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Kota Kinabalu
Malaysia · Asia · BKI
41
Mixed —
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Out of 100 coconuts, averaged over 16 days.
From the current forecast.
The score is heat, rain, sun and wind together — how good the days are to be outside,
nothing to do with hotels or reviews.
86°typical day
77°typical night
11hsun a day
13wet days of 16
09-10
92°
79°
42
09-11
89°
77°
34
09-12
87°
75°
34
09-13
88°
75°
54
09-14
87°
77°
47
09-15
87°
76°
37
09-16
86°
75°
34
09-17
86°
75°
34
09-18
86°
76°
51
09-19
87°
76°
41
09-20
86°
75°
44
09-21
86°
75°
34
09-22
81°
77°
34
09-23
83°
77°
55
09-24
85°
76°
34
09-25
88°
77°
46
Where to stay
Hotels, apartments and whole homes for this place. We take no payment — you book directly with whichever you pick, and the price you see there is the price.
Book staystay22.com
Expediastay22.com
Hotels.comstay22.com
Agodastay22.com
Trivagotrivago.ca
Trip.comtrip.com
The biggest travel site in Asia — usually the widest choice and the best price for anywhere in China, Japan, Korea or South-East Asia.
Tripadvisortripadvisor.ca
Reviews and rates for stays in Kota Kinabalu, cross-checked against everyone else.
Check on Google Hotelsgoogle.com
Skiplagged hotelsskiplagged.com
Rooms in Kota Kinabalu on the same site as the hidden-city fares — worth a look, no catch on this half.
Airbnbstay22.com
Whole homes across Kota Kinabalu — not this property. Often cheapest for families.
Vrbovrbo.com
Whole homes across Kota Kinabalu — not this property.
Vacation packagesexpedia.ca
Flight-and-hotel packages to Kota Kinabalu from the big tour operators — often cheaper than booking the two apart.
Club Medclubmed.ca
All-inclusive villages — flights, meals, kids' clubs and activities in one price. Opens Club Med's resort list.
Hostelworldhostelworld.com
Hostels and budget rooms — the cheapest beds anywhere. Opens Hostelworld; enter your dates there.
Glamping & cabinshipcamp.com
Cabins, domes and glamping within reach of Kota Kinabalu.
Wellness & retreatsbookretreats.com
Yoga, spa and wellness retreats near Kota Kinabalu — the properties Booking.com does not list.
Yoga & meditationbookyogaretreats.com
Yoga holidays and silent retreats within reach of Kota Kinabalu.
Health & medical spashealingholidays.com
Medical spas, detox and longevity clinics near Kota Kinabalu — people book whole trips around these and no big travel site lists them.
Spa breaksspafinder.com
Thermal spas, hammams and spa hotels around Kota Kinabalu.
Thermal & hot springsbooking.com
Thermal baths and hot-spring hotels near Kota Kinabalu.
Guest & dude ranchesduderanch.org
Working ranches and riding holidays near Kota Kinabalu.
Small luxury hotelsslh.com
Independent luxury hotels, not part of a big chain. Opens Small Luxury Hotels; search from there.
Mr & Mrs Smithmrandmrssmith.com
Design-led boutique hotels. Opens their destination index.
What's On while you are there
Tickets, fixtures and what is happening locally on your dates.
Eventbriteeventbrite.com
Festivals, markets, local one-offs.
Ticketmasterticketmaster.com
Concerts, sport, big venues.
Attractions & skip-the-linetiqets.tpo.mx
Museums, landmarks and timed entry, bought before you queue.
Trip.com attractionstrip.com
Tickets and tours, strongest across Asia.
Bandsintownbandsintown.com
Live music, including the small rooms.
Things to do
Tours, days out and activities that can be booked before you go.
All tours & activitiesgetyourguide.com
Excursionsviator.com
Attractions & skip-the-linetiqets.tpo.mx
Museums, landmarks and timed entry tickets.
City passgocity.tpo.mx
One pass covering several attractions in the bigger cities — worth it from about three visits.
Self-guided audio tourswegotrip.tpo.mx
Walk it at your own pace with audio, instead of following a flag.
Klook experiencesklook.tpo.mx
Strongest across Asia-Pacific, and covers transport passes too.
