Adam climate — normals and trends
Adam (Oman) has a hot desert climate (BWh) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 28.6 °C and it receives 53 mm of precipitation per year.
These figures are normals computed over 86 complete calendar years, from 1940 to 2025, using ERA5 reanalysis data from the Copernicus programme.
The warmest month is June (35.8 °C on average) and the coldest is January (19.6 °C). Rainfall peaks in March.
Adam averages 0 frost days, 267 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 8 rainy days per year.
Adam has warmed by +2.2 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.26 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 49.7 °C (on 31 May 2009) and the coldest 3.6 °C (on 26 January 1957).
Data from ERA5 reanalysis (Copernicus Climate Change Service), redistributed under a CC-BY 4.0 licence. Normals are recomputed whenever the archive is updated.
Climate normals · ERA5
AdamAd Dakhiliyah
- coords
- 22.38°, 57.53°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
28.6°C
Average daily high
35.2°C
Average daily low
21.6°C
Annual rainfall
53mm
Sunshine / day
11.2h
Mean relative humidity
39%
Average peak wind
16.8km/h
Seasonal range
16.2°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
267 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
8 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
34.5 °C
Average feels-like low
21.8 °C
Average peak gust
30.4 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
219 d/yr
Solar radiation
22.3 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.2 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.70 · p = < 0.001
Trend fitted by linear regression (ordinary least squares) on annual means. A trend is shown only when it is statistically significant (p < 0.05).
A climograph overlays rainfall (bars) and temperature (line): the standard reading in climatology, where you can see at a glance whether the warm season is also the dry one.
Records for the period
Hottest day
49.7 °C
31 May 2009
Coldest day
3.6 °C
26 January 1957
Wettest day
83 mm
22 July 1995
Windiest day
50.8 km/h
13 June 1977
Strongest gust
85.7 km/h
13 June 1977
Hottest feels-like
49.4 °C
13 June 2021
Coldest feels-like
0.5 °C
28 December 1963
Sunniest day
12.5 h
23 June 1940
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Across the whole year
Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 26.7 °C | +0.9 °C | 0 mm | -3 mm |
| Feb | 30.2 °C | +2.1 °C | 0 mm | -7 mm |
| Mar | 34.0 °C | +2.0 °C | 0 mm | -11 mm |
| Apr | 40.2 °C | +3.8 °C | 0 mm | -9 mm |
| May | 43.2 °C | +2.5 °C | 0 mm | -2 mm |
| Jun | 44.4 °C | +1.5 °C | 0 mm | -1 mm |
| Jul | 43.5 °C | +1.6 °C | 2 mm | -6 mm |
| Aug | 40.4 °C | -0.6 °C | 9 mm | +6 mm |
| Sep | 39.8 °C | +0.6 °C | 1 mm | +1 mm |
| Oct | 36.6 °C | +0.7 °C | 0 mm | -1 mm |
| Nov | 31.5 °C | +0.6 °C | 0 mm | -2 mm |
| Dec | 27.4 °C | +0.3 °C | 1 mm | -5 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Adam?
Adam has a hot desert climate (Köppen BWh). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 28.6 °C and it receives 53 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Adam?
The hottest day measured in Adam between 1940 and 2025 was 31 May 2009, reaching 49.7 °C.
What is the coldest day in Adam?
The coldest day measured in Adam between 1940 and 2025 was 26 January 1957, at 3.6 °C.
Does it snow in Adam?
Almost never: Adam sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Adam warmed?
Yes: Adam warmed by +2.2 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Adam?
The wettest day measured in Adam between 1940 and 2025 was 22 July 1995, with 83 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Adam?
The windiest day measured in Adam between 1940 and 2025 was 13 June 1977, with winds reaching 50.8 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Adam?
The warmest month in Adam is June (35.8 °C on average); the coldest is January (19.6 °C).
How much does it rain in Adam?
Adam receives on average 53 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 8 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Adam?
Adam gets on average 11.2 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 4,088 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Adam?
Yes: Adam has on average 219 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Adam?
In Adam, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 49.4 °C on 13 June 2021, and the lowest was 0.5 °C on 28 December 1963.
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