Climate averages 1991–2020
Seeb weather
in August.
A very hot, very dry month: the 4th 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 Seeb: daytime highs average 35.8°C and nights cool to about 28.7°C. By daytime temperature it is the 4th warmest of the 12 months.
Rain is very rare: less than 1 mm falls in a typical August (the 3rd driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 12 h 57 min on an average August day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Muscat (24 km away). In August its highs average 35.5°C, about as warm as Seeb, with 1.0 mm of rain.
Among the 12 cities listed in Oman, Seeb ranks 10th of 12 for the warmest August highs and 3rd of 12 for the driest August (rainfall, lowest first). The mean August high of those 12 cities is 38.0°C; Seeb is 2.2°C cooler than that mean.
From August to September, average highs fall by 0.9°C to 34.9°C, and monthly rainfall stays 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
Seeb climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 23.9°C16.9°C | 16.9°C | 16 | 2.5 | 10.911 h |
| February | 25.4°C18.0°C | 18.0°C | 5.7 | 1.1 | 11.311 h |
| March | 28.1°C20.5°C | 20.5°C | 7.7 | 1.1 | 12.012 h |
| April | 32.5°C24.3°C | 24.3°C | 1.3 | 0.3 | 12.713 h |
| May | 36.6°C28.0°C | 28.0°C | 0 | 0.0 | 13.313 h |
| June | 37.5°C29.5°C | 29.5°C | 8.6 | 0.2 | 13.614 h |
| July | 36.8°C29.8°C | 29.8°C | 3.7 | 0.2 | 13.413 h |
| August, selected | 35.8°C28.7°C | 28.7°C | 0.2 | 0.0 | 13.013 h |
| September | 34.9°C26.9°C | 26.9°C | 0.1 | 0.0 | 12.312 h |
| October | 33.2°C25.1°C | 25.1°C | 0.4 | 0.2 | 11.612 h |
| November | 28.8°C21.7°C | 21.7°C | 7.4 | 1.4 | 11.011 h |
| December | 25.3°C18.7°C | 18.7°C | 12 | 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
- Muscat in AugustOman · 24 kmHigh 35.5°C · Low 28.5°C · 1.0 mm rain
- Samā’il in AugustOman · 48 kmHigh 40.5°C · Low 29.4°C · 5.7 mm rain
- As Suwayq in AugustOman · 79 kmHigh 38.9°C · Low 28.1°C · 0.1 mm rain
- Rustaq in AugustOman · 84 kmHigh 40.8°C · Low 30.6°C · 1.0 mm rain
- Nizwá in AugustOman · 106 kmHigh 40.0°C · Low 27.7°C · 15 mm rain
- Şaḩam in AugustOman · 143 kmHigh 37.5°C · Low 29.0°C · 0.1 mm rain
- Sohar in AugustOman · 168 kmHigh 38.1°C · Low 28.8°C · 0.4 mm rain
- ‘Ibrī in AugustOman · 178 kmHigh 41.7°C · Low 28.2°C · 2.8 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 Seeb) is explained once on the Seeb year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.