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.

Wednesday
19th Aug
32

26

6

10
Thursday
20th Aug
31

25

7

9
Friday
21st Aug
33

26

10

11
Saturday
22nd Aug
32

25

8

10
Sunday
23rd Aug
32

26

6

10

5-day weather forecast updated at 04:00 on Wednesday 19th August 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 Wednesday 19th August 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 5-10 mm of rainfall expected with 72% chance of some rain and a gentle breeze of 13 kph from the south-west.

32
°C maximum temperature
26
°C minimum temperature
isolated thunderstorms
6
hours of sunshine
10
UV index (Very High)
72
% chance of some rain
<10
mm of rainfall expected
H
high heat & humidity
13
kph wind from SW

Kota Kinabalu weather for Thursday 20th August 2026

Expect isolated thunderstorms in Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia with a maximum temperature of 31°C, moderate levels of heat & humidity, maximum UV of 9 (Very High) and 7 hours of bright sunshine. There are 5-10 mm of rainfall expected with 53% chance of some rain and a light breeze of 11 kph from the west.

31
°C maximum temperature
25
°C minimum temperature
isolated thunderstorms
7
hours of sunshine
9
UV index (Very High)
53
% chance of some rain
<10
mm of rainfall expected
M
moderate heat & humidity
11
kph wind from W

Kota Kinabalu weather for Friday 21st August 2026

Expect isolated thunderstorms in Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia with a maximum temperature of 33°C, high levels of heat & humidity, maximum UV of 11 (Extreme) and 10 hours of bright sunshine. There are 0-2 mm of rainfall expected with 34% chance of some rain and a light breeze of 9 kph from the east.

33
°C maximum temperature
26
°C minimum temperature
isolated thunderstorms
10
hours of sunshine
11
UV index (Extreme)
34
% chance of some rain
<2
mm of rainfall expected
H
high heat & humidity
9
kph wind from E

Kota Kinabalu weather for Saturday 22nd August 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 8 hours of bright sunshine. There are 0-2 mm of rainfall expected with 32% chance of some rain and a light breeze of 10 kph from the east.

32
°C maximum temperature
25
°C minimum temperature
isolated thunderstorms
8
hours of sunshine
10
UV index (Very High)
32
% chance of some rain
<2
mm of rainfall expected
H
high heat & humidity
10
kph wind from E

Kota Kinabalu weather for Sunday 23rd August 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 0-2 mm of rainfall expected with 31% chance of some rain and a light breeze of 12 kph from the west.