Ranau climate — normals and trends

Q: What is the climate of Ranau?

Ranau has a tropical rainforest climate (Köppen Af). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 22.5 °C and it receives 1,874 mm of precipitation per year.

Q: What is the hottest day ever recorded in Ranau?

The hottest day measured in Ranau between 1940 and 2025 was 1 May 2020, reaching 35.6 °C.

Q: What is the coldest day in Ranau?

The coldest day measured in Ranau between 1940 and 2025 was 25 March 1967, at 12.8 °C.

Q: Does it snow in Ranau?

Almost never: Ranau sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.

Q: Has the climate of Ranau warmed?

Yes: Ranau warmed by +2.5 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

Q: What is the wettest day in Ranau?

The wettest day measured in Ranau between 1940 and 2025 was 4 January 1974, with 230 mm of rain in 24 hours.

Q: What was the windiest day in Ranau?

The windiest day measured in Ranau between 1940 and 2025 was 17 August 1990, with winds reaching 14.9 km/h.

Q: What is the warmest month in Ranau?

The warmest month in Ranau is May (23.3 °C on average); the coldest is January (21.6 °C).

Q: How much does it rain in Ranau?

Ranau receives on average 1,874 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 274 rainy days.

Q: Is it sunny in Ranau?

Ranau gets on average 9.2 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,358 hours per year over 1940-2025.

Ranau (Malaysia) has a tropical rainforest climate (Af) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 22.5 °C and it receives 1,874 mm of precipitation per year.

These figures are normals computed over 86 complete calendar years, from 1940 to 2025, using ERA5 reanalysis data from the Copernicus programme.

The warmest month is May (23.3 °C on average) and the coldest is January (21.6 °C). Rainfall peaks in October.

Ranau averages 0 frost days, 57 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 274 rainy days per year.

Ranau has warmed by +2.5 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.29 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.

The hottest day of the period reached 35.6 °C (on 1 May 2020) and the coldest 12.8 °C (on 25 March 1967).

Data from ERA5 reanalysis (Copernicus Climate Change Service), redistributed under a CC-BY 4.0 licence. Normals are recomputed whenever the archive is updated.

Climate normals · ERA5

RanauSabah

coords: 5.95°, 116.66°
period: 1940–2025 · 86 yrs

AfTropical rainforestWarmest monthMayColdest monthJanuaryWettest monthOctoberDriest monthApril

Mean daily temperature

22.5°C

Average daily high

27.9°C

Average daily low

18.7°C

Annual rainfall

1,874mm

Sunshine / day

9.2h

Mean relative humidity

85%

Average peak wind

6.1km/h

Seasonal range

1.7°C

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

57 d/yr

Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)

274 d/yr

Annual snowfall

0.0 cm

Average feels-like high

32.5 °C

Average feels-like low

21.2 °C

Average peak gust

27.6 km/h

Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)

38 d/yr

Solar radiation

18.1 MJ/m²

Has the climate changed?

One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025

+2.5 °C

since 1940

+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.74 · p = < 0.001

19402025

Trend fitted by linear regression (ordinary least squares) on annual means. A trend is shown only when it is statistically significant (p < 0.05).

A climograph overlays rainfall (bars) and temperature (line): the standard reading in climatology, where you can see at a glance whether the warm season is also the dry one.

