Kota Kinabalu climate

Kota Kinabalu Weather in September

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 27°C on September 1 to 27°C on September 30, and lows from 23°C to 23°C. Normal precipitation for the month is 273 mm over about 24 wet days.

September 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

September at a glance

Average high
27°C
Average low
23°C
Precipitation
273 mm
Record high
36°CSep 30, 2009
Record low
19°CSep 24, 2023
Daylight
12 h 14 min to 12 h 04 min
Cloud cover
83%
Humidity
86%
Dew point
22°C
Wind
7.6 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
Sep 127°C23°C34°C 199522°C 195576%
Sep 227°C23°C34°C 200522°C 197977%
Sep 327°C23°C34°C 201122°C 195578%
Sep 427°C23°C34°C 199722°C 195578%
Sep 527°C23°C34°C 201622°C 196577%
Sep 627°C23°C34°C 201122°C 195576%
Sep 727°C23°C35°C 201921°C 197977%
Sep 827°C23°C35°C 201922°C 195677%
Sep 927°C23°C33°C 195823°C 195678%
Sep 1027°C23°C34°C 202422°C 195578%
Sep 1127°C23°C34°C 201120°C 199977%
Sep 1227°C23°C34°C 200022°C 199276%
Sep 1327°C23°C34°C 201522°C 195576%
Sep 1427°C23°C34°C 201122°C 198077%
Sep 1527°C23°C33°C 200922°C 195976%
Sep 1627°C23°C34°C 198022°C 201275%
Sep 1727°C23°C34°C 201922°C 199274%
Sep 1827°C23°C34°C 201522°C 202174%
Sep 1927°C23°C34°C 198022°C 199475%
Sep 2027°C23°C34°C 201522°C 195775%
Sep 2127°C23°C34°C 199522°C 199476%
Sep 2227°C23°C33°C 199622°C 196177%
Sep 2327°C23°C34°C 201023°C 196178%
Sep 2427°C23°C33°C 201119°C 202378%
Sep 2527°C23°C33°C 200522°C 195578%
Sep 2627°C23°C33°C 201523°C 200280%
Sep 2727°C23°C34°C 200522°C 195981%
Sep 2827°C23°C34°C 201522°C 195580%
Sep 2927°C23°C34°C 201622°C 195680%
Sep 3027°C23°C36°C 200922°C 200281%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 1 mm of precipitation in the reanalysis on each date at Kota Kinabalu, in percent.0204060801001102030
  • Chance of a wet day

Sunrise and sunset

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

September 1
sunrise 6:09 AM, sunset 6:23 PM
September 30
sunrise 6:04 AM, sunset 6:08 PM

Every day of September: 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.