January 31° · ☂ 12 ★ February32° · ☂ 8 ★ March32° · ☂ 8 April 33° · ☂ 12 May 33° · ☂ 14 June 33° · ☂ 14 July 33° · ☂ 15 August 32° · ☂ 16 September 32° · ☂ 15 October 32° · ☂ 19 November 32° · ☂ 17 December 32° · ☂ 15 Kota Kinabalu in November:seriously hot, rain on every second day Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia · Records from 2006 to 2025. Not a forecast.
Mean high 32° Hottest day 34° (2023)
Mean low 24° Coldest night 22.4° (2007)
Rain days 17 days 9-24 by year
Rainfall 321mm Daylight 11.9 → 11.8 h
Kota Kinabalu's 12 months i Best: February and March
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
Trip types Beach Poorfrequent rain Sightseeing on foot Poorhot, frequent rain and muggy
Humidity 84% 30 muggy days
Clear days 0 days 23 overcast days
Mean wind 7 km/h Rarely windy
Sea temperature 29.9° 29.5-30.6° by year (last 6)
Sunrise / sunset (15th) 06:05 / 17:56 Daylight 11.9 → 11.8 h
Kota Kinabalu in November The northeast monsoon begins and the sea can get choppy on some days. Island tours may be cancelled, so do not leave them for your last day. Rain eases from October but is still frequent.
It was a hot month: 32°C by day and 24°C after dark. Rain fell on more than half the days: 17 on average. The average is 17, but individual years ran from 9 (2006) to 24 (2007).
With 30 days above 30°C on average, most of the month felt like high summer. Wet days did not mess around: about 19 mm each, the kind of rain that drives you into a doorway.
Typhoons i Typhoons: December and January
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November 1 Sunday 1 rain in 11 of 20 yrs 11/20 32° 24° November 2 Monday 2 rain in 10 of 20 yrs 10/20 32° 24° November 3 Tuesday 3 rain in 8 of 20 yrs 8/20 32° 24° November 4 Wednesday 4 rain in 11 of 20 yrs 11/20 32° 24° November 5 Thursday 5 rain in 15 of 20 yrs 15/20 32° 24° November 6 Friday 6 rain in 13 of 20 yrs 13/20 32° 24° November 7 Saturday 7 rain in 12 of 20 yrs 12/20 32° 24° 1-7 rain on 57% of days 32° 24°
November 8 Sunday 8 rain in 12 of 20 yrs 12/20 32° 24° November 9 Monday 9 rain in 12 of 20 yrs 12/20 32° 24° November 10 Tuesday 10 rain in 14 of 20 yrs 14/20 32° 24° November 11 Wednesday 11 rain in 9 of 20 yrs 9/20 32° 24° November 12 Thursday 12 rain in 12 of 20 yrs 12/20 32° 24° November 13 Friday 13 rain in 13 of 20 yrs 13/20 32° 24° November 14 Saturday 14 rain in 9 of 20 yrs 9/20 32° 24° 8-14 rain on 58% of days 32° 24°
November 15 Sunday 15 rain in 8 of 20 yrs 8/20 32° 24° November 16 Monday 16 rain in 9 of 20 yrs 9/20 32° 24° November 17 Tuesday 17 rain in 12 of 20 yrs 12/20 32° 24° November 18 Wednesday 18 rain in 9 of 20 yrs 9/20 32° 24° November 19 Thursday 19 rain in 14 of 20 yrs 14/20 32° 24° November 20 Friday 20 rain in 10 of 20 yrs 10/20 32° 24° November 21 Saturday 21 rain in 15 of 20 yrs 15/20 32° 24° 15-21 rain on 55% of days 32° 24°
