Al Khābūrah climate — normals and trends

Q: What is the climate of Al Khābūrah?

Al Khābūrah has a hot desert climate (Köppen BWh). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 28.1 °C and it receives 63 mm of precipitation per year.

Q: What is the hottest day ever recorded in Al Khābūrah?

The hottest day measured in Al Khābūrah between 1940 and 2025 was 12 June 2016, reaching 48.5 °C.

Q: What is the coldest day in Al Khābūrah?

The coldest day measured in Al Khābūrah between 1940 and 2025 was 4 January 1949, at 8.5 °C.

Q: Does it snow in Al Khābūrah?

Almost never: Al Khābūrah sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.

Q: Has the climate of Al Khābūrah warmed?

Yes: Al Khābūrah warmed by +2.0 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

Q: What is the wettest day in Al Khābūrah?

The wettest day measured in Al Khābūrah between 1940 and 2025 was 22 July 1995, with 137 mm of rain in 24 hours.

Q: What was the windiest day in Al Khābūrah?

The windiest day measured in Al Khābūrah between 1940 and 2025 was 3 October 2021, with winds reaching 47.4 km/h.

Q: What is the warmest month in Al Khābūrah?

The warmest month in Al Khābūrah is June (34.5 °C on average); the coldest is January (20.0 °C).

Q: How much does it rain in Al Khābūrah?

Al Khābūrah receives on average 63 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 10 rainy days.

Q: Is it sunny in Al Khābūrah?

Al Khābūrah gets on average 11.3 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 4,125 hours per year over 1940-2025.

Al Khābūrah (Oman) has a hot desert climate (BWh) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 28.1 °C and it receives 63 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 (34.5 °C on average) and the coldest is January (20.0 °C). Rainfall peaks in March.

Al Khābūrah averages 0 frost days, 234 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 10 rainy days per year.

Al Khābūrah has warmed by +2.0 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.23 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.

The hottest day of the period reached 48.5 °C (on 12 June 2016) and the coldest 8.5 °C (on 4 January 1949).

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

Al KhābūrahAl Batinah North Governorate

coords: 23.97°, 57.09°
period: 1940–2025 · 86 yrs

BWhHot desertWarmest monthJuneColdest monthJanuaryWettest monthMarchDriest monthSeptember

Mean daily temperature

28.1°C

Average daily high

32.7°C

Average daily low

23.8°C

Annual rainfall

63mm

Sunshine / day

11.3h

Mean relative humidity

59%

Average peak wind

21.0km/h

Seasonal range

14.5°C

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

234 d/yr

Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)

10 d/yr

Annual snowfall

0.0 cm

Average feels-like high

34.3 °C

Average feels-like low

25.8 °C

Average peak gust

37.1 km/h

Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)

255 d/yr

Solar radiation

21.8 MJ/m²

Has the climate changed?

