Bidbid climate — normals and trends
Bidbid (Oman) has a hot desert climate (BWh) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 27.8 °C and it receives 85 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 (34.8 °C on average) and the coldest is January (19.3 °C). Rainfall peaks in December.
Bidbid averages 0 frost days, 229 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 12 rainy days per year.
Bidbid 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 45.6 °C (on 31 May 2009) and the coldest 5.6 °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
BidbidAd Dakhiliyah
- coords
- 23.41°, 58.13°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
27.8°C
Average daily high
32.2°C
Average daily low
23.1°C
Annual rainfall
85mm
Sunshine / day
11.2h
Mean relative humidity
47%
Average peak wind
14.4km/h
Seasonal range
15.5°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
229 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
12 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
33.2 °C
Average feels-like low
23.3 °C
Average peak gust
34.6 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
239 d/yr
Solar radiation
22.0 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.2 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.71 · 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
45.6 °C
31 May 2009
Coldest day
5.6 °C
4 January 1949
Wettest day
163 mm
2 November 2011
Windiest day
33.9 km/h
6 June 2007
Strongest gust
86.8 km/h
6 June 2007
Hottest feels-like
47.6 °C
23 July 2002
Coldest feels-like
3.0 °C
4 January 1949
Sunniest day
12.5 h
25 June 1941
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 23.3 °C | -0.1 °C | 1 mm | -14 mm |
| Feb | 27.2 °C | +2.0 °C | 0 mm | -14 mm |
| Mar | 29.9 °C | +1.0 °C | 0 mm | -14 mm |
| Apr | 36.6 °C | +3.4 °C | 0 mm | -8 mm |
| May | 39.1 °C | +1.5 °C | 0 mm | -2 mm |
| Jun | 40.1 °C | +1.0 °C | 0 mm | -3 mm |
| Jul | 38.2 °C | -0.3 °C | 0 mm | -4 mm |
| Aug | 37.0 °C | -0.5 °C | 0 mm | -1 mm |
| Sep | 35.9 °C | -0.1 °C | 0 mm | -0 mm |
| Oct | 33.8 °C | +0.4 °C | 0 mm | -2 mm |
| Nov | 29.0 °C | +0.5 °C | 0 mm | -6 mm |
| Dec | 25.9 °C | +1.2 °C | 18 mm | +2 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Bidbid?
Bidbid has a hot desert climate (Köppen BWh). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 27.8 °C and it receives 85 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Bidbid?
The hottest day measured in Bidbid between 1940 and 2025 was 31 May 2009, reaching 45.6 °C.
What is the coldest day in Bidbid?
The coldest day measured in Bidbid between 1940 and 2025 was 4 January 1949, at 5.6 °C.
Does it snow in Bidbid?
Almost never: Bidbid sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Bidbid warmed?
Yes: Bidbid warmed by +2.2 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Bidbid?
The wettest day measured in Bidbid between 1940 and 2025 was 2 November 2011, with 163 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Bidbid?
The windiest day measured in Bidbid between 1940 and 2025 was 6 June 2007, with winds reaching 33.9 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Bidbid?
The warmest month in Bidbid is June (34.8 °C on average); the coldest is January (19.3 °C).
How much does it rain in Bidbid?
Bidbid receives on average 85 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 12 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Bidbid?
Bidbid gets on average 11.2 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 4,088 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Bidbid?
Yes: Bidbid has on average 239 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Bidbid?
In Bidbid, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 47.6 °C on 23 July 2002, and the lowest was 3.0 °C on 4 January 1949.
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