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 October:very hot, rain on every second day Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia · Records from 2006 to 2025. Not a forecast.
Mean high 32° Hottest day 34.8° (2009)
Mean low 24° Coldest night 22.7° (2013)
Rain days 19 days 11-29 by year
Rainfall 464mm Daylight 12.1 → 11.9 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 83% 31 muggy days
Clear days 0 days 25 overcast days
Mean wind 9 km/h Rarely windy
Sea temperature 29.8° 29.2-30.4° by year (last 6)
Sunrise / sunset (15th) 06:01 / 18:01 Daylight 12.1 → 11.9 h
Kota Kinabalu in October The month with the most rainy days. Build a rainy-day alternative into each plan. Depending on sea conditions, island tours or sunset cruises may not run on some days, so book ones you can cancel.
Kota Kinabalu in October ran hot: 32°C by day and 24°C at night. By midday the shade was the best seat in town. The month averaged 19 rain days. Carry an umbrella. Averages hide a lot here: one year saw 11, another 29.
29 days past 30°C made it a month for early starts and a long lunch indoors. Each rainy day brought about 25 mm, closer to downpours than drizzle.
Typhoons i Typhoons: December and January
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October 1 Thursday 1 rain in 14 of 20 yrs 14/20 32° 24° October 2 Friday 2 rain in 14 of 20 yrs 14/20 32° 24° October 3 Saturday 3 rain in 11 of 20 yrs 11/20 32° 24° 1-3 rain on 65% of days 32° 24°
October 4 Sunday 4 rain in 14 of 20 yrs 14/20 32° 24° October 5 Monday 5 rain in 14 of 20 yrs 14/20 32° 24° October 6 Tuesday 6 rain in 14 of 20 yrs 14/20 32° 24° October 7 Wednesday 7 rain in 13 of 20 yrs 13/20 32° 24° October 8 Thursday 8 rain in 13 of 20 yrs 13/20 32° 24° October 9 Friday 9 rain in 13 of 20 yrs 13/20 32° 24° October 10 Saturday 10 rain in 13 of 20 yrs 13/20 32° 24° 4-10 rain on 67% of days 32° 24°
October 11 Sunday 11 rain in 11 of 20 yrs 11/20 32° 24° October 12 Monday 12 rain in 11 of 20 yrs 11/20 32° 24° October 13 Tuesday 13 rain in 11 of 20 yrs 11/20 32° 24° October 14 Wednesday 14 rain in 11 of 20 yrs 11/20 32° 24° October 15 Thursday 15 rain in 9 of 20 yrs 9/20 32° 24° October 16 Friday 16 rain in 9 of 20 yrs 9/20 32° 24° October 17 Saturday 17 rain in 9 of 20 yrs 9/20 32° 24° 11-17 rain on 51% of days 32° 24°
October 18 Sunday 18 rain in 11 of 20 yrs 11/20 32° 24° October 19 Monday 19 rain in 12 of 20 yrs 12/20 32° 24° October 20 Tuesday 20 rain in 14 of 20 yrs 14/20 32° 24° October 21 Wednesday 21 rain in 11 of 20 yrs 11/20 32° 24° October 22 Thursday 22 rain in 15 of 20 yrs 15/20 32° 24° October 23 Friday 23 rain in 16 of 20 yrs 16/20 31° 24° October 24 Saturday 24 rain in 15 of 20 yrs 15/20 32° 24° 18-24 rain on 67% of days 32° 24°
October 25 Sunday 25 rain in 10 of 20 yrs 10/20 32° 24° October 26 Monday 26 rain in 13 of 20 yrs 13/20 31° 24° October 27 Tuesday 27 rain in 10 of 20 yrs 10/20 32° 24° October 28 Wednesday 28 rain in 10 of 20 yrs 10/20 32° 24° October 29 Thursday 29 rain in 10 of 20 yrs 10/20 32° 24° October 30 Friday 30 rain in 9 of 20 yrs 9/20 32° 24° October 31 Saturday 31 rain in 12 of 20 yrs 12/20 32° 24° 25-31 rain on 53% of days 32° 24°
1-3 rain on 65% of days 32° 24° 4-10 rain on 67% of days 32° 24° 11-17 rain on 51% of days 32° 24° 18-24 rain on 67% of days 32° 24° 25-31 rain on 53% of days 32° 24°
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October 1 Friday 1 rain in 14 of 20 yrs 14/20 32° 24° October 2 Saturday 2 rain in 14 of 20 yrs 14/20 32° 24° 1-2 rain on 70% of days 32° 24°
October 3 Sunday 3 rain in 11 of 20 yrs 11/20 32° 24° October 4 Monday 4 rain in 14 of 20 yrs 14/20 32° 24° October 5 Tuesday 5 rain in 14 of 20 yrs 14/20 32° 24° October 6 Wednesday 6 rain in 14 of 20 yrs 14/20 32° 24° October 7 Thursday 7 rain in 13 of 20 yrs 13/20 32° 24° October 8 Friday 8 rain in 13 of 20 yrs 13/20 32° 24° October 9 Saturday 9 rain in 13 of 20 yrs 13/20 32° 24° 3-9 rain on 66% of days 32° 24°
October 10 Sunday 10 rain in 13 of 20 yrs 13/20 32° 24° October 11 Monday 11 rain in 11 of 20 yrs 11/20 32° 24° October 12 Tuesday 12 rain in 11 of 20 yrs 11/20 32° 24° October 13 Wednesday 13 rain in 11 of 20 yrs 11/20 32° 24° October 14 Thursday 14 rain in 11 of 20 yrs 11/20 32° 24° October 15 Friday 15 rain in 9 of 20 yrs 9/20 32° 24° October 16 Saturday 16 rain in 9 of 20 yrs 9/20 32° 24° 10-16 rain on 54% of days 32° 24°
