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Karakit

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Air quality index

48Good
WeatherAvg high 85°F
Coordinates7.11°, 117.08°

Demographic figures from Department of Statistics Malaysia. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

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City facts

Overview

As a town in Sabah, Malaysia, Karakit occupies its own corner of the country. The settlement sits at 7.110°, 117.084°, a equatorial location in the northern hemisphere. Up-to-date population figures for this locality are not available in the open datasets we monitor. The latitude suggests hot and humid year-round with little seasonal temperature variation. Open solar datasets indicate about 1,883 kWh/m² of solar irradiance per year, combined with sunshine for roughly 74% of daylight hours. Meteorological summaries report average highs near 85°F and lows near 77.3°F, together with about 99.5 in of annual precipitation (a very wet total). The sections below expand on demographics, weather, terrain, hazards and nearby points of interest using publicly available datasets.

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History & geography

Geography

Latitude
7.1101
Longitude
117.0841
Water area
—
View on OpenStreetMap

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Climate

Avg high
85°F
Avg low
77.3°F
Annual precipitation
99.5 in

10-year averages from ERA5 reanalysis (Open-Meteo).

Air quality

US AQI — Good
48
PM2.5 (µg/m³)
6.5
PM10 (µg/m³)
7.9
Ozone (µg/m³)
66
NO₂ (µg/m³)
0.3

Current readings from Open-Meteo Air Quality API (Copernicus CAMS European reanalysis).

Walkability

Amenities nearby

Wildlife & biodiversity

Observations (last 5 yrs, 10 mi)
14
Distinct species (top 10)
10

Most-observed species

  • Whitespotted wedgefish
    Rhynchobatus australiae Whitley, 1939 · Elasmobranchii
    3
  • Scalloped Hammerhead
    Sphyrna lewini (Griffith & Smith, 1834) · Elasmobranchii
    2
  • Strepsigonia robusta Holloway, 1998
    Strepsigonia robusta Holloway, 1998 · Insecta
    1
  • brownbanded bambooshark
    Chiloscyllium punctatum Müller & Henle, 1838 · Elasmobranchii
    1
  • Spot-tail shark, Spottail shark
    Carcharhinus sorrah (Müller & Henle, 1839) · Elasmobranchii
    1
  • Indonesian Whaler
    Carcharhinus tjutjot (Bleeker, 1852) · Elasmobranchii
    1
  • Cinnamon-headed Pigeon
    Treron fulvicollis (Wagler, 1827) · Aves
    1
  • Australian pine tree
    Casuarina equisetifolia L. · Magnoliopsida
    1

Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).

Earthquake history

Quakes ≥ 2.5 (25 yrs, 62 mi)
9
Largest magnitude
7.1
Largest event
2026-02-22

Most recent

Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).

Photos

Sights & places nearby

Notable people from here

Nearby places in Sabah

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Geography & sun

Avg solar (kWh/m²/day)
5.16
Annual solar (kWh/m²)
1,883

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Nearby airports

Public attention

Books about this place

Recent natural events nearby

Ground air-quality sensors

Recently spotted species

Events

Sources

  • • Open-Meteo (ERA5 reanalysis)
  • • Wikidata
  • • Open-Meteo Air Quality (CAMS)
  • • USGS Earthquake Catalog (global feed)
  • • GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility)
  • • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org