Kota Kinabalu weather live forecast

Today's maximum temperature in Kota Kinabalu is expected to be 32°C. Select a day from the live weather forecast for Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia for more weather parameters.

Sunday
13th Sep
32

25

8

11
Monday
14th Sep
32

25

6

9
Tuesday
15th Sep
32

25

6

10
Wednesday
16th Sep
31

24

1

11

5-day weather forecast updated at 04:00 on Thursday 10th September 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 Sunday 13th September 2026

Expect isolated thunderstorms in Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia with a maximum temperature of 32°C, high levels of heat & humidity, maximum UV of 11 (Extreme) and 8 hours of bright sunshine. There are 2-5 mm of rainfall expected with 69% chance of some rain and a light breeze of 10 kph from the north-west.

32
°C maximum temperature
25
°C minimum temperature
isolated thunderstorms
8
hours of sunshine
11
UV index (Extreme)
69
% chance of some rain
<5
mm of rainfall expected
H
high heat & humidity
10
kph wind from NW

Kota Kinabalu weather for Monday 14th September 2026

Expect isolated thunderstorms in Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia with a maximum temperature of 32°C, high 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 84% chance of some rain and a light breeze of 9 kph from the west.

32
°C maximum temperature
25
°C minimum temperature
isolated thunderstorms
6
hours of sunshine
9
UV index (Very High)
84
% chance of some rain
<20
mm of rainfall expected
H
high heat & humidity
9
kph wind from W

Kota Kinabalu weather for Tuesday 15th September 2026

Expect isolated thunderstorms in Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia with a maximum temperature of 32°C, high levels of heat & humidity, maximum UV of 10 (Very High) and 6 hours of bright sunshine. There are 20-30 mm of rainfall expected with 85% chance of some rain and a light breeze of 12 kph from the west.

32
°C maximum temperature
25
°C minimum temperature
isolated thunderstorms
6
hours of sunshine
10
UV index (Very High)
85
% chance of some rain
<30
mm of rainfall expected
H
high heat & humidity
12
kph wind from W

Kota Kinabalu weather for Wednesday 16th September 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 1 hour of bright sunshine. There are 20-30 mm of rainfall expected with 80% chance of some rain and a gentle breeze of 13 kph from the south-west.