Kota Kinabalu vs Kuala Lumpur: which is better, month by month

Kota Kinabalu beats Kuala Lumpur in 3 of 12 months — its lead peaks in April (56 vs 45) — while Kuala Lumpur wins January and June; they are within 3 points in the other 7 months.

Each place is scored under the lens that suits its type. Comfort is SeasonMap's 0–100 estimate from ERA5 climate normals, not a forecast.

Kota Kinabalu

🇲🇾 Malaysia · tropical climate

Best month: February 63/100
Months won: 3 of 12

Kuala Lumpur

🇲🇾 Malaysia · tropical climate

Best month: February 62/100
Months won: 2 of 12

Kota Kinabalu vs Kuala Lumpur — all 12 months

Month	Kota Kinabalu	Kuala Lumpur	Winner	Gap
January	50Dsweltering, soaked, clean air	57Dsweltering, soaked, poor air quality	Kuala Lumpur	7
February	63Csweltering, soaked, clean air	62Csweltering, rainy, poor air quality	Tie	1
March	59Dsweltering, soaked, clean air	51Dsweltering, soaked, poor air quality	Kota Kinabalu	8
April	56Dsweltering, soaked, muggy air	45Fsweltering, soaked, poor air quality	Kota Kinabalu	11
May	46Fsweltering, soaked, clean air	46Fsweltering, soaked, poor air quality	Tie	0
June	52Dsweltering, soaked, clean air	56Dsweltering, soaked, poor air quality	Kuala Lumpur	4
July	57Dsweltering, soaked, clean air	60Csweltering, soaked, poor air quality	Tie	3
August	54Dsweltering, soaked, clean air	57Dsweltering, soaked, poor air quality	Tie	3
September	53Dsweltering, soaked, clean air	54Dsweltering, soaked, poor air quality	Tie	1
October	47Fsweltering, soaked, clean air	49Fsweltering, soaked, poor air quality	Tie	2
November	49Fsweltering, soaked, clean air	44Fsweltering, soaked, muggy air	Kota Kinabalu	5
December	47Fsweltering, soaked, clean air	50Dsweltering, soaked, muggy air	Tie	3

A month is a tie when the two are within 3 points. The widest gap is April (56 vs 45). Tap a month for that month's temperature, rain, humidity and air quality side by side.