Climate averages 1991–2020
Samā’il weather
in August.
A very hot, very dry month: the 3rd warmest and the 3rd driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
August is a very hot month in Samā’il: daytime highs average 40.5°C and nights cool to about 29.4°C. By daytime temperature it is the 3rd warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 5.7 mm of rain on roughly 2 days, which makes August a very dry month (the 3rd driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 12 h 56 min on an average August day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Seeb (48 km away). In August its highs average 35.8°C, 4.7°C cooler than Samā’il, with almost no rain (under 1 mm).
Among the 12 cities listed in Oman, Samā’il ranks 4th of 12 for the warmest August highs and 11th of 12 for the driest August (rainfall, lowest first). The mean August high of those 12 cities is 38.0°C; Samā’il is 2.5°C warmer than that mean.
From August to September, average highs fall by 1.8°C to 38.7°C, and monthly rainfall falls from 5.7 mm to under 1 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
Samā’il climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 24.5°C15.1°C | 15.1°C | 12 | 2.4 | 10.911 h |
| February | 27.1°C16.6°C | 16.6°C | 12 | 1.8 | 11.411 h |
| March | 30.6°C19.7°C | 19.7°C | 29 | 3.2 | 12.012 h |
| April | 35.7°C24.2°C | 24.2°C | 19 | 3.1 | 12.713 h |
| May | 40.2°C28.0°C | 28.0°C | 4.7 | 1.5 | 13.213 h |
| June | 41.9°C30.1°C | 30.1°C | 7.0 | 0.7 | 13.514 h |
| July | 41.5°C30.6°C | 30.6°C | 9.6 | 1.6 | 13.413 h |
| August, selected | 40.5°C29.4°C | 29.4°C | 5.7 | 1.9 | 12.913 h |
| September | 38.7°C27.0°C | 27.0°C | 0.4 | 0.2 | 12.312 h |
| October | 35.0°C24.4°C | 24.4°C | 6.6 | 1.1 | 11.612 h |
| November | 29.6°C20.0°C | 20.0°C | 16 | 2.2 | 11.011 h |
| December | 25.9°C16.9°C | 16.9°C | 14 | 2.3 | 10.711 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
- Seeb in AugustOman · 48 kmHigh 35.8°C · Low 28.7°C · 0.2 mm rain
- Rustaq in AugustOman · 55 kmHigh 40.8°C · Low 30.6°C · 1.0 mm rain
- Muscat in AugustOman · 56 kmHigh 35.5°C · Low 28.5°C · 1.0 mm rain
- Nizwá in AugustOman · 59 kmHigh 40.0°C · Low 27.7°C · 15 mm rain
- As Suwayq in AugustOman · 81 kmHigh 38.9°C · Low 28.1°C · 0.1 mm rain
- Şaḩam in AugustOman · 146 kmHigh 37.5°C · Low 29.0°C · 0.1 mm rain
- ‘Ibrī in AugustOman · 147 kmHigh 41.7°C · Low 28.2°C · 2.8 mm rain
- Sohar in AugustOman · 172 kmHigh 38.1°C · Low 28.8°C · 0.4 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 Samā’il) is explained once on the Samā’il year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.