Kota Kinabalu weather records
Record high and low temperatures for Kota Kinabalu, by month, by season, and all-time, with the dates they occurred, across 1980–2026 of daily climate history. Its hottest day on record reached 33°C on 2025-07-26; its coldest fell to 20°C on 2005-01-18.
Records by month
The warmest (▲) and coldest (▼) both the daytime high and the overnight low have ever been in each calendar month, so each column shows its record high and its record low. Tap a month for its full averages and typical range.
| Month | Daytime high | Overnight low |
|---|---|---|
| January | 31°C2024-01-30
24°C2014-01-22
|
26°C2024-01-06
20°C2005-01-18
|
| February | 32°C1998-02-03
24°C2009-02-06
|
26°C1998-02-20
21°C1981-02-28
|
| March | 33°C1998-03-30
25°C2011-03-26
|
27°C2024-03-26
20°C1991-03-14
|
| April | 33°C1998-04-05
26°C1999-04-15
|
28°C2024-04-12
22°C1989-04-22
|
| May | 32°C2016-05-26
26°C2009-05-18
|
28°C1998-05-09
23°C1996-05-19
|
| June | 33°C2025-06-12
25°C1989-06-24
|
26°C2024-06-02
22°C1990-06-30
|
| July | 33°C2025-07-26
25°C1990-07-13
|
27°C2023-07-28
22°C1990-07-01
|
| August | 33°C2009-08-10
24°C1980-08-26
|
27°C2009-08-07
22°C1981-08-07
|
| September | 33°C2020-09-18
25°C1990-09-30
|
27°C2024-09-16
23°C1990-09-13
|
| October | 32°C2021-10-14
24°C2008-10-26
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26°C2021-10-11
23°C1982-10-09
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| November | 31°C2023-11-15
24°C1996-11-05
|
26°C2024-11-25
22°C2007-11-30
|
| December | 31°C2015-12-08
24°C1985-12-17
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26°C2023-12-27
21°C1988-12-11
|
Records by season
The warmest (▲) and coldest (▼) both the daytime high and the overnight low have reached in each meteorological season (Northern Hemisphere, each a three-month span).
| Season | Daytime high | Overnight low |
|---|---|---|
| Winter (Dec–Feb) | 32°C1998-02-03
24°C2014-01-22
|
26°C2023-12-27
20°C2005-01-18
|
| Spring (Mar–May) | 33°C1998-04-05
25°C2011-03-26
|
28°C2024-04-12
20°C1991-03-14
|
| Summer (Jun–Aug) | 33°C2025-07-26
24°C1980-08-26
|
27°C2023-07-28
22°C1981-08-07
|
| Autumn (Sep–Nov) | 33°C2020-09-18
24°C1996-11-05
|
27°C2024-09-16
22°C2007-11-30
|
All-time records
The most extreme value Kota Kinabalu has recorded for each metric across its entire history.
High
Low
Feels-like
Humidity
Wind
Gust
Precip
For rainfall, the “driest” figure is the longest run of consecutive days without measurable rain, dated to when that dry spell began.