Climate averages 1991–2020
‘Ibrī weather
in August.
A very hot, very dry month: the 3rd warmest and the 6th driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
August is a very hot month in ‘Ibrī: daytime highs average 41.7°C and nights cool to about 28.2°C. By daytime temperature it is the 3rd warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 2.8 mm of rain on fewer than one day, which makes August a very dry month (the 6th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 12 h 56 min on an average August day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Rustaq (95 km away). In August its highs average 40.8°C, 0.9°C cooler than ‘Ibrī, with 1.0 mm of rain.
Among the 12 cities listed in Oman, ‘Ibrī ranks 2nd of 12 for the warmest August highs and joint 8th of 12 for the driest August (rainfall, lowest first). The mean August high of those 12 cities is 38.0°C; ‘Ibrī is 3.7°C warmer than that mean.
From August to September, average highs fall by 2.3°C to 39.4°C, and monthly rainfall falls from 2.8 mm to under 1 mm.
The annual picture
August 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
‘Ibrī climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 24.5°C11.2°C | 11.2°C | 6.1 | 1.1 | 10.911 h |
| February | 27.1°C12.8°C | 12.8°C | 4.0 | 0.8 | 11.411 h |
| March | 30.7°C16.3°C | 16.3°C | 14 | 1.5 | 12.012 h |
| April | 35.7°C20.6°C | 20.6°C | 8.9 | 1.1 | 12.713 h |
| May | 40.2°C24.7°C | 24.7°C | 1.1 | 0.4 | 13.213 h |
| June | 42.5°C27.1°C | 27.1°C | 0.8 | 0.2 | 13.514 h |
| July | 42.4°C28.6°C | 28.6°C | 5.7 | 0.9 | 13.413 h |
| August, selected | 41.7°C28.2°C | 28.2°C | 2.8 | 0.9 | 12.913 h |
| September | 39.4°C25.1°C | 25.1°C | 0.7 | 0.2 | 12.312 h |
| October | 35.7°C21.0°C | 21.0°C | 0.7 | 0.1 | 11.612 h |
| November | 30.2°C16.5°C | 16.5°C | 2.6 | 0.2 | 11.011 h |
| December | 26.5°C12.9°C | 12.9°C | 5.0 | 0.5 | 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
August in nearby cities
- Rustaq in AugustOman · 95 kmHigh 40.8°C · Low 30.6°C · 1.0 mm rain
- Nizwá in AugustOman · 109 kmHigh 40.0°C · Low 27.7°C · 15 mm rain
- Şaḩam in AugustOman · 112 kmHigh 37.5°C · Low 29.0°C · 0.1 mm rain
- As Suwayq in AugustOman · 117 kmHigh 38.9°C · Low 28.1°C · 0.1 mm rain
- Sohar in AugustOman · 126 kmHigh 38.1°C · Low 28.8°C · 0.4 mm rain
- Al Ain City in AugustUnited Arab Emirates · 132 kmHigh 43.0°C · Low 29.2°C · 2.9 mm rain
- Al Buraymī in AugustOman · 136 kmHigh 42.9°C · Low 29.5°C · 2.9 mm rain
- Samā’il in AugustOman · 147 kmHigh 40.5°C · Low 29.4°C · 5.7 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 ‘Ibrī) is explained once on the ‘Ibrī year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.