Kota Kinabalu weather live forecast

Today's maximum temperature in Kota Kinabalu is expected to be 31°C. Select a day from the live weather forecast for Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia for more weather parameters.

Tuesday
16th Dec
31

24

6

8
Wednesday
17th Dec
29

25

6

9
Thursday
18th Dec
31

25

5

9
Friday
19th Dec
31

25

7

10
Saturday
20th Dec
31

25

7

10

5-day weather forecast updated at 04:00 on Tuesday 16th 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 Tuesday 16th December 2025

Expect isolated thunderstorms in Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia with a maximum temperature of 31°C, moderate levels of heat & humidity, maximum UV of 8 (Very High) and 6 hours of bright sunshine. There are 5-10 mm of rainfall expected with 66% chance of some rain and a light breeze of 7 kph from the east.

31
°C maximum temperature
24
°C minimum temperature
isolated thunderstorms
6
hours of sunshine
8
UV index (Very High)
66
% chance of some rain
<10
mm of rainfall expected
M
moderate heat & humidity
7
kph wind from E

Kota Kinabalu weather for Wednesday 17th 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 6 hours of bright sunshine. There are 2-5 mm of rainfall expected with 78% chance of some rain and a light breeze of 7 kph from the east.

29
°C maximum temperature
25
°C minimum temperature
isolated thunderstorms
6
hours of sunshine
9
UV index (Very High)
78
% chance of some rain
<5
mm of rainfall expected
M
moderate heat & humidity
7
kph wind from E

Kota Kinabalu weather for Thursday 18th December 2025

Expect isolated thunderstorms in Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia with a maximum temperature of 31°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 66% chance of some rain and a light breeze of 8 kph from the east.

31
°C maximum temperature
25
°C minimum temperature
isolated thunderstorms
5
hours of sunshine
9
UV index (Very High)
66
% chance of some rain
<2
mm of rainfall expected
M
moderate heat & humidity
8
kph wind from E

Kota Kinabalu weather for Friday 19th December 2025

Expect scattered clouds in Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia with a maximum temperature of 31°C, moderate levels of heat & humidity, maximum UV of 10 (Very High) and 7 hours of bright sunshine. There are 0 mm of rainfall expected and a light breeze of 8 kph from the west.

31
°C maximum temperature
25
°C minimum temperature
scattered clouds
7
hours of sunshine
10
UV index (Very High)
0
mm of rainfall expected
M
moderate heat & humidity
8
kph wind from W

Kota Kinabalu weather for Saturday 20th 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 7 hours of bright sunshine. There are 5-10 mm of rainfall expected with 77% chance of some rain and a light breeze of 8 kph from the south-east.