Is Kota Kinabalu hot in May?
Days are typically hot at 32.9°C, while nights average 24.5°C.
Malaysia · 1991–2020 normal
Kota Kinabalu in
May.
Typical May weather in Kota Kinabalu: 32.9°C by day, 24.5°C at night, 232 mm of rain over 12.7 wet days. These are measured 1991–2020 station normals, not a forecast.
Typical high32.9°C
Typical low24.5°C
Rain232 mm
Wet days12.7
In the year-round weather comparison, May scores 17 out of 100 (February leads the year at 50). Daylight is calculated as 12 h 23 from latitude 5.97°. Open-water sea temperature is 30.0°C (18 km from the place centre).
May at a glance
What is Kota Kinabalu like in May?
Plain answers from the measured climate record—not a forecast or a promise about a particular trip.
Does it rain much?
The measured monthly average is 232 mm across about 13 wet days.
How much daylight is there?
There are about 12 h 23 between sunrise and sunset at mid-month, calculated from the place latitude.
Is May a good time to visit?
May ranks 5 of 12 in our weather comparison; February ranks first.
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Warm sea in May
The nearest open-water NOAA OISST 1991–2020 cell averages 30.0°C in May. A sheltered bay can run warmer than that open-water cell.
The evidence behind this page
One month,
from the same station.
- Place identity
- GeoNames 1733432
- NOAA station
- MYM00096471 · KOTA KINABALU INTL
- Station distance
- 4.8 km from the place centre
- Coverage
- Good coverage · 23 usable years
- Important limit
- Historical climate is not a forecast. Nearby stations can miss mountains, coasts, and local microclimates.
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