Climate averages 1991–2020
Sohar weather
in May.
A very hot, very dry month: the 2nd warmest and the 3rd driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
May is a very hot month in Sohar: daytime highs average 39.5°C and nights cool to about 26.3°C. By daytime temperature it is the 2nd warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 1.4 mm of rain on fewer than one day, which makes May a very dry month (the 3rd driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 13 h 18 min on an average May day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Şaḩam (27 km away). In May its highs average 39.0°C, 0.6°C cooler than Sohar, with almost no rain (under 1 mm).
Among the 12 cities listed in Oman, Sohar ranks 7th of 12 for the warmest May highs and 7th of 12 for the driest May (rainfall, lowest first). The mean May high of those 12 cities is 38.7°C; Sohar is 0.9°C warmer than that mean.
From May to June, average highs rise by 0.5°C to 40.0°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 1.4 mm to 1.6 mm.
The annual picture
May 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, selected | 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
May in nearby cities
- Şaḩam in MayOman · 27 kmHigh 39.0°C · Low 26.5°C · 0.2 mm rain
- As Suwayq in MayOman · 92 kmHigh 40.0°C · Low 26.5°C · 0.4 mm rain
- Fujairah in MayUnited Arab Emirates · 93 kmHigh 37.2°C · Low 27.7°C · 1.1 mm rain
- Al Buraymī in MayOman · 93 kmHigh 40.3°C · Low 25.2°C · 0.5 mm rain
- Al Ain City in MayUnited Arab Emirates · 98 kmHigh 40.5°C · Low 25.1°C · 0.5 mm rain
- Reef Al Fujairah City in MayUnited Arab Emirates · 100 kmHigh 38.8°C · Low 27.1°C · 0.5 mm rain
- ‘Ibrī in MayOman · 126 kmHigh 40.2°C · Low 24.7°C · 1.1 mm rain
- Rustaq in MayOman · 129 kmHigh 40.9°C · Low 28.7°C · 2.3 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.