Climate averages 1991–2020
Şaḩam weather
in July.
A very hot, very dry month: the 3rd warmest and the 8th driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
July is a very hot month in Şaḩam: daytime highs average 38.4°C and nights cool to about 29.6°C. By daytime temperature it is the 3rd warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 5.2 mm of rain on fewer than one day, which makes July a very dry month (the 8th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 13 h 29 min on an average July day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Sohar (27 km away). In July its highs average 39.0°C, 0.5°C warmer than Şaḩam, with 3.6 mm of rain.
Among the 12 cities listed in Oman, Şaḩam ranks 8th of 12 for the warmest July highs and 8th of 12 for the driest July (rainfall, lowest first). The mean July high of those 12 cities is 38.9°C; Şaḩam is 0.5°C cooler than that mean.
From July to August, average highs fall by 0.9°C to 37.5°C, and monthly rainfall falls from 5.2 mm to under 1 mm.
The annual picture
July 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, selected | 38.4°C29.6°C | 29.6°C | 5.2 | 0.2 | 13.513 h |
| August | 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
July in nearby cities
- Sohar in JulyOman · 27 kmHigh 39.0°C · Low 29.4°C · 3.6 mm rain
- As Suwayq in JulyOman · 66 kmHigh 39.9°C · Low 29.0°C · 3.8 mm rain
- Rustaq in JulyOman · 103 kmHigh 41.7°C · Low 31.5°C · 6.0 mm rain
- Al Buraymī in JulyOman · 111 kmHigh 43.1°C · Low 29.2°C · 2.9 mm rain
- ‘Ibrī in JulyOman · 112 kmHigh 42.4°C · Low 28.6°C · 5.7 mm rain
- Al Ain City in JulyUnited Arab Emirates · 114 kmHigh 43.3°C · Low 29.0°C · 2.9 mm rain
- Fujairah in JulyUnited Arab Emirates · 119 kmHigh 37.6°C · Low 30.3°C · 3.2 mm rain
- Reef Al Fujairah City in JulyUnited Arab Emirates · 126 kmHigh 39.8°C · Low 30.3°C · 3.3 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.