Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Kota Kinabalu Intl (MYM00096471), Malaysia, with 71 years of record.
Key Facts for Kota Kinabalu Intl
Kota Kinabalu Intl (MYM00096471) is a weather station in Malaysia at 5.94 latitude and 116.05 longitude, 3 m (10 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1955 to 2025, 71 years of record.
1,464 records set at Kota Kinabalu Intl still stand.
Records are tracked for tmax, tmin, prcp: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Kota Kinabalu Intl set a daily record precipitation of 128.0 mm (5.0 in) on 13 August 2025.
About the Station
Location: Malaysia, 5.94 latitude, 116.05 longitude.
Elevation: 3 m (10 ft).
Period of record: 1955 to 2025, 71 years.
Eligible elements: tmax, tmin, prcp.
Daily Record Envelope and 2026
1 days at or beyond a record
Record highRecord low2026 daily maximum2026 daily minimum
The band shows the record high and record low for each calendar day at Kota Kinabalu Intl. The lines show the 2026 daily maximum and minimum. 1 days in 2026 matched or passed a record. Temperatures are in degrees Celsius.
Daily record high and record low at Kota Kinabalu Intl, with 2026 drawn through them
Month
Highest record high
Lowest record low
2026 highest maximum
2026 lowest minimum
Jan
34.3 C (93.7 F)
19.4 C (66.9 F)
31.5 C (88.7 F)
23.2 C (73.8 F)
Feb
39.2 C (102.6 F)
18.7 C (65.7 F)
31.7 C (89.1 F)
23.3 C (73.9 F)
Mar
35.7 C (96.3 F)
18.9 C (66.0 F)
31.8 C (89.2 F)
23.2 C (73.8 F)
Apr
36.0 C (96.8 F)
21.1 C (70.0 F)
32.7 C (90.9 F)
23.5 C (74.3 F)
May
36.5 C (97.7 F)
22.1 C (71.8 F)
34.1 C (93.4 F)
23.7 C (74.7 F)
Jun
36.3 C (97.3 F)
20.4 C (68.7 F)
33.4 C (92.1 F)
22.8 C (73.0 F)
Jul
35.4 C (95.7 F)
19.5 C (67.1 F)
34.2 C (93.6 F)
23.0 C (73.4 F)
Aug
35.1 C (95.2 F)
20.6 C (69.1 F)
34.2 C (93.6 F)
22.8 C (73.0 F)
Sep
35.6 C (96.1 F)
19.3 C (66.7 F)
n/a
n/a
Oct
34.7 C (94.5 F)
19.7 C (67.5 F)
n/a
n/a
Nov
35.3 C (95.5 F)
20.4 C (68.7 F)
n/a
n/a
Dec
34.0 C (93.2 F)
19.7 C (67.5 F)
n/a
n/a
Which Years Hold Standing Records
1,464 standing records
Year with most
1,464 records at Kota Kinabalu Intl still stand. 2016 holds the most, with 94.
Standing records at Kota Kinabalu Intl by the year they were set
Year set
Standing records
1955
75
1956
86
1957
38
1958
40
1959
35
1960
32
1961
36
1962
38
1963
44
1964
33
1965
14
1979
18
1980
29
1981
23
1991
11
1992
32
1993
15
1994
18
1995
17
1996
29
1997
45
1998
78
1999
12
2000
24
2001
14
2002
22
2003
12
2004
20
2005
18
2006
26
2007
21
2008
22
2009
31
2010
26
2011
45
2012
18
2013
14
2014
16
2015
57
2016
94
2017
22
2018
11
2019
40
2020
13
2021
8
2022
11
2023
39
2024
36
2025
6
All-Time Record Progression
3 new records
3 all-time records were set at Kota Kinabalu Intl between 6 February 2009 and 17 January 2021. Each dot is a new record.
