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.

Tuesday
20th Jan
29

22

4

9
Wednesday
21st Jan
29

23

4

9
Thursday
22nd Jan
30

22

5

10
Friday
23rd Jan
30

23

6

10

5-day weather forecast updated at 04:00 on Saturday 17th January 2026 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 Tuesday 20th January 2026

Expect mostly cloudy with light rain in Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia with a maximum temperature of 29°C, moderate levels of heat & humidity, maximum UV of 9 (Very High) and 4 hours of bright sunshine. There are 0-2 mm of rainfall expected with 25% chance of some rain and a gentle breeze of 13 kph from the west.

29
°C maximum temperature
22
°C minimum temperature
mostly cloudy with light rain
4
hours of sunshine
9
UV index (Very High)
25
% chance of some rain
<2
mm of rainfall expected
M
moderate heat & humidity
13
kph wind from W

Kota Kinabalu weather for Wednesday 21st January 2026

Expect mostly cloudy with light rain in Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia with a maximum temperature of 29°C, moderate levels of heat & humidity, maximum UV of 9 (Very High) and 4 hours of bright sunshine. There are 0-2 mm of rainfall expected with 21% chance of some rain and a gentle breeze of 13 kph from the south-east.

29
°C maximum temperature
23
°C minimum temperature
mostly cloudy with light rain
4
hours of sunshine
9
UV index (Very High)
21
% chance of some rain
<2
mm of rainfall expected
M
moderate heat & humidity
13
kph wind from SE

Kota Kinabalu weather for Thursday 22nd January 2026

Expect broken clouds in Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia with a maximum temperature of 30°C, moderate levels of heat & humidity, maximum UV of 10 (Very High) and 5 hours of bright sunshine. There are 0 mm of rainfall expected and a gentle breeze of 13 kph from the north-west.

30
°C maximum temperature
22
°C minimum temperature
broken clouds
5
hours of sunshine
10
UV index (Very High)
0
mm of rainfall expected
M
moderate heat & humidity
13
kph wind from NW

Kota Kinabalu weather for Friday 23rd January 2026

Expect broken clouds in Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia with a maximum temperature of 30°C, moderate levels of heat & humidity, maximum UV of 10 (Very High) and 6 hours of bright sunshine. There are 0 mm of rainfall expected and a light breeze of 12 kph from the north.