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In Muscat: December to February — the months averaging 18–27 °C by day. No other month of the twelve falls inside that band in Muscat.

Oman is not one climate. Each reference city below is answered on its own numbers.

Muscat

  1. January: 24 °C by day, 17 °C at night, 14 mm of rain, recommended
  2. February: 26 °C by day, 18 °C at night, 11 mm of rain, recommended
  3. March: 29 °C by day, 20 °C at night, 17 mm of rain
  4. April: 33 °C by day, 24 °C at night, 8 mm of rain
  5. May: 37 °C by day, 28 °C at night, 1 mm of rain
  6. June: 38 °C by day, 30 °C at night, 10 mm of rain
  7. July: 37 °C by day, 30 °C at night, 6 mm of rain
  8. August: 36 °C by day, 29 °C at night, 1 mm of rain
  9. September: 35 °C by day, 27 °C at night, 0 mm of rain
  10. October: 33 °C by day, 25 °C at night, 6 mm of rain
  11. November: 29 °C by day, 21 °C at night, 13 mm of rain
  12. December: 25 °C by day, 18 °C at night, 15 mm of rain, recommended
Warmest
June, 38 °C
Coolest
January, 24 °C
Driest
September, 0 mm
Wettest
March, 17 mm

Salalah

January to February — 18–27 °C by day. No other month of the twelve falls inside that band in Salalah.

  1. January: 26 °C by day, 17 °C at night, 2 mm of rain, recommended
  2. February: 27 °C by day, 18 °C at night, 1 mm of rain, recommended
  3. March: 29 °C by day, 21 °C at night, 10 mm of rain
  4. April: 32 °C by day, 24 °C at night, 4 mm of rain
  5. May: 33 °C by day, 25 °C at night, 41 mm of rain
  6. June: 32 °C by day, 26 °C at night, 16 mm of rain
  7. July: 29 °C by day, 24 °C at night, 20 mm of rain
  8. August: 28 °C by day, 23 °C at night, 10 mm of rain
  9. September: 30 °C by day, 23 °C at night, 12 mm of rain
  10. October: 31 °C by day, 24 °C at night, 14 mm of rain
  11. November: 30 °C by day, 22 °C at night, 8 mm of rain
  12. December: 28 °C by day, 19 °C at night, 2 mm of rain
Warmest
May, 33 °C
Coolest
January, 26 °C
Driest
February, 1 mm
Wettest
May, 41 mm

Nizwa

December to January — 18–27 °C by day. No other month of the twelve falls inside that band in Nizwa.

  1. January: 25 °C by day, 13 °C at night, 7 mm of rain, recommended
  2. February: 28 °C by day, 15 °C at night, 6 mm of rain
  3. March: 31 °C by day, 18 °C at night, 23 mm of rain
  4. April: 36 °C by day, 22 °C at night, 13 mm of rain
  5. May: 40 °C by day, 26 °C at night, 4 mm of rain
  6. June: 42 °C by day, 28 °C at night, 7 mm of rain
  7. July: 41 °C by day, 28 °C at night, 15 mm of rain
  8. August: 40 °C by day, 27 °C at night, 11 mm of rain
  9. September: 38 °C by day, 26 °C at night, 2 mm of rain
  10. October: 35 °C by day, 23 °C at night, 4 mm of rain
  11. November: 30 °C by day, 19 °C at night, 11 mm of rain
  12. December: 27 °C by day, 15 °C at night, 8 mm of rain, recommended
Warmest
June, 42 °C
Coolest
January, 25 °C
Driest
September, 2 mm
Wettest
March, 23 mm

How this is worked out: a month qualifies when its mean daytime high falls between 18 °C and 27 °C. Where more than five qualify, the answer is the driest run of consecutive qualifying months; where none do, it is the driest three months in a row if the year is hot throughout, or the warmest three if it never gets there. The figures are the thirty-year monthly averages charted below, and they are averages, not a forecast — any single year can miss them by a wide margin.

Muscat

Long-term averages for Muscat: the mean daily high, the mean overnight low and the mean monthly rainfall across 30 years of ERA5 reanalysis data (1995–2024).

DayNight
152025303540°C020mmJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecJanuary: Day 24 °C, Night 17 °C, Rain 14 mm. February: Day 26 °C, Night 18 °C, Rain 11 mm. March: Day 29 °C, Night 20 °C, Rain 17 mm. April: Day 33 °C, Night 24 °C, Rain 8 mm. May: Day 37 °C, Night 28 °C, Rain 1 mm. June: Day 38 °C, Night 30 °C, Rain 10 mm. July: Day 37 °C, Night 30 °C, Rain 6 mm. August: Day 36 °C, Night 29 °C, Rain 1 mm. September: Day 35 °C, Night 27 °C, Rain 0 mm. October: Day 33 °C, Night 25 °C, Rain 6 mm. November: Day 29 °C, Night 21 °C, Rain 13 mm. December: Day 25 °C, Night 18 °C, Rain 15 mm
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Muscat
MonthDay (°C)Night (°C)Rain (mm)
January241714
February261811
March292017
April33248
May37281
June383010
July37306
August36291
September35270
October33256
November292113
December251815

Salalah

Long-term averages for Salalah: the mean daily high, the mean overnight low and the mean monthly rainfall across 30 years of ERA5 reanalysis data (1995–2024).

DayNight
1520253035°C050mmJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecJanuary: Day 26 °C, Night 17 °C, Rain 2 mm. February: Day 27 °C, Night 18 °C, Rain 1 mm. March: Day 29 °C, Night 21 °C, Rain 10 mm. April: Day 32 °C, Night 24 °C, Rain 4 mm. May: Day 33 °C, Night 25 °C, Rain 41 mm. June: Day 32 °C, Night 26 °C, Rain 16 mm. July: Day 29 °C, Night 24 °C, Rain 20 mm. August: Day 28 °C, Night 23 °C, Rain 10 mm. September: Day 30 °C, Night 23 °C, Rain 12 mm. October: Day 31 °C, Night 24 °C, Rain 14 mm. November: Day 30 °C, Night 22 °C, Rain 8 mm. December: Day 28 °C, Night 19 °C, Rain 2 mm
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Salalah
MonthDay (°C)Night (°C)Rain (mm)
January26172
February27181
March292110
April32244
May332541
June322616
July292420
August282310
September302312
October312414
November30228
December28192

Nizwa

Long-term averages for Nizwa: the mean daily high, the mean overnight low and the mean monthly rainfall across 30 years of ERA5 reanalysis data (1995–2024).

DayNight
10203040°C025mmJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecJanuary: Day 25 °C, Night 13 °C, Rain 7 mm. February: Day 28 °C, Night 15 °C, Rain 6 mm. March: Day 31 °C, Night 18 °C, Rain 23 mm. April: Day 36 °C, Night 22 °C, Rain 13 mm. May: Day 40 °C, Night 26 °C, Rain 4 mm. June: Day 42 °C, Night 28 °C, Rain 7 mm. July: Day 41 °C, Night 28 °C, Rain 15 mm. August: Day 40 °C, Night 27 °C, Rain 11 mm. September: Day 38 °C, Night 26 °C, Rain 2 mm. October: Day 35 °C, Night 23 °C, Rain 4 mm. November: Day 30 °C, Night 19 °C, Rain 11 mm. December: Day 27 °C, Night 15 °C, Rain 8 mm
Show the monthly table
Nizwa
MonthDay (°C)Night (°C)Rain (mm)
January25137
February28156
March311823
April362213
May40264
June42287
July412815
August402711
September38262
October35234
November301911
December27158

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