Kota Kinabalu weather live forecast

Today's maximum temperature in Kota Kinabalu is expected to be 33°C. Select a day from the live weather forecast for Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia for more weather parameters.

Friday
4th Sep
33

26

11

10
Saturday
5th Sep
33

25

9

9
Sunday
6th Sep
32

25

8

10
Monday
7th Sep
33

25

10

9
Tuesday
8th Sep
32

24

8

10

5-day weather forecast updated at 04:00 on Wednesday 2nd 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 Friday 4th September 2026

Expect isolated thunderstorms in Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia with a maximum temperature of 33°C, high levels of heat & humidity, maximum UV of 10 (Very High) and 11 hours of bright sunshine. There are 0-2 mm of rainfall expected with 20% chance of some rain and a gentle breeze of 16 kph from the south-east.

33
°C maximum temperature
26
°C minimum temperature
isolated thunderstorms
11
hours of sunshine
10
UV index (Very High)
20
% chance of some rain
<2
mm of rainfall expected
H
high heat & humidity
16
kph wind from SE

Kota Kinabalu weather for Saturday 5th September 2026

Expect isolated thunderstorms in Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia with a maximum temperature of 33°C, high levels of heat & humidity, maximum UV of 9 (Very High) and 9 hours of bright sunshine. There are 0-2 mm of rainfall expected with 23% chance of some rain and a gentle breeze of 14 kph from the south.

33
°C maximum temperature
25
°C minimum temperature
isolated thunderstorms
9
hours of sunshine
9
UV index (Very High)
23
% chance of some rain
<2
mm of rainfall expected
H
high heat & humidity
14
kph wind from S

Kota Kinabalu weather for Sunday 6th 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 8 hours of bright sunshine. There are 0-2 mm of rainfall expected with 34% chance of some rain and a light breeze of 11 kph from the west.

32
°C maximum temperature
25
°C minimum temperature
isolated thunderstorms
8
hours of sunshine
10
UV index (Very High)
34
% chance of some rain
<2
mm of rainfall expected
H
high heat & humidity
11
kph wind from W

Kota Kinabalu weather for Monday 7th September 2026

Expect isolated thunderstorms in Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia with a maximum temperature of 33°C, high levels of heat & humidity, maximum UV of 9 (Very High) and 10 hours of bright sunshine. There are 0-2 mm of rainfall expected with 40% chance of some rain and a light breeze of 12 kph from the west.

33
°C maximum temperature
25
°C minimum temperature
isolated thunderstorms
10
hours of sunshine
9
UV index (Very High)
40
% chance of some rain
<2
mm of rainfall expected
H
high heat & humidity
12
kph wind from W

Kota Kinabalu weather for Tuesday 8th 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 8 hours of bright sunshine. There are 5-10 mm of rainfall expected with 56% chance of some rain and a light breeze of 12 kph from the south.