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 Friday 5th 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 Saturday 6th December 2025

Expect isolated thunderstorms in Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia with a maximum temperature of 28°C, moderate levels of heat & humidity, maximum UV of 9 (Very High) and 5 hours of bright sunshine. There are 2-5 mm of rainfall expected with 40% chance of some rain and a light breeze of 8 kph from the south.

  • 28°C maximum temperature28
    °C maximum temperature
  • 25°C minimum temperature25
    °C minimum temperature
  • Isolated thunderstorms
    isolated thunderstorms
  • 5 hours of bright sunshine5
    hours of sunshine
  • UV (maximum) index 9 (Very High)9
    UV index (Very High)
  • 40% chance of some rain40
    % 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 South8
    kph wind from S

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Kota Kinabalu weather for Sunday 7th December 2025

Expect isolated thunderstorms in Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia with a maximum temperature of 30°C, moderate levels of heat & humidity, maximum UV of 10 (Very High) and 6 hours of bright sunshine. There are 5-10 mm of rainfall expected with 63% chance of some rain and a light breeze of 11 kph from the north.

  • 30°C maximum temperature30
    °C maximum temperature
  • 24°C minimum temperature24
    °C minimum temperature
  • Isolated thunderstorms
    isolated thunderstorms
  • 6 hours of bright sunshine6
    hours of sunshine
  • UV (maximum) index 10 (Very High)10
    UV index (Very High)
  • 63% chance of some rain63
    % chance of some rain
  • 5-10 mm of rainfall expected<10
    mm of rainfall expected
  • Moderate heat & humidityM
    moderate heat & humidity
  • Light breeze of 11 kph from the North11
    kph wind from N

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Kota Kinabalu weather for Monday 8th December 2025

Expect isolated thunderstorms in Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia with a maximum temperature of 30°C, moderate levels of heat & humidity, maximum UV of 6 (High) and 5 hours of bright sunshine. There are 0-2 mm of rainfall expected with 72% chance of some rain and a light breeze of 11 kph from the west.

  • 30°C maximum temperature30
    °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 6 (High)6
    UV index (High)
  • 72% chance of some rain72
    % chance of some rain
  • 0-2 mm of rainfall expected<2
    mm of rainfall expected
  • Moderate heat & humidityM
    moderate heat & humidity
  • Light breeze of 11 kph from the West11
    kph wind from W

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Kota Kinabalu weather for Tuesday 9th December 2025

Expect isolated thunderstorms in Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia with a maximum temperature of 30°C, moderate levels of heat & humidity, maximum UV of 10 (Very High) and 4 hours of bright sunshine. There are 0-2 mm of rainfall expected with 92% chance of some rain and a light breeze of 11 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 10 (Very High)10
    UV index (Very High)
  • 92% chance of some rain92
    % chance of some rain
  • 0-2 mm of rainfall expected<2
    mm of rainfall expected
  • Moderate heat & humidityM
    moderate heat & humidity
  • Light breeze of 11 kph from the South11
    kph wind from S

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Kota Kinabalu weather for Wednesday 10th December 2025

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 7 hours of bright sunshine. There are 0-2 mm of rainfall expected with 70% chance of some rain and a light breeze of 8 kph from the south.

  • 30°C maximum temperature30
    °C maximum temperature
  • 24°C minimum temperature24
    °C minimum temperature
  • Isolated thunderstorms
    isolated thunderstorms
  • 7 hours of bright sunshine7
    hours of sunshine
  • UV (maximum) index 11 (Extreme)11
    UV index (Extreme)
  • 70% chance of some rain70
    % 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 South8
    kph wind from S

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