One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025

+2.0 °C

since 1940

+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.62 · p = < 0.001

19402025

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

48.5 °C

12 June 2016

Coldest day

8.5 °C

4 January 1949

Wettest day

137 mm

22 July 1995

Windiest day

47.4 km/h

3 October 2021

Strongest gust

76.3 km/h

3 October 2021

Hottest feels-like

51.5 °C

28 July 1990

Coldest feels-like

5.3 °C

4 January 1949

Sunniest day

12.8 h

1 July 1947

Year	Hottest day	Coldest day	Annual mean	Rainfall	Hot days
2025	45.4 °C31 May 2025	14.7 °C7 January 2025	29.4 °C	7 mm	239
2024	46.4 °C19 June 2024	16.4 °C3 March 2024	29.5 °C	192 mm	256
2023	44.1 °C15 May 2023	16.2 °C30 January 2023	29.4 °C	45 mm	240
2022	44.8 °C25 May 2022	15.6 °C8 January 2022	29.4 °C	79 mm	265
2021	47.3 °C1 June 2021	13.7 °C12 January 2021	29.6 °C	149 mm	255
2020	44.1 °C3 June 2020	14.7 °C14 January 2020	28.9 °C	53 mm	233
2019	46.1 °C30 June 2019	15.1 °C5 March 2019	29.1 °C	51 mm	229
2018	46.1 °C22 June 2018	15.0 °C6 February 2018	29.7 °C	13 mm	253
2017	48.0 °C17 June 2017	13.1 °C5 February 2017	29.5 °C	46 mm	243
2016	48.5 °C12 June 2016	13.5 °C6 February 2016	29.2 °C	68 mm	254
2015	47.3 °C5 July 2015	14.4 °C15 January 2015	29.8 °C	19 mm	252
2014	44.9 °C30 May 2014	14.3 °C15 February 2014	28.6 °C	76 mm	227
2013	42.8 °C18 May 2013	12.2 °C18 January 2013	28.5 °C	88 mm	240
2012	46.1 °C3 July 2012	12.7 °C22 January 2012	29.2 °C	20 mm	255
2011	47.0 °C20 May 2011	13.3 °C14 February 2011	29.1 °C	42 mm	244
2010	46.2 °C13 July 2010	13.4 °C31 December 2010	29.2 °C	38 mm	254
2009	47.0 °C8 August 2009	13.7 °C25 January 2009	29.3 °C	73 mm	243
2008	45.7 °C2 June 2008	11.3 °C8 February 2008	28.7 °C	8 mm	250
2007	43.8 °C13 July 2007	12.6 °C6 January 2007	28.8 °C	69 mm	249
2006	45.1 °C1 July 2006	13.0 °C20 January 2006	28.9 °C	90 mm	240
2005	44.8 °C28 June 2005	13.6 °C26 January 2005	28.8 °C	41 mm	250
2004	46.6 °C27 June 2004	13.7 °C31 December 2004	29.0 °C	24 mm	267
2003	47.9 °C16 June 2003	13.8 °C16 December 2003	28.5 °C	16 mm	244
2002	47.3 °C27 May 2002	10.9 °C7 February 2002	28.9 °C	31 mm	245
2001	45.5 °C21 July 2001	11.0 °C31 January 2001	28.8 °C	11 mm	250
2000	44.1 °C1 August 2000	13.1 °C5 February 2000	28.7 °C	7 mm	240
1999	46.9 °C1 July 1999	13.4 °C6 January 1999	28.3 °C	56 mm	241
1998	46.7 °C7 July 1998	12.3 °C17 January 1998	28.6 °C	45 mm	238
1997	46.9 °C11 July 1997	13.2 °C27 January 1997	27.6 °C	200 mm	196
1996	46.9 °C5 June 1996	12.9 °C7 February 1996	27.9 °C	65 mm	223
1995	46.8 °C23 June 1995	13.9 °C12 February 1995	28.0 °C	273 mm	219
1994	46.2 °C19 June 1994	12.2 °C29 December 1994	28.1 °C	22 mm	229
1993	46.8 °C29 May 1993	12.1 °C16 January 1993	28.1 °C	23 mm	224
1992	45.4 °C7 June 1992	10.9 °C7 January 1992	27.3 °C	87 mm	204
1991	45.5 °C19 May 1991	9.2 °C17 February 1991	27.3 °C	24 mm	219
1990	47.0 °C1 July 1990	13.0 °C30 December 1990	28.2 °C	102 mm	230
1989	47.9 °C24 June 1989	12.1 °C20 January 1989	27.6 °C	63 mm	235
1988	47.2 °C7 June 1988	12.0 °C31 January 1988	28.3 °C	82 mm	237
1987	47.9 °C9 July 1987	11.3 °C20 January 1987	28.2 °C	63 mm	229
