Kota Kinabalu weather live forecast

Today's maximum temperature in Kota Kinabalu is expected to be 31°C. Select a day from the live weather forecast for Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia for more weather parameters.

Saturday
17th Oct
31

26

5

9
Sunday
18th Oct
31

26

6

9
Monday
19th Oct
31

25

6

10
Tuesday
20th Oct
31

25

8

8
Wednesday
21st Oct
31

25

6

10

5-day weather forecast updated at 04:00 on Friday 16th October 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 Saturday 17th October 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 80% chance of some rain and a light breeze of 9 kph from the south-east.

31
°C maximum temperature
26
°C minimum temperature
isolated thunderstorms
5
hours of sunshine
9
UV index (Very High)
80
% chance of some rain
<20
mm of rainfall expected
M
moderate heat & humidity
9
kph wind from SE

Kota Kinabalu weather for Sunday 18th October 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 6 hours of bright sunshine. There are 5-10 mm of rainfall expected with 84% chance of some rain and a light breeze of 9 kph from the south-east.

31
°C maximum temperature
26
°C minimum temperature
isolated thunderstorms
6
hours of sunshine
9
UV index (Very High)
84
% chance of some rain
<10
mm of rainfall expected
M
moderate heat & humidity
9
kph wind from SE

Kota Kinabalu weather for Monday 19th October 2026

Expect isolated thunderstorms in Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia with a maximum temperature of 31°C, moderate levels of heat & humidity, maximum UV of 10 (Very High) and 6 hours of bright sunshine. There are 10-20 mm of rainfall expected with 88% chance of some rain and a light breeze of 10 kph from the south.

31
°C maximum temperature
25
°C minimum temperature
isolated thunderstorms
6
hours of sunshine
10
UV index (Very High)
88
% chance of some rain
<20
mm of rainfall expected
M
moderate heat & humidity
10
kph wind from S

Kota Kinabalu weather for Tuesday 20th October 2026

Expect isolated thunderstorms in Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia with a maximum temperature of 31°C, moderate levels of heat & humidity, maximum UV of 8 (Very High) and 8 hours of bright sunshine. There are 10-20 mm of rainfall expected with 91% chance of some rain and a light breeze of 8 kph from the south.

31
°C maximum temperature
25
°C minimum temperature
isolated thunderstorms
8
hours of sunshine
8
UV index (Very High)
91
% chance of some rain
<20
mm of rainfall expected
M
moderate heat & humidity
8
kph wind from S

Kota Kinabalu weather for Wednesday 21st October 2026

Expect isolated thunderstorms in Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia with a maximum temperature of 31°C, moderate levels of heat & humidity, maximum UV of 10 (Very High) and 6 hours of bright sunshine. There are 10-20 mm of rainfall expected with 87% chance of some rain and a light breeze of 10 kph from the north-west.