When Kota Kinabalu Intl set new all-time records
Date
Kind
Detail
2009-02-06
Record low maximum temperature
Record low maximum temperature 24.3 C (75.7 F)
2019-02-08
Record low minimum temperature
Record low minimum temperature 18.7 C (65.7 F)
2021-01-17
Record low maximum temperature
Record low maximum temperature 24.1 C (75.4 F)
Wettest Day of Each Month
Sep: 312.9 mm (12.3 in)
The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Kota Kinabalu Intl. The most was 312.9 mm (12.3 in) on 11 September 1992.
Record daily precipitation for each month at Kota Kinabalu Intl
Month
Record daily precipitation (mm)
Date
Jan
191.0 mm (7.5 in)
2 January 1984
Feb
156.7 mm (6.2 in)
2 February 2025
Mar
141.0 mm (5.6 in)
19 March 1961
Apr
136.9 mm (5.4 in)
30 April 1955
May
256.0 mm (10.1 in)
27 May 1984
Jun
224.5 mm (8.8 in)
13 June 2006
Jul
290.1 mm (11.4 in)
31 July 1980
Aug
141.5 mm (5.6 in)
28 August 2014
Sep
312.9 mm (12.3 in)
11 September 1992
Oct
180.1 mm (7.1 in)
19 October 1980
Nov
255.0 mm (10.0 in)
5 November 1988
Dec
255.0 mm (10.0 in)
13 December 1985
Period of Record Coverage
1955 to 2025
Complete yearUnder 90 percent of days
51 years of record at Kota Kinabalu Intl, 1955 to 2025. 37 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1965, 1979, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1991, 1992, 1993 and others.
Cooler than the station meanWarmer than the station mean
One stripe for each of 11 complete years at Kota Kinabalu Intl, 1956 to 1981. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 26.9 C (80.5 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1956, at 26.5 C (79.7 F), and the warmest was 1980, at 27.6 C (81.7 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 0.7 C (1.3 F).
Annual mean temperature at Kota Kinabalu Intl as warming stripes, 1956 to 1981
Year
Annual mean temperature
Difference from the station mean
1956
26.5 C
-0.41 C
1957
26.9 C
-0.04 C
1958
27.1 C
+0.18 C
1959
26.8 C
-0.09 C
1960
26.9 C
-0.08 C
1961
26.8 C
-0.16 C
1962
26.7 C
-0.23 C
1963
26.7 C
-0.22 C
1964
26.8 C
-0.15 C
1980
27.6 C
+0.68 C
1981
27.5 C
+0.55 C
This station does not have enough complete years (30 are needed) to fit a temperature trend.
A year is complete when all 12 months have at least 20 days of both daily maximum and daily minimum readings. The annual mean is the mean of the monthly means. The trend describes this one station over this period; it does not say what caused the change.
Extremes by Year
1955 to 2025
Yearly extremes at Kota Kinabalu Intl: the record and the median year
Measure
Record
Year of the record
Median year
Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)
39.2 C (102.6 F)
1999
34.3 C (93.7 F)
51
Coldest night (TNn)
18.7 C (65.7 F)
2019
21.0 C (69.8 F)
52
Wettest day (Rx1day)
312.9 mm (12.3 in)
1992
132.6 mm (5.2 in)
64
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
516.8 mm (20.3 in)
1984
225.1 mm (8.9 in)
64
Longest dry spell (CDD)
124 days
1979
11 days
64
Hottest day (TXx)
The hottest day of the year at Kota Kinabalu Intl, 1955 to 2025. The record is 39.2 C (102.6 F) in 1999, marked on the chart; the median year is 34.3 C (93.7 F).