November 22 Sunday 22 rain in 11 of 20 yrs 11/20 32° 24° November 23 Monday 23 rain in 8 of 20 yrs 8/20 32° 24° November 24 Tuesday 24 rain in 12 of 20 yrs 12/20 32° 24° November 25 Wednesday 25 rain in 11 of 20 yrs 11/20 32° 24° November 26 Thursday 26 rain in 11 of 20 yrs 11/20 32° 24° November 27 Friday 27 rain in 15 of 20 yrs 15/20 32° 24° November 28 Saturday 28 rain in 12 of 20 yrs 12/20 32° 24° 22-28 rain on 57% of days 32° 24°
November 29 Sunday 29 rain in 9 of 20 yrs 9/20 32° 24° November 30 Monday 30 rain in 8 of 20 yrs 8/20 32° 24°
29-30 rain on 43% of days 32° 24°
1-7 rain on 57% of days 32° 24° 8-14 rain on 58% of days 32° 24° 15-21 rain on 55% of days 32° 24° 22-28 rain on 57% of days 32° 24° 29-30 rain on 43% of days 32° 24°
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November 1 Monday 1 rain in 11 of 20 yrs 11/20 32° 24° November 2 Tuesday 2 rain in 10 of 20 yrs 10/20 32° 24° November 3 Wednesday 3 rain in 8 of 20 yrs 8/20 32° 24° November 4 Thursday 4 rain in 11 of 20 yrs 11/20 32° 24° November 5 Friday 5 rain in 15 of 20 yrs 15/20 32° 24° November 6 Saturday 6 rain in 13 of 20 yrs 13/20 32° 24° 1-6 rain on 57% of days 32° 24°
November 7 Sunday 7 rain in 12 of 20 yrs 12/20 32° 24° November 8 Monday 8 rain in 12 of 20 yrs 12/20 32° 24° November 9 Tuesday 9 rain in 12 of 20 yrs 12/20 32° 24° November 10 Wednesday 10 rain in 14 of 20 yrs 14/20 32° 24° November 11 Thursday 11 rain in 9 of 20 yrs 9/20 32° 24° November 12 Friday 12 rain in 12 of 20 yrs 12/20 32° 24° November 13 Saturday 13 rain in 13 of 20 yrs 13/20 32° 24° 7-13 rain on 60% of days 32° 24°
November 14 Sunday 14 rain in 9 of 20 yrs 9/20 32° 24° November 15 Monday 15 rain in 8 of 20 yrs 8/20 32° 24° November 16 Tuesday 16 rain in 9 of 20 yrs 9/20 32° 24° November 17 Wednesday 17 rain in 12 of 20 yrs 12/20 32° 24° November 18 Thursday 18 rain in 9 of 20 yrs 9/20 32° 24° November 19 Friday 19 rain in 14 of 20 yrs 14/20 32° 24° November 20 Saturday 20 rain in 10 of 20 yrs 10/20 32° 24° 14-20 rain on 51% of days 32° 24°
November 21 Sunday 21 rain in 15 of 20 yrs 15/20 32° 24° November 22 Monday 22 rain in 11 of 20 yrs 11/20 32° 24° November 23 Tuesday 23 rain in 8 of 20 yrs 8/20 32° 24° November 24 Wednesday 24 rain in 12 of 20 yrs 12/20 32° 24° November 25 Thursday 25 rain in 11 of 20 yrs 11/20 32° 24° November 26 Friday 26 rain in 11 of 20 yrs 11/20 32° 24° November 27 Saturday 27 rain in 15 of 20 yrs 15/20 32° 24° 21-27 rain on 59% of days 32° 24°
November 28 Sunday 28 rain in 12 of 20 yrs 12/20 32° 24° November 29 Monday 29 rain in 9 of 20 yrs 9/20 32° 24° November 30 Tuesday 30 rain in 8 of 20 yrs 8/20 32° 24°
28-30 rain on 48% of days 32° 24°
1-6 rain on 57% of days 32° 24° 7-13 rain on 60% of days 32° 24° 14-20 rain on 51% of days 32° 24° 21-27 rain on 59% of days 32° 24° 28-30 rain on 48% of days 32° 24°
Tap another date to change
2006 none
2007 13mm
2008 1mm
2009 none
2010 22mm
2011 8mm
2012 35mm
2013 20mm
2014 none
2015 none
2016 21mm
2017 none
2018 4mm
2019 54mm
2020 15mm
2021 11mm
2022 10mm
2023 3mm
2024 38mm
2025 25mm
Holidays in November (2026) November 8 Deepavali *November 11 Veterans DayNovember 26 to November 29 Thanksgiving weekend * Provisional: not yet officially announced.
