20 Places With Weather Like Kota Kinabalu
With highs from 88°F (31°C) to 91°F (33°C) and 97 in (2465 mm) of rain a year, Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia is hot all year. We compared its monthly highs, lows, rain, humidity and sunshine with every city of 25,000+ people, lining up seasons across hemispheres. The closest match is Roxas City, Philippines at 98%, and 13 of the 20 are outside Malaysia.
The 20 closest climates
- 🇵🇭Roxas CityWestern Visayas, Philippines · Pop. 185k98%matchSame nighttime lowsSame daytime highsKota Kinabalu vs Roxas City →
- 🇮🇩Dobo↻Seasons flipped. Maluku, Indonesia · Pop. 52k98%matchSame nighttime lowsSimilar rainfallKota Kinabalu vs Dobo →
- 🇲🇾LabuanMalaysia · Pop. 95k98%matchSame nighttime lowsSame daytime highsKota Kinabalu vs Labuan →
- 🇲🇾TawauSabah, Malaysia · Pop. 373k97%matchSame daytime highsSame nighttime lowsKota Kinabalu vs Tawau →
- 🇮🇩Poso↻Seasons flipped. Central Sulawesi, Indonesia · Pop. 47k97%matchSame daytime highsSame nighttime lowsKota Kinabalu vs Poso →
- 🇮🇩Masamba↻Seasons flipped. South Sulawesi, Indonesia · Pop. 38k97%matchSame daytime highsSame humidityKota Kinabalu vs Masamba →
- 🇨🇴ApartadóAntioquia, Colombia · Pop. 86k97%matchSame nighttime lowsSame daytime highsKota Kinabalu vs Apartadó →
- 🇮🇩Kendari↻Seasons flipped. Southeast Sulawesi, Indonesia · Pop. 351k97%matchSame nighttime lowsSame daytime highsKota Kinabalu vs Kendari →
- 🇮🇩Sanana↻Seasons flipped. North Maluku, Indonesia · Pop. 30k97%matchSame daytime highsSame nighttime lowsKota Kinabalu vs Sanana →
- 🇮🇩Tual↻Seasons flipped. Maluku, Indonesia · Pop. 90k97%matchSame nighttime lowsSame daytime highsKota Kinabalu vs Tual →
- 🇮🇩Palopo↻Seasons flipped. South Sulawesi, Indonesia · Pop. 185k97%matchSame daytime highsSame humidityKota Kinabalu vs Palopo →
- 🇵🇭BudtaAutonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao, Philippines · Pop. 1.3M97%matchSame nighttime lowsSame daytime highsKota Kinabalu vs Budta →
- 🇲🇾SipitangSabah, Malaysia · Pop. 39k97%matchSame nighttime lowsSame daytime highsKota Kinabalu vs Sipitang →
- 🇲🇾MarudiSarawak, Malaysia · Pop. 90k97%matchSame nighttime lowsSame daytime highsKota Kinabalu vs Marudi →
- 🇮🇩Balikpapan↻Seasons flipped. East Kalimantan, Indonesia · Pop. 695k96%matchSame nighttime lowsSame daytime highsKota Kinabalu vs Balikpapan →
- 🇲🇾SempornaSabah, Malaysia · Pop. 63k96%matchSame daytime highsSame nighttime lowsKota Kinabalu vs Semporna →
- 🇧🇳Bandar Seri BegawanBrunei-Muara District, Brunei · Pop. 64k96%matchSame nighttime lowsSame daytime highsKota Kinabalu vs Bandar Seri Begawan →
- 🇲🇾Kuala KraiKelantan, Malaysia · Pop. 105k96%matchSame nighttime lowsSame daytime highsKota Kinabalu vs Kuala Krai →
- 🇮🇩Polewali↻Seasons flipped. West Sulawesi, Indonesia · Pop. 66k95%matchSame daytime highsSame nighttime lowsKota Kinabalu vs Polewali →
- 🇲🇾Kota BharuKelantan, Malaysia · Pop. 569k95%matchSame daytime highsSame nighttime lowsKota Kinabalu vs Kota Bharu →
↻ = seasons flipped: a city across the equator is compared six months apart, so its January lines up with Kota Kinabalu's July.
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Like Kota Kinabalu, but…
Like Kota Kinabalu, but warmer
See more →- 🇮🇩Samarinda↻Seasons flipped. East Kalimantan, Indonesia · Pop. 865k91%matchSame nighttime lowsSimilar rainfallKota Kinabalu vs Samarinda →
- 🇨🇴El BagreAntioquia, Colombia · Pop. 51k83%matchSame nighttime lowsSame sunshineKota Kinabalu vs El Bagre →
- 🇻🇪San Carlos del ZuliaZulia, Venezuela · Pop. 126k81%matchSame nighttime lowsDrier wet seasonKota Kinabalu vs San Carlos del Zulia →
- 🇨🇴El BancoMagdalena Department, Colombia · Pop. 55k62%matchSame nighttime lowsHotter daysKota Kinabalu vs El Banco →
- 🇨🇴ChiriguanáCesar Department, Colombia · Pop. 27k58%matchSame nighttime lowsSame sunshineKota Kinabalu vs Chiriguaná →
Like Kota Kinabalu, but drier
See more →- 🇮🇩Namlea↻Seasons flipped. Maluku, Indonesia · Pop. 38k97%matchSame daytime highsSame nighttime lowsKota Kinabalu vs Namlea →
- 🇹🇭Surat ThaniThailand · Pop. 132k97%matchSame daytime highsSame nighttime lowsKota Kinabalu vs Surat Thani →
- 🇮🇩Sanana↻Seasons flipped. North Maluku, Indonesia · Pop. 30k97%matchSame daytime highsSame nighttime lowsKota Kinabalu vs Sanana →
- 🇮🇩Kendari↻Seasons flipped. Southeast Sulawesi, Indonesia · Pop. 351k96%matchSame nighttime lowsSame daytime highsKota Kinabalu vs Kendari →
- 🇮🇩Kawasi↻Seasons flipped. North Maluku, Indonesia · Pop. 30k96%matchSame nighttime lowsSame daytime highsKota Kinabalu vs Kawasi →
Like Kota Kinabalu, but sunnier
See more →- 🇱🇨Gros IsletGros-Islet, Saint Lucia · Pop. 25k94%matchSame nighttime lowsSame humidityKota Kinabalu vs Gros Islet →
- 🇲🇶Fort-de-FranceMartinique, Martinique · Pop. 90k93%matchSame nighttime lowsSame humidityKota Kinabalu vs Fort-de-France →
- 🇬🇵Les AbymesGuadeloupe, Guadeloupe · Pop. 54k92%matchSame nighttime lowsSame daytime highsKota Kinabalu vs Les Abymes →
- 🇸🇧Honiara↻Seasons flipped. Solomon Islands · Pop. 56k91%matchSame humidityWetter dry seasonKota Kinabalu vs Honiara →
- 🇨🇷San JoséAlajuela Province, Costa Rica · Pop. 31k90%matchSame humidityDrier dry seasonKota Kinabalu vs San José →