Is Kota Kinabalu hot in July?
Days are typically hot at 32.2°C, while nights average 23.8°C.
Malaysia · 1991–2020 normal
Typical July weather in Kota Kinabalu: 32.2°C by day, 23.8°C at night, 321 mm of rain over 15.5 wet days. These are measured 1991–2020 station normals, not a forecast.
In the year-round weather comparison, July scores 6 out of 100 (February leads the year at 50). Daylight is calculated as 12 h 26 from latitude 5.97°. Open-water sea temperature is 30.0°C (18 km from the place centre).
July at a glance
Plain answers from the measured climate record—not a forecast or a promise about a particular trip.
Days are typically hot at 32.2°C, while nights average 23.8°C.
The measured monthly average is 321 mm across about 16 wet days.
There are about 12 h 26 between sunrise and sunset at mid-month, calculated from the place latitude.
July ranks 11 of 12 in our weather comparison; February ranks first.
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The nearest open-water NOAA OISST 1991–2020 cell averages 30.0°C in July. A sheltered bay can run warmer than that open-water cell.
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