Records for the period

Hottest day

35.6 °C

1 May 2020

Coldest day

12.8 °C

25 March 1967

Wettest day

230 mm

4 January 1974

Windiest day

14.9 km/h

17 August 1990

Strongest gust

61.9 km/h

30 September 2007

Hottest feels-like

41.1 °C

1 May 2024

Coldest feels-like

13.1 °C

25 March 1967

Sunniest day

12.2 h

2 July 1961

Year	Hottest day	Coldest day	Annual mean	Rainfall	Hot days
2025	33.1 °C27 July 2025	15.8 °C25 September 2025	23.3 °C	2,963 mm	61
2024	35.3 °C1 May 2024	18.0 °C17 February 2024	24.0 °C	2,377 mm	120
2023	31.8 °C31 May 2023	16.9 °C8 February 2023	23.3 °C	2,640 mm	80
2022	30.4 °C28 August 2022	17.1 °C29 December 2022	22.8 °C	2,920 mm	11
2021	31.9 °C27 July 2021	16.4 °C21 April 2021	23.0 °C	2,509 mm	41
2020	35.6 °C1 May 2020	16.8 °C24 January 2020	23.5 °C	2,246 mm	107
2019	35.1 °C19 April 2019	16.1 °C28 February 2019	24.2 °C	1,422 mm	224
2018	35.0 °C14 August 2018	16.9 °C17 March 2018	23.6 °C	1,626 mm	120
2017	32.2 °C30 July 2017	15.2 °C8 February 2017	23.0 °C	2,555 mm	36
2016	34.2 °C23 March 2016	17.3 °C3 August 2016	24.1 °C	1,573 mm	184
2015	34.0 °C7 June 2015	15.4 °C13 March 2015	23.4 °C	1,340 mm	112
2014	33.8 °C5 May 2014	14.1 °C2 February 2014	23.1 °C	1,669 mm	99
2013	32.3 °C23 September 2013	16.6 °C22 January 2013	22.9 °C	2,095 mm	37
2012	33.3 °C5 August 2012	17.0 °C20 June 2012	23.0 °C	1,885 mm	49
2011	31.9 °C27 October 2011	17.1 °C11 April 2011	22.9 °C	2,318 mm	47
2010	33.6 °C1 June 2010	16.1 °C11 February 2010	23.5 °C	1,851 mm	135
2009	33.7 °C5 August 2009	17.3 °C5 February 2009	23.4 °C	1,521 mm	126
2008	31.0 °C16 October 2008	16.3 °C14 January 2008	22.6 °C	2,618 mm	14
2007	33.9 °C24 April 2007	16.4 °C9 March 2007	23.3 °C	1,841 mm	141
2006	33.2 °C14 May 2006	16.7 °C22 January 2006	23.5 °C	1,042 mm	171
2005	34.0 °C14 October 2005	15.0 °C17 January 2005	23.8 °C	766 mm	201
2004	33.8 °C11 August 2004	17.1 °C11 July 2004	23.8 °C	882 mm	192
2003	34.5 °C28 May 2003	17.0 °C26 February 2003	23.5 °C	979 mm	146
2002	34.1 °C29 April 2002	15.7 °C26 January 2002	23.5 °C	856 mm	174
2001	33.5 °C2 July 2001	16.5 °C21 February 2001	23.0 °C	1,533 mm	80
2000	33.0 °C13 October 2000	16.6 °C13 January 2000	22.7 °C	1,985 mm	35
1999	31.3 °C10 October 1999	16.5 °C8 January 1999	22.5 °C	2,264 mm	15
1998	35.4 °C13 April 1998	17.4 °C21 January 1998	23.9 °C	1,389 mm	188
1997	33.7 °C29 May 1997	16.1 °C27 January 1997	23.3 °C	1,050 mm	140
1996	33.3 °C30 July 1996	15.9 °C29 December 1996	22.8 °C	1,995 mm	65
1995	33.7 °C9 May 1995	16.0 °C12 January 1995	23.1 °C	1,682 mm	81
1994	33.5 °C28 July 1994	14.9 °C24 February 1994	23.1 °C	1,232 mm	110
1993	33.4 °C30 April 1993	14.0 °C30 January 1993	23.0 °C	1,581 mm	91
1992	34.1 °C27 April 1992	14.1 °C22 February 1992	23.3 °C	1,132 mm	154
1991	34.7 °C13 April 1991	14.8 °C8 March 1991	23.2 °C	1,292 mm	121
1990	34.7 °C28 August 1990	15.8 °C3 December 1990	23.5 °C	1,099 mm	158
1989	30.6 °C29 July 1989	15.2 °C9 December 1989	22.3 °C	1,904 mm	5
1988	33.6 °C17 April 1988	14.6 °C11 December 1988	23.2 °C	1,445 mm	129
1987	34.3 °C25 May 1987	15.7 °C26 January 1987	23.1 °C	1,349 mm	90
1986	32.7 °C11 August 1986	15.0 °C22 February 1986	22.6 °C	2,055 mm	55
