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Kota Kinabalu in March
In March, Kota Kinabalu averages a daytime high of 29 °C and a night-time low of 19 °C, with about 147 mm of rain over the month. Kota Kinabalu has no month that is both mild and dry by the measure used here.
- Average high
- 29 °C
- Average low
- 19 °C
- Rain in the month
- 147 mm
- Daylight on 15 Mar
- 12 h
- Comfortable month
- No
- Places to stay
- 140
When to go
How March compares with the rest of the year in Kota Kinabalu
March is tied for the warmest month in Kota Kinabalu by average daytime high; across the year the highs run from 28 °C to 29 °C and the lows from 19 °C to 20 °C. By day, March is 1 °C warmer than February, and April is 1 °C warmer than March.
March brings 147 mm of rain, less than the monthly average of 199 mm (2394 mm a year); it is the 11th wettest month.
On 15 March the sun is up for about 12 h, against 11 h 50 min at the shortest and 12 h 30 min at the longest point of the year (calculated from the latitude, sunrise to sunset).
| Month | High | Low | Rain | Comfortable |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 28 °C | 19 °C | 157 mm | |
| February | 28 °C | 19 °C | 129 mm | |
| March | 29 °C | 19 °C | 147 mm | |
| April | 29 °C | 20 °C | 178 mm | |
| May | 29 °C | 20 °C | 250 mm | |
| June | 29 °C | 20 °C | 216 mm | |
| July | 28 °C | 20 °C | 190 mm | |
| August | 29 °C | 20 °C | 207 mm | |
| September | 29 °C | 19 °C | 206 mm | |
| October | 28 °C | 19 °C | 258 mm | |
| November | 28 °C | 19 °C | 239 mm | |
| December | 28 °C | 20 °C | 217 mm |
Comfortable means average daytime high between 18 °C and 29 °C and under 80 mm of rain in the month. Averages for 1991–2020 over the surrounding area, a grid square about 50 km across, so a coast or a nearby mountain can make the town itself warmer or cooler. Data: CRU TS v4.10, Climatic Research Unit, University of East Anglia (Open Database License).
When to go
Is March a good time to visit Kota Kinabalu?
Not by the measure used here: about 147 mm of rain is 80 mm or more. No month in Kota Kinabalu meets it.
The measure is about weather for a city stay only; it says nothing about events, school holidays or prices.
Public holidays in Malaysia in March
Nationwide public holidays; shops and offices may close on these dates.
Where to stay
Where to stay in Kota Kinabalu
This guide lists 140 places to stay in Kota Kinabalu, hotels recorded in Wikidata. By straight-line distance from the centre: under 1 km, 62; 1–3 km, 28; 3–10 km, 35; 10 km or more, 15.
Sources: climate from CRU TS v4.10 (Climatic Research Unit, University of East Anglia; Open Database License), 1991–2020 averages; day length calculated from the latitude; public holidays from python-holidays (MIT); places to stay from each operator's own public pages and Wikidata. How this guide is made.