Best time to visit Kota Kinabalu
Month-by-month timing guide using climate, cost, events, hub activity, and air quality.
Now: October
Rainy season
65 / 100 this month
Best month
August
65 / 100 · Rainy season
Weather in Oct
29°C
daily highs · 25 rain days
Cost of living
$1,859
a month, nomad profile
12-month score heatmap
Score · average temperature · rain days
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Month-by-month details
| Month | Score | Season | Weather | Temp | Rain days | Cost | Events |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 63.7 | Rainy season | 70 | 25.8°C | 23.8 | $1,859 | 0 |
| February | 63.7 | Rainy season | 70 | 26.0°C | 18.9 | $1,859 | 0 |
| March | 63.7 | Rainy season | 70 | 26.5°C | 21.5 | $1,859 | 0 |
| April | 63.7 | Rainy season | 70 | 27.0°C | 19.6 | $1,859 | 0 |
| May | 63.0 | Rainy season | 69 | 27.4°C | 21.5 | $1,859 | 0 |
| June | 64.7 | Rainy season | 73 | 27.2°C | 19.0 | $1,859 | 0 |
| July | 64.6 | Shoulder season | 72 | 27.3°C | 15.9 | $1,859 | 0 |
| August | 65.1 | Rainy season | 73 | 27.0°C | 22.3 | $1,859 | 0 |
| September | 65.1 | Rainy season | 73 | 26.7°C | 21.8 | $1,859 | 0 |
| October | 64.6 | Rainy season | 70 | 26.5°C | 24.6 | $1,859 | 0 |
| November | 63.7 | Rainy season | 70 | 26.4°C | 23.2 | $1,859 | 0 |
| December | 63.7 | Rainy season | 70 | 26.2°C | 24.6 | $1,859 | 0 |
Similar this month
Cities scoring within 8 points in October
| Rank | City | Score | Season | Weather | Cost | Events | City page |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 |
 MA
Tangier
Morocco
|
72.6 | Shoulder season | 20.6°C · 7.0 rain | $2,298 | 0 | City page |
| #2 |
 JO
Salt
Jordan
|
72.6 | Dry comfort window | 20.3°C · 1.5 rain | $1,812 | 0 | City page |
| #3 |
JO
Petra
Jordan
|
72.6 | Dry comfort window | 19.2°C · 1.5 rain | $1,476 | 0 | City page |
| #4 |
 PS
Bethlehem
Palestine
|
72.5 | Dry comfort window | 20.4°C · 2.1 rain | $1,669 | 0 | City page |
| #5 |
 BW
Gaborone
Botswana
|
72.5 | Dry comfort window | 24.0°C · 2.5 rain | $2,225 | 0 | City page |
| #6 |
 LY
Benghazi
Libya
|
72.5 | Dry comfort window | 23.1°C · 2.3 rain | $1,053 | 0 | City page |
| #7 |
 EG
Luxor
Egypt
|
72.5 | Hot season | 28.4°C · 0.0 rain | $492 | 0 | City page |
| #8 |
 US
Tucson
United States
|
72.4 | Dry comfort window | 23.1°C · 2.5 rain | $3,210 | 0 | City page |