Kota Kinabalu weather live forecast

Today's maximum temperature in Kota Kinabalu is expected to be 28°C. Select a day from the live weather forecast for Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia for more weather parameters.

Friday
9th Jan
28

24

3

5
Saturday
10th Jan
30

24

6

9
Sunday
11th Jan
30

24

4

9
Monday
12th Jan
30

24

7

9
Tuesday
13th Jan
30

23

6

11

5-day weather forecast updated at 04:00 on Thursday 8th 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 Friday 9th January 2026

Expect isolated thunderstorms in Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia with a maximum temperature of 28°C, moderate levels of heat & humidity, maximum UV of 5 (Moderate) and 3 hours of bright sunshine. There are 5-10 mm of rainfall expected with 70% chance of some rain and a light breeze of 8 kph from the west.

28
°C maximum temperature
24
°C minimum temperature
isolated thunderstorms
3
hours of sunshine
5
UV index (Moderate)
70
% chance of some rain
<10
mm of rainfall expected
M
moderate heat & humidity
8
kph wind from W

Kota Kinabalu weather for Saturday 10th 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 0-2 mm of rainfall expected with 51% 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
6
hours of sunshine
9
UV index (Very High)
51
% chance of some rain
<2
mm of rainfall expected
M
moderate heat & humidity
8
kph wind from SE

Kota Kinabalu weather for Sunday 11th 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 4 hours of bright sunshine. There are 2-5 mm of rainfall expected with 59% chance of some rain and a light breeze of 8 kph from the south.

30
°C maximum temperature
24
°C minimum temperature
isolated thunderstorms
4
hours of sunshine
9
UV index (Very High)
59
% chance of some rain
<5
mm of rainfall expected
M
moderate heat & humidity
8
kph wind from S

Kota Kinabalu weather for Monday 12th 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 7 hours of bright sunshine. There are 0-2 mm of rainfall expected with 83% 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
7
hours of sunshine
9
UV index (Very High)
83
% chance of some rain
<2
mm of rainfall expected
M
moderate heat & humidity
8
kph wind from SE

Kota Kinabalu weather for Tuesday 13th January 2026

Expect isolated thunderstorms in Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia with a maximum temperature of 30°C, moderate levels of heat & humidity, maximum UV of 11 (Extreme) 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 10 kph from the north.