Southeast Asia · Nature travel

Best time to visit Kinabalu Park

Early Feb–Late Feb is the best time to visit. During this period, the average daytime high is 31.4°C, with 2.3 rainy days per 10 days.

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Scenery of Kinabalu Park
Photo: kallerna (CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons)

Season calendar

Conditions vary little through the year (a 17.6-point range). Choose dates that suit your plans rather than relying on the color band.

Kinabalu Park season score, from early January through late December.Early Jan: Okay (season score 53.2)Mid Jan: Good (season score 61.4)Late Jan: Good (season score 68.3)Early Feb: Great (season score 72.7)Mid Feb: Great (season score 75.4)Late Feb: Great (season score 79.3)Early Mar: Good (season score 71.0)Mid Mar: Good (season score 69.0)Late Mar: Good (season score 57.5)Early Apr: Okay (season score 51.1)Mid Apr: Okay (season score 47.9)Late Apr: Fair (season score 33.4)Early May: Off-season (season score 26.9)Mid May: Off-season (season score 25.7)Late May: Fair (season score 30.6)Early Jun: Off-season (season score 20.7)Mid Jun: Off-season (season score 26.1)Late Jun: Fair (season score 36.9)Early Jul: Fair (season score 31.3)Mid Jul: Fair (season score 28.7)Late Jul: Fair (season score 35.5)Early Aug: Fair (season score 39.2)Mid Aug: Off-season (season score 27.8)Late Aug: Off-season (season score 26.1)Early Sep: Off-season (season score 28.0)Mid Sep: Fair (season score 33.6)Late Sep: Fair (season score 34.6)Early Oct: Off-season (season score 24.5)Mid Oct: Fair (season score 29.2)Late Oct: Fair (season score 28.9)Early Nov: Off-season (season score 27.3)Mid Nov: Fair (season score 29.8)Late Nov: Off-season (season score 25.9)Early Dec: Fair (season score 38.2)Mid Dec: Fair (season score 38.6)Late Dec: Fair (season score 36.9)JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
AvoidOff-seasonFairOkayGoodGreatBest

Japan MOFA travel advice

No Japan MOFA travel advisory is in effect for this destination.

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Climate and season score by month

MonthLevelDaytime highRainy days
(per 10 days)
Cloud cover
JanuaryGood31.3°C3.482.1%
FebruaryGreat31.4°C2.372.9%
MarchGood32.1°C2.365.9%
AprilOkay32.9°C3.564.0%
MayOff-season33.1°C3.876.7%
JuneOff-season32.7°C4.383.0%
JulyFair32.3°C4.684.9%
AugustFair32.4°C4.783.0%
SeptemberFair32.2°C4.885.0%
OctoberOff-season32.0°C5.785.7%
NovemberOff-season32.0°C5.485.1%
DecemberFair31.8°C4.585.5%

How the score works

The season score is a relative 0–100 measure of how suitable each time of year is for travel at this destination, grouped into seven levels. It combines climate-normal trends in temperature, rain, cloud cover, and other conditions.

Weather station: KOTA KINABALU INTL(55 km). Data: NASA POWER, NOAA GHCN-Daily, OISST, IBTrACS, and Natural Earth.

These are historical climate-normal trends, not a weather forecast.