Hottest day (TXx) at Kota Kinabalu Intl by year
Year
Hottest day (TXx)
1955
32.8 C (91.0 F)
1956
32.8 C (91.0 F)
1957
33.3 C (91.9 F)
1958
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1959
32.8 C (91.0 F)
1960
33.3 C (91.9 F)
1961
32.8 C (91.0 F)
1962
32.8 C (91.0 F)
1963
33.3 C (91.9 F)
1964
33.3 C (91.9 F)
1965
32.2 C (90.0 F)
1973
n/a
1974
n/a
1975
n/a
1976
n/a
1977
n/a
1978
n/a
1979
33.0 C (91.4 F)
1980
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1981
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1982
33.0 C (91.4 F)
1983
30.1 C (86.2 F)
1984
n/a
1985
n/a
1986
n/a
1987
n/a
1988
n/a
1989
n/a
1990
n/a
1991
34.0 C (93.2 F)
1992
34.3 C (93.7 F)
1993
34.5 C (94.1 F)
1994
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1995
34.0 C (93.2 F)
1996
34.0 C (93.2 F)
1997
34.0 C (93.2 F)
1998
35.7 C (96.3 F)
1999
39.2 C (102.6 F)
2000
34.3 C (93.7 F)
2001
34.3 C (93.7 F)
2002
35.2 C (95.4 F)
2003
35.3 C (95.5 F)
2004
34.8 C (94.6 F)
2005
35.2 C (95.4 F)
2006
35.2 C (95.4 F)
2007
34.5 C (94.1 F)
2008
34.2 C (93.6 F)
2009
35.6 C (96.1 F)
2010
34.3 C (93.7 F)
2011
35.1 C (95.2 F)
2012
35.0 C (95.0 F)
2013
35.3 C (95.5 F)
2014
31.5 C (88.7 F)
2015
36.3 C (97.3 F)
2016
36.5 C (97.7 F)
2017
34.3 C (93.7 F)
2018
34.6 C (94.3 F)
2019
35.6 C (96.1 F)
2020
34.4 C (93.9 F)
2021
33.9 C (93.0 F)
2022
34.6 C (94.3 F)
2023
35.3 C (95.5 F)
2024
35.1 C (95.2 F)
2025
34.2 C (93.6 F)
Coldest night (TNn)
The coldest night of the year at Kota Kinabalu Intl, 1955 to 2025. The record is 18.7 C (65.7 F) in 2019, marked on the chart; the median year is 21.0 C (69.8 F).
Coldest night (TNn) at Kota Kinabalu Intl by year
Year
Coldest night (TNn)
1955
18.9 C (66.0 F)
1956
21.1 C (70.0 F)
1957
20.0 C (68.0 F)
1958
20.6 C (69.1 F)
1959
20.0 C (68.0 F)
1960
21.1 C (70.0 F)
1961
20.6 C (69.1 F)
1962
21.1 C (70.0 F)
1963
20.0 C (68.0 F)
1964
19.4 C (66.9 F)
1965
20.0 C (68.0 F)
1973
n/a
1974
n/a
1975
n/a
1976
n/a
1977
n/a
1978
n/a
1979
21.0 C (69.8 F)
1980
20.0 C (68.0 F)
1981
19.0 C (66.2 F)
1982
23.8 C (74.8 F)
1983
24.5 C (76.1 F)
1984
22.6 C (72.7 F)
1985
n/a
1986
n/a
1987
n/a
1988
n/a
1989
n/a
1990
n/a
1991
20.1 C (68.2 F)
1992
18.8 C (65.8 F)
1993
19.7 C (67.5 F)
1994
21.6 C (70.9 F)
1995
21.0 C (69.8 F)
1996
19.7 C (67.5 F)
1997
19.8 C (67.6 F)
1998
20.5 C (68.9 F)
1999
20.3 C (68.5 F)
2000
22.0 C (71.6 F)
2001
20.2 C (68.4 F)
2002
20.2 C (68.4 F)
2003
21.5 C (70.7 F)
2004
21.3 C (70.3 F)
2005
19.7 C (67.5 F)
2006
22.5 C (72.5 F)
2007
21.6 C (70.9 F)
2008
21.7 C (71.1 F)
2009
22.3 C (72.1 F)
2010
21.5 C (70.7 F)
2011
22.3 C (72.1 F)
2012
22.3 C (72.1 F)
2013
22.0 C (71.6 F)
2014
19.7 C (67.5 F)
2015
21.8 C (71.2 F)
2016
21.5 C (70.7 F)
2017
20.9 C (69.6 F)
2018
21.8 C (71.2 F)
2019
18.7 C (65.7 F)
2020
20.5 C (68.9 F)
2021
21.1 C (70.0 F)
2022
21.2 C (70.2 F)
2023
19.3 C (66.7 F)
2024
22.7 C (72.9 F)
2025
22.8 C (73.0 F)
Wettest day (Rx1day)
The wettest day of the year at Kota Kinabalu Intl, 1955 to 2025. The record is 312.9 mm (12.3 in) in 1992, marked on the chart; the median year is 132.6 mm (5.2 in).
