Khasab climate — normals and trends
Khasab (Oman) has a hot desert climate (BWh) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 27.0 °C and it receives 126 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 (32.7 °C on average) and the coldest is January (20.0 °C). Rainfall peaks in January.
Khasab averages 0 frost days, 163 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 16 rainy days per year.
Khasab has warmed by +0.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.10 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 39.2 °C (on 21 July 2012) and the coldest 12.2 °C (on 29 January 1950).
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
KhasabMusandam Governorate
- coords
- 26.18°, 56.25°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
27.0°C
Average daily high
28.0°C
Average daily low
26.0°C
Annual rainfall
126mm
Sunshine / day
11.3h
Mean relative humidity
66%
Average peak wind
19.2km/h
Seasonal range
12.7°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
163 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
16 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
31.8 °C
Average feels-like low
28.0 °C
Average peak gust
28.8 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
314 d/yr
Solar radiation
21.3 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+0.9 °C
since 1940
+0.1 °C per decade · r² = 0.31 · 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
39.2 °C
21 July 2012
Coldest day
12.2 °C
29 January 1950
Wettest day
88 mm
8 June 2007
Windiest day
58.2 km/h
20 January 1964
Strongest gust
88.9 km/h
7 February 1950
Hottest feels-like
47.4 °C
4 August 1987
Coldest feels-like
4.3 °C
7 February 1950
Sunniest day
13.0 h
28 May 1940
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 21.6 °C | +0.8 °C | 6 mm | -29 mm |
| Feb | 22.4 °C | +1.0 °C | 5 mm | -16 mm |
| Mar | 24.8 °C | +1.2 °C | 0 mm | -19 mm |
| Apr | 29.4 °C | +2.3 °C | 0 mm | -6 mm |
| May | 32.3 °C | +1.4 °C | 0 mm | -1 mm |
| Jun | 33.7 °C | +0.7 °C | 0 mm | -1 mm |
| Jul | 33.9 °C | +0.1 °C | 0 mm | -1 mm |
| Aug | 33.3 °C | -0.5 °C | 0 mm | 0 mm |
| Sep | 32.3 °C | -0.1 °C | 0 mm | 0 mm |
| Oct | 30.7 °C | +0.6 °C | 0 mm | -1 mm |
| Nov | 27.0 °C | +0.8 °C | 0 mm | -10 mm |
| Dec | 23.6 °C | +1.0 °C | 153 mm | +122 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Khasab?
Khasab has a hot desert climate (Köppen BWh). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 27.0 °C and it receives 126 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Khasab?
The hottest day measured in Khasab between 1940 and 2025 was 21 July 2012, reaching 39.2 °C.
What is the coldest day in Khasab?
The coldest day measured in Khasab between 1940 and 2025 was 29 January 1950, at 12.2 °C.
Does it snow in Khasab?
Almost never: Khasab sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Khasab warmed?
Yes: Khasab warmed by +0.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Khasab?
The wettest day measured in Khasab between 1940 and 2025 was 8 June 2007, with 88 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Khasab?
The windiest day measured in Khasab between 1940 and 2025 was 20 January 1964, with winds reaching 58.2 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Khasab?
The warmest month in Khasab is July (32.7 °C on average); the coldest is January (20.0 °C).
How much does it rain in Khasab?
Khasab receives on average 126 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 16 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Khasab?
Khasab gets on average 11.3 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 4,125 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Khasab?
Yes: Khasab has on average 314 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Khasab?
In Khasab, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 47.4 °C on 4 August 1987, and the lowest was 4.3 °C on 7 February 1950.
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