Climate averages 1991–2020
Nizwá weather
in October.
A very hot, very dry month: the 7th warmest and the 5th driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
October is a very hot month in Nizwá: daytime highs average 35.1°C and nights cool to about 22.5°C. By daytime temperature it is the 7th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 6.2 mm of rain on roughly 1 day, which makes October a very dry month (the 5th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 11 h 38 min on an average October day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Rustaq (52 km away). In October its highs average 35.4°C, about as warm as Nizwá, with 2.7 mm of rain.
Among the 12 cities listed in Oman, Nizwá ranks 5th of 12 for the warmest October highs and 10th of 12 for the driest October (rainfall, lowest first). The mean October high of those 12 cities is 34.4°C; Nizwá is 0.7°C warmer than that mean.
From October to November, average highs fall by 5.1°C to 30.0°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 6.2 mm to 11 mm.
The annual picture
October 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
Nizwá climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 24.6°C13.2°C | 13.2°C | 7.4 | 1.3 | 10.911 h |
| February | 27.3°C14.9°C | 14.9°C | 5.6 | 1.1 | 11.411 h |
| March | 30.9°C17.9°C | 17.9°C | 20 | 2.3 | 12.012 h |
| April | 35.8°C22.3°C | 22.3°C | 11 | 2.1 | 12.713 h |
| May | 40.0°C25.9°C | 25.9°C | 4.7 | 1.6 | 13.213 h |
| June | 41.8°C27.8°C | 27.8°C | 7.6 | 1.6 | 13.514 h |
| July | 41.1°C28.5°C | 28.5°C | 16 | 3.4 | 13.413 h |
| August | 40.0°C27.7°C | 27.7°C | 15 | 4.0 | 12.913 h |
| September | 38.0°C25.8°C | 25.8°C | 2.3 | 0.7 | 12.312 h |
| October, selected | 35.1°C22.5°C | 22.5°C | 6.2 | 1.2 | 11.612 h |
| November | 30.0°C18.4°C | 18.4°C | 11 | 1.2 | 11.111 h |
| December | 26.5°C14.7°C | 14.7°C | 5.8 | 0.8 | 10.811 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
October in nearby cities
- Rustaq in OctoberOman · 52 kmHigh 35.4°C · Low 25.3°C · 2.7 mm rain
- Samā’il in OctoberOman · 59 kmHigh 35.0°C · Low 24.4°C · 6.6 mm rain
- As Suwayq in OctoberOman · 102 kmHigh 35.2°C · Low 23.6°C · 0.7 mm rain
- Seeb in OctoberOman · 106 kmHigh 33.2°C · Low 25.1°C · 0.4 mm rain
- ‘Ibrī in OctoberOman · 109 kmHigh 35.7°C · Low 21.0°C · 0.7 mm rain
- Muscat in OctoberOman · 115 kmHigh 33.0°C · Low 24.5°C · 1.3 mm rain
- Şaḩam in OctoberOman · 153 kmHigh 34.1°C · Low 24.3°C · 1.2 mm rain
- Sohar in OctoberOman · 178 kmHigh 34.7°C · Low 23.9°C · 2.7 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 Nizwá) is explained once on the Nizwá year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.