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Luxor vs Kota Kinabalu
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Kota Kinabalu is the warmer of the two — about 4°F on the annual average; Kota Kinabalu is the wetter, with 107 in 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 4°F on the annual average.
Precipitation
Kota Kinabalu is the wetter — about 107 in 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 (°F) Varies through the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | 73 | 78 | 85 | 95 | 102 | 106 | 107 | 106 | 103 | 96 | 84 | 76 |
| Kota Kinabalu | 88 | 88 | 90 | 91 | 91 | 91 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 89 | 89 | 89 |
| Difference | +15 | +11 | +4 | -4 | -11 | -16 | -17 | -16 | -13 | -7 | +5 | +13 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | 73 | 78 | 85 | 95 | 102 | 106 |
| Kota Kinabalu | 88 | 88 | 90 | 91 | 91 | 91 |
| Difference | +15 | +11 | +4 | -4 | -11 | -16 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | 107 | 106 | 103 | 96 | 84 | 76 |
| Kota Kinabalu | 90 | 90 | 90 | 89 | 89 | 89 |
| Difference | -17 | -16 | -13 | -7 | +5 | +13 |
Avg low (°F) Kota Kinabalu runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | 45 | 48 | 55 | 63 | 72 | 76 | 78 | 78 | 74 | 67 | 56 | 47 |
| Kota Kinabalu | 74 | 74 | 75 | 76 | 76 | 75 | 75 | 75 | 75 | 75 | 75 | 75 |
| Difference | +30 | +26 | +20 | +13 | +5 | -1 | -3 | -3 | +1 | +8 | +19 | +27 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | 45 | 48 | 55 | 63 | 72 | 76 |
| Kota Kinabalu | 74 | 74 | 75 | 76 | 76 | 75 |
| Difference | +30 | +26 | +20 | +13 | +5 | -1 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | 78 | 78 | 74 | 67 | 56 | 47 |
| Kota Kinabalu | 75 | 75 | 75 | 75 | 75 | 75 |
| Difference | -3 | -3 | +1 | +8 | +19 | +27 |
Precipitation (in) Kota Kinabalu runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | 0.1 | 0 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 | 0 |
| Kota Kinabalu | 5.3 | 3.4 | 3.4 | 4.9 | 8.4 | 11.9 | 11.4 | 10.3 | 11.4 | 15.6 | 11 | 10.5 |
| Difference | +5.3 | +3.3 | +3.3 | +4.8 | +7.9 | +11.9 | +11.4 | +10.3 | +11.4 | +15.6 | +10.9 | +10.5 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | 0.1 | 0 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.5 | 0 |
| Kota Kinabalu | 5.3 | 3.4 | 3.4 | 4.9 | 8.4 | 11.9 |
| Difference | +5.3 | +3.3 | +3.3 | +4.8 | +7.9 | +11.9 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 | 0 |
| Kota Kinabalu | 11.4 | 10.3 | 11.4 | 15.6 | 11 | 10.5 |
| Difference | +11.4 | +10.3 | +11.4 | +15.6 | +10.9 | +10.5 |
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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