Editing Mount Kinabalu (section)

== Climate ==
The climate of the mountain varies from humid tropical at its base to alpine at its summit.<ref name = Beaman>Beaman, J.H., Beaman, R.S. (1990). Diversity and distribution patterns in the flora of Mount Kinabalu. In: Baas, P., Kalkman, K., Geesink, R. (eds) The Plant Diversity of Malesia. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-2107-8_14</ref> The temperature at the summit of Mount Kinabalu ranges from {{cvt|−4|to|8|°C}} from December to January, and {{cvt|3|to|12|°C}} from June to September. Depending on how cold the mountain remains from December to January, there are a few occasions where [[frost]] and [[ice]] appear at the summit of Mount Kinabalu.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.thestar.com.my/news/nation/2014/01/25/did-it-snow-on-the-summit-of-mount-kinabalu/ |title=Did it snow on the summit of Mount Kinabalu? |work=The Star |date=25 January 2014 |access-date=19 June 2017 |archive-date=10 June 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170610002142/http://www.thestar.com.my/news/nation/2014/01/25/did-it-snow-on-the-summit-of-mount-kinabalu/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://says.com/my/news/ice-sheets-found-on-mount-kinabalu-sabah |title=Ice Sheets And 'Snow' Have Formed on Mount Kinabalu! |author=Tang Ruxyn |publisher=Says.com |date=10 February 2017 |access-date=19 June 2017 |archive-date=28 July 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170728180619/http://says.com/my/news/ice-sheets-found-on-mount-kinabalu-sabah |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://slashsabah.blogspot.com/2017/02/gunung-kinabalu-pernah-diselebungi-salji.html?m=1 |title=Gunung Kinabalu pernah diselebungi salji |publisher=/SBH |date=12 February 2017 |access-date=14 July 2019}}</ref> Snow has been recorded three times in this area; in 1975, 1993 and 2022.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://doesitsnowin.com/malaysia/ | title=Does It Snow in Malaysia? | date=31 May 2021 }}</ref>