Annual mean 28°C · wettest around October · prevailing wind W
Warmest
32.6 °C
Coldest
30.2 °C
Wettest
19%
Windiest
2.8 m/s
Prevailing
W
2.4 m/s average
When this place is good five ratings · thirty-six ten-day sections · click a cell to read it
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never good
never good
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The average temperature in Kota Kinabalu over the whole year is 28°C. May is the hottest month, with highs of about 33°C; February is the coldest, with lows of about 24°C. The rainy (wet) season in Kota Kinabalu runs from May to December, peaking in October with a 32% chance of rain on a given day. The dry season is January to April; March is the driest month, at 11%. Winds in Kota Kinabalu are highest in October, averaging 2.2 m/s (8 km/h), and lightest in January, at 1.8 m/s (6 km/h). The prevailing wind is from the W. The clearest skies in Kota Kinabalu come in April, when the sky is typically 53% covered; January is the cloudiest month, at 59%.
Month by month Kota Kinabalu climate by month: average temperatures year round · click a month to read it
Month
High
Low
Feels like
Chance of rain
Cloud
Wind
Being outside
Sun
Walking
January
31°C
24°C
36°C
20%
59%
1.8 m/s
1
13
0
February
31°C
24°C
35°C
14%
57%
2.0 m/s
0
20
0
March
31°C
25°C
36°C
11%
53%
1.9 m/s
0
12
0
April
32°C
25°C
38°C
15%
53%
2.0 m/s
0
4
0
May
33°C
26°C
38°C
22%
53%
2.0 m/s
0
3
0
June
32°C
25°C
37°C
23%
53%
2.0 m/s
1
8
0
July
32°C
25°C
37°C
26%
53%
2.1 m/s
1
11
0
August
32°C
25°C
37°C
28%
54%
2.1 m/s
1
10
0
September
31°C
25°C
36°C
28%
57%
2.1 m/s
1
12
0
October
31°C
25°C
36°C
32%
57%
2.2 m/s
1
14
0
November
31°C
25°C
37°C
30%
57%
2.0 m/s
1
8
0
December
31°C
25°C
36°C
28%
56%
2.0 m/s
1
12
0
High and low are the warmest and coolest of four readings a day — midnight, 6am, noon and 6pm — so a true overnight low can sit a degree or two under them. Chance of rain, cloud and wind are the day’s average; feels-like and the three ratings (each out of 100: Good from 55, Ideal from 80) are read at midday.
Seasons, and the year in short Kota Kinabalu weather by season
Year round, Kota Kinabalu has days of about 31°C at their warmest in February, its coolest month, and 33°C in May, its warmest; the coolest hours of the day run from 24°C to 26°C through the year, and the average temperature over the year is 28°C around the clock. Rain is most likely around October and least likely around March. Every figure here is a decade of observations blended into one representative year, so it reads as what this date is usually like, not a forecast for one particular day.
Kota Kinabalu weather in winterDecember to February
High 31°CLow 24°CRain 21%
Winter in Kota Kinabalu has typical daily highs of about 31°C and lows of about 24°C, with a 21% chance of rain on a given day.
Kota Kinabalu weather in springMarch to May
High 32°CLow 25°CRain 16%
Spring in Kota Kinabalu has typical daily highs of about 32°C and lows of about 25°C, with a 16% chance of rain on a given day.
Kota Kinabalu weather in summerJune to August
High 32°CLow 25°CRain 26%
Summer in Kota Kinabalu has typical daily highs of about 32°C and lows of about 25°C, with a 26% chance of rain on a given day.
Kota Kinabalu weather in autumnSeptember to November
High 31°CLow 25°CRain 30%
Autumn in Kota Kinabalu has typical daily highs of about 31°C and lows of about 25°C, with a 30% chance of rain on a given day.
When is the rainy season in Kota Kinabalu?
The rainy (wet) season in Kota Kinabalu runs from May to December, peaking in October with a 32% chance of rain on a given day. The dry season is January to April; March is the driest month, at 11%.
What time of year is Kota Kinabalu windiest?
Winds in Kota Kinabalu are highest in October, averaging 2.2 m/s (8 km/h), and lightest in January, at 1.8 m/s (6 km/h). The prevailing wind is from the W.
What is the average temperature in Kota Kinabalu year round?
The average temperature in Kota Kinabalu over the whole year is 28°C. May is the hottest month, with highs of about 33°C; February is the coldest, with lows of about 24°C.