Climate averages 1991–2020
Şalālah weather
in April.
A hot, very dry month: the 3rd warmest and the 4th driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
April is a hot month in Şalālah: daytime highs average 31.9°C and nights cool to about 23.8°C. By daytime temperature it is the 3rd warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 2.2 mm of rain on fewer than one day, which makes April a very dry month (the 4th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 12 h 31 min on an average April day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Mukalla (598 km away). In April its highs average 31.2°C, 0.7°C cooler than Şalālah, with 7.6 mm of rain.
Among the 12 cities listed in Oman, Şalālah ranks 12th of 12 for the warmest April highs and 2nd of 12 for the driest April (rainfall, lowest first). The mean April high of those 12 cities is 34.5°C; Şalālah is 2.6°C cooler than that mean.
From April to May, average highs rise by 1.2°C to 33.2°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 2.2 mm to 30 mm.
The annual picture
April 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
Şalālah climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 25.7°C17.2°C | 17.2°C | 1.5 | 0.5 | 11.211 h |
| February | 26.9°C18.3°C | 18.3°C | 1.2 | 0.3 | 11.612 h |
| March | 29.3°C21.1°C | 21.1°C | 7.0 | 1.4 | 12.012 h |
| April, selected | 31.9°C23.8°C | 23.8°C | 2.2 | 0.7 | 12.513 h |
| May | 33.2°C25.2°C | 25.2°C | 30 | 1.1 | 12.913 h |
| June | 32.2°C25.7°C | 25.7°C | 8.9 | 1.3 | 13.113 h |
| July | 29.4°C24.2°C | 24.2°C | 2.8 | 0.7 | 13.013 h |
| August | 28.6°C23.3°C | 23.3°C | 2.5 | 0.7 | 12.713 h |
| September | 29.9°C23.2°C | 23.2°C | 4.6 | 1.3 | 12.212 h |
| October | 31.6°C24.0°C | 24.0°C | 8.9 | 0.8 | 11.812 h |
| November | 30.1°C22.1°C | 22.1°C | 8.1 | 1.2 | 11.411 h |
| December | 27.5°C18.8°C | 18.8°C | 1.9 | 0.5 | 11.111 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
April in nearby cities
- Mukalla in AprilYemen · 598 kmHigh 31.2°C · Low 24.5°C · 7.6 mm rain
- El Dibir in AprilSomalia · 661 kmHigh 31.3°C · Low 25.9°C · 1.8 mm rain
- ‘Ibrī in AprilOman · 735 kmHigh 35.7°C · Low 20.6°C · 8.9 mm rain
- Nizwá in AprilOman · 750 kmHigh 35.8°C · Low 22.3°C · 11 mm rain
- Rustaq in AprilOman · 790 kmHigh 36.2°C · Low 24.9°C · 13 mm rain
- Şaḩam in AprilOman · 847 kmHigh 34.4°C · Low 22.7°C · 2.7 mm rain
- Seeb in AprilOman · 854 kmHigh 32.5°C · Low 24.3°C · 1.3 mm rain
- Muscat in AprilOman · 858 kmHigh 32.4°C · Low 23.9°C · 7.0 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 Şalālah) is explained once on the Şalālah year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.