Climate averages 1991–2020
As Suwayq weather
in April.
A very hot, very dry month: the 6th warmest and the 5th driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
April is a very hot month in As Suwayq: daytime highs average 35.4°C and nights cool to about 22.9°C. By daytime temperature it is the 6th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 2.3 mm of rain on fewer than one day, which makes April a very dry month (the 5th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 12 h 42 min on an average April day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Rustaq (51 km away). In April its highs average 36.2°C, 0.8°C warmer than As Suwayq, with 13 mm of rain.
Among the 12 cities listed in Oman, As Suwayq ranks 5th of 12 for the warmest April highs and 3rd of 12 for the driest April (rainfall, lowest first). The mean April high of those 12 cities is 34.5°C; As Suwayq is 0.9°C warmer than that mean.
From April to May, average highs rise by 4.6°C to 40.0°C, and monthly rainfall falls from 2.3 mm to under 1 mm.
The annual picture
April in context
Monthly rainfall
Average total · mmAverages from hourly ERA5 reanalysis data. Actual weather varies from year to year. How these numbers are calculated
Every month, side by side
As Suwayq climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 24.7°C14.9°C | 14.9°C | 7.0 | 1.6 | 10.811 h |
| February | 26.6°C16.6°C | 16.6°C | 4.7 | 1.1 | 11.311 h |
| March | 29.9°C19.2°C | 19.2°C | 7.3 | 1.2 | 12.012 h |
| April, selected | 35.4°C22.9°C | 22.9°C | 2.3 | 0.5 | 12.713 h |
| May | 40.0°C26.5°C | 26.5°C | 0.4 | 0.1 | 13.313 h |
| June | 40.8°C28.5°C | 28.5°C | 2.5 | 0.2 | 13.614 h |
| July | 39.9°C29.0°C | 29.0°C | 3.8 | 0.2 | 13.513 h |
| August | 38.9°C28.1°C | 28.1°C | 0.1 | 0.0 | 13.013 h |
| September | 37.7°C26.4°C | 26.4°C | 0.1 | 0.0 | 12.312 h |
| October | 35.2°C23.6°C | 23.6°C | 0.7 | 0.2 | 11.612 h |
| November | 30.0°C19.8°C | 19.8°C | 4.0 | 0.7 | 11.011 h |
| December | 26.2°C16.6°C | 16.6°C | 5.2 | 0.9 | 10.711 h |
Rainfall is the average of the 30 separate monthly totals. A rain day is a local calendar day with at least 1 mm of precipitation. Daylight is the calculated sunrise-to-sunset length, not measured sunshine.
Compare places
April in nearby cities
- Rustaq in AprilOman · 51 kmHigh 36.2°C · Low 24.9°C · 13 mm rain
- Şaḩam in AprilOman · 66 kmHigh 34.4°C · Low 22.7°C · 2.7 mm rain
- Seeb in AprilOman · 79 kmHigh 32.5°C · Low 24.3°C · 1.3 mm rain
- Samā’il in AprilOman · 81 kmHigh 35.7°C · Low 24.2°C · 19 mm rain
- Sohar in AprilOman · 92 kmHigh 35.0°C · Low 22.5°C · 6.3 mm rain
- Nizwá in AprilOman · 102 kmHigh 35.8°C · Low 22.3°C · 11 mm rain
- Muscat in AprilOman · 103 kmHigh 32.4°C · Low 23.9°C · 7.0 mm rain
- ‘Ibrī in AprilOman · 117 kmHigh 35.7°C · Low 20.6°C · 8.9 mm rain
Read the numbers correctly
Climate, not a promise.
These patterns help compare months. They cannot tell you the weather on a specific day of your trip.
Sources, method and limitsHow these numbers are made (what the highs, lows and rain days mean, the sources and the model cell used for As Suwayq) is explained once on the As Suwayq year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.