Saham climate — normals and trends
Saham (Oman) has a hot desert climate (BWh) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 27.6 °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 June (32.9 °C on average) and the coldest is January (20.8 °C). Rainfall peaks in December.
Saham averages 0 frost days, 196 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 10 rainy days per year.
Saham 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 43.1 °C (on 26 June 2004) and the coldest 13.1 °C (on 30 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
SahamAl Batinah North Governorate
- coords
- 24.17°, 56.89°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
27.6°C
Average daily high
29.6°C
Average daily low
25.7°C
Annual rainfall
58mm
Sunshine / day
11.3h
Mean relative humidity
69%
Average peak wind
20.0km/h
Seasonal range
12.1°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
196 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
10 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
33.5 °C
Average feels-like low
29.1 °C
Average peak gust
27.9 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
310 d/yr
Solar radiation
21.6 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+0.9 °C
since 1940
+0.1 °C per decade · r² = 0.43 · 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
43.1 °C
26 June 2004
Coldest day
13.1 °C
30 January 1950
Wettest day
140 mm
4 October 2021
Windiest day
55.9 km/h
7 June 2007
Strongest gust
85.0 km/h
3 October 2021
Hottest feels-like
50.1 °C
28 July 2021
Coldest feels-like
6.3 °C
8 February 1950
Sunniest day
12.8 h
28 June 1957
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 | 23.1 °C | +0.4 °C | 1 mm | -10 mm |
| Feb | 24.2 °C | +0.8 °C | 0 mm | -9 mm |
| Mar | 26.9 °C | +0.9 °C | 0 mm | -9 mm |
| Apr | 32.5 °C | +2.4 °C | 0 mm | -4 mm |
| May | 35.6 °C | +1.6 °C | 0 mm | -0 mm |
| Jun | 35.6 °C | +0.4 °C | 0 mm | -1 mm |
| Jul | 33.4 °C | -1.3 °C | 0 mm | -4 mm |
| Aug | 32.8 °C | -1.0 °C | 0 mm | -0 mm |
| Sep | 32.2 °C | -0.6 °C | 0 mm | -0 mm |
| Oct | 31.5 °C | +0.1 °C | 0 mm | -3 mm |
| Nov | 27.8 °C | +0.3 °C | 0 mm | -6 mm |
| Dec | 25.2 °C | +1.0 °C | 8 mm | -4 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Saham?
Saham has a hot desert climate (Köppen BWh). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 27.6 °C and it receives 58 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Saham?
The hottest day measured in Saham between 1940 and 2025 was 26 June 2004, reaching 43.1 °C.
What is the coldest day in Saham?
The coldest day measured in Saham between 1940 and 2025 was 30 January 1950, at 13.1 °C.
Does it snow in Saham?
Almost never: Saham sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Saham warmed?
Yes: Saham warmed by +0.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Saham?
The wettest day measured in Saham between 1940 and 2025 was 4 October 2021, with 140 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Saham?
The windiest day measured in Saham between 1940 and 2025 was 7 June 2007, with winds reaching 55.9 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Saham?
The warmest month in Saham is June (32.9 °C on average); the coldest is January (20.8 °C).
How much does it rain in Saham?
Saham receives on average 58 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 10 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Saham?
Saham gets on average 11.3 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 4,125 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Saham?
Yes: Saham has on average 310 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Saham?
In Saham, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 50.1 °C on 28 July 2021, and the lowest was 6.3 °C on 8 February 1950.
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