Climate averages 1991–2020
Şalālah weather
in September.
A hot, very dry month: the 6th warmest and the 7th driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
September is a hot month in Şalālah: daytime highs average 29.9°C and nights cool to about 23.2°C. By daytime temperature it is the 6th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 4.6 mm of rain on roughly 1 day, which makes September a very dry month (the 7th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 12 h 15 min on an average September day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Mukalla (598 km away). In September its highs average 33.1°C, 3.2°C warmer than Şalālah, with 5.7 mm of rain.
Among the 12 cities listed in Oman, Şalālah ranks 12th of 12 for the warmest September highs and 12th of 12 for the driest September (rainfall, lowest first). The mean September high of those 12 cities is 36.7°C; Şalālah is 6.9°C cooler than that mean.
From September to October, average highs rise by 1.7°C to 31.6°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 4.6 mm to 8.9 mm.
The annual picture
September 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, selected | 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
September in nearby cities
- Mukalla in SeptemberYemen · 598 kmHigh 33.1°C · Low 26.9°C · 5.7 mm rain
- El Dibir in SeptemberSomalia · 661 kmHigh 32.5°C · Low 26.6°C · 0.1 mm rain
- ‘Ibrī in SeptemberOman · 735 kmHigh 39.4°C · Low 25.1°C · 0.7 mm rain
- Nizwá in SeptemberOman · 750 kmHigh 38.0°C · Low 25.8°C · 2.3 mm rain
- Rustaq in SeptemberOman · 790 kmHigh 39.0°C · Low 28.7°C · 1.7 mm rain
- Şaḩam in SeptemberOman · 847 kmHigh 36.3°C · Low 27.2°C · 0.1 mm rain
- Seeb in SeptemberOman · 854 kmHigh 34.9°C · Low 26.9°C · 0.1 mm rain
- Muscat in SeptemberOman · 858 kmHigh 34.6°C · Low 26.7°C · 0.2 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.