Shināş climate — normals and trends

Q: What is the climate of Shināş?

Shināş has a hot desert climate (Köppen BWh). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 27.7 °C and it receives 88 mm of precipitation per year.

Q: What is the hottest day ever recorded in Shināş?

The hottest day measured in Shināş between 1940 and 2025 was 9 July 1987, reaching 45.3 °C.

Q: What is the coldest day in Shināş?

The coldest day measured in Shināş between 1940 and 2025 was 30 January 1950, at 8.3 °C.

Q: Does it snow in Shināş?

Almost never: Shināş sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.

Q: Has the climate of Shināş warmed?

Yes: Shināş warmed by +1.4 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

Q: What is the wettest day in Shināş?

The wettest day measured in Shināş between 1940 and 2025 was 11 February 1983, with 89 mm of rain in 24 hours.

Q: What was the windiest day in Shināş?

The windiest day measured in Shināş between 1940 and 2025 was 16 June 1973, with winds reaching 56.1 km/h.

Q: What is the warmest month in Shināş?

The warmest month in Shināş is June (34.0 °C on average); the coldest is January (19.8 °C).

Q: How much does it rain in Shināş?

Shināş receives on average 88 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 14 rainy days.

Q: Is it sunny in Shināş?

Shināş gets on average 11.3 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 4,125 hours per year over 1940-2025.

Shināş (Oman) has a hot desert climate (BWh) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 27.7 °C and it receives 88 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 (34.0 °C on average) and the coldest is January (19.8 °C). Rainfall peaks in March.

Shināş averages 0 frost days, 223 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 14 rainy days per year.

Shināş has warmed by +1.4 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.16 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.

The hottest day of the period reached 45.3 °C (on 9 July 1987) and the coldest 8.3 °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

ShināşAl Batinah North Governorate

coords: 24.74°, 56.47°
period: 1940–2025 · 86 yrs

BWhHot desertWarmest monthJuneColdest monthJanuaryWettest monthMarchDriest monthSeptember

Mean daily temperature

27.7°C

Average daily high

31.6°C

Average daily low

24.1°C

Annual rainfall

88mm

Sunshine / day

11.3h

Mean relative humidity

56%

Average peak wind

19.6km/h

Seasonal range

14.2°C

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

223 d/yr

Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)

14 d/yr

Annual snowfall

0.0 cm

Average feels-like high

33.5 °C

Average feels-like low

25.2 °C

Average peak gust

33.8 km/h

Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)

260 d/yr

Solar radiation

21.6 MJ/m²

Has the climate changed?

