Climate averages 1991–2020
Şaḩam weather
in October.
A very hot, very dry month: the 7th warmest and the 4th driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
October is a very hot month in Şaḩam: daytime highs average 34.1°C and nights cool to about 24.3°C. By daytime temperature it is the 7th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 1.2 mm of rain on fewer than one day, which makes October a very dry month (the 4th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 11 h 36 min on an average October day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Sohar (27 km away). In October its highs average 34.7°C, 0.6°C warmer than Şaḩam, with 2.7 mm of rain.
Among the 12 cities listed in Oman, Şaḩam ranks 8th of 12 for the warmest October highs and 5th of 12 for the driest October (rainfall, lowest first). The mean October high of those 12 cities is 34.4°C; Şaḩam is 0.2°C cooler than that mean.
From October to November, average highs fall by 4.9°C to 29.2°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 1.2 mm to 4.4 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
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 | 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, selected | 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
October in nearby cities
- Sohar in OctoberOman · 27 kmHigh 34.7°C · Low 23.9°C · 2.7 mm rain
- As Suwayq in OctoberOman · 66 kmHigh 35.2°C · Low 23.6°C · 0.7 mm rain
- Rustaq in OctoberOman · 103 kmHigh 35.4°C · Low 25.3°C · 2.7 mm rain
- Al Buraymī in OctoberOman · 111 kmHigh 36.2°C · Low 22.5°C · 0.4 mm rain
- ‘Ibrī in OctoberOman · 112 kmHigh 35.7°C · Low 21.0°C · 0.7 mm rain
- Al Ain City in OctoberUnited Arab Emirates · 114 kmHigh 36.4°C · Low 21.9°C · 0.4 mm rain
- Fujairah in OctoberUnited Arab Emirates · 119 kmHigh 33.7°C · Low 25.8°C · 3.6 mm rain
- Reef Al Fujairah City in OctoberUnited Arab Emirates · 126 kmHigh 34.7°C · Low 25.1°C · 2.9 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.