Kota Kinabalu climate

Kota Kinabalu Weather in March

NASA POWER reanalysis for the half-degree grid cell around Kota Kinabalu, 1991-2020; a grid cell is an area average and can differ from a thermometer in town by several degrees

Average highs run from 28°C on March 1 to 28°C on March 31, and lows from 22°C to 23°C. Normal precipitation for the month is 105 mm over about 12 wet days.

March day by day

The normal high and low for each date, and the record, in °C.

Normal daily high and low temperature at Kota Kinabalu, in °C, with the record for each date.152025303540151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

March at a glance

Average high
28°C
Average low
22°C
Precipitation
105 mm
Record high
36°CMar 24, 1998
Record low
19°CMar 7, 1955
Daylight
12 h 00 min to 12 h 10 min
Cloud cover
61%
Humidity
85%
Dew point
22°C
Wind
7.9 km/h

Every day of the month

A wet day has at least 1 mm of precipitation in the reanalysis.

DateNormal highNormal lowRecord highRecord lowChance wet
Mar 128°C22°C34°C 199819°C 198134%
Mar 228°C22°C34°C 199820°C 195535%
Mar 328°C22°C34°C 200420°C 195535%
Mar 428°C22°C33°C 198022°C 198135%
Mar 528°C22°C34°C 201921°C 195635%
Mar 628°C22°C34°C 199822°C 198036%
Mar 728°C22°C33°C 200919°C 195535%
Mar 828°C22°C34°C 199822°C 195636%
Mar 928°C22°C34°C 201022°C 195535%
Mar 1028°C22°C34°C 200722°C 195834%
Mar 1128°C22°C34°C 201621°C 201434%
Mar 1228°C22°C33°C 199821°C 199234%
Mar 1328°C22°C34°C 201020°C 199235%
Mar 1428°C22°C34°C 199821°C 195536%
Mar 1528°C22°C34°C 201020°C 200538%
Mar 1628°C22°C34°C 199822°C 195539%
Mar 1728°C22°C34°C 199822°C 195639%
Mar 1828°C22°C34°C 199822°C 199740%
Mar 1928°C22°C34°C 201022°C 196041%
Mar 2028°C22°C34°C 199822°C 195543%
Mar 2128°C22°C34°C 199822°C 195744%
Mar 2228°C22°C34°C 201622°C 198146%
Mar 2328°C22°C34°C 199822°C 195646%
Mar 2428°C22°C36°C 199822°C 199349%
Mar 2528°C22°C34°C 199823°C 199750%
Mar 2628°C22°C34°C 200422°C 195551%
Mar 2728°C22°C34°C 200422°C 196451%
Mar 2828°C22°C35°C 199822°C 196151%
Mar 2928°C22°C34°C 199822°C 195551%
Mar 3028°C23°C34°C 199721°C 195851%
Mar 3128°C23°C34°C 198021°C 195851%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 1 mm of precipitation in the reanalysis on each date at Kota Kinabalu, in percent.02040601102030
  • Chance of a wet day

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (GMT+8).

March 1
sunrise 6:28 AM, sunset 6:28 PM
March 31
sunrise 6:15 AM, sunset 6:25 PM

Every day of March: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station MYM00096471, every year on file, quality-flagged values removed. Cloud, humidity, wind and sunshine, and temperature and precipitation: NASA POWER (MERRA-2, CERES and GEWEX SRB), 1991-2020. The data was obtained from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Langley Research Center's Prediction Of Worldwide Energy Resources (POWER) project funded through the NASA Earth Science Division: POWER Daily API v2, accessed 2026-09-24. Sun and moon: computed with the NOAA solar equations and Meeus.