KKday local experienceskkday.tpo.mx
Local companies, often things the big sites do not list.
Beach clubs & day passesgetyourguide.com
Fishing chartersfishingbooker.com
Diving & snorkelgetyourguide.com
Boat hire & chartersgetyourguide.com
Day tripsgetyourguide.com
Adventuregetyourguide.com
Food & winegetyourguide.com
Culture & historygetyourguide.com
Familygetyourguide.com
Golfgetyourguide.com
Spa & wellnessgetyourguide.com
Surf & lessonsgetyourguide.com
Kayak & paddlegetyourguide.com
Wildlife & safarigetyourguide.com
Nature & parksgetyourguide.com
Cyclinggetyourguide.com
Hiking & trailsgetyourguide.com
Wine & tastingsgetyourguide.com
Cooking classesgetyourguide.com
Live musicgetyourguide.com
Nightlifegetyourguide.com
Shows & theatregetyourguide.com
Markets & shoppinggetyourguide.com
Hot springsgetyourguide.com
Ski & snowgetyourguide.com
Horse ridinggetyourguide.com
Stargazinggetyourguide.com
Photographygetyourguide.com
Guided toursgetyourguide.com
Restaurants nearbygoogle.com
Worth sorting before you fly
Private transfergettransfer.tpo.mx
A car waiting at arrivals in Kota Kinabalu. Usually cheaper than two taxis for a family.
Shuttle & taxikiwitaxi.tpo.mx
Fixed-price airport transfers, booked before you land.
Meet & greet driverwelcomepickups.com
A driver holding your name at arrivals in Kota Kinabalu, booked ahead at a fixed price.
Transfer comparisonintui.tpo.mx
A second transfer network — worth price-checking against the first.
Travel insuranceektatraveling.tpo.mx
Medical cover abroad. Compare before you go — check what your card already includes.
Delayed or cancelled?airhelp.tpo.mx
If this flight is delayed over 3 hours or cancelled, you may be owed compensation.
Claim it backcompensair.tpo.mx
A second claims service, for the same delay.
eSIM dataairalo.tpo.mx
Data the moment you land in MY — no roaming bill, no shop queue.
eSIM alternativesaily.tpo.mx
A second option worth price-checking against the first.
eSIM — longest coveryesim.tpo.mx
Often the cheapest on multi-country trips.
eSIM — global plansgigsky.com
Strong where a single-country plan will not do.
eSIM — flat ratedrimsim.tpo.mx
One rate in most countries, worth checking on a long trip.
Luggage storageradicalstorage.tpo.mx
For the gap between hotel checkout and an evening flight.
When to go to Kota Kinabalu
What the weather usually does here, month by month, averaged over 5 years of records. This is history, not a forecast — it says when Kota Kinabalu is typically worth visiting, and the fourteen-day forecast above says what it is actually doing now.
| Month | High | Low | Sun | Wet days | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 29° | 24° | 8.2h | 4.4 | 73 |
| February | 29° | 24° | 9.3h | 2.3 | 75 |
| March | 30° | 24° | 9.6h | 3.6 | 67 |
| April | 31° | 24° | 9.9h | 3.2 | 62 |
| May | 31° | 25° | 9.3h | 4 | 60 |
| June | 30° | 25° | 9.2h | 3.7 | 67 |
| July | 31° | 25° | 9.5h | 3 | 66 |
| August | 30° | 25° | 8.9h | 4.2 | 67 |
| September | 30° | 24° | 8.6h | 4.1 | 67 |
| October | 30° | 24° | 8.6h | 4.7 | 65 |
| November | 29° | 24° | 8.6h | 4.6 | 68 |
| December | 29° | 24° | 8.7h | 4.1 | 70 |
On these averages Kota Kinabalu is at its best in February (75/100, around 29° and 2.3 wet days) and at its worst in May (60/100, around 31° and 4 wet days).
Nearby places we also watch
Within a few hours of Kota Kinabalu. Often a better week for the same flight.
Why this page exists
Coconut works backwards from the weather: tell it when you can travel and it finds where is good, then prices the whole trip. Kota Kinabalu is one of the places it watches day by day. If you already know you want to come here, the button above skips the finding and goes straight to the pricing.