1 Local public holiday or break (busier, pricier)1 US holidays (flights fill up)
Holidays in November (2027) November 11 Veterans DayNovember 25 to November 28 Thanksgiving weekend 1 US holidays (flights fill up)
Your trip dates, the past 20 years Trip dates November 1 (Sun) 2 (Mon) 3 (Tue) 4 (Wed) 5 (Thu) 6 (Fri) 7 (Sat) 8 (Sun) 9 (Mon) 10 (Tue) 11 (Wed) 12 (Thu) 13 (Fri) 14 (Sat) 15 (Sun) 16 (Mon) 17 (Tue) 18 (Wed) 19 (Thu) 20 (Fri) 21 (Sat) 22 (Sun) 23 (Mon) 24 (Tue) 25 (Wed) 26 (Thu) 27 (Fri) 28 (Sat) 29 (Sun) 30 (Mon) ~ November 1 (Sun) 2 (Mon) 3 (Tue) 4 (Wed) 5 (Thu) 6 (Fri) 7 (Sat) 8 (Sun) 9 (Mon) 10 (Tue) 11 (Wed) 12 (Thu) 13 (Fri) 14 (Sat) 15 (Sun) 16 (Mon) 17 (Tue) 18 (Wed) 19 (Thu) 20 (Fri) 21 (Sat) 22 (Sun) 23 (Mon) 24 (Tue) 25 (Wed) 26 (Thu) 27 (Fri) 28 (Sat) 29 (Sun) 30 (Mon) 1-7 8-14 15-21 22-end Whole month
You can also click two dates on the axis. Hover a cell to see that day's rain. By year Driest trips first
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Trip rain days Month rain days Tap a date to start, tap another to end. Each cell is that date in one year. '06 '07 '08 '09 '10 '11 '12 '13 '14 '15 '16 '17 '18 '19 '20 '21 '22 '23 '24 '25
of 20 10 Tue Pick November 10
14 11 Wed Pick November 11
9 12 Thu Pick November 12
12 13 Fri Pick November 13
13 14 Sat Pick November 14
9 15 Sun Pick November 15
8 16 Mon Pick November 16
9 17 Tue Pick November 17
12 18 Wed Pick November 18
9 19 Thu Pick November 19
14 20 Fri Pick November 20
10 21 Sat Pick November 21
15 22 Sun Pick November 22
11 23 Mon Pick November 23
8 24 Tue Pick November 24
12 25 Wed Pick November 25
11 26 Thu Pick November 26
11 27 Fri Pick November 27
15 28 Sat Pick November 28
12 29 Sun Pick November 29
9 30 Mon Pick November 30
8 Dates outside your trip are dimmed.
One row per year, one cell per day. 2006 had 9 rain days, 2007 had 24.
Kota Kinabalu through the year Month High Low Rain days Rainfall Sea January 31° 24° 12 days 235mm 29° February Good 32° 24° 8 days 107mm 28° March Good 32° 24° 8 days 155mm 28° April 33° 25° 12 days 161mm 30° May 33° 25° 14 days 288mm 31° June 33° 24° 14 days 296mm 30° July 33° 24° 15 days 316mm 30° August 32° 24° 16 days 345mm 30° September 32° 24° 15 days 406mm 30° October 32° 24° 19 days 464mm 30° November 32° 24° 17 days 321mm 30° December 32° 24° 15 days 330mm 30°
What to pack Loose linen or quick-dry cotton, a wide-brimmed hat and sunscreen were the basics. A water bottle stayed in the bag, and midday plans moved indoors.
Quick-dry fabrics and a spare pair of socks made the wet days painless. An umbrella handles drizzle; a hooded jacket handles the rest.
Common questions Does it rain a lot in Kota Kinabalu in November? Over the past 20 years November averaged 17 rain days (1 mm or more) out of 30. Individual years ran from 9 in the driest to 24 in the wettest.
What should I wear in Kota Kinabalu in November? Days averaged 32°C and nights 24°C. Pack an umbrella, sandals that can get wet, T-shirts, sunscreen plus a hat, a swimsuit, and insect repellent.
Can you swim in Kota Kinabalu in November? Sea surface temperature averaged 29.9°C in November, warm enough to stay in for a long swim. Year to year it ranged 29.5-30.6°C. Check local flags for waves and jellyfish on the day.
Is November a good time to visit Kota Kinabalu? On warmth and rain days alone, Kota Kinabalu's easiest months were February and March. November ranked 7 of 12.
Is Kota Kinabalu humid in November? Mean relative humidity was 84%, with about 30 muggy days (dew point of 20°C or more) in the month.
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