Wind statistics for Kota Kinabalu
Annual wind, gust, rain and temperature statistics for Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia — from archive 3 years.
StatisticsAt a glance
- Average wind: 3.7 mph
- Average gusts: 9.7 mph
- Average daily rain: 7.8 mm
- Average temperature: 27°C
- Good kite days: 0 a year
- Best month: January (kite score 30/100)
- Windiest month: July (4.3 mph)
- Calmest month: December (3.1 mph)
- Rainiest month: September (12.6 mm)
How Kota Kinabalu compares
Kota Kinabalu ranks #310 of 326 cities worldwide for average wind speed — windier than 5% of the cities we track. Its best kite-flying month, January, scores 30/100 on the kite scale.
Month by month
See the full breakdown of wind, gusts, rain, temperature and good days for every month, with scores and verdicts:
| Month | Wind | Gusts | Rain | Temp | Good days | Score | Verdict |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 3.2 mph | 8.8 mph | 8.6 mm | 26°C | 0 | 30 | NOPE |
| February | 3.4 mph | 9.3 mph | 6.0 mm | 26°C | 0 | 30 | NOPE |
| March | 3.5 mph | 9.8 mph | 3.8 mm | 27°C | 0 | 30 | NOPE |
| April | 3.4 mph | 10.0 mph | 5.1 mm | 28°C | 0 | 30 | NOPE |
| May | 3.4 mph | 9.5 mph | 10.4 mm | 28°C | 0 | 30 | NOPE |
| June | 4.0 mph | 10.0 mph | 7.4 mm | 28°C | 0 | 30 | NOPE |
| July | 4.3 mph | 10.7 mph | 5.1 mm | 28°C | 0 | 30 | NOPE |
| August | 4.0 mph | 10.0 mph | 9.1 mm | 27°C | 0 | 30 | NOPE |
| September | 4.3 mph | 10.4 mph | 12.6 mm | 27°C | 0 | 30 | NOPE |
| October | 4.0 mph | 9.8 mph | 10.0 mm | 27°C | 0 | 30 | NOPE |
| November | 3.4 mph | 9.0 mph | 8.5 mm | 27°C | 0 | 30 | NOPE |
| December | 3.1 mph | 8.5 mph | 7.6 mm | 27°C | 0 | 30 | NOPE |
"Good days" = days with wind 8–25 mph, gusts under 31 mph and less than 2 mm rain. Scores mirror the live forecast weighting (wind 45%, gusts 25%, rain 20%, temp 10%).
Looking for the single best time to fly a kite? Read the best time to fly a kite in Kota Kinabalu, or check today's live wind forecast.
Source
Computed from archive 3 years for Kota Kinabalu using Open-Meteo historical data. A good kite day is wind 8–25 mph, gusts under 31 mph and under 2 mm of rain. See the full kite flying statistics for every city.