Climate averages 1991–2020

Rustaq weather
in February.

A warm, very dry month: the 10th warmest and the joint 9th driest of the year. Meets the pleasant-weather rule

Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.

Average high 27.1°C Daytime mean, February

Average low 17.2°C Night-time mean, February

Rainfall 14 mm 2 days with ≥1 mm

Daylight 11 h Sunrise to sunset, per day

February is a warm month in Rustaq: daytime highs average 27.1°C and nights cool to about 17.2°C. By daytime temperature it is the 10th warmest of the 12 months.

Expect about 14 mm of rain on roughly 2 days, which makes February a very dry month (the joint 9th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 11 h 22 min on an average February day.

The nearest other city in this atlas is As Suwayq (51 km away). In February its highs average 26.6°C, 0.6°C cooler than Rustaq, with 4.7 mm of rain.

Among the 12 cities listed in Oman, Rustaq ranks joint 2nd of 12 for the warmest February highs and 12th of 12 for the driest February (rainfall, lowest first). The mean February high of those 12 cities is 26.4°C; Rustaq is 0.7°C warmer than that mean.

From February to March, average highs rise by 3.6°C to 30.7°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 14 mm to 20 mm.

The annual picture

February in context

30-year average

Average highAverage low°C

Monthly rainfall

Average total · mm

Averages from hourly ERA5 reanalysis data. Actual weather varies from year to year. How these numbers are calculated

Every month, side by side

Rustaq climate table

1991–2020

Monthly climate averages for Rustaq, 1991–2020
Month	Average highHigh / low	Average low	Rainfall mm/month	Rain days ≥1 mm/day	Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day
January	24.6°C15.6°C	15.6°C	14	2.5	10.911 h
February, selected	27.1°C17.2°C	17.2°C	14	2.2	11.411 h
March	30.7°C20.3°C	20.3°C	20	2.7	12.012 h
April	36.2°C24.9°C	24.9°C	13	1.8	12.713 h
May	40.9°C28.7°C	28.7°C	2.3	0.7	13.313 h
June	42.3°C30.9°C	30.9°C	5.0	0.2	13.514 h
July	41.7°C31.5°C	31.5°C	6.0	0.4	13.413 h
August	40.8°C30.6°C	30.6°C	1.0	0.3	12.913 h
September	39.0°C28.7°C	28.7°C	1.7	0.3	12.312 h
October	35.4°C25.3°C	25.3°C	2.7	0.7	11.612 h
November	29.8°C20.9°C	20.9°C	11	1.3	11.011 h
December	26.0°C17.5°C	17.5°C	14	2.2	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

February in nearby cities

Distance from Rustaq

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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 limits

How these numbers are made (what the highs, lows and rain days mean, the sources and the model cell used for Rustaq) is explained once on the Rustaq year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.