Kota Kinabalu weather live forecast

Today's maximum temperature in Kota Kinabalu is expected to be 29°C. Select a day from the live weather forecast for Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia for more weather parameters.

Saturday
20th Dec
29

25

7

9
Sunday
21st Dec
30

25

5

9
Monday
22nd Dec
30

24

6

9
Tuesday
23rd Dec
31

25

6

10
Wednesday
24th Dec
31

24

6

11

5-day weather forecast updated at 04:00 on Friday 19th December 2025 GMT

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The 5-day weather forecast for Malaysia (Kota Kinabalu) is provided by the Swiss meteorological agency, meteoblue. Find out more about our data sources.

Kota Kinabalu weather forecast by day

Below are the detailed weather forecasts for Kota Kinabalu for the next 5 days.

Kota Kinabalu weather for Saturday 20th December 2025

Expect isolated thunderstorms in Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia with a maximum temperature of 29°C, moderate levels of heat & humidity, maximum UV of 9 (Very High) and 7 hours of bright sunshine. There are 2-5 mm of rainfall expected with 79% chance of some rain and a light breeze of 8 kph from the north-west.

29
°C maximum temperature
25
°C minimum temperature
isolated thunderstorms
7
hours of sunshine
9
UV index (Very High)
79
% chance of some rain
<5
mm of rainfall expected
M
moderate heat & humidity
8
kph wind from NW

Kota Kinabalu weather for Sunday 21st December 2025

Expect isolated thunderstorms in Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia with a maximum temperature of 30°C, moderate levels of heat & humidity, maximum UV of 9 (Very High) and 5 hours of bright sunshine. There are 0-2 mm of rainfall expected with 90% chance of some rain and a light breeze of 7 kph from the west.

30
°C maximum temperature
25
°C minimum temperature
isolated thunderstorms
5
hours of sunshine
9
UV index (Very High)
90
% chance of some rain
<2
mm of rainfall expected
M
moderate heat & humidity
7
kph wind from W

Kota Kinabalu weather for Monday 22nd December 2025

Expect isolated thunderstorms in Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia with a maximum temperature of 30°C, moderate levels of heat & humidity, maximum UV of 9 (Very High) and 6 hours of bright sunshine. There are 0-2 mm of rainfall expected with 86% chance of some rain and a light breeze of 7 kph from the east.

30
°C maximum temperature
24
°C minimum temperature
isolated thunderstorms
6
hours of sunshine
9
UV index (Very High)
86
% chance of some rain
<2
mm of rainfall expected
M
moderate heat & humidity
7
kph wind from E

Kota Kinabalu weather for Tuesday 23rd December 2025

Expect isolated thunderstorms in Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia with a maximum temperature of 31°C, moderate levels of heat & humidity, maximum UV of 10 (Very High) and 6 hours of bright sunshine. There are 2-5 mm of rainfall expected with 91% chance of some rain and a light breeze of 7 kph from the east.

31
°C maximum temperature
25
°C minimum temperature
isolated thunderstorms
6
hours of sunshine
10
UV index (Very High)
91
% chance of some rain
<5
mm of rainfall expected
M
moderate heat & humidity
7
kph wind from E

Kota Kinabalu weather for Wednesday 24th December 2025

Expect isolated thunderstorms in Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia with a maximum temperature of 31°C, moderate levels of heat & humidity, maximum UV of 11 (Extreme) and 6 hours of bright sunshine. There are 0-2 mm of rainfall expected with 86% chance of some rain and a light breeze of 8 kph from the east.