Kota Kinabalu weather live forecast

Today's maximum temperature in Kota Kinabalu is expected to be 30°C. Select a day from the live weather forecast for Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia for more weather parameters.

5-day weather forecast updated at 04:00 on Wednesday 10th 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 Thursday 11th December 2025

Expect isolated thunderstorms in Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia with a maximum temperature of 30°C, moderate levels of heat & humidity, maximum UV of 9 (Very High) and 5 hours of bright sunshine. There are 2-5 mm of rainfall expected with 72% chance of some rain and a light breeze of 10 kph from the south-east.

  • 30°C maximum temperature30
    °C maximum temperature
  • 24°C minimum temperature24
    °C minimum temperature
  • Isolated thunderstorms
    isolated thunderstorms
  • 5 hours of bright sunshine5
    hours of sunshine
  • UV (maximum) index 9 (Very High)9
    UV index (Very High)
  • 72% chance of some rain72
    % chance of some rain
  • 2-5 mm of rainfall expected<5
    mm of rainfall expected
  • Moderate heat & humidityM
    moderate heat & humidity
  • Light breeze of 10 kph from the South-East10
    kph wind from SE

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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 9 (Very High) and 6 hours of bright sunshine. There are 5-10 mm of rainfall expected with 65% chance of some rain and a light breeze of 9 kph from the south.

  • 31°C maximum temperature31
    °C maximum temperature
  • 24°C minimum temperature24
    °C minimum temperature
  • Isolated thunderstorms
    isolated thunderstorms
  • 6 hours of bright sunshine6
    hours of sunshine
  • UV (maximum) index 9 (Very High)9
    UV index (Very High)
  • 65% chance of some rain65
    % chance of some rain
  • 5-10 mm of rainfall expected<10
    mm of rainfall expected
  • Moderate heat & humidityM
    moderate heat & humidity
  • Light breeze of 9 kph from the South9
    kph wind from S

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Kota Kinabalu weather for Saturday 13th 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 5 hours of bright sunshine. There are 2-5 mm of rainfall expected with 77% chance of some rain and a light breeze of 9 kph from the north-west.

  • 31°C maximum temperature31
    °C maximum temperature
  • 24°C minimum temperature24
    °C minimum temperature
  • Isolated thunderstorms
    isolated thunderstorms
  • 5 hours of bright sunshine5
    hours of sunshine
  • UV (maximum) index 9 (Very High)9
    UV index (Very High)
  • 77% chance of some rain77
    % chance of some rain
  • 2-5 mm of rainfall expected<5
    mm of rainfall expected
  • Moderate heat & humidityM
    moderate heat & humidity
  • Light breeze of 9 kph from the North-West9
    kph wind from NW

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Kota Kinabalu weather for Sunday 14th December 2025

Expect scattered clouds 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 0 mm of rainfall expected and a light breeze of 9 kph from the south-east.

  • 31°C maximum temperature31
    °C maximum temperature
  • 24°C minimum temperature24
    °C minimum temperature
  • Scattered clouds
    scattered clouds
  • 7 hours of bright sunshine7
    hours of sunshine
  • UV (maximum) index 9 (Very High)9
    UV index (Very High)
  • 0 mm of rainfall expected0
    mm of rainfall expected
  • Moderate heat & humidityM
    moderate heat & humidity
  • Light breeze of 9 kph from the South-East9
    kph wind from SE

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Kota Kinabalu weather for Monday 15th December 2025

Expect scattered clouds in Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia with a maximum temperature of 31°C, moderate levels of heat & humidity, maximum UV of 11 (Extreme) and 9 hours of bright sunshine. There are 0 mm of rainfall expected and a light breeze of 8 kph from the south-east.

  • 31°C maximum temperature31
    °C maximum temperature
  • 24°C minimum temperature24
    °C minimum temperature
  • Scattered clouds
    scattered clouds
  • 9 hours of bright sunshine9
    hours of sunshine
  • UV (maximum) index 11 (Extreme)11
    UV index (Extreme)
  • 0 mm of rainfall expected0
    mm of rainfall expected
  • Moderate heat & humidityM
    moderate heat & humidity
  • Light breeze of 8 kph from the South-East8
    kph wind from SE

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