Selma weather in June

In June, Selma sees average daytime highs of 89°F and overnight lows near 70°F, with 3.9 in of rain across 12.3 wet days and about 14.1 hours of daylight. It is the 3rd-warmest and 8th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 89°F through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 32% of the time in June, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Daylight stretches from about 14 hours at the start of June to 14 h 06 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, June is Selma's 8th-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Selma's year-round climate.

Daytime high
89°
3rd warmest
Overnight low
70°
10th coldest
Rainfall
3.9 in
12.3 wet days
Daylight
14 h 06 min
4:45 AM – 6:52 PM
Cloud cover
57%
8th clearest
Wind
5 mph
10th windiest
Solar energy
6.16 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.0
out of 10

Selma is city in and county seat of Dallas County, Alabama, United States.

Density
523/km²
people per km²
Founded
1815

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

Temperature in June

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 89°F through the month.

A typical June day in Selma reaches about 89°F in the afternoon and slips back to 70°F overnight — a 19°F spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 82°F and 95°F. Set against its neighbours, June runs about 6°F warmer than May and about 2°F cooler than July.

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Avg high (°F)Avg low (°F)
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How June really feels in Selma

Once humidity and wind are folded in, June averages 28 days that feel above 90°F and 0 that feel at or below 32°F — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.

Days feeling ≥ 90°F
28
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ 32°F
0
wind chill below the day's low

The story in June is heat — humidity pushes the afternoon "feels like" well above the raw temperature.

Selma weather by month

How June compares with the rest of the year at a glance. June is the 3rd-warmest and 8th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°F)Rainfall (inches)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan57° / 38°4.51010.14.1
Feb61° / 41°4.59.810.85.1
Mar69° / 47°4.910.111.86.4
Apr76° / 54°4.28.612.87.1
May83° / 63°3.59.113.66.0
Jun89° / 70°3.912.314.14.0
Jul91° / 73°4.214.813.93.2
Aug91° / 72°3.612.313.23.5
Sep87° / 67°2.87.812.25.1
Oct77° / 56°3.06.411.27.5
Nov67° / 45°3.97.610.36.7
Dec59° / 40°4.810.29.94.6

Cloud cover in June

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 32% of the time in June.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 20% of June, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 48%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15149
25050
35050
45050
55050
65050
75149
85149
95248
105248
115248
125347
135347
145446
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265248
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295149
305050

Chance of precipitation in June

Any precipitation

Selma gets around 3.9 in of rain over 12.3 wet days in June. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 41% and peaks near 45% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
138
238
339
439
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1040
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Humidity in June

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of June feels oppressive — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, June lands in the oppressive band about 44% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 77% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
14102243201
2492243221
3482142241
4382141261
5372040281
6372039301
7371938321
8361937341
9361836361
10361735381
11361733401
12261632421
13261631441
14261531451
15261530461
16251530471
17251429481
18251429491
19251329501
20241329511
21241328512
22241228522
23241228522
24241227532
25131127562
26131126572
27131126572
28131025592
2913925602
3012924613

Wind in June

Winds average 5 mph in June.

Across June, daily wind ranges from about 4 mph on the calmest days to 5 mph at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (mph)Feels
15calm
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Sunrise & sunset in June

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 14 hours at the start of June to 14 h 06 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 6 minutes over June. Sunrise moves from 4:47 AM to 4:48 AM, and sunset from 6:45 PM to 6:55 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
114.04:476:45
214.04:466:45
314.04:466:46
414.04:466:46
514.04:466:47
614.04:456:47
714.04:456:48
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2914.14:486:54
3014.14:486:55

Solar energy in June

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in June, about 6.16 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.45 kWh/m² to a high of 6.25 kWh/m² in May across the year — June's 6.16 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.2Intense
26.2Intense
36.1Intense
46.1Intense
56.1Intense
66.2Intense
76.2Intense
86.2Intense
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246.1Intense
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266.1Intense
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286.1Intense
296.1Intense
306.1Intense
Planning a trip in June

Is June a good time to visit Selma?

Our two travel scores rate June for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal).

4.0
Sightseeing
10th-best month of the year
6.2
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

June is a reasonable time to visit Selma for sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Selma in June

From June's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.

In June, Selma sees daytime highs around 89°F and nights near 70°F. Pack light clothes and sun protection. Worth having: rain gear. About 12 days see rain.

light clothessun protectionrain gear

UV index in Selma in June

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in June peaks around 9 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Selma peaks around July 15 at about 10 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 19 at about 3 (moderate).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 11 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateHighVery highVery highHighModerateJul 15UV 10Dec 19UV 3
UV index (midday)Level
Jan4Moderate
Feb5High
Mar7High
Apr8Very high
May9Very high
Jun9Very high
Jul10Extreme
Aug9Very high
Sep8Very high
Oct5High
Nov4Moderate
Dec3Moderate

Air quality in Selma in June

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where June falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in Selma is worst in July — around 20 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 3.2× the cleanest month (January, 6 µg/m³).

Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodJul 1820 µg/m³Jan 117 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan6Good
Feb9Good
Mar11Good
Apr10Good
May13Moderate
Jun17Moderate
Jul20Moderate
Aug18Moderate
Sep14Moderate
Oct11Good
Nov8Good
Dec7Good
Location & terrain

Where is Selma?

Selma sits at 32.4°N, 87.0°W, 125 ft above sea level, in United States. The nearest listed city is Prattville, 33 mi away.

Topography around Selma

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 2, 10 and 50 miles of Selma.

Within 2 miles, the terrain around Selma has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 108 ft around an average of 135 ft above sea level; within 10 miles, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 390 ft; within 50 miles, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 817 ft.

The land around Selma is covered by trees (63%) within 2 miles, trees (74%) within 10 miles, and trees (82%) within 50 miles.

2 miles
108 ft
10 miles
390 ft
50 miles
817 ft
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
June weather nearby: Prattville 33 mi · Millbrook 39 mi · Montgomery 42 mi · Alabaster 59 mi · Pelham 62 mi · Helena 62 mi · Tuscaloosa 64 mi · Northport 65 mi

United States travel facts

Power plugs
Type A / B
120 V · 60 Hz
Prices
≈ 100% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$90,027
2025
Happiness
6.8 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
98%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
5.8
per 100k, 2023
Road deaths
12.7
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
High
World Bank
Religion
Protestant 47%unaffiliated 23%Roman Catholic 21%Jewish 2%

Sources: World Bank, US State Department, World Happiness Report, WHO/UNICEF, EF EPI, CIA World Factbook.

Data sources

Temperature, precipitation, cloud, humidity, wind and solar figures are a 1991–2020 climatology for Selma (32.4074°, -87.0211°, elevation 125 ft), computed from hourly ERA5 reanalysis — contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Sun figures are astronomical calculations, not observations. City data © GeoNames, CC BY 4.0. Map outlines from Natural Earth (public domain); interactive map © Google. UV index is derived from CAMS (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service) clear-sky UV data — contains modified Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Monthly air-quality (PM2.5) seasonality is from the CAMS EAC4 reanalysis (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service), scaled to the WHO annual mean where available. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).