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Best time to visit:Masqat Muscat Bawshar Salalah

Bawshar

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Best months

May 98%June 98%September 98%

Months to avoid

January 59%December 65%February 66%

Masqat

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Best months

May 98%June 98%September 98%

Months to avoid

January 59%December 65%February 66%

Muscat

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Best months

May 98%June 98%September 97%

Months to avoid

January 58%December 64%February 65%

Salalah

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Best months

May 88%April 84%October 82%

Months to avoid

August 51%July 52%September 69%

Heat Seeker Score

Heat Seeker Score is a composite score designed for those who crave hot, sunny weather with minimal rainfall. It prioritizes high temperatures and abundant sunshine.

Use the detailed page for charts, component scores, and weather inputs behind every monthly ranking.

Yearly weather

Calculations are based on the last 8 years of historical weather data.

Temperatures #

Masqat, Muscat, and Bawshar have very similar temperature profiles, with all months being within the comfort zone except for April through October when maximum temperatures exceed 86°F and are thus in the discomfort zone
Salalah has slightly cooler temperatures, with July and August being in the comfort zone, but also experiences discomfort temperatures from April to November
These cities do not experience discomfort due to cold temperatures
The minimum temperatures are always comfortable, but the maximum temperatures can get uncomfortably hot for several months.

Maximum Temperatures

Period	Masqat	Muscat	Bawshar	Salalah
Jan	74.8°F	74.5°F	74.8°F	80.1°F
Feb	78.3°F	77.7°F	78.3°F	81.3°F
Mar	83.3°F	82.6°F	83.3°F	85.1°F
Apr	90.5°F	89.6°F	90.5°F	88.9°F
May	97.0°F	96.4°F	97.0°F	91.8°F
Jun	99.1°F	98.6°F	99.1°F	90.0°F
Jul	96.8°F	96.3°F	96.8°F	83.3°F
Aug	94.3°F	93.9°F	94.3°F	81.9°F
Sep	93.9°F	93.2°F	93.9°F	85.3°F
Oct	90.5°F	90.0°F	90.5°F	87.6°F
Nov	83.5°F	83.3°F	83.5°F	86.4°F
Dec	77.5°F	77.2°F	77.5°F	82.6°F
Average	88.3°F	88.3°F	87.8°F	85.4°F

Minimum Temperatures

Period	Masqat	Muscat	Bawshar	Salalah
Jan	65.3°F	65.5°F	65.3°F	64.6°F
Feb	67.6°F	68.0°F	67.6°F	66.4°F
Mar	72.1°F	72.3°F	72.1°F	71.1°F
Apr	79.0°F	79.0°F	79.0°F	76.1°F
May	84.9°F	84.7°F	84.9°F	79.0°F
Jun	87.6°F	87.4°F	87.6°F	79.3°F
Jul	87.4°F	87.3°F	87.4°F	76.1°F
Aug	85.3°F	85.3°F	85.3°F	74.7°F
Sep	82.9°F	82.8°F	82.9°F	75.0°F
Oct	79.3°F	79.3°F	79.3°F	74.3°F
Nov	73.4°F	73.6°F	73.4°F	72.1°F
Dec	67.6°F	68.0°F	67.6°F	67.1°F
Average	77.7°F	77.7°F	77.8°F	73.0°F

Maximum/minimum temperature averages are computed by averaging the max/min temperature of each day for a given period.

Conditions #

Masqat, Muscat, and Bawshar have nearly identical weather patterns with high sun hours and minimal precipitation, peaking in sun hours around June and with slightly lower sunshine in July
Salalah stands out with a distinct wet season in the summer months (Jun-Aug), experiencing significantly lower sun hours during this period
Unlike the other cities, Salalah's highest sun hours occur in January and February.

Sunny Weather

Period	Masqat	Muscat	Bawshar	Salalah
Jan	9.8 hours/day	9.8 hours/day	9.8 hours/day	11.3 hours/day
Feb	10.5 hours/day	10.5 hours/day	10.5 hours/day	11.6 hours/day
Mar	10.7 hours/day	10.7 hours/day	10.7 hours/day	10.8 hours/day
Apr	11.7 hours/day	11.7 hours/day	11.7 hours/day	10.6 hours/day
May	12.5 hours/day	12.5 hours/day	12.5 hours/day	10.7 hours/day
Jun	12.6 hours/day	12.5 hours/day	12.6 hours/day	7.8 hours/day
Jul	10.6 hours/day	10.6 hours/day	10.6 hours/day	1.8 hours/day
Aug	11.4 hours/day	11.4 hours/day	11.4 hours/day	2.5 hours/day
Sep	12.4 hours/day	12.4 hours/day	12.4 hours/day	6.8 hours/day
Oct	10.8 hours/day	10.8 hours/day	10.8 hours/day	10.4 hours/day
Nov	10.4 hours/day	10.4 hours/day	10.4 hours/day	10.5 hours/day
Dec	9.9 hours/day	9.9 hours/day	9.9 hours/day	10.3 hours/day
Average	11.1 hours/day	11.1 hours/day	11.1 hours/day	8.8 hours/day

Sun hours are computed from the number of hours of direct sunlight. The length of the day can affect these measurements; for example, northern cities have longer days in summer.