1985	29.8 °C3 April 1985	14.8 °C13 January 1985	22.1 °C	2,076 mm	0
1984	29.6 °C9 April 1984	16.0 °C9 October 1984	22.0 °C	2,329 mm	0
1983	35.0 °C11 April 1983	16.5 °C5 January 1983	23.2 °C	1,450 mm	125
1982	32.0 °C28 November 1982	16.5 °C18 October 1982	22.7 °C	1,406 mm	47
1981	33.2 °C7 August 1981	14.5 °C28 February 1981	22.6 °C	1,824 mm	56
1980	30.1 °C25 May 1980	14.6 °C6 February 1980	22.3 °C	2,202 mm	2
1979	33.0 °C16 August 1979	15.5 °C11 January 1979	22.7 °C	1,792 mm	55
1978	31.1 °C12 April 1978	15.9 °C4 April 1978	22.4 °C	2,116 mm	11
1977	30.0 °C26 April 1977	16.1 °C8 January 1977	22.1 °C	2,360 mm	1
1976	29.4 °C26 May 1976	14.9 °C4 February 1976	21.9 °C	2,147 mm	0
1975	30.2 °C8 April 1975	15.2 °C24 January 1975	21.8 °C	2,356 mm	3
1974	29.9 °C31 May 1974	14.1 °C12 January 1974	21.7 °C	2,725 mm	0
1973	31.7 °C10 April 1973	15.7 °C1 February 1973	22.3 °C	2,239 mm	19
1972	29.9 °C13 July 1972	14.3 °C14 January 1972	22.0 °C	2,150 mm	0
1971	30.0 °C5 May 1971	15.2 °C5 March 1971	21.6 °C	2,302 mm	1
1970	30.1 °C11 April 1970	14.5 °C19 February 1970	21.9 °C	2,214 mm	3
1969	32.6 °C18 April 1969	15.1 °C9 January 1969	22.1 °C	1,906 mm	14
1968	31.2 °C7 June 1968	14.7 °C22 February 1968	21.9 °C	2,101 mm	9
1967	29.9 °C30 August 1967	12.8 °C25 March 1967	21.6 °C	1,798 mm	0
1966	31.9 °C29 April 1966	14.7 °C29 March 1966	21.7 °C	2,187 mm	16
1965	30.7 °C23 December 1965	13.6 °C19 February 1965	21.8 °C	1,576 mm	6
1964	32.5 °C12 August 1964	15.1 °C30 November 1964	22.3 °C	1,681 mm	48
1963	30.8 °C6 July 1963	13.7 °C9 April 1963	22.1 °C	1,877 mm	20
1962	30.1 °C2 August 1962	16.2 °C5 February 1962	21.8 °C	2,460 mm	1
1961	32.6 °C2 July 1961	15.7 °C22 January 1961	22.5 °C	1,296 mm	65
1960	33.3 °C10 June 1960	15.8 °C2 March 1960	22.4 °C	1,496 mm	66
1959	32.5 °C11 April 1959	15.4 °C14 January 1959	22.1 °C	1,627 mm	26
1958	33.3 °C4 April 1958	15.5 °C30 March 1958	22.9 °C	1,383 mm	100
1957	29.9 °C18 May 1957	14.7 °C3 January 1957	22.1 °C	1,611 mm	0
1956	29.2 °C1 April 1956	15.4 °C29 February 1956	21.4 °C	2,742 mm	0
1955	30.0 °C27 April 1955	15.3 °C24 December 1955	21.5 °C	2,685 mm	1
1954	29.2 °C3 May 1954	16.0 °C24 December 1954	21.4 °C	2,257 mm	0
1953	32.6 °C29 April 1953	16.0 °C23 January 1953	22.5 °C	1,046 mm	41
1952	32.6 °C20 May 1952	16.4 °C21 January 1952	22.3 °C	1,332 mm	45
1951	31.7 °C12 August 1951	14.5 °C26 January 1951	22.0 °C	1,302 mm	12
1950	29.2 °C16 May 1950	14.4 °C23 December 1950	21.4 °C	1,852 mm	0
1949	28.5 °C11 May 1949	15.0 °C12 December 1949	20.9 °C	2,677 mm	0
1948	27.8 °C12 June 1948	15.1 °C27 November 1948	21.0 °C	2,300 mm	0
1947	27.5 °C2 March 1947	14.9 °C29 December 1947	21.2 °C	2,465 mm	0
1946	28.7 °C13 May 1946	14.9 °C31 July 1946	21.1 °C	2,061 mm	0
1945	27.7 °C23 August 1945	13.7 °C26 December 1945	21.0 °C	2,277 mm	0
1944	29.8 °C23 April 1944	14.6 °C6 March 1944	21.3 °C	2,099 mm	0
1943	30.2 °C21 June 1943	13.3 °C3 January 1943	20.9 °C	1,659 mm	2
1942	30.1 °C26 April 1942	14.7 °C25 November 1942	21.1 °C	2,047 mm	1
1941	30.2 °C14 April 1941	15.8 °C6 August 1941	21.3 °C	2,224 mm	1
1940	29.1 °C9 July 1940	14.9 °C19 January 1940	21.2 °C	1,965 mm	0

Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.

A specific year

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Year

Across the whole year

Average daily high

28.6 °C

+0.7 °C

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

61 d/yr

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

Annual rainfall

2963 mm

+1089 mm

Month by month

	High	vs. normal	Precipitation	vs. normal
Jan	27.5 °C	+1.3 °C	447 mm	+263 mm
Feb	27.7 °C	+1.0 °C	178 mm	+58 mm
Mar	28.0 °C	+0.1 °C	492 mm	+372 mm
Apr	28.7 °C	-0.3 °C	200 mm	+90 mm
May	29.1 °C	+0.2 °C	341 mm	+180 mm
Jun	29.0 °C	+0.5 °C	120 mm	-34 mm
Jul	30.2 °C	+1.8 °C	61 mm	-74 mm
Aug	29.2 °C	+0.6 °C	147 mm	-3 mm
Sep	29.0 °C	+0.6 °C	334 mm	+160 mm
Oct	28.4 °C	+0.6 °C	207 mm	+1 mm
Nov	28.5 °C	+1.1 °C	219 mm	+37 mm
Dec	28.4 °C	+1.6 °C	219 mm	+41 mm

The year's extremes

Hottest day

33.1 °C

27 Jul 2025

Coldest day

15.8 °C

25 Sep 2025

Wettest day

109.7 mm

8 Mar 2025

Windiest day

11.5 km/h

28 Aug 2025

Strongest gust

49.3 km/h

17 Jul 2025

Hottest feels-like

38.4 °C

14 May 2025

Coldest feels-like

16.0 °C

25 Sep 2025

Sunniest day

12.1 h

20 Jul 2025

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Frequently asked questions

What is the climate of Ranau?

Ranau has a tropical rainforest climate (Köppen Af). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 22.5 °C and it receives 1,874 mm of precipitation per year.

What is the hottest day ever recorded in Ranau?

The hottest day measured in Ranau between 1940 and 2025 was 1 May 2020, reaching 35.6 °C.

What is the coldest day in Ranau?

The coldest day measured in Ranau between 1940 and 2025 was 25 March 1967, at 12.8 °C.

Does it snow in Ranau?

Almost never: Ranau sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.

Has the climate of Ranau warmed?

Yes: Ranau warmed by +2.5 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

What is the wettest day in Ranau?

The wettest day measured in Ranau between 1940 and 2025 was 4 January 1974, with 230 mm of rain in 24 hours.

What was the windiest day in Ranau?

The windiest day measured in Ranau between 1940 and 2025 was 17 August 1990, with winds reaching 14.9 km/h.

What is the warmest month in Ranau?

The warmest month in Ranau is May (23.3 °C on average); the coldest is January (21.6 °C).

How much does it rain in Ranau?

Ranau receives on average 1,874 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 274 rainy days.

Is it sunny in Ranau?

Ranau gets on average 9.2 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,358 hours per year over 1940-2025.

Are there tropical nights in Ranau?

Yes: Ranau has on average 38 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.

What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Ranau?

In Ranau, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 41.1 °C on 1 May 2024, and the lowest was 13.1 °C on 25 March 1967.

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