One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025

+1.4 °C

since 1940

+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.52 · p = < 0.001

19402025

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

45.3 °C

9 July 1987

Coldest day

8.3 °C

30 January 1950

Wettest day

89 mm

11 February 1983

Windiest day

56.1 km/h

16 June 1973

Strongest gust

88.2 km/h

16 June 1973

Hottest feels-like

48.5 °C

27 July 1990

Coldest feels-like

4.0 °C

8 February 1950

Sunniest day

13.0 h

9 June 1941

Year	Hottest day	Coldest day	Annual mean	Rainfall	Hot days
2025	43.1 °C24 June 2025	15.2 °C24 January 2025	28.8 °C	17 mm	230
2024	43.5 °C19 June 2024	16.2 °C3 March 2024	28.9 °C	252 mm	234
2023	41.3 °C6 June 2023	15.1 °C29 January 2023	28.6 °C	82 mm	219
2022	41.9 °C9 June 2022	14.9 °C23 January 2022	28.7 °C	111 mm	255
2021	44.4 °C29 July 2021	13.9 °C11 January 2021	29.2 °C	94 mm	239
2020	41.3 °C2 June 2020	13.8 °C13 January 2020	28.3 °C	90 mm	218
2019	42.1 °C29 June 2019	14.4 °C7 February 2019	28.3 °C	130 mm	217
2018	42.3 °C25 June 2018	15.4 °C5 February 2018	28.9 °C	27 mm	229
2017	44.0 °C25 June 2017	12.8 °C5 February 2017	28.8 °C	92 mm	229
2016	42.6 °C12 June 2016	13.8 °C5 January 2016	28.6 °C	72 mm	227
2015	44.2 °C29 July 2015	13.6 °C21 January 2015	29.0 °C	24 mm	237
2014	41.8 °C30 May 2014	12.9 °C7 February 2014	28.1 °C	71 mm	220
2013	39.5 °C7 June 2013	12.6 °C18 January 2013	27.9 °C	99 mm	212
2012	43.8 °C3 July 2012	13.1 °C23 January 2012	28.4 °C	75 mm	235
2011	43.6 °C9 June 2011	14.6 °C1 January 2011	28.4 °C	41 mm	225
2010	44.4 °C13 July 2010	14.5 °C29 January 2010	28.7 °C	31 mm	242
2009	43.9 °C31 May 2009	13.4 °C24 January 2009	28.5 °C	134 mm	219
2008	43.4 °C31 May 2008	12.1 °C6 February 2008	28.2 °C	38 mm	237
2007	41.8 °C13 July 2007	14.0 °C3 January 2007	28.4 °C	63 mm	230
2006	42.5 °C1 July 2006	12.9 °C21 January 2006	28.4 °C	91 mm	230
2005	42.0 °C5 July 2005	14.4 °C13 January 2005	28.3 °C	94 mm	229
2004	42.9 °C26 June 2004	13.0 °C31 December 2004	28.5 °C	28 mm	249
2003	43.5 °C16 June 2003	13.0 °C19 January 2003	28.0 °C	12 mm	229
2002	43.8 °C26 July 2002	13.0 °C7 February 2002	28.3 °C	44 mm	224
2001	42.4 °C3 July 2001	12.0 °C31 January 2001	28.3 °C	35 mm	231
2000	41.0 °C1 August 2000	14.0 °C9 February 2000	28.3 °C	16 mm	227
1999	44.2 °C1 July 1999	14.0 °C6 January 1999	28.2 °C	54 mm	234
1998	43.2 °C7 July 1998	12.8 °C15 January 1998	28.3 °C	65 mm	233
1997	43.0 °C11 July 1997	13.3 °C28 January 1997	27.2 °C	287 mm	188
1996	44.3 °C4 June 1996	13.6 °C7 February 1996	27.4 °C	140 mm	206
1995	43.6 °C5 July 1995	13.7 °C28 January 1995	27.5 °C	250 mm	213
1994	42.8 °C5 June 1994	13.2 °C28 December 1994	27.8 °C	22 mm	219
1993	41.8 °C19 June 1993	12.3 °C16 January 1993	27.8 °C	50 mm	217
1992	42.3 °C6 June 1992	9.9 °C7 January 1992	26.9 °C	94 mm	196
1991	41.2 °C3 July 1991	11.0 °C17 February 1991	26.9 °C	65 mm	209
1990	42.8 °C3 July 1990	13.2 °C20 January 1990	27.9 °C	92 mm	227
1989	44.7 °C24 June 1989	12.5 °C16 January 1989	27.3 °C	113 mm	225
1988	44.2 °C7 June 1988	11.7 °C21 January 1988	28.0 °C	137 mm	233
1987	45.3 °C9 July 1987	12.5 °C22 January 1987	27.9 °C	107 mm	223
1986	43.1 °C29 May 1986	12.8 °C22 January 1986	27.7 °C	50 mm	224
1985	43.1 °C8 June 1985	13.6 °C14 February 1985	27.9 °C	19 mm	228
1984	41.7 °C16 July 1984	13.7 °C2 February 1984	27.7 °C	26 mm	231
