Climate averages 1991–2020
Şalālah weather
in January.
A warm, very dry month: the coolest and the 2nd driest of the year. Meets the pleasant-weather rule
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
January is a warm month in Şalālah: daytime highs average 25.7°C and nights cool to about 17.2°C. By daytime temperature it is the coolest month of the year.
Expect about 1.5 mm of rain on fewer than one day, which makes January a very dry month (the 2nd driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 11 h 14 min on an average January day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Mukalla (598 km away). In January its highs average 26.2°C, 0.5°C warmer than Şalālah, with 5.2 mm of rain.
Among the 12 cities listed in Oman, Şalālah ranks 1st of 12 for the warmest January highs and 1st of 12 for the driest January (rainfall, lowest first). The mean January high of those 12 cities is 24.4°C; Şalālah is 1.3°C warmer than that mean.
From January to February, average highs rise by 1.2°C to 26.9°C, and monthly rainfall falls from 1.5 mm to 1.2 mm.
The annual picture
January 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, selected | 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 | 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
January in nearby cities
- Mukalla in JanuaryYemen · 598 kmHigh 26.2°C · Low 19.2°C · 5.2 mm rain
- El Dibir in JanuarySomalia · 661 kmHigh 26.1°C · Low 22.5°C · 11 mm rain
- ‘Ibrī in JanuaryOman · 735 kmHigh 24.5°C · Low 11.2°C · 6.1 mm rain
- Nizwá in JanuaryOman · 750 kmHigh 24.6°C · Low 13.2°C · 7.4 mm rain
- Rustaq in JanuaryOman · 790 kmHigh 24.6°C · Low 15.6°C · 14 mm rain
- Şaḩam in JanuaryOman · 847 kmHigh 24.1°C · Low 14.9°C · 8.9 mm rain
- Seeb in JanuaryOman · 854 kmHigh 23.9°C · Low 16.9°C · 16 mm rain
- Muscat in JanuaryOman · 858 kmHigh 23.7°C · Low 16.6°C · 18 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.