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Luxor vs Kota Kinabalu
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Kota Kinabalu is the warmer of the two — about 2°C on the annual average; Kota Kinabalu is the wetter, with 2710 mm more rain a year, and Luxor the sunnier.
How the seasons compare
The differences between Luxor and Kota Kinabalu, in everyday terms.
Summers
Luxor has far hotter summers
Luxor: Extreme heat
Kota Kinabalu: Hot
Winters
Kota Kinabalu has far milder winters
Luxor: Cool
Kota Kinabalu: Stays warm
Rain & snow
Kota Kinabalu is much wetter
Luxor: Very dry
Kota Kinabalu: Very wet
Sky
Luxor is far sunnier
Luxor: Sunny
Kota Kinabalu: Often grey
Month-by-month charts
Temperature
Kota Kinabalu is the warmer of the two — about 2°C on the annual average.
Precipitation
Kota Kinabalu is the wetter — about 2710 mm more across the year.
Clear skies
Luxor has the clearer skies — the higher line.
Exact monthly numbers
Tap a metric to open its full table. Desktop shows all twelve months; on a phone each metric splits into Jan–Jun and Jul–Dec.
Avg high (°C) Varies through the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | 23 | 25 | 30 | 35 | 39 | 41 | 41 | 41 | 39 | 35 | 29 | 24 |
| Kota Kinabalu | 31 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 |
| Difference | +8 | +6 | +2 | -2 | -6 | -9 | -9 | -9 | -7 | -4 | +3 | +7 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | 23 | 25 | 30 | 35 | 39 | 41 |
| Kota Kinabalu | 31 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 33 | 33 |
| Difference | +8 | +6 | +2 | -2 | -6 | -9 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | 41 | 41 | 39 | 35 | 29 | 24 |
| Kota Kinabalu | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 |
| Difference | -9 | -9 | -7 | -4 | +3 | +7 |
Avg low (°C) Kota Kinabalu runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | 7 | 9 | 13 | 17 | 22 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 23 | 19 | 13 | 8 |
| Kota Kinabalu | 23 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 |
| Difference | +16 | +15 | +11 | +7 | +3 | — | -2 | -2 | +1 | +4 | +10 | +15 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | 7 | 9 | 13 | 17 | 22 | 25 |
| Kota Kinabalu | 23 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 24 |
| Difference | +16 | +15 | +11 | +7 | +3 | — |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | 26 | 25 | 23 | 19 | 13 | 8 |
| Kota Kinabalu | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 |
| Difference | -2 | -2 | +1 | +4 | +10 | +15 |
Precipitation (mm) Kota Kinabalu runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| Kota Kinabalu | 136 | 85 | 86 | 125 | 212 | 302 | 289 | 263 | 291 | 397 | 279 | 267 |
| Difference | +134 | +85 | +84 | +123 | +201 | +302 | +289 | +263 | +290 | +396 | +276 | +267 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 0 |
| Kota Kinabalu | 136 | 85 | 86 | 125 | 212 | 302 |
| Difference | +134 | +85 | +84 | +123 | +201 | +302 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| Kota Kinabalu | 289 | 263 | 291 | 397 | 279 | 267 |
| Difference | +289 | +263 | +290 | +396 | +276 | +267 |
Cloud cover (%) Kota Kinabalu runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | 24 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 24 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 15 | 22 |
| Kota Kinabalu | 81 | 77 | 71 | 70 | 77 | 80 | 82 | 81 | 82 | 83 | 81 | 83 |
| Difference | +57 | +52 | +46 | +43 | +53 | +70 | +73 | +73 | +74 | +72 | +65 | +61 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | 24 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 24 | 10 |
| Kota Kinabalu | 81 | 77 | 71 | 70 | 77 | 80 |
| Difference | +57 | +52 | +46 | +43 | +53 | +70 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | 9 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 15 | 22 |
| Kota Kinabalu | 82 | 81 | 82 | 83 | 81 | 83 |
| Difference | +73 | +73 | +74 | +72 | +65 | +61 |
Relative humidity (%) Kota Kinabalu runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | 46 | 37 | 27 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 25 | 30 | 40 | 47 |
| Kota Kinabalu | 87 | 87 | 85 | 83 | 85 | 85 | 85 | 85 | 86 | 87 | 87 | 87 |
| Difference | +41 | +50 | +57 | +63 | +67 | +67 | +65 | +64 | +61 | +57 | +46 | +40 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | 46 | 37 | 27 | 20 | 18 | 18 |
| Kota Kinabalu | 87 | 87 | 85 | 83 | 85 | 85 |
| Difference | +41 | +50 | +57 | +63 | +67 | +67 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | 20 | 21 | 25 | 30 | 40 | 47 |
| Kota Kinabalu | 85 | 85 | 86 | 87 | 87 | 87 |
| Difference | +65 | +64 | +61 | +57 | +46 | +40 |
How both climates are changing
Both cities are warming. Each city has its own warming trend; see its trends page for the year-by-year detail. Luxor trends → · Kota Kinabalu trends →
Methodology & sources
Luxor
Temperature & precipitation — 1991–2020 normals computed from 30 years of daily observations at Luxor Intl, a weather station, about 7 km from the city centre. The underlying daily records come from NOAA's global station network.
Cloud, humidity, wind & sunshine — modelled estimates from NASA POWER, NASA's satellite-and-reanalysis climatology. This is the standard global source for atmospheric variables, which are not measured at most weather stations.
Kota Kinabalu
Temperature & precipitation — 1991–2020 normals computed from 30 years of daily observations at Kota Kinabalu Intl, a weather station, about 5 km from the city centre. The underlying daily records come from NOAA's global station network.
Cloud, humidity, wind & sunshine — modelled estimates from NASA POWER, NASA's satellite-and-reanalysis climatology. This is the standard global source for atmospheric variables, which are not measured at most weather stations.
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