Last updated: May 6, 2024
Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Sohar features a hot desert climate (BWh).Temperatures typically range between 21 °C (70 °F) and 36 °C (96 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to 12 °C (54 °F) or can rise to as high as 47 °C (117 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 98 mm (3.8 inches) and receives 6 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Sohar enjoys an average of 3952 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 10 hours 38 minutes to 13 hours 36 minutes per day.
The warmest months in Sohar are May, June and July, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 34 to 36 °C (93 - 96 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in January, February and December, when daily mean temperatures range from 21 to 23 °C (70 - 73 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Sohar experiences 297 days above 25 °C (77.0 °F) and 0 days below 0 °C (32.0 °F).
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Maximum | 31°C (89°F) | 32°C (91°F) | 38°C (101°F) | 41°C (106°F) | 45°C (114°F) | 47°C (117°F) | 46°C (114°F) | 42°C (109°F) | 42°C (108°F) | 39°C (103°F) | 34°C (93°F) | 31°C (88°F) |
Mean maximum | 30°C (86°F) | 31°C (88°F) | 34°C (94°F) | 40°C (104°F) | 44°C (111°F) | 44°C (111°F) | 44°C (111°F) | 41°C (107°F) | 41°C (106°F) | 38°C (102°F) | 34°C (93°F) | 30°C (86°F) |
Average high | 25°C (77°F) | 26°C (79°F) | 29°C (85°F) | 35°C (95°F) | 39°C (102°F) | 40°C (104°F) | 39°C (102°F) | 37°C (99°F) | 37°C (99°F) | 34°C (94°F) | 30°C (86°F) | 26°C (80°F) |
Daily mean | 21°C (70°F) | 22°C (72°F) | 25°C (77°F) | 30°C (87°F) | 34°C (93°F) | 36°C (96°F) | 35°C (95°F) | 34°C (93°F) | 33°C (92°F) | 30°C (86°F) | 26°C (79°F) | 23°C (73°F) |
Average low | 17°C (63°F) | 18°C (65°F) | 21°C (70°F) | 26°C (79°F) | 29°C (85°F) | 32°C (90°F) | 32°C (90°F) | 31°C (88°F) | 30°C (86°F) | 27°C (80°F) | 23°C (73°F) | 19°C (67°F) |
Mean minimum | 15°C (59°F) | 15°C (59°F) | 17°C (63°F) | 22°C (72°F) | 26°C (79°F) | 30°C (86°F) | 30°C (86°F) | 29°C (84°F) | 28°C (83°F) | 24°C (76°F) | 20°C (68°F) | 17°C (62°F) |
Minimum | 13°C (56°F) | 12°C (54°F) | 16°C (60°F) | 19°C (67°F) | 25°C (77°F) | 29°C (85°F) | 29°C (84°F) | 28°C (83°F) | 28°C (82°F) | 22°C (72°F) | 18°C (65°F) | 16°C (60°F) |
Compare temperature, precipitation, sunshine, UV index in Sohar, Oman with other places around the world.
Sohar usually has the most precipitation in January, October and December, with an average of 1 rainy days and 22 mm (0.9 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Sohar are June, August and September. On average, 0 mm (0.0 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Average precipitation mm (inches) | 11 (0.4) | 9 (0.3) | 6 (0.3) | 4 (0.1) | 4 (0.2) | 0 (0.0) | 4 (0.2) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 45 (1.8) | 5 (0.2) | 9 (0.4) |
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
The sunniest months in Sohar are May, June and July, when the sun shines an average of 12 hours 2 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Sohar: January, February and December receive an average of 9 hours 15 minutes of sunshine daily.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Mean monthly sunshine hours | 250 | 286 | 333 | 341 | 372 | 368 | 367 | 352 | 333 | 332 | 307 | 305 |
Mean daily daylight hours | 10h 48m | 11h 19m | 12h 0m | 12h 43m | 13h 18m | 13h 36m | 13h 27m | 12h 56m | 12h 15m | 11h 33m | 10h 57m | 10h 38m |
Sohar experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in April, May and July, when the maximum UV index can reach values of 11 - 12, which corresponds to the Extreme category of sun exposure.January, November and December are in the High exposure category. In these months, the maximum values of the UV index do not exceed 7. For more detailed information, check out our hourly Sohar UV Index data.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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UV Index (month maximum) | 6 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 6 |