Climate averages 1991–2020
Samā’il weather
in July.
A very hot, very dry month: the 2nd warmest and the 6th driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
July is a very hot month in Samā’il: daytime highs average 41.5°C and nights cool to about 30.6°C. By daytime temperature it is the 2nd warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 9.6 mm of rain on roughly 2 days, which makes July a very dry month (the 6th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 13 h 25 min on an average July day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Seeb (48 km away). In July its highs average 36.8°C, 4.7°C cooler than Samā’il, with 3.7 mm of rain.
Among the 12 cities listed in Oman, Samā’il ranks 4th of 12 for the warmest July highs and 11th of 12 for the driest July (rainfall, lowest first). The mean July high of those 12 cities is 38.9°C; Samā’il is 2.6°C warmer than that mean.
From July to August, average highs fall by 1.0°C to 40.5°C, and monthly rainfall falls from 9.6 mm to 5.7 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
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, selected | 41.5°C30.6°C | 30.6°C | 9.6 | 1.6 | 13.413 h |
| August | 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
July in nearby cities
- Seeb in JulyOman · 48 kmHigh 36.8°C · Low 29.8°C · 3.7 mm rain
- Rustaq in JulyOman · 55 kmHigh 41.7°C · Low 31.5°C · 6.0 mm rain
- Muscat in JulyOman · 56 kmHigh 36.5°C · Low 29.6°C · 4.2 mm rain
- Nizwá in JulyOman · 59 kmHigh 41.1°C · Low 28.5°C · 16 mm rain
- As Suwayq in JulyOman · 81 kmHigh 39.9°C · Low 29.0°C · 3.8 mm rain
- Şaḩam in JulyOman · 146 kmHigh 38.4°C · Low 29.6°C · 5.2 mm rain
- ‘Ibrī in JulyOman · 147 kmHigh 42.4°C · Low 28.6°C · 5.7 mm rain
- Sohar in JulyOman · 172 kmHigh 39.0°C · Low 29.4°C · 3.6 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.