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.

5-day weather forecast updated at 04:00 on Tuesday 25th November 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 25th November 2025

Expect isolated thunderstorms in Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia with a maximum temperature of 28°C, low levels of heat & humidity, maximum UV of 3 (Moderate) and 1 hour of bright sunshine. There are 5-10 mm of rainfall expected with 75% chance of some rain and a light breeze of 12 kph from the south-west.

  • 28°C maximum temperature28
    °C maximum temperature
  • 25°C minimum temperature25
    °C minimum temperature
  • Isolated thunderstorms
    isolated thunderstorms
  • 1 hour of bright sunshine1
    hour of sunshine
  • UV (maximum) index 3 (Moderate)3
    UV index (Moderate)
  • 75% chance of some rain75
    % chance of some rain
  • 5-10 mm of rainfall expected<10
    mm of rainfall expected
  • Low heat & humidityL
    low heat & humidity
  • Light breeze of 12 kph from the South-West12
    kph wind from SW

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Kota Kinabalu weather for Wednesday 26th November 2025

Expect isolated thunderstorms in Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia with a maximum temperature of 29°C, moderate levels of heat & humidity, maximum UV of 8 (Very High) and no hours of bright sunshine. There are 30-40 mm of rainfall expected with 51% chance of some rain and a gentle breeze of 16 kph from the south-west.

  • 29°C maximum temperature29
    °C maximum temperature
  • 24°C minimum temperature24
    °C minimum temperature
  • Isolated thunderstorms
    isolated thunderstorms
  • No hours of bright sunshine0
    hours of sunshine
  • UV (maximum) index 8 (Very High)8
    UV index (Very High)
  • 51% chance of some rain51
    % chance of some rain
  • 30-40 mm of rainfall expected<40
    mm of rainfall expected
  • Moderate heat & humidityM
    moderate heat & humidity
  • Gentle breeze of 16 kph from the South-West16
    kph wind from SW

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Kota Kinabalu weather for Thursday 27th November 2025

Expect isolated thunderstorms in Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia with a maximum temperature of 31°C, moderate levels of heat & humidity, maximum UV of 7 (High) and 4 hours of bright sunshine. There are 10-20 mm of rainfall expected with 75% chance of some rain and a gentle breeze of 15 kph from the south.

  • 31°C maximum temperature31
    °C maximum temperature
  • 24°C minimum temperature24
    °C minimum temperature
  • Isolated thunderstorms
    isolated thunderstorms
  • 4 hours of bright sunshine4
    hours of sunshine
  • UV (maximum) index 7 (High)7
    UV index (High)
  • 75% chance of some rain75
    % chance of some rain
  • 10-20 mm of rainfall expected<20
    mm of rainfall expected
  • Moderate heat & humidityM
    moderate heat & humidity
  • Gentle breeze of 15 kph from the South15
    kph wind from S

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Kota Kinabalu weather for Friday 28th November 2025

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 10-20 mm of rainfall expected with 84% chance of some rain and a gentle breeze of 16 kph from the south.

  • 30°C maximum temperature30
    °C maximum temperature
  • 24°C minimum temperature24
    °C minimum temperature
  • Isolated thunderstorms
    isolated thunderstorms
  • 4 hours of bright sunshine4
    hours of sunshine
  • UV (maximum) index 7 (High)7
    UV index (High)
  • 84% chance of some rain84
    % chance of some rain
  • 10-20 mm of rainfall expected<20
    mm of rainfall expected
  • Moderate heat & humidityM
    moderate heat & humidity
  • Gentle breeze of 16 kph from the South16
    kph wind from S

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Kota Kinabalu weather for Saturday 29th November 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 5 hours of bright sunshine. There are 10-20 mm of rainfall expected with 78% chance of some rain and a light breeze of 10 kph from the south.

  • 31°C maximum temperature31
    °C maximum temperature
  • 24°C minimum temperature24
    °C minimum temperature
  • Isolated thunderstorms
    isolated thunderstorms
  • 5 hours of bright sunshine5
    hours of sunshine
  • UV (maximum) index 10 (Very High)10
    UV index (Very High)
  • 78% chance of some rain78
    % chance of some rain
  • 10-20 mm of rainfall expected<20
    mm of rainfall expected
  • Moderate heat & humidityM
    moderate heat & humidity
  • Light breeze of 10 kph from the South10
    kph wind from S

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