Kota Kinabalu weather records
Record high and low temperatures for Kota Kinabalu, by month, by season, and all-time, with the dates they occurred, across 1980–2026 of daily climate history. Its hottest day on record reached 33°C on 2025-07-26; its coldest fell to 22°C on 1993-01-29.
Records by month
The warmest (▲) and coldest (▼) both the daytime high and the overnight low have ever been in each calendar month, so each column shows its record high and its record low. Tap a month for its full averages and typical range.
| Month | Daytime high | Overnight low |
|---|---|---|
| January | 31°C2019-01-04
25°C2021-01-17
|
27°C2024-01-04
22°C1993-01-29
|
| February | 30°C2026-02-17
24°C2009-02-06
|
27°C2024-02-25
23°C1981-02-27
|
| March | 30°C2025-03-29
26°C2006-03-07
|
28°C2024-03-30
23°C1991-03-13
|
| April | 31°C2024-04-28
27°C2022-04-09
|
28°C2024-04-27
25°C1996-04-02
|
| May | 32°C2023-05-31
26°C2004-05-31
|
28°C1998-05-08
25°C2008-05-16
|
| June | 32°C2025-06-12
26°C1989-06-24
|
29°C2013-06-19
24°C1989-06-24
|
| July | 33°C2025-07-26
26°C1984-07-21
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28°C2023-07-27
24°C1984-07-22
|
| August | 32°C2009-08-10
26°C1980-08-26
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28°C2009-08-04
24°C1994-08-10
|
| September | 32°C2019-09-03
26°C1990-09-29
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28°C2024-09-08
24°C1986-09-12
|
| October | 32°C2009-10-01
25°C1982-10-06
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27°C2019-10-21
24°C1984-10-19
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| November | 31°C2024-11-01
25°C1983-11-25
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28°C2023-11-14
24°C1996-11-05
|
| December | 30°C2015-12-08
25°C1985-12-17
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27°C2023-12-23
23°C1996-12-31
|
Records by season
The warmest (▲) and coldest (▼) both the daytime high and the overnight low have reached in each meteorological season (Northern Hemisphere, each a three-month span).
| Season | Daytime high | Overnight low |
|---|---|---|
| Winter (Dec–Feb) | 31°C2019-01-04
24°C2009-02-06
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27°C2023-12-23
22°C1993-01-29
|
| Spring (Mar–May) | 32°C2023-05-31
26°C2006-03-07
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28°C2024-04-27
23°C1991-03-13
|
| Summer (Jun–Aug) | 33°C2025-07-26
26°C1980-08-26
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29°C2013-06-19
24°C1984-07-22
|
| Autumn (Sep–Nov) | 32°C2019-09-03
25°C1982-10-06
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28°C2024-09-08
24°C1986-09-12
|
All-time records
The most extreme value Kota Kinabalu has recorded for each metric across its entire history.
High
Low
Feels-like
Humidity
Wind
Gust
Precip
For rainfall, the “driest” figure is the longest run of consecutive days without measurable rain, dated to when that dry spell began.