Climate averages 1991–2020
Sohar weather
in July.
A very hot, very dry month: the 3rd 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 Sohar: daytime highs average 39.0°C and nights cool to about 29.4°C. By daytime temperature it is the 3rd warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 3.6 mm of rain on fewer than one day, which makes July a very dry month (the 6th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 13 h 29 min on an average July day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Şaḩam (27 km away). In July its highs average 38.4°C, 0.5°C cooler than Sohar, with 5.2 mm of rain.
Among the 12 cities listed in Oman, Sohar ranks 7th of 12 for the warmest July highs and 3rd of 12 for the driest July (rainfall, lowest first). The mean July high of those 12 cities is 38.9°C; Sohar is 0.1°C warmer than that mean.
From July to August, average highs fall by 0.9°C to 38.1°C, and monthly rainfall falls from 3.6 mm to under 1 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
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, selected | 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
July in nearby cities
- Şaḩam in JulyOman · 27 kmHigh 38.4°C · Low 29.6°C · 5.2 mm rain
- As Suwayq in JulyOman · 92 kmHigh 39.9°C · Low 29.0°C · 3.8 mm rain
- Fujairah in JulyUnited Arab Emirates · 93 kmHigh 37.6°C · Low 30.3°C · 3.2 mm rain
- Al Buraymī in JulyOman · 93 kmHigh 43.1°C · Low 29.2°C · 2.9 mm rain
- Al Ain City in JulyUnited Arab Emirates · 98 kmHigh 43.3°C · Low 29.0°C · 2.9 mm rain
- Reef Al Fujairah City in JulyUnited Arab Emirates · 100 kmHigh 39.8°C · Low 30.3°C · 3.3 mm rain
- ‘Ibrī in JulyOman · 126 kmHigh 42.4°C · Low 28.6°C · 5.7 mm rain
- Rustaq in JulyOman · 129 kmHigh 41.7°C · Low 31.5°C · 6.0 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.