Selama Weather in May
Selama in May
The short of it: Selama in May averages a high of 33 °C (91 °F) and a low of 24 °C (76 °F), with 279 mm (11.0 in) of rain and about 12 h 21 min of daylight. Rated 2 of 5 for a visit; the best months are December and January. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 33° · low 24° · rain 279 mm · daylight 12 h 21 min
✦✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: December & January
Thirty years of records give Selama an average May high of 33°, a low of 24° and some 279 mm of rain. Days run hot, near 33° in the afternoon; ride early and rest at noon. Wet spells are common — about 279 mm, the 5th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 12 h 21 min in mid-May.
For the traveller: pack linen, a wide hat and water, and an oilskin besides. The Almanac rates May 2 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are December and January.
Against its neighbours, Selama runs warmer than most and wetter than most in May. Kulim, 21 km to the NW, sees much the same highs.
May in Selama, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 3rd warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 5th wettest of 12
- Versus April
- about the same, 67 mm less rain
- Versus June
- about the same
- Day–night spread
- 9°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 12 h 21 min
- Average wind
- 5 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| KulimKedah | 21 km NW | 32° | 24° | 267 mm |
| JawiPenang | 22 km W | 33° | 24° | 216 mm |
| Sungai JawiPenang | 22 km W | 33° | 24° | 212 mm |
| Val DorPenang | 23 km W | 33° | 24° | 225 mm |
| Bandar BaharuKedah | 24 km WSW | 32° | 24° | 210 mm |
| Parit BuntarPerak | 25 km WSW | 32° | 24° | 210 mm |
| Nibong TebalPenang | 25 km WSW | 32° | 24° | 210 mm |
| Bukit TambunPenang | 26 km WNW | 33° | 24° | 225 mm |