Selong

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.

Selong
Town/City
Road sign at a market near Selong (1949)
Selong Location in Indonesia Selong Selong (Indonesia)
Coordinates: 8°39′S 116°32′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)
Time zone	UTC+08

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
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