Wettest day (Rx1day) at Kota Kinabalu Intl by year
Year
Wettest day (Rx1day)
1955
136.9 mm (5.4 in)
1956
122.9 mm (4.8 in)
1957
114.0 mm (4.5 in)
1958
119.9 mm (4.7 in)
1959
91.9 mm (3.6 in)
1960
179.1 mm (7.1 in)
1961
149.1 mm (5.9 in)
1962
138.9 mm (5.5 in)
1963
246.9 mm (9.7 in)
1964
132.1 mm (5.2 in)
1965
89.9 mm (3.5 in)
1973
15.0 mm (0.6 in)
1974
15.0 mm (0.6 in)
1975
15.0 mm (0.6 in)
1976
9.9 mm (0.39 in)
1977
14.0 mm (0.6 in)
1978
14.0 mm (0.6 in)
1979
169.9 mm (6.7 in)
1980
290.1 mm (11.4 in)
1981
140.0 mm (5.5 in)
1982
127.0 mm (5.0 in)
1983
126.0 mm (5.0 in)
1984
281.9 mm (11.1 in)
1985
255.0 mm (10.0 in)
1986
151.9 mm (6.0 in)
1987
125.0 mm (4.9 in)
1988
255.0 mm (10.0 in)
1989
109.0 mm (4.3 in)
1990
116.1 mm (4.6 in)
1991
186.9 mm (7.4 in)
1992
312.9 mm (12.3 in)
1993
243.1 mm (9.6 in)
1994
183.9 mm (7.2 in)
1995
191.0 mm (7.5 in)
1996
182.1 mm (7.2 in)
1997
89.9 mm (3.5 in)
1998
55.9 mm (2.2 in)
1999
136.9 mm (5.4 in)
2000
133.1 mm (5.2 in)
2001
118.1 mm (4.6 in)
2002
80.0 mm (3.1 in)
2003
89.9 mm (3.5 in)
2004
108.7 mm (4.3 in)
2005
181.1 mm (7.1 in)
2006
224.5 mm (8.8 in)
2007
123.2 mm (4.9 in)
2008
162.3 mm (6.4 in)
2009
117.6 mm (4.6 in)
2010
92.7 mm (3.6 in)
2011
193.0 mm (7.6 in)
2012
161.3 mm (6.4 in)
2013
122.7 mm (4.8 in)
2014
156.0 mm (6.1 in)
2015
72.1 mm (2.8 in)
2016
154.7 mm (6.1 in)
2017
125.7 mm (4.9 in)
2018
86.1 mm (3.4 in)
2019
197.4 mm (7.8 in)
2020
213.9 mm (8.4 in)
2021
156.0 mm (6.1 in)
2022
123.7 mm (4.9 in)
2023
128.0 mm (5.0 in)
2024
160.3 mm (6.3 in)
2025
156.7 mm (6.2 in)
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
The wettest five days of the year at Kota Kinabalu Intl, 1955 to 2025. The record is 516.8 mm (20.3 in) in 1984, marked on the chart; the median year is 225.1 mm (8.9 in).
Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Kota Kinabalu Intl by year
Year
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1955
239.0 mm (9.4 in)
1956
186.0 mm (7.3 in)
1957
216.6 mm (8.5 in)
1958
323.8 mm (12.7 in)
1959
225.1 mm (8.9 in)
1960
293.2 mm (11.5 in)
1961
262.7 mm (10.3 in)
1962
248.1 mm (9.8 in)
1963
389.6 mm (15.3 in)
1964
224.7 mm (8.8 in)
1965
126.0 mm (5.0 in)
1973
17.8 mm (0.7 in)
1974
15.0 mm (0.6 in)
1975
0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1976
9.9 mm (0.39 in)
1977
18.8 mm (0.7 in)
1978
14.0 mm (0.6 in)
1979
245.4 mm (9.7 in)
1980
320.1 mm (12.6 in)
1981
160.1 mm (6.3 in)
1982
347.9 mm (13.7 in)
1983
194.3 mm (7.6 in)
1984
516.8 mm (20.3 in)
1985
109.0 mm (4.3 in)
1986
270.0 mm (10.6 in)
1987
177.9 mm (7.0 in)
1988
360.9 mm (14.2 in)
1989
118.9 mm (4.7 in)
1990
212.8 mm (8.4 in)
1991
270.0 mm (10.6 in)
1992
402.8 mm (15.9 in)
1993
347.3 mm (13.7 in)
1994
323.1 mm (12.7 in)
1995
344.9 mm (13.6 in)
1996
223.3 mm (8.8 in)
1997
158.0 mm (6.2 in)
1998
115.6 mm (4.6 in)
1999
259.1 mm (10.2 in)
2000
193.1 mm (7.6 in)
2001
282.1 mm (11.1 in)
2002
117.2 mm (4.6 in)
2003
198.2 mm (7.8 in)
2004
217.9 mm (8.6 in)
2005
249.2 mm (9.8 in)
2006
280.7 mm (11.1 in)
2007
281.9 mm (11.1 in)
2008
333.2 mm (13.1 in)
2009
182.1 mm (7.2 in)
2010
193.0 mm (7.6 in)
2011
232.9 mm (9.2 in)
2012
260.5 mm (10.3 in)
2013
182.0 mm (7.2 in)
2014
408.7 mm (16.1 in)
2015
197.0 mm (7.8 in)
2016
223.6 mm (8.8 in)
2017
315.0 mm (12.4 in)
2018
233.6 mm (9.2 in)
2019
253.3 mm (10.0 in)
2020
262.4 mm (10.3 in)
2021
328.2 mm (12.9 in)
2022
174.5 mm (6.9 in)
2023
225.0 mm (8.9 in)
2024
190.3 mm (7.5 in)
2025
196.1 mm (7.7 in)
Longest dry spell (CDD)
The longest dry spell of the year at Kota Kinabalu Intl, 1955 to 2025. The record is 124 days in 1979, marked on the chart; the median year is 11 days.
Longest dry spell (CDD) at Kota Kinabalu Intl by year
Year
Longest dry spell (CDD)
1955
7 days
1956
7 days
1957
8 days
1958
5 days
1959
5 days
1960
8 days
1961
5 days
1962
5 days
1963
5 days
1964
4 days
1965
7 days
1973
24 days
1974
67 days
1975
5 days
1976
11 days
1977
48 days
1978
43 days
1979
124 days
1980
21 days
1981
15 days
1982
8 days
1983
10 days
1984
9 days
1985
11 days
1986
12 days
1987
10 days
1988
7 days
1989
7 days
1990
11 days
1991
13 days
1992
9 days
1993
11 days
1994
7 days
1995
13 days
1996
7 days
1997
11 days
1998
15 days
1999
6 days
2000
5 days
2001
5 days
2002
5 days
2003
17 days
2004
18 days
2005
37 days
2006
10 days
2007
23 days
2008
13 days
2009
12 days
2010
59 days
2011
12 days
2012
20 days
2013
11 days
2014
30 days
2015
42 days
2016
33 days
2017
12 days
2018
15 days
2019
28 days
2020
29 days
2021
11 days
2022
7 days
2023
13 days
2024
25 days
2025
10 days
Each chart shows one value per year; the dot marks the record year. TXx is the hottest daily maximum, TNn the coldest daily minimum, Rx1day and Rx5day the largest one-day and five-day rain totals, and CDD the longest run of days with less than 1 mm of rain. A year with missing days can understate an extreme.
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Source: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Historical Climatology Network Daily (GHCN-Daily). Records are computed by World Extreme Weather Monitor and are not official NOAA products. (US Government open data (NOAA NCEI)) Data as of 2026-10-15 (15 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.