The city is warmest in the month of March, and experiences heavy rains and showers during the month of November as the northeast monsoon moves in from October to March. Temperatures are consistent throughout the year with an average high temperature of 31.9В вЊ and an average low temperature of 23.2В вЊ. Vibrant commercial areas are situated mostly at the city centre (Seksyen 14), Seksyen 13 and Seksyen 9.ДЄll of the main roads and streets in Shah Alam including the new townships such as Setia Alam and Kota Kemuning have signs with their names shown in both Roman and Jawi scripts.ДЄs with other cities across Peninsular Malaysia, Shah Alam experiences a tropical rainforest climate ( KГ¶ppen climate classification Af). The city has a number of shopping malls ( Aeon Shah Alam Seksyen 13, Plaza Alam Sentral, (also known as PAS), SACC Mall, Plaza Shah Alam (formerly known as Shah Alam Mall, also known as Plaza Masalam), Ole-Ole Seksyen 18, Central i-City Mall, Anggerik Mall and Kompleks PKNS ). In the map, south Shah Alam is seen as the light purple coloured areas. South Shah Alam consists of 12 sections including Section 25 (Sri Muda), Section 30 ( Jalan Kebun), Section 31 ( Kota Kemuning) and Section 32 ( Bukit Rimau). It consists of Section 1 until Section 24 (seen in the map as beige coloured areas). The Central Shah Alam is where all the state administrative buildings and agencies are situated. North Shah Alam consists of 18 Sections including Sections U1 and U2 and Kampung Melayu Subang. Generally Shah Alam can be divided into three parts the north, central and south parts. Shah Alam has a similar urban layout to Petaling Jaya or Subang Jaya with housing areas occupying most of the city (55.2В km 2) and commercial centres scattered around the different 'Seksyen' (sections). Street name in Shah Alam have signs in both Roman and Jawi script. Abu Sujak declared the vision of making Shah Alam a modern city with a unique identity of a Bandaraya Melayu (' Malay City'), showcasing the achievements of the Malay race in all sectors. He recently served as deputy Menteri Besar, or Chief Minister of Selangor.

Shah Alam was granted city status on 10 October 2000 with Dato' Haji Abu Sujak Haji Mahmud as the first mayor. Through the Gazette Plan 1190, Shah Alam was extended to its present-day area of 293В km 2. 1997: Annexed Paya Jaras and parts of Sungai Buloh from Petaling District Council, but ceded Putra Heights and Subang Hi-tech Industrial Park to Subang Jaya 28.6В km 2 annexed.1994: Annexed Setia Alam, Bukit Jelutong and Subang Airport from Petaling District Council, and Kota Kemuning and Sg Kandis from Klang Municipal Council 208.6В km 2 annexed.1983: Annexed Section 25-28 ( Sri Muda) from Petaling District Council 11.41В km 2 annexed.Shah Alam was enlarged several times between 19, the last annexation on 1 January 1997: With the consent of the Sultan, Shah Alam was proclaimed the capital of Selangor on 7 December 1978 with an initial area of 41.68В km 2, and administrated by a municipal council. Shah Alam was opened in 1963 with the purpose of making it the new administrative centre of Selangor, replacing Kuala Lumpur which was made a Federal Territory on 1 February 1974. Many other monuments, buildings and even a street are named after the late Sultan. Its current name was chosen by the then state Sultan of Selangor, Sultan Salahuddin Abdul Aziz Shah, after his late father Sultan Alam Shah. The Sungai Renggam Plantation was earmarked for the development of a township by the Selangor government in 1963, and under the recommendations of Vlado Antolic, a town planning advisor from the United Nations, chose the present site strategically located between Kuala Lumpur and Port Klang. Later, the same area was identified as Batu Tiga prior to Malaysian independence, and has been a centre of rubber and palm oil trade for centuries. Shah Alam was once known as Sungai Renggam and was noted for its rubber and oil palm estates. Malaysia grew rapidly after its independence in 1957 under its second Prime Minister of Malaysia, Allahyarham Tun Abdul Razak Hussein. Expansion of Shah Alam's municipal borders since gazettement as state capital in 1978.

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