Climate averages 1991–2020
Sohar weather
in September.
A very hot, very dry month: the 5th warmest and one of the driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
September is a very hot month in Sohar: daytime highs average 36.9°C and nights cool to about 27.0°C. By daytime temperature it is the 5th warmest of the 12 months.
Rain is very rare: less than 1 mm falls in a typical September (one of the driest months of the year). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 12 h 19 min on an average September day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Şaḩam (27 km away). In September its highs average 36.3°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 September highs and joint 6th of 12 for the driest September (rainfall, lowest first). The mean September high of those 12 cities is 36.7°C; Sohar is 0.2°C warmer than that mean.
From September to October, average highs fall by 2.2°C to 34.7°C, and monthly rainfall rises from under 1 mm to 2.7 mm.
The annual picture
September 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, selected | 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
September in nearby cities
- Şaḩam in SeptemberOman · 27 kmHigh 36.3°C · Low 27.2°C · 0.1 mm rain
- As Suwayq in SeptemberOman · 92 kmHigh 37.7°C · Low 26.4°C · 0.1 mm rain
- Fujairah in SeptemberUnited Arab Emirates · 93 kmHigh 35.8°C · Low 27.9°C · 0.7 mm rain
- Al Buraymī in SeptemberOman · 93 kmHigh 40.3°C · Low 26.6°C · 0.8 mm rain
- Al Ain City in SeptemberUnited Arab Emirates · 98 kmHigh 40.5°C · Low 26.1°C · 0.8 mm rain
- Reef Al Fujairah City in SeptemberUnited Arab Emirates · 100 kmHigh 37.6°C · Low 27.7°C · 0.6 mm rain
- ‘Ibrī in SeptemberOman · 126 kmHigh 39.4°C · Low 25.1°C · 0.7 mm rain
- Rustaq in SeptemberOman · 129 kmHigh 39.0°C · Low 28.7°C · 1.7 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.