Selama climate — normals and trends
Selama (Malaysia) has a tropical rainforest climate (Af) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 25.4 °C and it receives 3,345 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 (26.0 °C on average) and the coldest is October (24.9 °C). Rainfall peaks in November.
Selama averages 0 frost days, 217 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 300 rainy days per year.
Selama has warmed by +2.2 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.26 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 35.9 °C (on 11 March 2014) and the coldest 16.1 °C (on 5 January 1957).
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
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- coords
- 5.22°, 100.69°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
25.4°C
Average daily high
30.2°C
Average daily low
22.1°C
Annual rainfall
3,345mm
Sunshine / day
9.6h
Mean relative humidity
86%
Average peak wind
7.9km/h
Seasonal range
1.1°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
217 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
300 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
36.4 °C
Average feels-like low
26.2 °C
Average peak gust
24.8 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
357 d/yr
Solar radiation
18.4 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.2 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.88 · p = < 0.001
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
35.9 °C
11 March 2014
Coldest day
16.1 °C
5 January 1957
Wettest day
136 mm
17 May 2020
Windiest day
16.9 km/h
8 July 1969
Strongest gust
55.1 km/h
7 May 1986
Hottest feels-like
43.0 °C
19 May 2020
Coldest feels-like
17.2 °C
15 January 1963
Sunniest day
12.2 h
6 July 1958
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Across the whole year
Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 30.1 °C | +0.1 °C | 319 mm | +98 mm |
| Feb | 31.0 °C | +0.4 °C | 220 mm | +2 mm |
| Mar | 31.2 °C | +0.5 °C | 259 mm | -40 mm |
| Apr | 31.5 °C | +0.7 °C | 455 mm | +112 mm |
| May | 32.0 °C | +1.3 °C | 260 mm | -15 mm |
| Jun | 31.2 °C | +0.5 °C | 100 mm | -56 mm |
| Jul | 32.5 °C | +2.0 °C | 39 mm | -125 mm |
| Aug | 31.7 °C | +1.3 °C | 162 mm | -42 mm |
| Sep | 31.5 °C | +1.7 °C | 173 mm | -105 mm |
| Oct | 30.2 °C | +0.8 °C | 318 mm | -97 mm |
| Nov | 29.3 °C | 0.0 °C | 450 mm | +16 mm |
| Dec | 30.7 °C | +1.3 °C | 185 mm | -153 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Selama?
Selama has a tropical rainforest climate (Köppen Af). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 25.4 °C and it receives 3,345 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Selama?
The hottest day measured in Selama between 1940 and 2025 was 11 March 2014, reaching 35.9 °C.
What is the coldest day in Selama?
The coldest day measured in Selama between 1940 and 2025 was 5 January 1957, at 16.1 °C.
Does it snow in Selama?
Almost never: Selama sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Selama warmed?
Yes: Selama warmed by +2.2 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Selama?
The wettest day measured in Selama between 1940 and 2025 was 17 May 2020, with 136 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Selama?
The windiest day measured in Selama between 1940 and 2025 was 8 July 1969, with winds reaching 16.9 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Selama?
The warmest month in Selama is May (26.0 °C on average); the coldest is October (24.9 °C).
How much does it rain in Selama?
Selama receives on average 3,345 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 300 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Selama?
Selama gets on average 9.6 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,504 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Selama?
Yes: Selama has on average 357 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Selama?
In Selama, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 43.0 °C on 19 May 2020, and the lowest was 17.2 °C on 15 January 1963.
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