October 17 Sunday 17 rain in 9 of 20 yrs 9/20 32° 24° October 18 Monday 18 rain in 11 of 20 yrs 11/20 32° 24° October 19 Tuesday 19 rain in 12 of 20 yrs 12/20 32° 24° October 20 Wednesday 20 rain in 14 of 20 yrs 14/20 32° 24° October 21 Thursday 21 rain in 11 of 20 yrs 11/20 32° 24° October 22 Friday 22 rain in 15 of 20 yrs 15/20 32° 24° October 23 Saturday 23 rain in 16 of 20 yrs 16/20 31° 24° 17-23 rain on 63% of days 32° 24°
October 24 Sunday 24 rain in 15 of 20 yrs 15/20 32° 24° October 25 Monday 25 rain in 10 of 20 yrs 10/20 32° 24° October 26 Tuesday 26 rain in 13 of 20 yrs 13/20 31° 24° October 27 Wednesday 27 rain in 10 of 20 yrs 10/20 32° 24° October 28 Thursday 28 rain in 10 of 20 yrs 10/20 32° 24° October 29 Friday 29 rain in 10 of 20 yrs 10/20 32° 24° October 30 Saturday 30 rain in 9 of 20 yrs 9/20 32° 24° 24-30 rain on 55% of days 32° 24°
October 31 Sunday 31 rain in 12 of 20 yrs 12/20 32° 24°
October 31 rain on 60% of days 32° 24°
1-2 rain on 70% of days 32° 24° 3-9 rain on 66% of days 32° 24° 10-16 rain on 54% of days 32° 24° 17-23 rain on 63% of days 32° 24° 24-30 rain on 55% of days 32° 24° October 31 rain on 60% of days 32° 24°
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2006 none
2007 17mm
2008 33mm
2009 none
2010 none
2011 1mm
2012 25mm
2013 17mm
2014 18mm
2015 39mm
2016 3mm
2017 1mm
2018 none
2019 70mm
2020 10mm
2021 33mm
2022 35mm
2023 11mm
2024 12mm
2025 5mm
Holidays in October (2026) 1 US holidays (flights fill up)
Holidays in October (2027) October 28 Deepavali *October 11 Columbus Day * Provisional: not yet officially announced.
1 Local public holiday or break (busier, pricier)1 US holidays (flights fill up)
Your trip dates, the past 20 years Trip dates October 1 (Thu) 2 (Fri) 3 (Sat) 4 (Sun) 5 (Mon) 6 (Tue) 7 (Wed) 8 (Thu) 9 (Fri) 10 (Sat) 11 (Sun) 12 (Mon) 13 (Tue) 14 (Wed) 15 (Thu) 16 (Fri) 17 (Sat) 18 (Sun) 19 (Mon) 20 (Tue) 21 (Wed) 22 (Thu) 23 (Fri) 24 (Sat) 25 (Sun) 26 (Mon) 27 (Tue) 28 (Wed) 29 (Thu) 30 (Fri) 31 (Sat) ~ October 1 (Thu) 2 (Fri) 3 (Sat) 4 (Sun) 5 (Mon) 6 (Tue) 7 (Wed) 8 (Thu) 9 (Fri) 10 (Sat) 11 (Sun) 12 (Mon) 13 (Tue) 14 (Wed) 15 (Thu) 16 (Fri) 17 (Sat) 18 (Sun) 19 (Mon) 20 (Tue) 21 (Wed) 22 (Thu) 23 (Fri) 24 (Sat) 25 (Sun) 26 (Mon) 27 (Tue) 28 (Wed) 29 (Thu) 30 (Fri) 31 (Sat) 1-7 8-14 15-21 22-end Whole month
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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
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13 11 Sun Pick October 11
11 12 Mon Pick October 12
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15 25 Sun Pick October 25
10 26 Mon Pick October 26
13 27 Tue Pick October 27
10 28 Wed Pick October 28
10 29 Thu Pick October 29
10 31 Sat Pick October 31
12 Dates outside your trip are dimmed.
One row per year, one cell per day. 2006 had 11 rain days, 2022 had 29.
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 At 32°C by day and 24°C at night with humid air, sweat hardly dried. Quick-dry fabrics beat heavy cotton, and a spare top saved the evening.
Wet pavements were the norm: shoes you do not mind soaking, a jacket with a real hood, and a plastic bag to keep your phone and passport dry.
Common questions Does it rain a lot in Kota Kinabalu in October? Over the past 20 years October averaged 19 rain days (1 mm or more) out of 31. Individual years ran from 11 in the driest to 29 in the wettest.
What should I wear in Kota Kinabalu in October? 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 October? Sea surface temperature averaged 29.8°C in October, warm enough to stay in for a long swim. Year to year it ranged 29.2-30.4°C. Check local flags for waves and jellyfish on the day.
Is October a good time to visit Kota Kinabalu? On warmth and rain days alone, Kota Kinabalu's easiest months were February and March. October ranked 6 of 12.
Is Kota Kinabalu humid in October? Mean relative humidity was 83%, with about 31 muggy days (dew point of 20°C or more) in the month.
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