Climate averages 1991–2020
Şaḩam weather
in August.
A very hot, very dry month: the 4th warmest and one of the driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
August is a very hot month in Şaḩam: daytime highs average 37.5°C and nights cool to about 29.0°C. By daytime temperature it is the 4th warmest of the 12 months.
Rain is very rare: less than 1 mm falls in a typical August (one of the driest months of the year). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 12 h 59 min on an average August day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Sohar (27 km away). In August its highs average 38.1°C, 0.6°C warmer than Şaḩam, with almost no rain (under 1 mm).
Among the 12 cities listed in Oman, Şaḩam ranks 8th of 12 for the warmest August highs and joint 1st of 12 for the driest August (rainfall, lowest first). The mean August high of those 12 cities is 38.0°C; Şaḩam is 0.5°C cooler than that mean.
From August to September, average highs fall by 1.1°C to 36.3°C, and monthly rainfall stays 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
Şaḩam climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 24.1°C14.9°C | 14.9°C | 8.9 | 1.6 | 10.811 h |
| February | 25.9°C16.1°C | 16.1°C | 5.5 | 1.2 | 11.311 h |
| March | 28.8°C18.8°C | 18.8°C | 9.8 | 1.3 | 12.012 h |
| April | 34.4°C22.7°C | 22.7°C | 2.7 | 0.5 | 12.713 h |
| May | 39.0°C26.5°C | 26.5°C | 0.2 | 0.1 | 13.313 h |
| June | 39.5°C28.8°C | 28.8°C | 2.0 | 0.2 | 13.614 h |
| July | 38.4°C29.6°C | 29.6°C | 5.2 | 0.2 | 13.513 h |
| August, selected | 37.5°C29.0°C | 29.0°C | 0.1 | 0.0 | 13.013 h |
| September | 36.3°C27.2°C | 27.2°C | 0.1 | 0.0 | 12.312 h |
| October | 34.1°C24.3°C | 24.3°C | 1.2 | 0.3 | 11.612 h |
| November | 29.2°C20.4°C | 20.4°C | 4.4 | 1.0 | 11.011 h |
| December | 25.6°C16.9°C | 16.9°C | 8.8 | 1.3 | 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
- Sohar in AugustOman · 27 kmHigh 38.1°C · Low 28.8°C · 0.4 mm rain
- As Suwayq in AugustOman · 66 kmHigh 38.9°C · Low 28.1°C · 0.1 mm rain
- Rustaq in AugustOman · 103 kmHigh 40.8°C · Low 30.6°C · 1.0 mm rain
- Al Buraymī in AugustOman · 111 kmHigh 42.9°C · Low 29.5°C · 2.9 mm rain
- ‘Ibrī in AugustOman · 112 kmHigh 41.7°C · Low 28.2°C · 2.8 mm rain
- Al Ain City in AugustUnited Arab Emirates · 114 kmHigh 43.0°C · Low 29.2°C · 2.9 mm rain
- Fujairah in AugustUnited Arab Emirates · 119 kmHigh 36.8°C · Low 29.6°C · 0.4 mm rain
- Reef Al Fujairah City in AugustUnited Arab Emirates · 126 kmHigh 38.9°C · Low 29.7°C · 0.4 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 Şaḩam) is explained once on the Şaḩam year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.