail plans. 😊 light summer clothing. The sea is +30° — like a warm bath. |
| October | +28° | +24° | +30° | 278 mm | Warm and comfortable: +28° by day, +24° at night. It's a rainy month (278 mm) — an umbrella is a must. 😊 light summer clothing. The sea is +30° — like a warm bath. |
| November | +28° | +24° | +30° | 283 mm | Gentle warmth — about +28° daytime, great walking weather. Frequent rain (283 mm over the month) — keep indoor backup plans. 😊 light summer clothing. The sea is +30° — like a warm bath. Statistically the wettest month of the year. |
| December | +28° | +24° | +30° | 277 mm | A comfortable month: +28° by day without exhausting heat. One of the wettest months (277 mm): downpours can derail plans. 😊 light summer clothing. The sea is +30° — like a warm bath. The shortest daylight of the year — it gets dark early. |
When to visit Kota Kinabalu
✅ Recommended time to visit
🌟 Best time: February, March, July
Daytime air+28…+29°
Sea temperature+29…+30°
Precipitationoften
Why: comfortable +28…+29° by day, little rain, warm sea (+29…30°).
⚠️ Doable, with caveats
🌤️ Shoulder season: January, April, May, June, August, September
Daytime air+28…+29°
Sea temperature+29…+31°
Precipitationoften
Why: noticeable rain risk (193–237 mm/month) — pack an umbrella and backup plans.
🔴 Not the best time
🌤️ Shoulder season: October, November, December
Daytime air+28…+28°
Sea temperature+30…+30°
Precipitationoften
Why: the rainy season (277–283 mm/month) — downpours almost daily.
Bottom line: the best time to visit Kota Kinabalu is February, March, July, and the most comfortable months are February, March, July. The toughest months to visit are October, November, December: frequent rain.
🌡️ Today vs the climate normal
Today's high
+31°
Normal for June
+29°
Deviation
2° warmer than normal
A year ago on this day
+32°
Record for this date
+32° (2018)
The normal, “a year ago” and the record come from the weather archive since 1940 (Open-Meteo / ERA5).
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Frequently asked questions about the weather in Kota Kinabalu
What is the weather in Kota Kinabalu right now?＋
Overcast, +25°, feels like +29°.
Will it rain in Kota Kinabalu today?＋
Yes: 92% chance, 9 mm.
When is the best time to visit Kota Kinabalu?＋
Best time to visit — February, March, July.
Can you swim in Kota Kinabalu in summer?＋
In winter the water is around +29° — great for swimming. In summer the sea warms up to +31°.
What time are sunrise and sunset in Kota Kinabalu?＋
Sunrise 06:02, sunset 18:29.
Does it snow in Kota Kinabalu in winter?＋
No, it practically never snows.
What is the climate in Kota Kinabalu by month?＋
Summers up to +29° in May, winters around +23° in January; the wettest month is November.
Is it cold in Kota Kinabalu in winter?＋
😊 Warm and comfortable. Perfect for walks, the beach and sightseeing.
Data: Open-Meteo (CC-BY 4.0), met.no, NWS · radar RainViewer · archive since 1940 · © wweather1 — traffic-adv.ae