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811K
171 km²
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Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia is a 811K-resident city with 169 sunny days and 0 frost days annually and an annual PM2.5 of 17.5 µg/m³. A city in Malaysia.
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Climate Lab·Kota Kinabalu
Monthly climate metrics across temperature, precipitation, wind, and UV.
Kota KinabaluMalaysia
| Metric | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
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| Temperature | |||||||||||||
| Daily high°C | 28 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 |
| Daily mean°C | 27 | 27 | 27 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 |
| Daily low°C | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 |
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| High feelsDaily high feels-like°C | 34 | 34 | 34 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 34 | 35 | 34 | 35 |
| Mean feelsDaily mean feels-like°C | 30 | 30 | 31 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 31 | 32 | 31 | 29 | 31 | 31 | 31 |
| Low feelsDaily low feels-like°C | 26 | 25 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 27 | 27 | 27 |
| Humidity | |||||||||||||
| HumidityRelative humidity% | 84 | 82 | 83 | 81 | 81 | 78 | 77 | 79 | 78 | 80 | 82 | 82 | 81 |
| Dewpoint°C | 23.8 | 23.9 | 24.3 | 24.6 | 24.8 | 24.2 | 24.0 | 24.1 | 24.1 | 24.2 | 24.3 | 24.1 | 24.2 |
| Precipitation | |||||||||||||
| Rainfallmm | 159 | 96 | 123 | 93 | 159 | 326 | 330 | 239 | 333 | 326 | 346 | 225 | 2754 |
| Rain days≥1mm | 24 | 15 | 22 | 22 | 25 | 26 | 19 | 22 | 21 | 24 | 27 | 26 | 273 |
| Wind | |||||||||||||
| Wind avgm/s | 2.5 | 2.6 | 2.3 | 2.0 | 1.8 | 1.8 | 2.3 | 1.9 | 1.9 | 2.4 | 1.8 | 2.2 | 2.1 |
| Wind gustsm/s | 5.3 | 5.5 | 4.5 | 4.0 | 3.7 | 4.2 | 4.7 | 4.5 | 5.2 | 5.6 | 3.7 | 4.8 | 4.6 |
| Sun & UV | |||||||||||||
| Sunshinehrs/day | 8.9 | 9.7 | 9.7 | 9.8 | 9.4 | 9.3 | 9.0 | 8.9 | 8.9 | 8.3 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 9.2 |
| Clear skyindex | 24% | 35% | 34% | 41% | 31% | 27% | 27% | 28% | 26% | 23% | 27% | 24% | 29% |
| UV indexmax avg | 9.0 | 10.8 | 10.6 | 10.6 | 9.7 | 9.0 | 9.2 | 9.6 | 10.4 | 9.3 | 8.9 | 7.5 | 9.6 |
Based on 2014–2024 hourly climate data · Updated Mar 2025
Confidence: High
Lifestyle Calendar·Kota Kinabalu
Outdoor activities in Kota Kinabalu are challenging most of the year. March through December are the toughest stretch. Running is tough year-round, while even walking manages 2/12 months.
Kota KinabaluMalaysia
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0/12
Dinner Outside45
Jan: 48% viability
48Feb: 50% viability
50Mar: 46% viability
46Apr: 45% viability
45May: 40% viability
40Jun: 45% viability
45Jul: 46% viability
46Aug: 45% viability
45Sep: 47% viability
47Oct: 45% viability
45Nov: 42% viability
42Dec: 45% viability
450/12
Dinner OutsideJan: 48% viability
48Feb: 50% viability
50Mar: 46% viability
46Apr: 45% viability
45May: 40% viability
40Jun: 45% viability
45Jul: 46% viability
46Aug: 45% viability
45Sep: 47% viability
47Oct: 45% viability
45Nov: 42% viability
42Dec: 45% viability
4545%
Humid
0/12
Lunch Outside12
Jan: 12% viability
12Feb: 18% viability
18Mar: 16% viability
16Apr: 14% viability
14May: 10% viability
10Jun: 11% viability
11Jul: 13% viability
13Aug: 11% viability
11Sep: 11% viability
11Oct: 8% viability
8Nov: 7% viability
7Dec: 8% viability
80/12
Lunch OutsideJan: 12% viability
12Feb: 18% viability
18Mar: 16% viability
16Apr: 14% viability
14May: 10% viability
10Jun: 11% viability
11Jul: 13% viability
13Aug: 11% viability
11Sep: 11% viability
11Oct: 8% viability
8Nov: 7% viability
7Dec: 8% viability
812%
Humid
2/12
Walking47
Jan: 67% viability
67Feb: 74% viability
74Mar: 60% viability
60Apr: 37% viability
37May: 21% viability
21Jun: 32% viability
32Jul: 44% viability
44Aug: 38% viability
38Sep: 46% viability
46Oct: 53% viability
53Nov: 43% viability
43Dec: 54% viability
542/12
WalkingJan: 67% viability
67Feb: 74% viability
74Mar: 60% viability
60Apr: 37% viability
37May: 21% viability
21Jun: 32% viability
32Jul: 44% viability
44Aug: 38% viability
38Sep: 46% viability
46Oct: 53% viability
53Nov: 43% viability
43Dec: 54% viability
5447%
Humid
0/12
Running10
Jan: 17% viability
17Feb: 18% viability
18Mar: 7% viability
7Apr: 4% viability
4May: 2% viability
2Jun: 3% viability
3Jul: 9% viability
9Aug: 7% viability
7Sep: 11% viability
11Oct: 19% viability
19Nov: 9% viability
9Dec: 14% viability
140/12
RunningJan: 17% viability
17Feb: 18% viability
18Mar: 7% viability
7Apr: 4% viability
4May: 2% viability
2Jun: 3% viability
3Jul: 9% viability
9Aug: 7% viability
7Sep: 11% viability
11Oct: 19% viability
19Nov: 9% viability
9Dec: 14% viability
1410%
Humid
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ComfortableModerateUncomfortable
Based on 2014–2024 hourly climate data · Updated Mar 2025
Confidence: High
