Kota Kinabalu weather live forecast

Today's maximum temperature in Kota Kinabalu is expected to be 29°C. Select a day from the live weather forecast for Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia for more weather parameters.

Tuesday
9th Dec
29

24

6

9
Wednesday
10th Dec
31

24

6

9
Thursday
11th Dec
31

24

6

9
Friday
12th Dec
31

24

5

7
Saturday
13th Dec
30

24

6

11

5-day weather forecast updated at 04:00 on Monday 8th 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 Tuesday 9th December 2025

Expect isolated thunderstorms in Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia with a maximum temperature of 29°C, moderate 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 80% chance of some rain and a light breeze of 8 kph from the south.

29
°C maximum temperature
24
°C minimum temperature
isolated thunderstorms
6
hours of sunshine
9
UV index (Very High)
80
% chance of some rain
<20
mm of rainfall expected
M
moderate heat & humidity
8
kph wind from S

Kota Kinabalu weather for Wednesday 10th December 2025

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 6 hours of bright sunshine. There are 0-2 mm of rainfall expected with 66% chance of some rain and a light breeze of 8 kph from the east.

31
°C maximum temperature
24
°C minimum temperature
isolated thunderstorms
6
hours of sunshine
9
UV index (Very High)
66
% chance of some rain
<2
mm of rainfall expected
M
moderate heat & humidity
8
kph wind from E

Kota Kinabalu weather for Thursday 11th December 2025

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 6 hours of bright sunshine. There are 5-10 mm of rainfall expected with 82% chance of some rain and a light breeze of 9 kph from the east.

31
°C maximum temperature
24
°C minimum temperature
isolated thunderstorms
6
hours of sunshine
9
UV index (Very High)
82
% chance of some rain
<10
mm of rainfall expected
M
moderate heat & humidity
9
kph wind from E

Kota Kinabalu weather for Friday 12th December 2025

Expect isolated thunderstorms in Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia with a maximum temperature of 31°C, moderate levels of heat & humidity, maximum UV of 7 (High) and 5 hours of bright sunshine. There are 2-5 mm of rainfall expected with 79% chance of some rain and a light breeze of 8 kph from the south.

31
°C maximum temperature
24
°C minimum temperature
isolated thunderstorms
5
hours of sunshine
7
UV index (High)
79
% chance of some rain
<5
mm of rainfall expected
M
moderate heat & humidity
8
kph wind from S

Kota Kinabalu weather for Saturday 13th 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 6 hours of bright sunshine. There are 2-5 mm of rainfall expected with 87% chance of some rain and a light breeze of 9 kph from the south.