Kota Kinabalu weather live forecast

Today's maximum temperature in Kota Kinabalu is expected to be 27°C. Select a day from the live weather forecast for Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia for more weather parameters.

Saturday
3rd Jan
27

24

4

9
Sunday
4th Jan
30

24

5

9
Monday
5th Jan
30

24

6

9
Tuesday
6th Jan
30

24

4

7
Wednesday
7th Jan
30

24

6

9

5-day weather forecast updated at 04:00 on Friday 2nd 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 Saturday 3rd January 2026

Expect isolated thunderstorms in Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia with a maximum temperature of 27°C, low levels of heat & humidity, maximum UV of 9 (Very High) and 4 hours of bright sunshine. There are 10-20 mm of rainfall expected with 60% chance of some rain and a light breeze of 7 kph from the south.

27
°C maximum temperature
24
°C minimum temperature
isolated thunderstorms
4
hours of sunshine
9
UV index (Very High)
60
% chance of some rain
<20
mm of rainfall expected
L
low heat & humidity
7
kph wind from S

Kota Kinabalu weather for Sunday 4th January 2026

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 5-10 mm of rainfall expected with 83% chance of some rain and a light breeze of 7 kph from the south-east.

30
°C maximum temperature
24
°C minimum temperature
isolated thunderstorms
5
hours of sunshine
9
UV index (Very High)
83
% chance of some rain
<10
mm of rainfall expected
M
moderate heat & humidity
7
kph wind from SE

Kota Kinabalu weather for Monday 5th January 2026

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 10-20 mm of rainfall expected with 86% chance of some rain and a light breeze of 8 kph from the west.

30
°C maximum temperature
24
°C minimum temperature
isolated thunderstorms
6
hours of sunshine
9
UV index (Very High)
86
% chance of some rain
<20
mm of rainfall expected
M
moderate heat & humidity
8
kph wind from W

Kota Kinabalu weather for Tuesday 6th January 2026

Expect isolated thunderstorms in Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia with a maximum temperature of 30°C, moderate levels of heat & humidity, maximum UV of 7 (High) and 4 hours of bright sunshine. There are 50 mm or more of rainfall expected with 91% chance of some rain and a light breeze of 8 kph from the south-east.

30
°C maximum temperature
24
°C minimum temperature
isolated thunderstorms
4
hours of sunshine
7
UV index (High)
91
% chance of some rain
>50
mm or more of rainfall expected
M
moderate heat & humidity
8
kph wind from SE

Kota Kinabalu weather for Wednesday 7th January 2026

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 2-5 mm of rainfall expected with 87% chance of some rain and a light breeze of 8 kph from the north.