Samā’il climate — normals and trends
Samā’il (Oman) has a hot desert climate (BWh) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 26.7 °C and it receives 135 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 (17.5 °C). Rainfall peaks in March.
Samā’il averages 0 frost days, 221 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 24 rainy days per year.
Samā’il has warmed by +2.4 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.28 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 45.5 °C (on 31 May 2009) and the coldest 3.0 °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
Samā’ilAd Dakhiliyah
- coords
- 23.30°, 57.95°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
26.7°C
Average daily high
31.9°C
Average daily low
21.5°C
Annual rainfall
135mm
Sunshine / day
11.3h
Mean relative humidity
40%
Average peak wind
10.6km/h
Seasonal range
16.8°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
221 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
24 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
31.8 °C
Average feels-like low
21.4 °C
Average peak gust
34.0 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
214 d/yr
Solar radiation
21.9 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.4 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.69 · 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
45.5 °C
31 May 2009
Coldest day
3.0 °C
4 January 1949
Wettest day
89 mm
19 March 1997
Windiest day
25.1 km/h
1 March 2019
Strongest gust
94.0 km/h
4 June 2010
Hottest feels-like
46.4 °C
9 July 2006
Coldest feels-like
0.5 °C
4 January 1949
Sunniest day
12.5 h
22 June 1940
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 | 22.6 °C | +0.1 °C | 1 mm | -13 mm |
| Feb | 27.7 °C | +2.9 °C | 1 mm | -15 mm |
| Mar | 30.4 °C | +1.8 °C | 1 mm | -22 mm |
| Apr | 36.9 °C | +4.2 °C | 0 mm | -21 mm |
| May | 39.6 °C | +2.3 °C | 0 mm | -7 mm |
| Jun | 40.8 °C | +1.1 °C | 0 mm | -3 mm |
| Jul | 40.1 °C | +1.1 °C | 6 mm | -6 mm |
| Aug | 38.1 °C | 0.0 °C | 5 mm | -1 mm |
| Sep | 37.2 °C | +0.8 °C | 1 mm | +1 mm |
| Oct | 33.3 °C | +0.7 °C | 0 mm | -5 mm |
| Nov | 27.9 °C | +0.5 °C | 0 mm | -12 mm |
| Dec | 24.8 °C | +1.1 °C | 9 mm | -8 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Samā’il?
Samā’il has a hot desert climate (Köppen BWh). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 26.7 °C and it receives 135 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Samā’il?
The hottest day measured in Samā’il between 1940 and 2025 was 31 May 2009, reaching 45.5 °C.
What is the coldest day in Samā’il?
The coldest day measured in Samā’il between 1940 and 2025 was 4 January 1949, at 3.0 °C.
Does it snow in Samā’il?
Almost never: Samā’il sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Samā’il warmed?
Yes: Samā’il warmed by +2.4 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Samā’il?
The wettest day measured in Samā’il between 1940 and 2025 was 19 March 1997, with 89 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Samā’il?
The windiest day measured in Samā’il between 1940 and 2025 was 1 March 2019, with winds reaching 25.1 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Samā’il?
The warmest month in Samā’il is June (34.3 °C on average); the coldest is January (17.5 °C).
How much does it rain in Samā’il?
Samā’il receives on average 135 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 24 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Samā’il?
Samā’il gets on average 11.3 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 4,125 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Samā’il?
Yes: Samā’il has on average 214 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Samā’il?
In Samā’il, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 46.4 °C on 9 July 2006, and the lowest was 0.5 °C on 4 January 1949.
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