Climate averages 1991–2020
Sohar weather
in February.
A warm, very dry month: the 10th warmest and the 9th driest of the year. Meets the pleasant-weather rule
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
February is a warm month in Sohar: daytime highs average 26.2°C and nights cool to about 15.8°C. By daytime temperature it is the 10th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 8.2 mm of rain on roughly 2 days, which makes February a very dry month (the 9th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 11 h 19 min on an average February day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Şaḩam (27 km away). In February its highs average 25.9°C, about as warm as Sohar, with 5.5 mm of rain.
Among the 12 cities listed in Oman, Sohar ranks 8th of 12 for the warmest February highs and 9th of 12 for the driest February (rainfall, lowest first). The mean February high of those 12 cities is 26.4°C; Sohar is 0.2°C cooler than that mean.
From February to March, average highs rise by 3.1°C to 29.4°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 8.2 mm to 14 mm.
The annual picture
February 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, selected | 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 | 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
February in nearby cities
- Şaḩam in FebruaryOman · 27 kmHigh 25.9°C · Low 16.1°C · 5.5 mm rain
- As Suwayq in FebruaryOman · 92 kmHigh 26.6°C · Low 16.6°C · 4.7 mm rain
- Fujairah in FebruaryUnited Arab Emirates · 93 kmHigh 25.3°C · Low 17.5°C · 15 mm rain
- Al Buraymī in FebruaryOman · 93 kmHigh 26.1°C · Low 13.7°C · 6.6 mm rain
- Al Ain City in FebruaryUnited Arab Emirates · 98 kmHigh 26.3°C · Low 13.4°C · 6.6 mm rain
- Reef Al Fujairah City in FebruaryUnited Arab Emirates · 100 kmHigh 25.9°C · Low 16.7°C · 18 mm rain
- ‘Ibrī in FebruaryOman · 126 kmHigh 27.1°C · Low 12.8°C · 4.0 mm rain
- Rustaq in FebruaryOman · 129 kmHigh 27.1°C · Low 17.2°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.