Selma weather by month
What a typical year looks like in Selma, California: average highs and lows, rain and snow, and the warmest and coldest days on record. Normals are the 1991–2020 averages at Fresno 5 NE, 23 km from Selma; records cover 1999–2026.
The year at a glance
- Precipitation a year
- 11.8 in300 mm
- Snow a year
- Rare
- Last spring freeze
- Feb 6
- First fall freeze
- Dec 4
- Heating degree days
- 1,858
- Cooling degree days
- 2,511
Freeze dates are medians (half of years earlier, half later). Degree days use a 65°F base; HVAC design temperatures here are 30°−1° (heating, 99%) and 108°42° (cooling, 1%).
Month by month
Selma in January
Highs average 61°16° and lows 38°3°, with 2.3 in58 mm of precipitation in a typical January.
- Record high
- 79°26° (2014)
- Record low
- 23°−5° (2001)
- Heating degree days
- 479
- Cooling degree days
- 0
Selma in February
Highs average 67°19° and lows 42°5°, with 1.9 in48 mm of precipitation in a typical February.
- Record high
- 84°29° (2022)
- Record low
- 30°−1° (2002)
- Heating degree days
- 303
- Cooling degree days
- 0
Selma in March
Highs average 73°23° and lows 45°7°, with 2.2 in57 mm of precipitation in a typical March.
- Record high
- 96°36° (2026)
- Record low
- 30°−1° (2016)
- Heating degree days
- 196
- Cooling degree days
- 14
Selma in April
Highs average 79°26° and lows 49°9°, with 1 in25 mm of precipitation in a typical April.
- Record high
- 99°37° (2019)
- Record low
- 31°−1° (2012)
- Heating degree days
- 96
- Cooling degree days
- 71
Selma in May
Highs average 88°31° and lows 56°13°, with 0.55 in14 mm of precipitation in a typical May.
- Record high
- 107°42° (2020)
- Record low
- 40°4° (1999)
- Heating degree days
- 20
- Cooling degree days
- 225
Selma in June
Highs average 96°36° and lows 62°17°, with 0.18 in4.6 mm of precipitation in a typical June.
- Record high
- 112°44° (2021)
- Record low
- 48°9° (2011)
- Heating degree days
- 1
- Cooling degree days
- 424
Selma in July
Highs average 102°39° and lows 68°20°, with 0.03 in0.8 mm of precipitation in a typical July.
- Record high
- 114°46° (2021)
- Record low
- 55°13° (2000)
- Heating degree days
- 0
- Cooling degree days
- 612
Selma in August
Highs average 101°38° and lows 67°19°, with 0.01 in0.3 mm of precipitation in a typical August.
- Record high
- 112°44° (2020)
- Record low
- 56°13° (2002)
- Heating degree days
- 0
- Cooling degree days
- 580
Selma in September
Highs average 96°36° and lows 62°17°, with 0.11 in2.8 mm of precipitation in a typical September.
- Record high
- 114°46° (2022)
- Record low
- 47°8° (2004)
- Heating degree days
- 1
- Cooling degree days
- 419
Selma in OctoberThis month
Highs average 85°29° and lows 53°12°, with 0.56 in14 mm of precipitation in a typical October.
- Record high
- 107°42° (2024)
- Record low
- 39°4° (2009)
- Heating degree days
- 34
- Cooling degree days
- 158
Selma in November
Highs average 71°21° and lows 44°7°, with 0.96 in24 mm of precipitation in a typical November.
- Record high
- 90°32° (2010)
- Record low
- 30°−1° (2004)
- Heating degree days
- 242
- Cooling degree days
- 8
Selma in December
Highs average 61°16° and lows 38°3°, with 2 in52 mm of precipitation in a typical December.
- Record high
- 79°26° (2023)
- Record low
- 26°−3° (2013)
- Heating degree days
- 486
- Cooling degree days
- 0