Buraimi climate — normals and trends
Buraimi (Oman) has a hot desert climate (BWh) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 27.4 °C and it receives 58 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 July (35.6 °C on average) and the coldest is January (17.5 °C). Rainfall peaks in March.
Buraimi averages 0 frost days, 239 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 10 rainy days per year.
Buraimi has warmed by +2.8 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.32 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 47.4 °C (on 2 June 1941) and the coldest 3.1 °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
BuraimiAl Buraimi
- coords
- 24.25°, 55.79°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
27.4°C
Average daily high
33.6°C
Average daily low
21.5°C
Annual rainfall
58mm
Sunshine / day
11.3h
Mean relative humidity
42%
Average peak wind
20.7km/h
Seasonal range
18.1°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
239 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
10 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
32.7 °C
Average feels-like low
20.6 °C
Average peak gust
35.6 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
213 d/yr
Solar radiation
22.1 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.8 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.67 · 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
47.4 °C
2 June 1941
Coldest day
3.1 °C
4 January 1949
Wettest day
62 mm
18 March 1989
Windiest day
51.5 km/h
16 April 2024
Strongest gust
88.2 km/h
16 April 2024
Hottest feels-like
50.5 °C
6 July 2023
Coldest feels-like
-1.3 °C
4 January 1949
Sunniest day
13.0 h
1 June 1940
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 23.5 °C | +0.5 °C | 0 mm | -11 mm |
| Feb | 26.7 °C | +1.7 °C | 0 mm | -10 mm |
| Mar | 30.8 °C | +1.7 °C | 0 mm | -13 mm |
| Apr | 37.4 °C | +3.5 °C | 0 mm | -9 mm |
| May | 41.2 °C | +2.4 °C | 0 mm | -1 mm |
| Jun | 42.2 °C | +0.9 °C | 0 mm | -0 mm |
| Jul | 43.0 °C | +1.1 °C | 0 mm | -3 mm |
| Aug | 41.8 °C | +0.3 °C | 7 mm | +5 mm |
| Sep | 40.0 °C | +0.6 °C | 0 mm | -1 mm |
| Oct | 35.6 °C | +0.4 °C | 0 mm | -1 mm |
| Nov | 30.7 °C | +1.1 °C | 0 mm | -1 mm |
| Dec | 25.7 °C | +0.8 °C | 21 mm | +15 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Buraimi?
Buraimi has a hot desert climate (Köppen BWh). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 27.4 °C and it receives 58 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Buraimi?
The hottest day measured in Buraimi between 1940 and 2025 was 2 June 1941, reaching 47.4 °C.
What is the coldest day in Buraimi?
The coldest day measured in Buraimi between 1940 and 2025 was 4 January 1949, at 3.1 °C.
Does it snow in Buraimi?
Almost never: Buraimi sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Buraimi warmed?
Yes: Buraimi warmed by +2.8 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Buraimi?
The wettest day measured in Buraimi between 1940 and 2025 was 18 March 1989, with 62 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Buraimi?
The windiest day measured in Buraimi between 1940 and 2025 was 16 April 2024, with winds reaching 51.5 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Buraimi?
The warmest month in Buraimi is July (35.6 °C on average); the coldest is January (17.5 °C).
How much does it rain in Buraimi?
Buraimi receives on average 58 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 10 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Buraimi?
Buraimi gets on average 11.3 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 4,125 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Buraimi?
Yes: Buraimi has on average 213 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Buraimi?
In Buraimi, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 50.5 °C on 6 July 2023, and the lowest was -1.3 °C on 4 January 1949.
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