Ranau
Pekan Ranau | |
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Town and district capital | |
 Ranau town centre. | |
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| Coordinates: 5°58′00″N 116°41′00″E / 5.96667°N 116.68333°E | |
| Country |  Malaysia |
| State |  Sabah |
| Division | West Coast |
| District | Ranau |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 8,970 |
Ranau (Malay: Pekan Ranau) is the capital of the Ranau District in the West Coast Division of Sabah, Malaysia. Its population was estimated to be around 8,970 in 2010.[1]
The federal constituency represented in the Dewan Rakyat is Ranau (federal constituency).
Ranau has a tropical rainforest climate (Af) with heavy rainfall year-round.
| Climate data for Ranau | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 27.2 (81.0) |
27.3 (81.1) |
27.8 (82.0) |
28.5 (83.3) |
28.7 (83.7) |
28.2 (82.8) |
28.0 (82.4) |
28.1 (82.6) |
27.9 (82.2) |
27.8 (82.0) |
27.7 (81.9) |
27.5 (81.5) |
27.9 (82.2) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 23.6 (74.5) |
23.7 (74.7) |
24.0 (75.2) |
24.6 (76.3) |
24.8 (76.6) |
24.3 (75.7) |
24.1 (75.4) |
24.2 (75.6) |
24.0 (75.2) |
24.1 (75.4) |
24.1 (75.4) |
23.9 (75.0) |
24.1 (75.4) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 20.1 (68.2) |
20.1 (68.2) |
20.3 (68.5) |
20.7 (69.3) |
20.9 (69.6) |
20.5 (68.9) |
20.2 (68.4) |
20.3 (68.5) |
20.1 (68.2) |
20.4 (68.7) |
20.5 (68.9) |
20.4 (68.7) |
20.4 (68.7) |
| Average rainfall mm (inches) | 216 (8.5) |
153 (6.0) |
136 (5.4) |
143 (5.6) |
234 (9.2) |
206 (8.1) |
175 (6.9) |
172 (6.8) |
203 (8.0) |
202 (8.0) |
220 (8.7) |
221 (8.7) |
2,281 (89.9) |
| Source: Climate-Data.org[2] | |||||||||||||
