In numbers
29m
Highest point
30°C
Warmest sea
June
986km
To the mainland
When to go to Selirong Island
Best for the beach from January to May.
The sea is warmest in June (30 °C) and coolest in February (28 °C). You can swim comfortably all year (21 °C or more).
Averages 1991–2020. Sea: NOAA OISST, the water within 35 km of the coast. Air, rain and sun: NASA POWER. Best months weigh warm afternoons (23–30 °C), sea of 24 °C or more and few wet days.
Island in Brunei
Selirong Island is an island in Brunei. Its highest point rises to 29 m. The nearest mainland is 986 km away.
Getting there
- Limbang Airport (LMN)nearest airport with scheduled flights · 15 km in a straight lineCar hire at BKI airport (Kota Kinabalu)Discover Cars · Affiliate link↗
- 986 km from the mainlanddistance to the nearest continental coast
- From January to Maybest months to go (from 30 years of averages)
Plan the trip
Ferries, stays and things to do
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The shape of the land.
On average the island stands 17 m above the sea. 100 % of it is below 200 m.
- 100 %0–50 m
Share of the island's area in each altitude band, from the Copernicus DEM (30 m, read at 30–240 m on large islands).
Month by month
The weather on the island.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Afternoon high (°C) | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 |
| Night low (°C) | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 |
| Sea (°C) | 28 | 28 | 28 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 29 |
| Rain (mm) | 285 | 143 | 155 | 212 | 241 | 258 | 249 | 229 | 253 | 312 | 321 | 333 |
| Wet days | 23 | 17 | 20 | 25 | 27 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 30 | 29 | 29 |
| Sun h/day | 6.3 | 7.1 | 7.7 | 8.2 | 7.3 | 6.8 | 6.7 | 6.8 | 6.3 | 5.8 | 6.3 | 6.2 |
| Wind (km/h) | 12 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 10 |
Averages 1991–2020 for the ~55 km NASA POWER cell over the island; the sea from NOAA OISST.
Recent years
Warmer and cooler years at sea.
Each month's sea temperature compared with its 1991–2020 average, in degrees.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | +0.3 | +0.1 | +0.5 | +0.7 | +0.5 | +0.5 | +0.4 | +0.3 | +0.4 | +0.1 | +0.2 | +0.3 |
| 2021 | +0.3 | ±0.0 | −0.2 | ±0.0 | +0.3 | −0.1 | −0.4 | −0.3 | −0.5 | +0.8 | +0.8 | +0.7 |
| 2022 | +1.1 | +1.1 | +1.2 | +0.8 | +0.3 | ±0.0 | −0.1 | +0.2 | +0.1 | −0.1 | +0.2 | +0.3 |
| 2023 | +1.1 | +1.3 | +0.3 | +0.8 | +0.6 | +0.3 | ±0.0 | +0.7 | +0.7 | +1.2 | +1.2 | +1.5 |
| 2024 | +1.4 | +1.4 | +1.1 | +1.4 | +0.9 | +0.5 | +0.4 | +0.3 | +0.3 | +0.4 | +0.8 | +0.7 |
| 2025 | +1.3 | +1.2 | +0.7 | +0.4 | +0.3 | −0.1 | +0.3 | +0.2 | −0.1 | +0.3 | +0.2 | +0.6 |
+1 warmer than usual −1 cooler than usual
Nearby
More islands nearby.
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SipadanMalaysia0.17 km²27 m397 km awayAbout these numbers
| Names, area, population | Wikidata (Q113213537) · CC0 |
|---|---|
| Outline | Natural Earth · public domain |
| Sea temperature | NOAA OISST v2.1 · 1991–2020 |
| Climate | NASA POWER · 1991–2020 |
| Relief, 3D model | Copernicus DEM GLO-30 · © DLR e.V., © Airbus Defence and Space GmbH, Copernicus/ESA |
| Beaches, ports, lighthouses, trails | © OpenStreetMap contributors · ODbL |
| Towns | GeoNames · CC BY 4.0 |
| Images | EOX Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 · CC BY 4.0; Wikimedia Commons |
Every figure is an average, an estimate or a count from a public dataset. Licences and methods: data sources.
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