Atkinson Clock Tower
The Atkinson Clock Tower is a historic site and clock tower in Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia. It is one of the 36 sights in the country featured on this site and is ranked 28th in popularity by English Wikipedia lookups among Malaysia's sights.
Planning a visit
The weather is warmest from May to August and September, with daily highs reaching 30 °C. Rainfall is highest between October and December, with October seeing about 308 mm of rain over 29 days. February is the driest month, with about 82 mm of rain over 14 days.
Kota Kinabalu International Airport is 6 km away. The tower is located 1,625 km from the capital, Kuala Lumpur. Visitors can combine a visit to the tower with a trip to Gaya Street, Kota Kinabalu, which is 0.2 km away.
Weather by month
Temperatures stay much the same all year, around 27 °C on average. The wettest is October, with about 308 mm of rain.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average high, °C | 28 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 |
| Average low, °C | 24 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 |
| Rainfall, mm | 141 | 82 | 98 | 138 | 244 | 236 | 246 | 223 | 254 | 308 | 257 | 197 |
| Rainy days | 24 | 14 | 15 | 20 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 26 | 25 | 29 | 28 | 28 |
Temperatures and rainfall: 1981–2010 averages for this spot (4 km grid), from CHELSA. Rainy days: 2015–2024, NASA POWER.
