Kota Kinabalu vs Penang: which is better, month by month

Penang beats Kota Kinabalu in all 12 months — its lead peaks in January (84 vs 50).

Each place is scored under the lens that suits its type — they are different kinds of destination, so the scores are each place at its own best. 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
0 of 12

Penang

🇲🇾 Malaysia · tropical climate

Best month
February 87/100
Months won
12 of 12

Kota Kinabalu vs Penang — all 12 months

MonthKota KinabaluPenangWinnerGap
January50Dsweltering, soaked, clean air84Asweltering, rainy, muggy airPenang34
February63Csweltering, soaked, clean air87Asweltering, rainy, muggy airPenang24
March59Dsweltering, soaked, clean air80Asweltering, rainy, muggy airPenang21
April56Dsweltering, soaked, muggy air73Bsweltering, soaked, muggy airPenang17
May46Fsweltering, soaked, clean air65Csweltering, soaked, muggy airPenang19
June52Dsweltering, soaked, clean air78Bsweltering, soaked, muggy airPenang26
July57Dsweltering, soaked, clean air82Asweltering, rainy, muggy airPenang25
August54Dsweltering, soaked, clean air74Bsweltering, soaked, muggy airPenang20
September53Dsweltering, soaked, clean air68Csweltering, soaked, muggy airPenang15
October47Fsweltering, soaked, clean air61Csweltering, soaked, clean airPenang14
November49Fsweltering, soaked, clean air57Dsweltering, soaked, clean airPenang8
December47Fsweltering, soaked, clean air71Bsweltering, soaked, muggy airPenang24

A month is a tie when the two are within 3 points. The widest gap is January (50 vs 84). Tap a month for that month's temperature, rain, humidity and air quality side by side.