På gång i Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia under året

Mycket folk — Christmas and New Year, skollov i 6 av marknaderna som fyller platsen

• Regel

  Mount Kinabalu climb permit

  1 jan – 31 decBoka tidigt

  Sabah Parks caps the summit climb at about 130 people a day, tied to beds in the mountain huts, and an accredited guide is compulsory. Peak weeks go months ahead. Källa ↗

• Helg

  Chinese New Year

  17–18 febKinesiskt nyårStängningarTrångtBoka tidigt

  A two-day public holiday in most states. Chinese-run shops and eateries close for several days, lion dances and firecrackers mark the opening days, and flights, buses and hotels fill as families travel home. Källa ↗

Pågår fortfarande: Northeast monsoon swell (1 nov – 28 feb (vanligtvis)), Christmas and New Year (18 dec – 2 jan)

Mest folk — Chinese New Year, Driest months

• Säsong

  Driest months

  1 feb – 30 apr · vanligtvisTorrsäsongTrångt

  The best odds for the island boats out to Tunku Abdul Rahman park and for a clear summit on Kinabalu, which is otherwise in cloud by nine most mornings.

• Helg

  Ramadan and Hari Raya

  5 feb – 25 apr · vanligtvisRamadan & eidTrångtStängningar

  Ramadan bazaars in the evenings, then two public holidays when the city's Malay quarter empties for the peninsula and the ferries and flights fill. Källa ↗

Pågår fortfarande: Mount Kinabalu climb permit (1 jan – 31 dec), Chinese New Year (17–18 feb), Northeast monsoon swell (1 nov – 28 feb (vanligtvis))

Mest folk — Driest months, Ramadan and Hari Raya

Inget nytt börjar i mars.

Pågår fortfarande: Mount Kinabalu climb permit (1 jan – 31 dec), Driest months (1 feb – 30 apr (vanligtvis)), Ramadan and Hari Raya (5 feb – 25 apr (vanligtvis))

Mest folk — Driest months, Ramadan and Hari Raya

Inget nytt börjar i april.

Pågår fortfarande: Mount Kinabalu climb permit (1 jan – 31 dec), Driest months (1 feb – 30 apr (vanligtvis)), Ramadan and Hari Raya (5 feb – 25 apr (vanligtvis))

Mycket folk — Mid-year break i Malaysia, skollov i 2 av marknaderna som fyller platsen

• Festival

  Kaamatan harvest festival

  30–31 majStor festivalStängningar

  Sabah's own two-day state holiday, the Kadazan-Dusun harvest festival, with the main grounds at Penampang outside the city and a fortnight of village events before it. Källa ↗

Pågår fortfarande: Mount Kinabalu climb permit (1 jan – 31 dec)

Mycket folk — Mid-year break i Malaysia, skollov i 3 av marknaderna som fyller platsen

Inget nytt börjar i juni.

Pågår fortfarande: Mount Kinabalu climb permit (1 jan – 31 dec)

Mycket folk — skollov i 5 av marknaderna som fyller platsen, en av dess bästa vädermånader

Inget nytt börjar i juli.

Pågår fortfarande: Mount Kinabalu climb permit (1 jan – 31 dec)

Mest folk — resenärer beskriver det som högsäsong, Term-2 break i Malaysia

Inget nytt börjar i augusti.

Pågår fortfarande: Mount Kinabalu climb permit (1 jan – 31 dec)

Mycket folk — Term-2 break i Malaysia, skollov i 3 av marknaderna som fyller platsen

Inget nytt börjar i september.

Pågår fortfarande: Mount Kinabalu climb permit (1 jan – 31 dec)

Lugnt — skollov i 3 av marknaderna som fyller platsen, en av dess sämsta vädermånader

Inget nytt börjar i oktober.

Pågår fortfarande: Mount Kinabalu climb permit (1 jan – 31 dec)

Mellansäsong — en helt vanlig månad

• Säsong

  Northeast monsoon swell

  1 nov – 28 feb · vanligtvisStängningar

  The wind swings onshore and the crossings to the islands get called off on the rough days. It is also when the sunsets people come to the waterfront for are most often behind cloud.

Pågår fortfarande: Mount Kinabalu climb permit (1 jan – 31 dec)

Mest folk — Christmas and New Year, Year-end break i Malaysia

• Helg

  Christmas and New Year

  18 dec – 2 janJul & nyårTrångtStängningar

  Sabah keeps Christmas properly — a state where a third of the population is Christian — and the city is on holiday twice over with the school break running through it. Källa ↗

Pågår fortfarande: Mount Kinabalu climb permit (1 jan – 31 dec), Northeast monsoon swell (1 nov – 28 feb (vanligtvis))