Selong
Appearance
Selong | |
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Town/City | |
![]() Road sign at a market near Selong (1949) | |
Location in Indonesia | |
Coordinates: 8°39′S 116°32′E / 8.650°S 116.533°E | |
Country | Indonesia |
Region | Lesser Sunda Islands |
Province | West Nusa Tenggara |
Regency | East Lombok |
Area | |
• Total | 31.68 km2 (12.23 sq mi) |
Population (mid 2023 estimate) | |
• Total | 96,015 |
• Density | 3,000/km2 (7,800/sq mi) |
[1] | |
Time zone | UTC+08 |
Selong is a town and administrative district (kecamatan) on the island of Lombok which serves as the capital of the East Lombok Regency in the Indonesian province of West Nusa Tenggara.
Climate
Selong has a tropical savanna climate (Aw) with little to no rainfall from April to November and heavy rainfall from December to March.
Climate data for Selong | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 29.6 (85.3) |
29.6 (85.3) |
29.9 (85.8) |
30.4 (86.7) |
30.0 (86.0) |
29.3 (84.7) |
28.9 (84.0) |
29.4 (84.9) |
30.1 (86.2) |
30.4 (86.7) |
30.1 (86.2) |
29.8 (85.6) |
29.8 (85.6) |
Daily mean °C (°F) | 25.6 (78.1) |
25.7 (78.3) |
25.7 (78.3) |
25.6 (78.1) |
25.0 (77.0) |
24.1 (75.4) |
23.6 (74.5) |
24.0 (75.2) |
24.9 (76.8) |
25.5 (77.9) |
25.8 (78.4) |
25.7 (78.3) |
25.1 (77.2) |
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 21.7 (71.1) |
21.8 (71.2) |
21.5 (70.7) |
20.8 (69.4) |
20.1 (68.2) |
19.0 (66.2) |
18.4 (65.1) |
18.7 (65.7) |
19.7 (67.5) |
20.6 (69.1) |
21.5 (70.7) |
21.6 (70.9) |
20.5 (68.8) |
Average rainfall mm (inches) | 254 (10.0) |
166 (6.5) |
146 (5.7) |
52 (2.0) |
36 (1.4) |
8 (0.3) |
38 (1.5) |
15 (0.6) |
5 (0.2) |
29 (1.1) |
84 (3.3) |
215 (8.5) |
1,048 (41.1) |
Source: Climate-Data.org[2] |
References
- ^ Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 28 February 2024, Kabupaten Lombok Timur Dalam Angka 2024 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.5203)
- ^ "Climate: Selong". Climate-Data.org. Retrieved 17 November 2020.