Climate averages 1991–2020
Sohar weather
in December.
A warm, very dry month: the 11th warmest and the 11th driest of the year. Meets the pleasant-weather rule
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
December is a warm month in Sohar: daytime highs average 26.0°C and nights cool to about 16.4°C. By daytime temperature it is the 11th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 12 mm of rain on roughly 2 days, which makes December a very dry month (the 11th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 10 h 40 min on an average December day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Şaḩam (27 km away). In December its highs average 25.6°C, about as warm as Sohar, with 8.8 mm of rain.
Among the 12 cities listed in Oman, Sohar ranks joint 5th of 12 for the warmest December highs and joint 8th of 12 for the driest December (rainfall, lowest first). The mean December high of those 12 cities is 26.0°C; Sohar is level with that mean.
From December to January, average highs fall by 1.5°C to 24.5°C, and monthly rainfall falls from 12 mm to 10 mm.
The annual picture
December 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
Sohar climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 24.5°C14.5°C | 14.5°C | 10 | 1.8 | 10.811 h |
| February | 26.2°C15.8°C | 15.8°C | 8.2 | 1.6 | 11.311 h |
| March | 29.4°C18.4°C | 18.4°C | 14 | 1.9 | 12.012 h |
| April | 35.0°C22.5°C | 22.5°C | 6.3 | 1.2 | 12.713 h |
| May | 39.5°C26.3°C | 26.3°C | 1.4 | 0.3 | 13.313 h |
| June | 40.0°C28.5°C | 28.5°C | 1.6 | 0.2 | 13.614 h |
| July | 39.0°C29.4°C | 29.4°C | 3.6 | 0.3 | 13.513 h |
| August | 38.1°C28.8°C | 28.8°C | 0.4 | 0.0 | 13.013 h |
| September | 36.9°C27.0°C | 27.0°C | 0.4 | 0.1 | 12.312 h |
| October | 34.7°C23.9°C | 23.9°C | 2.7 | 0.5 | 11.612 h |
| November | 29.7°C19.9°C | 19.9°C | 6.4 | 1.2 | 11.011 h |
| December, selected | 26.0°C16.4°C | 16.4°C | 12 | 1.5 | 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
December in nearby cities
- Şaḩam in DecemberOman · 27 kmHigh 25.6°C · Low 16.9°C · 8.8 mm rain
- As Suwayq in DecemberOman · 92 kmHigh 26.2°C · Low 16.6°C · 5.2 mm rain
- Fujairah in DecemberUnited Arab Emirates · 93 kmHigh 25.6°C · Low 18.6°C · 12 mm rain
- Al Buraymī in DecemberOman · 93 kmHigh 25.8°C · Low 14.3°C · 4.4 mm rain
- Al Ain City in DecemberUnited Arab Emirates · 98 kmHigh 26.1°C · Low 13.8°C · 4.4 mm rain
- Reef Al Fujairah City in DecemberUnited Arab Emirates · 100 kmHigh 25.9°C · Low 17.7°C · 17 mm rain
- ‘Ibrī in DecemberOman · 126 kmHigh 26.5°C · Low 12.9°C · 5.0 mm rain
- Rustaq in DecemberOman · 129 kmHigh 26.0°C · Low 17.5°C · 14 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 Sohar) is explained once on the Sohar year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.