Climate averages 1991–2020
Şalālah weather
in July.
A hot, very dry month: the 7th warmest and the 6th driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
July is a hot month in Şalālah: daytime highs average 29.4°C and nights cool to about 24.2°C. By daytime temperature it is the 7th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 2.8 mm of rain on fewer than one day, which makes July a very dry month (the 6th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 13 h 02 min on an average July day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Mukalla (598 km away). In July its highs average 36.3°C, 6.9°C warmer than Şalālah, with 2.8 mm of rain.
Among the 12 cities listed in Oman, Şalālah ranks 12th of 12 for the warmest July highs and 1st of 12 for the driest July (rainfall, lowest first). The mean July high of those 12 cities is 38.9°C; Şalālah is 9.5°C cooler than that mean.
From July to August, average highs fall by 0.8°C to 28.6°C, and monthly rainfall falls from 2.8 mm to 2.5 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
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, selected | 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
July in nearby cities
- Mukalla in JulyYemen · 598 kmHigh 36.3°C · Low 28.4°C · 2.8 mm rain
- El Dibir in JulySomalia · 661 kmHigh 34.6°C · Low 28.2°C · 0.2 mm rain
- ‘Ibrī in JulyOman · 735 kmHigh 42.4°C · Low 28.6°C · 5.7 mm rain
- Nizwá in JulyOman · 750 kmHigh 41.1°C · Low 28.5°C · 16 mm rain
- Rustaq in JulyOman · 790 kmHigh 41.7°C · Low 31.5°C · 6.0 mm rain
- Şaḩam in JulyOman · 847 kmHigh 38.4°C · Low 29.6°C · 5.2 mm rain
- Seeb in JulyOman · 854 kmHigh 36.8°C · Low 29.8°C · 3.7 mm rain
- Muscat in JulyOman · 858 kmHigh 36.5°C · Low 29.6°C · 4.2 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.