Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, Malaysia climate
Average temperatures, precipitation and all-time records for Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, Malaysia, with every day graded against ~46 years of local climate history (1980–2026). Its warmest month is August, averaging a high of 29°C, and its coldest is February, with an average low of 24°C.
Kota Kinabalu, colloquially referred to as KK, is the state capital of Sabah, Malaysia. It is also the capital of the Kota Kinabalu District as well as the West Coast Division of Sabah. The city is located on the northwest coast of Borneo facing the South China Sea. via Wikipedia
How today compares
Latest recorded day: 2026-07-24. Each reading placed on Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, Malaysia's own ±7-day seasonal distribution.
Kota Kinabalu average temperatures by month
Typical daily high and low, and average precipitation, for each month in Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, Malaysia, based on 1980–2026 records. The wettest month is October (10 mm on an average day).
| Month | Avg high | Avg low | Avg precip |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 28°C | 24°C | 5 mm |
| February | 28°C | 24°C | 3 mm |
| March | 29°C | 24°C | 3 mm |
| April | 29°C | 24°C | 5 mm |
| May | 29°C | 25°C | 8 mm |
| June | 29°C | 25°C | 8 mm |
| July | 29°C | 24°C | 5 mm |
| August | 29°C | 24°C | 5 mm |
| September | 29°C | 24°C | 8 mm |
| October | 28°C | 24°C | 10 mm |
| November | 28°C | 24°C | 8 mm |
| December | 28°C | 24°C | 8 mm |
Each bar spans the 10th-percentile daily low to the 90th-percentile daily high (the range most days fall within), coloured cold → hot on a shared -23°C to 46°C scale, so the whole year's rhythm reads at a glance.
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Record extremes
- Hottest day on record: 33°C on 2025-07-26
- Coldest day on record: 20°C on 2005-01-18
Percentiles compare each day to Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, Malaysia's own history, so grades are relative to this location: a “Near Record” day here isn't the same temperature as elsewhere. How the grades work →