Precipitation Levels

Period	Masqat	Muscat	Bawshar	Salalah
Jan	0.0in	0.0in	0.0in	0.0in
Feb	0.0in	0.0in	0.0in	0.0in
Mar	0.0in	0.0in	0.0in	0.0in
Apr	0.0in	0.0in	0.0in	0.0in
May	0.0in	0.0in	0.0in	0.1in
Jun	0.0in	0.0in	0.0in	0.0in
Jul	0.0in	0.0in	0.0in	0.0in
Aug	0.0in	0.0in	0.0in	0.0in
Sep	0.0in	0.0in	0.0in	0.0in
Oct	0.0in	0.0in	0.0in	0.0in
Nov	0.0in	0.0in	0.0in	0.0in
Dec	0.0in	0.0in	0.0in	0.0in
Average	0.0in	0.0in	0.0in	0.0in

Average amount of precipitation that falls in a form of a rain, snow, sleet or hail.

Wind Speed

Period	Masqat	Muscat	Bawshar	Salalah
Jan	11.1mph	10.9mph	11.1mph	11.4mph
Feb	11.0mph	10.8mph	11.0mph	10.3mph
Mar	11.3mph	11.2mph	11.3mph	10.6mph
Apr	10.9mph	10.5mph	10.9mph	11.3mph
May	11.3mph	10.9mph	11.3mph	12.1mph
Jun	10.3mph	10.0mph	10.3mph	12.3mph
Jul	10.3mph	10.1mph	10.3mph	11.9mph
Aug	9.7mph	9.7mph	9.7mph	10.5mph
Sep	9.3mph	9.1mph	9.3mph	10.7mph
Oct	9.5mph	9.1mph	9.5mph	9.9mph
Nov	9.5mph	9.3mph	9.5mph	9.6mph
Dec	9.8mph	9.6mph	9.8mph	11.6mph
Average	10.3mph	10.3mph	10.1mph	11.0mph

Humidity

Period	Masqat	Muscat	Bawshar	Salalah
Jan	55.0%	55.3%	55.0%	51.9%
Feb	56.0%	56.7%	55.8%	55.4%
Mar	50.9%	52.2%	50.9%	57.0%
Apr	43.9%	46.0%	43.9%	61.0%
May	42.6%	44.0%	42.6%	67.3%
Jun	48.6%	49.9%	48.6%	76.4%
Jul	57.2%	58.3%	57.2%	86.0%
Aug	58.2%	59.1%	58.2%	87.8%
Sep	53.0%	54.1%	53.0%	79.9%
Oct	48.6%	49.8%	48.6%	64.6%
Nov	51.1%	51.4%	51.1%	57.6%
Dec	54.4%	54.4%	54.4%	51.1%
Average	51.6%	51.6%	52.6%	66.3%

Daylight Hours #

Muscat, Masqat, and Bawshar share identical sunrise, sunset, and day length patterns throughout the year.
Salalah experiences a slightly later sunrise and sunset compared to the other three cities.
Consequently, Salalah's shortest day is longer, and its longest day is shorter, indicating less variation in daylight hours throughout the year compared to Muscat, Masqat and Bawshar.
All cities have their earliest sunrise in June and latest in January, with the shortest day in December and longest in June/July.

Sunrise Time

Period	Masqat	Muscat	Bawshar	Salalah
Jan	6:49	6:49	6:49	6:56
Feb	6:38	6:38	6:38	6:49
Mar	6:14	6:13	6:14	6:31
Apr	5:46	5:45	5:46	6:08
May	5:25	5:25	5:25	5:53
Jun	5:20	5:19	5:20	5:50
Jul	5:29	5:29	5:29	5:59
Aug	5:42	5:42	5:42	6:07
Sep	5:53	5:52	5:53	6:11
Oct	6:04	6:04	6:04	6:17
Nov	6:20	6:20	6:20	6:28
Dec	6:40	6:40	6:40	6:45
Average	6:00	6:00	6:00	6:18

Sunrise times are output in the local timezone of each place.

Sunset Time

Period	Masqat	Muscat	Bawshar	Salalah
Jan	17:41	17:41	17:41	18:10
Feb	18:01	18:01	18:01	18:25
Mar	18:15	18:15	18:15	18:34
Apr	18:27	18:27	18:27	18:40
May	18:41	18:41	18:41	18:48
Jun	18:53	18:53	18:53	18:58
Jul	18:55	18:54	18:55	19:01
Aug	18:37	18:37	18:37	18:48
Sep	18:09	18:08	18:09	18:25
Oct	17:40	17:40	17:40	18:02
Nov	17:22	17:21	17:22	17:49
Dec	17:23	17:23	17:23	17:53
Average	18:12	18:12	18:12	18:30

Sunset times are output in the local timezone of each place.

Useful Day Length

Period	Masqat	Muscat	Bawshar	Salalah
Jan	10:41 hours	10:41 hours	10:41 hours	11:10 hours
Feb	11:01 hours	11:01 hours	11:01 hours	11:25 hours
Mar	11:15 hours	11:15 hours	11:15 hours	11:34 hours
Apr	11:27 hours	11:27 hours	11:27 hours	11:40 hours
May	11:41 hours	11:41 hours	11:41 hours	11:48 hours
Jun	11:53 hours	11:53 hours	11:53 hours	11:58 hours
Jul	11:55 hours	11:54 hours	11:55 hours	12:01 hours
Aug	11:37 hours	11:37 hours	11:37 hours	11:48 hours
Sep	11:09 hours	11:08 hours	11:09 hours	11:25 hours
Oct	10:40 hours	10:40 hours	10:40 hours	11:02 hours
Nov	10:22 hours	10:21 hours	10:22 hours	10:49 hours
Dec	10:23 hours	10:23 hours	10:23 hours	10:53 hours
Average	11:12 hours	11:12 hours	11:12 hours	11:30 hours

Discards daylight hours before 7 AM. In places that are located to the west of the timezone, the sun rises and sets later compared to the cities that are located to the east. This means that the useful day length is longer in the cities located to the west of the time zone.

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