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Monthly climate in Salalah, Oman

Last updated: May 6, 2024

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Salalah features a hot desert climate (BWh).Temperatures typically range between 22 °C (72 °F) and 29 °C (84 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to 12 °C (54 °F) or can rise to as high as 43 °C (110 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 234 mm (9.2 inches) and receives 17 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Salalah enjoys an average of 3932 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 11 hours 7 minutes to 13 hours 6 minutes per day.

Monthly average temperatures in Salalah, Oman §

The warmest months in Salalah are April, May and June, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 28 to 29 °C (82 - 84 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in January, February and December, when daily mean temperatures range from 22 to 24 °C (72 - 75 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Salalah experiences 312 days above 25 °C (77.0 °F) and 0 days below 0 °C (32.0 °F).

Monthly average temperatures with daily means, minimums and maximums for period, average high and low temperatures in Salalah, Oman.Generated using Copernicus Climate Change Service information.Data for period from January 2017 to June 2022.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Maximum 30°C
(87°F)		 32°C
(90°F)		 38°C
(100°F)		 37°C
(99°F)		 41°C
(106°F)		 43°C
(110°F)		 32°C
(90°F)		 31°C
(87°F)		 35°C
(96°F)		 36°C
(96°F)		 35°C
(96°F)		 32°C
(89°F)
Mean maximum 29°C
(85°F)		 31°C
(88°F)		 34°C
(93°F)		 36°C
(96°F)		 36°C
(97°F)		 35°C
(95°F)		 31°C
(88°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 32°C
(89°F)		 34°C
(93°F)		 34°C
(93°F)		 30°C
(87°F)
Average high 26°C
(79°F)		 27°C
(80°F)		 29°C
(85°F)		 31°C
(89°F)		 32°C
(90°F)		 32°C
(89°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 29°C
(85°F)		 30°C
(87°F)		 29°C
(85°F)		 27°C
(82°F)
Daily mean 22°C
(72°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 25°C
(78°F)		 28°C
(82°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 27°C
(80°F)		 26°C
(78°F)		 26°C
(80°F)		 27°C
(80°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 24°C
(75°F)
Average low 18°C
(65°F)		 19°C
(67°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 26°C
(80°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 25°C
(78°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 20°C
(68°F)
Mean minimum 15°C
(60°F)		 16°C
(60°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 26°C
(78°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 20°C
(69°F)		 17°C
(63°F)
Minimum 14°C
(58°F)		 12°C
(54°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 22°C
(71°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 22°C
(71°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 20°C
(67°F)		 13°C
(56°F)

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Monthly average precipitation in Salalah, Oman §

Salalah usually has the most precipitation in May, June and October, with an average of 2 rainy days and 58 mm (2.3 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Salalah are February, April and December. On average, 2 mm (0.1 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.

Monthly average precipitation and precipitation days in Salalah, Oman.Generated using Copernicus Climate Change Service information.Data for period from January 2017 to January 2022.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Average precipitation mm (inches) 5 (0.2) 1 (0.0) 9 (0.4) 1 (0.0) 92 (3.6) 57 (2.2) 18 (0.7) 5 (0.2) 9 (0.4) 25 (1.0) 8 (0.3) 5 (0.2)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) 1 0 1 0 3 2 4 0 3 1 1 1

Monthly sunshine hours in Salalah, Oman §

The sunniest months in Salalah are March, April and May, when the sun shines an average of 11 hours 24 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Salalah: January, February and December receive an average of 9 hours 42 minutes of sunshine daily.

Mean monthly sunshine duration, average sunshine hours per day and mean daily daylight hours in Salalah, Oman.Generated using Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information.Data for period from January 2017 to January 2022.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Mean monthly sunshine hours 263 301 347 347 355 340 346 330 324 335 320 318
Mean daily daylight hours 11h 13m 11h 34m 12h 2m 12h 31m 12h 55m 13h 6m 13h 0m 12h 39m 12h 12m 11h 43m 11h 19m 11h 7m

Solar UV radiation in Salalah, Oman §

Salalah experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in April, May and September, when the maximum UV index can reach values of 13 - 14, which corresponds to the Extreme category of sun exposure.January, November and December are in the Very High exposure category. In these months, the maximum values of the UV index do not exceed 10. For more detailed information, check out our hourly Salalah UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for Salalah, Oman.Generated using Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information.Data for period from January 2022 to January 2023.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
UV Index (month maximum) 10 11 13 14 13 13 13 12 13 11 10 9