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.

5-day weather forecast updated at 04:00 on Saturday 28th March 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 28th March 2026

Expect isolated thunderstorms in Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia with a maximum temperature of 31°C, moderate levels of heat & humidity, maximum UV of 11+ (Extreme) and 7 hours of bright sunshine. There are 2-5 mm of rainfall expected with 46% chance of some rain and a light breeze of 9 kph from the north.

  • 31°C maximum temperature31
    °C maximum temperature
  • 25°C minimum temperature25
    °C minimum temperature
  • Isolated thunderstorms
    isolated thunderstorms
  • 7 hours of bright sunshine7
    hours of sunshine
  • UV (maximum) index 11+ (Extreme)11
    UV index (Extreme)
  • 46% chance of some rain46
    % chance of some rain
  • 2-5 mm of rainfall expected<5
    mm of rainfall expected
  • Moderate heat & humidityM
    moderate heat & humidity
  • Light breeze of 9 kph from the North9
    kph wind from N

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Kota Kinabalu weather for Sunday 29th March 2026

Expect isolated thunderstorms in Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia with a maximum temperature of 29°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 64% chance of some rain and a light breeze of 10 kph from the north.

  • 29°C maximum temperature29
    °C maximum temperature
  • 26°C minimum temperature26
    °C minimum temperature
  • Isolated thunderstorms
    isolated thunderstorms
  • 6 hours of bright sunshine6
    hours of sunshine
  • UV (maximum) index 11+ (Extreme)11
    UV index (Extreme)
  • 64% chance of some rain64
    % chance of some rain
  • 2-5 mm of rainfall expected<5
    mm of rainfall expected
  • Moderate heat & humidityM
    moderate heat & humidity
  • Light breeze of 10 kph from the North10
    kph wind from N

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Kota Kinabalu weather for Monday 30th March 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 7 hours of bright sunshine. There are 2-5 mm of rainfall expected with 57% chance of some rain and a light breeze of 8 kph from the south-east.

  • 30°C maximum temperature30
    °C maximum temperature
  • 25°C minimum temperature25
    °C minimum temperature
  • Isolated thunderstorms
    isolated thunderstorms
  • 7 hours of bright sunshine7
    hours of sunshine
  • UV (maximum) index 7 (High)7
    UV index (High)
  • 57% chance of some rain57
    % chance of some rain
  • 2-5 mm of rainfall expected<5
    mm of rainfall expected
  • Moderate heat & humidityM
    moderate heat & humidity
  • Light breeze of 8 kph from the South-East8
    kph wind from SE

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Kota Kinabalu weather for Tuesday 31st March 2026

Expect broken 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 10 kph from the north-west.

  • 31°C maximum temperature31
    °C maximum temperature
  • 25°C minimum temperature25
    °C minimum temperature
  • Broken clouds
    broken clouds
  • 7 hours of bright sunshine7
    hours of sunshine
  • UV (maximum) index 10 (Very High)10
    UV index (Very High)
  • 0 mm of rainfall expected0
    mm of rainfall expected
  • Moderate heat & humidityM
    moderate heat & humidity
  • Light breeze of 10 kph from the North-West10
    kph wind from NW

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Kota Kinabalu weather for Wednesday 1st April 2026

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 9 hours of bright sunshine. There are 0-2 mm of rainfall expected with 62% chance of some rain and a light breeze of 8 kph from the south-east.

  • 31°C maximum temperature31
    °C maximum temperature
  • 25°C minimum temperature25
    °C minimum temperature
  • Isolated thunderstorms
    isolated thunderstorms
  • 9 hours of bright sunshine9
    hours of sunshine
  • UV (maximum) index 10 (Very High)10
    UV index (Very High)
  • 62% chance of some rain62
    % chance of some rain
  • 0-2 mm of rainfall expected<2
    mm of rainfall expected
  • Moderate heat & humidityM
    moderate heat & humidity
  • Light breeze of 8 kph from the South-East8
    kph wind from SE

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