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HTML

<select id="meses">
    <option value="0">Janeiro</option>
    <option value="1">Fevereiro</option>
    <option value="2">Março</option>
    <option value="3">Abril</option>
</select>

<p class="nomMes">Abril</p>

JavaScript

var valMes = $('p.nomMes').text().trim();

$(document).on('click', 'p.nomMes', function(){
    $("#meses option:contains('" + valMes + "')")
        .prop('selected', true);
});