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Monthly climate in Muscat, Oman

Last updated: May 6, 2024

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Muscat features a hot desert climate (BWh).Temperatures typically range between 21 °C (70 °F) and 35 °C (96 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to 11 °C (53 °F) or can rise to as high as 44 °C (112 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 61 mm (2.4 inches) and receives 6 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Muscat enjoys an average of 3963 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 10 hours 41 minutes to 13 hours 32 minutes per day.

Monthly average temperatures in Muscat, Oman §

The warmest months in Muscat are May, June and July, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 34 to 35 °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 22 °C (70 - 72 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Muscat experiences 288 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 Muscat, 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
(86°F)		 32°C
(89°F)		 38°C
(100°F)		 40°C
(104°F)		 44°C
(112°F)		 44°C
(112°F)		 44°C
(111°F)		 41°C
(106°F)		 42°C
(107°F)		 37°C
(100°F)		 34°C
(93°F)		 31°C
(88°F)
Mean maximum 29°C
(84°F)		 30°C
(87°F)		 34°C
(94°F)		 38°C
(101°F)		 42°C
(108°F)		 42°C
(108°F)		 42°C
(108°F)		 40°C
(105°F)		 39°C
(103°F)		 37°C
(99°F)		 33°C
(91°F)		 29°C
(84°F)
Average high 25°C
(77°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 29°C
(85°F)		 34°C
(94°F)		 38°C
(100°F)		 39°C
(102°F)		 38°C
(100°F)		 36°C
(98°F)		 36°C
(97°F)		 34°C
(93°F)		 29°C
(85°F)		 26°C
(78°F)
Daily mean 21°C
(70°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 25°C
(78°F)		 30°C
(87°F)		 34°C
(93°F)		 35°C
(96°F)		 35°C
(95°F)		 33°C
(92°F)		 32°C
(90°F)		 29°C
(85°F)		 25°C
(78°F)		 22°C
(72°F)
Average low 17°C
(63°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 22°C
(71°F)		 27°C
(80°F)		 30°C
(87°F)		 32°C
(90°F)		 32°C
(90°F)		 30°C
(87°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 18°C
(65°F)
Mean minimum 14°C
(57°F)		 14°C
(58°F)		 18°C
(64°F)		 22°C
(73°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 29°C
(85°F)		 28°C
(82°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 15°C
(59°F)
Minimum 11°C
(53°F)		 13°C
(56°F)		 16°C
(62°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 29°C
(85°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 26°C
(80°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 17°C
(63°F)		 14°C
(57°F)

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Monthly average precipitation in Muscat, Oman §

Muscat usually has the most precipitation in January, October and December, with an average of 1 rainy days and 11 mm (0.4 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Muscat are June, August and September. On average, 0 mm (0.0 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.

Monthly average precipitation and precipitation days in Muscat, 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) 11 (0.4) 6 (0.2) 5 (0.2) 3 (0.1) 5 (0.2) 0 (0.0) 1 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 10 (0.4) 9 (0.3) 11 (0.4)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1

Monthly sunshine hours in Muscat, Oman §

The sunniest months in Muscat are May, June and July, when the sun shines an average of 11 hours 59 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Muscat: January, February and November receive an average of 9 hours 30 minutes of sunshine daily.

Mean monthly sunshine duration, average sunshine hours per day and mean daily daylight hours in Muscat, 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 253 293 337 342 370 367 364 348 334 333 308 309
Mean daily daylight hours 10h 51m 11h 21m 12h 1m 12h 42m 13h 16m 13h 32m 13h 24m 12h 54m 12h 15m 11h 34m 10h 59m 10h 41m

Solar UV radiation in Muscat, Oman §

Muscat 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 Muscat UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for Muscat, 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) 7 8 11 11 12 11 12 11 11 9 7 7