1986	45.8 °C30 May 1986	12.2 °C22 January 1986	28.0 °C	41 mm	230
1985	45.3 °C30 June 1985	13.9 °C10 February 1985	28.3 °C	5 mm	244
1984	43.9 °C4 July 1984	12.9 °C20 February 1984	27.9 °C	8 mm	240
1983	45.2 °C24 May 1983	12.2 °C22 January 1983	27.3 °C	129 mm	199
1982	43.4 °C2 August 1982	13.1 °C23 January 1982	27.4 °C	189 mm	208
1981	46.4 °C7 June 1981	14.9 °C17 January 1981	28.2 °C	24 mm	231
1980	44.0 °C11 May 1980	13.4 °C14 February 1980	28.5 °C	12 mm	241
1979	46.2 °C10 June 1979	11.6 °C29 January 1979	28.0 °C	36 mm	236
1978	45.7 °C22 July 1978	12.3 °C28 January 1978	27.7 °C	44 mm	235
1977	44.5 °C8 June 1977	11.5 °C11 January 1977	28.0 °C	114 mm	240
1976	44.3 °C12 August 1976	11.8 °C17 January 1976	27.6 °C	78 mm	207
1975	45.7 °C31 May 1975	11.6 °C13 February 1975	27.2 °C	55 mm	213
1974	45.7 °C20 July 1974	11.5 °C20 January 1974	27.5 °C	18 mm	231
1973	44.4 °C30 May 1973	9.5 °C8 January 1973	27.6 °C	38 mm	236
1972	44.7 °C30 July 1972	9.8 °C13 February 1972	27.1 °C	153 mm	213
1971	44.4 °C30 June 1971	10.8 °C10 February 1971	27.3 °C	8 mm	225
1970	45.4 °C25 June 1970	11.1 °C31 January 1970	27.9 °C	25 mm	229
1969	46.5 °C22 June 1969	10.1 °C5 February 1969	27.8 °C	40 mm	249
1968	44.5 °C9 June 1968	10.7 °C21 January 1968	27.3 °C	74 mm	228
1967	44.2 °C5 June 1967	10.9 °C8 February 1967	27.5 °C	73 mm	239
1966	45.8 °C5 July 1966	12.8 °C10 December 1966	27.5 °C	7 mm	212
1965	46.4 °C11 July 1965	11.4 °C24 December 1965	27.6 °C	72 mm	229
1964	46.3 °C18 June 1964	10.1 °C22 January 1964	27.0 °C	89 mm	222
1963	48.0 °C5 July 1963	10.0 °C28 December 1963	27.7 °C	60 mm	229
1962	45.7 °C2 August 1962	10.8 °C26 January 1962	27.7 °C	15 mm	243
1961	45.1 °C9 August 1961	12.9 °C24 February 1961	27.6 °C	30 mm	211
1960	45.6 °C16 August 1960	11.5 °C1 February 1960	27.7 °C	34 mm	231
1959	44.3 °C18 June 1959	10.0 °C5 January 1959	27.2 °C	131 mm	220
1958	46.1 °C7 June 1958	11.8 °C10 February 1958	27.8 °C	41 mm	234
1957	44.9 °C17 July 1957	10.6 °C28 January 1957	27.2 °C	133 mm	218
1956	44.0 °C8 July 1956	11.9 °C21 January 1956	27.4 °C	35 mm	235
1955	44.8 °C22 May 1955	12.6 °C13 February 1955	27.3 °C	105 mm	225
1954	46.9 °C2 July 1954	11.2 °C31 January 1954	28.2 °C	24 mm	237
1953	45.1 °C8 May 1953	12.7 °C6 January 1953	28.1 °C	73 mm	242
1952	45.5 °C31 May 1952	12.0 °C14 January 1952	27.7 °C	46 mm	235
1951	46.7 °C20 July 1951	11.9 °C30 January 1951	27.7 °C	100 mm	222
1950	46.0 °C24 June 1950	9.2 °C30 January 1950	27.3 °C	40 mm	224
1949	44.9 °C21 July 1949	8.5 °C4 January 1949	27.2 °C	92 mm	221
1948	46.1 °C19 June 1948	11.9 °C21 January 1948	27.7 °C	158 mm	223
1947	45.4 °C6 June 1947	12.6 °C4 February 1947	27.6 °C	61 mm	235
1946	43.8 °C26 May 1946	11.5 °C24 January 1946	27.7 °C	16 mm	230
1945	45.7 °C26 June 1945	12.6 °C27 December 1945	27.8 °C	17 mm	245
1944	46.0 °C3 June 1944	9.7 °C7 February 1944	28.0 °C	114 mm	245
1943	45.8 °C10 July 1943	10.9 °C5 February 1943	27.7 °C	99 mm	229
1942	44.1 °C23 May 1942	12.7 °C12 January 1942	28.1 °C	116 mm	260
1941	47.0 °C8 June 1941	10.2 °C25 January 1941	28.2 °C	41 mm	238
1940	45.8 °C29 May 1940	12.5 °C19 January 1940	27.5 °C	16 mm	236

Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.

A specific year

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Year

Across the whole year

Average daily high

33.1 °C

+0.4 °C

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

239 d/yr

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

Annual rainfall

7 mm

-56 mm

Month by month

	High	vs. normal	Precipitation	vs. normal
Jan	24.7 °C	+0.5 °C	1 mm	-9 mm
Feb	26.2 °C	+0.6 °C	0 mm	-11 mm
Mar	29.9 °C	+0.8 °C	0 mm	-11 mm
Apr	37.5 °C	+3.4 °C	0 mm	-7 mm
May	40.3 °C	+1.5 °C	0 mm	-1 mm
Jun	39.7 °C	+0.1 °C	0 mm	-1 mm
Jul	36.8 °C	-1.8 °C	1 mm	-3 mm
Aug	36.3 °C	-1.3 °C	0 mm	-0 mm
Sep	34.9 °C	-1.3 °C	0 mm	-0 mm
Oct	34.1 °C	0.0 °C	0 mm	-2 mm
Nov	29.2 °C	-0.1 °C	0 mm	-5 mm
Dec	26.7 °C	+1.1 °C	5 mm	-5 mm

The year's extremes

Hottest day

45.4 °C

31 May 2025

Coldest day

14.7 °C

7 Jan 2025

Wettest day

4.4 mm

19 Dec 2025

Windiest day

34.4 km/h

30 Dec 2025

Strongest gust

50.4 km/h

7 May 2025

Hottest feels-like

48.0 °C

29 Jul 2025

Coldest feels-like

13.0 °C

24 Jan 2025

Sunniest day

12.7 h

25 Jun 2025

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Frequently asked questions

What is the climate of Al Khābūrah?

Al Khābūrah has a hot desert climate (Köppen BWh). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 28.1 °C and it receives 63 mm of precipitation per year.

What is the hottest day ever recorded in Al Khābūrah?

The hottest day measured in Al Khābūrah between 1940 and 2025 was 12 June 2016, reaching 48.5 °C.

What is the coldest day in Al Khābūrah?

The coldest day measured in Al Khābūrah between 1940 and 2025 was 4 January 1949, at 8.5 °C.

Does it snow in Al Khābūrah?

Almost never: Al Khābūrah sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.

Has the climate of Al Khābūrah warmed?

Yes: Al Khābūrah warmed by +2.0 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

What is the wettest day in Al Khābūrah?

The wettest day measured in Al Khābūrah between 1940 and 2025 was 22 July 1995, with 137 mm of rain in 24 hours.

What was the windiest day in Al Khābūrah?

The windiest day measured in Al Khābūrah between 1940 and 2025 was 3 October 2021, with winds reaching 47.4 km/h.

What is the warmest month in Al Khābūrah?

The warmest month in Al Khābūrah is June (34.5 °C on average); the coldest is January (20.0 °C).

How much does it rain in Al Khābūrah?

Al Khābūrah receives on average 63 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 10 rainy days.

Is it sunny in Al Khābūrah?

Al Khābūrah gets on average 11.3 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 4,125 hours per year over 1940-2025.

Are there tropical nights in Al Khābūrah?

Yes: Al Khābūrah has on average 255 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.

What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Al Khābūrah?

In Al Khābūrah, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 51.5 °C on 28 July 1990, and the lowest was 5.3 °C on 4 January 1949.

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