Climate averages 1991–2020
Şalālah weather
in August.
A hot, very dry month: the 9th warmest and the 5th driest of the year. Meets the pleasant-weather rule
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
August is a hot month in Şalālah: daytime highs average 28.6°C and nights cool to about 23.3°C. By daytime temperature it is the 9th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 2.5 mm of rain on fewer than one day, which makes August a very dry month (the 5th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 12 h 42 min on an average August day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Mukalla (598 km away). In August its highs average 35.5°C, 6.9°C warmer than Şalālah, with 2.6 mm of rain.
Among the 12 cities listed in Oman, Şalālah ranks 12th of 12 for the warmest August highs and 7th of 12 for the driest August (rainfall, lowest first). The mean August high of those 12 cities is 38.0°C; Şalālah is 9.4°C cooler than that mean.
From August to September, average highs rise by 1.3°C to 29.9°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 2.5 mm to 4.6 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
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 | 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, selected | 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
August in nearby cities
- Mukalla in AugustYemen · 598 kmHigh 35.5°C · Low 27.9°C · 2.6 mm rain
- El Dibir in AugustSomalia · 661 kmHigh 33.9°C · Low 27.4°C · 0.1 mm rain
- ‘Ibrī in AugustOman · 735 kmHigh 41.7°C · Low 28.2°C · 2.8 mm rain
- Nizwá in AugustOman · 750 kmHigh 40.0°C · Low 27.7°C · 15 mm rain
- Rustaq in AugustOman · 790 kmHigh 40.8°C · Low 30.6°C · 1.0 mm rain
- Şaḩam in AugustOman · 847 kmHigh 37.5°C · Low 29.0°C · 0.1 mm rain
- Seeb in AugustOman · 854 kmHigh 35.8°C · Low 28.7°C · 0.2 mm rain
- Muscat in AugustOman · 858 kmHigh 35.5°C · Low 28.5°C · 1.0 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.