Kota Kinabalu vs Perhentian Islands: which is better, month by month

Perhentian Islands beats Kota Kinabalu in all 12 months — its lead peaks in May (79 vs 46).

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

Perhentian Islands

🇲🇾 Malaysia · tropical climate

Best month: March 90/100
Months won: 12 of 12

Kota Kinabalu vs Perhentian Islands — all 12 months

Month	Kota Kinabalu	Perhentian Islands	Winner	Gap
January	50Dsweltering, soaked, clean air	71Bhot, soaked, muggy air	Perhentian Islands	21
February	63Csweltering, soaked, clean air	84Ahot, rainy, clean air	Perhentian Islands	21
March	59Dsweltering, soaked, clean air	90Ssweltering, a little rain, muggy air	Perhentian Islands	31
April	56Dsweltering, soaked, muggy air	81Asweltering, rainy, clean air	Perhentian Islands	25
May	46Fsweltering, soaked, clean air	79Bsweltering, rainy, clean air	Perhentian Islands	33
June	52Dsweltering, soaked, clean air	82Asweltering, rainy, clean air	Perhentian Islands	30
July	57Dsweltering, soaked, clean air	87Asweltering, a little rain, muggy air	Perhentian Islands	30
August	54Dsweltering, soaked, clean air	83Asweltering, rainy, clean air	Perhentian Islands	29
September	53Dsweltering, soaked, clean air	80Asweltering, rainy, clean air	Perhentian Islands	27
October	47Fsweltering, soaked, clean air	69Csweltering, soaked, clean air	Perhentian Islands	22
November	49Fsweltering, soaked, clean air	57Dhot, soaked, clean air	Perhentian Islands	8
December	47Fsweltering, soaked, clean air	58Dhot, soaked, clean air	Perhentian Islands	11

A month is a tie when the two are within 3 points. The widest gap is May (46 vs 79). Tap a month for that month's temperature, rain, humidity and air quality side by side.