Muscat climate — normals and trends
Muscat (Oman) has a hot desert climate (BWh) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 27.5 °C and it receives 93 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 (34.3 °C on average) and the coldest is January (19.3 °C). Rainfall peaks in January.
Muscat averages 0 frost days, 224 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 14 rainy days per year.
Muscat 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 45.1 °C (on 31 May 2009) and the coldest 6.6 °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
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- coords
- 23.58°, 58.41°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
27.5°C
Average daily high
31.6°C
Average daily low
23.5°C
Annual rainfall
93mm
Sunshine / day
11.2h
Mean relative humidity
50%
Average peak wind
16.2km/h
Seasonal range
15.0°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
224 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
14 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
32.9 °C
Average feels-like low
23.6 °C
Average peak gust
34.5 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
246 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
45.1 °C
31 May 2009
Coldest day
6.6 °C
4 January 1949
Wettest day
176 mm
2 November 2011
Windiest day
53.0 km/h
6 June 2007
Strongest gust
109.1 km/h
6 June 2007
Hottest feels-like
47.2 °C
12 June 2007
Coldest feels-like
3.7 °C
10 February 1950
Sunniest day
12.4 h
26 June 1958
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 | 23.3 °C | 0.0 °C | 2 mm | -14 mm |
| Feb | 26.8 °C | +1.9 °C | 0 mm | -15 mm |
| Mar | 29.3 °C | +0.9 °C | 0 mm | -15 mm |
| Apr | 36.1 °C | +3.4 °C | 0 mm | -9 mm |
| May | 38.5 °C | +1.4 °C | 0 mm | -2 mm |
| Jun | 39.5 °C | +1.2 °C | 0 mm | -4 mm |
| Jul | 36.6 °C | -0.8 °C | 0 mm | -5 mm |
| Aug | 35.8 °C | -0.6 °C | 1 mm | -1 mm |
| Sep | 34.9 °C | -0.3 °C | 0 mm | -0 mm |
| Oct | 33.2 °C | +0.3 °C | 0 mm | -2 mm |
| Nov | 28.8 °C | +0.6 °C | 0 mm | -8 mm |
| Dec | 25.8 °C | +1.2 °C | 17 mm | +2 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Muscat?
Muscat has a hot desert climate (Köppen BWh). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 27.5 °C and it receives 93 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Muscat?
The hottest day measured in Muscat between 1940 and 2025 was 31 May 2009, reaching 45.1 °C.
What is the coldest day in Muscat?
The coldest day measured in Muscat between 1940 and 2025 was 4 January 1949, at 6.6 °C.
Does it snow in Muscat?
Almost never: Muscat sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Muscat warmed?
Yes: Muscat warmed by +2.2 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Muscat?
The wettest day measured in Muscat between 1940 and 2025 was 2 November 2011, with 176 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Muscat?
The windiest day measured in Muscat between 1940 and 2025 was 6 June 2007, with winds reaching 53.0 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Muscat?
The warmest month in Muscat is June (34.3 °C on average); the coldest is January (19.3 °C).
How much does it rain in Muscat?
Muscat receives on average 93 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 14 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Muscat?
Muscat gets on average 11.2 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 4,088 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Muscat?
Yes: Muscat has on average 246 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Muscat?
In Muscat, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 47.2 °C on 12 June 2007, and the lowest was 3.7 °C on 10 February 1950.
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