Climate averages 1991–2020
Şalālah weather
in October.
A hot, very dry month: the 4th warmest and the joint 10th driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
October is a hot month in Şalālah: daytime highs average 31.6°C and nights cool to about 24.0°C. By daytime temperature it is the 4th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 8.9 mm of rain on fewer than one day, which makes October a very dry month (the joint 10th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 11 h 46 min on an average October day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Mukalla (598 km away). In October its highs average 30.9°C, 0.7°C cooler than Şalālah, with 15 mm of rain.
Among the 12 cities listed in Oman, Şalālah ranks 12th of 12 for the warmest October highs and 12th of 12 for the driest October (rainfall, lowest first). The mean October high of those 12 cities is 34.4°C; Şalālah is 2.8°C cooler than that mean.
From October to November, average highs fall by 1.5°C to 30.1°C, and monthly rainfall falls from 8.9 mm to 8.1 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
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 | 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, selected | 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
October in nearby cities
- Mukalla in OctoberYemen · 598 kmHigh 30.9°C · Low 24.0°C · 15 mm rain
- El Dibir in OctoberSomalia · 661 kmHigh 29.8°C · Low 24.7°C · 11 mm rain
- ‘Ibrī in OctoberOman · 735 kmHigh 35.7°C · Low 21.0°C · 0.7 mm rain
- Nizwá in OctoberOman · 750 kmHigh 35.1°C · Low 22.5°C · 6.2 mm rain
- Rustaq in OctoberOman · 790 kmHigh 35.4°C · Low 25.3°C · 2.7 mm rain
- Şaḩam in OctoberOman · 847 kmHigh 34.1°C · Low 24.3°C · 1.2 mm rain
- Seeb in OctoberOman · 854 kmHigh 33.2°C · Low 25.1°C · 0.4 mm rain
- Muscat in OctoberOman · 858 kmHigh 33.0°C · Low 24.5°C · 1.3 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.