Kota Kinabalu weather live forecast

Today's maximum temperature in Kota Kinabalu is expected to be 27°C. Select a day from the live weather forecast for Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia for more weather parameters.

Tuesday
26th May
27

24

3

UV6
Wednesday
27th May
30

24

3

UV7
Thursday
28th May
32

25

6

UV11
Friday
29th May
32

25

7

UV11
Saturday
30th May
31

25

5

UV9

5-day weather forecast updated at 04:00 on Tuesday 26th May 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 Tuesday 26th May 2026

Expect isolated thunderstorms in Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia with a maximum temperature of 27°C, low levels of heat & humidity, maximum UV of 6 (High) and 3 hours of bright sunshine. There are 20-30 mm of rainfall expected with 75% chance of some rain and a gentle breeze of 13 kph from the south.

27
°C maximum temperature
24
°C minimum temperature
isolated thunderstorms
3
hours of sunshine
UV6
UV index (High)
75
% chance of some rain
<30
mm of rainfall expected
L
low heat & humidity
13
kph wind from S

Kota Kinabalu weather for Wednesday 27th May 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 3 hours of bright sunshine. There are 10-20 mm of rainfall expected with 53% chance of some rain and a light breeze of 10 kph from the south.

30
°C maximum temperature
24
°C minimum temperature
isolated thunderstorms
3
hours of sunshine
UV7
UV index (High)
53
% chance of some rain
<20
mm of rainfall expected
M
moderate heat & humidity
10
kph wind from S

Kota Kinabalu weather for Thursday 28th May 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 6 hours of bright sunshine. There are 10-20 mm of rainfall expected with 57% chance of some rain and a light breeze of 10 kph from the south.

32
°C maximum temperature
25
°C minimum temperature
isolated thunderstorms
6
hours of sunshine
UV11
UV index (Extreme)
57
% chance of some rain
<20
mm of rainfall expected
H
high heat & humidity
10
kph wind from S

Kota Kinabalu weather for Friday 29th May 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 7 hours of bright sunshine. There are 10-20 mm of rainfall expected with 74% chance of some rain and a light breeze of 12 kph from the south-west.

32
°C maximum temperature
25
°C minimum temperature
isolated thunderstorms
7
hours of sunshine
UV11
UV index (Extreme)
74
% chance of some rain
<20
mm of rainfall expected
H
high heat & humidity
12
kph wind from SW

Kota Kinabalu weather for Saturday 30th May 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 5 hours of bright sunshine. There are 10-20 mm of rainfall expected with 82% chance of some rain and a gentle breeze of 13 kph from the south-west.