1983	43.8 °C28 June 1983	11.5 °C2 February 1983	27.0 °C	195 mm	200
1982	41.6 °C8 July 1982	11.7 °C20 February 1982	27.1 °C	220 mm	203
1981	43.5 °C7 June 1981	14.2 °C15 January 1981	27.8 °C	28 mm	219
1980	41.2 °C29 June 1980	12.3 °C14 February 1980	28.0 °C	13 mm	229
1979	43.5 °C10 June 1979	10.6 °C29 January 1979	27.6 °C	73 mm	219
1978	42.5 °C22 July 1978	13.7 °C29 January 1978	27.5 °C	35 mm	226
1977	42.0 °C27 June 1977	12.4 °C26 January 1977	27.8 °C	115 mm	235
1976	42.1 °C11 July 1976	12.6 °C8 February 1976	27.2 °C	150 mm	202
1975	43.1 °C1 June 1975	12.4 °C15 February 1975	27.1 °C	64 mm	208
1974	43.6 °C20 July 1974	12.2 °C26 January 1974	27.4 °C	45 mm	223
1973	42.4 °C26 July 1973	10.5 °C8 January 1973	27.4 °C	44 mm	226
1972	42.7 °C30 May 1972	10.6 °C13 February 1972	26.9 °C	196 mm	206
1971	41.9 °C30 June 1971	12.6 °C3 February 1971	27.3 °C	40 mm	216
1970	43.6 °C25 June 1970	13.4 °C31 January 1970	27.6 °C	35 mm	225
1969	44.1 °C30 June 1969	10.9 °C1 February 1969	27.7 °C	137 mm	237
1968	41.4 °C11 July 1968	10.8 °C6 February 1968	27.2 °C	80 mm	217
1967	41.6 °C6 July 1967	11.4 °C9 February 1967	27.3 °C	36 mm	228
1966	42.9 °C5 July 1966	12.8 °C7 February 1966	27.5 °C	23 mm	209
1965	42.1 °C6 June 1965	11.4 °C7 January 1965	27.5 °C	102 mm	219
1964	42.6 °C18 June 1964	9.5 °C24 January 1964	26.9 °C	94 mm	208
1963	43.1 °C5 July 1963	10.5 °C29 December 1963	27.6 °C	79 mm	225
1962	41.9 °C7 June 1962	12.4 °C26 January 1962	27.7 °C	25 mm	233
1961	42.6 °C15 June 1961	13.6 °C19 February 1961	27.5 °C	45 mm	197
1960	42.9 °C16 August 1960	12.2 °C1 February 1960	27.4 °C	52 mm	221
1959	41.7 °C18 June 1959	11.0 °C28 January 1959	27.0 °C	147 mm	215
1958	43.7 °C22 July 1958	12.5 °C29 January 1958	27.7 °C	57 mm	223
1957	41.9 °C18 June 1957	10.4 °C14 January 1957	27.0 °C	234 mm	200
1956	41.1 °C16 June 1956	11.0 °C19 January 1956	27.2 °C	37 mm	216
1955	43.2 °C11 July 1955	12.8 °C10 January 1955	27.1 °C	120 mm	213
1954	43.2 °C2 July 1954	13.0 °C19 February 1954	27.8 °C	81 mm	224
1953	42.1 °C8 May 1953	12.9 °C25 December 1953	27.7 °C	178 mm	222
1952	42.8 °C31 May 1952	12.3 °C20 January 1952	27.5 °C	75 mm	226
1951	43.1 °C20 July 1951	12.2 °C30 January 1951	27.4 °C	129 mm	210
1950	42.9 °C24 June 1950	8.3 °C30 January 1950	27.0 °C	76 mm	212
1949	42.8 °C20 July 1949	9.3 °C4 January 1949	27.1 °C	92 mm	213
1948	43.6 °C19 June 1948	12.7 °C2 February 1948	27.4 °C	272 mm	212
1947	41.9 °C10 June 1947	13.6 °C27 January 1947	27.4 °C	121 mm	227
1946	41.6 °C26 July 1946	12.5 °C11 February 1946	27.5 °C	25 mm	229
1945	43.2 °C1 July 1945	13.0 °C6 February 1945	27.5 °C	61 mm	234
1944	43.3 °C26 June 1944	12.5 °C13 January 1944	27.7 °C	112 mm	238
1943	43.5 °C10 July 1943	12.1 °C6 February 1943	27.6 °C	136 mm	223
1942	42.1 °C18 June 1942	10.4 °C12 January 1942	27.7 °C	190 mm	246
1941	44.1 °C6 June 1941	12.1 °C26 January 1941	28.1 °C	41 mm	224
1940	43.1 °C29 May 1940	12.4 °C18 January 1940	27.5 °C	20 mm	224

Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.

A specific year

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Year

Across the whole year

Average daily high

32.0 °C

+0.4 °C

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

230 d/yr

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

Annual rainfall

17 mm

-71 mm

Month by month

	High	vs. normal	Precipitation	vs. normal
Jan	24.1 °C	+0.4 °C	2 mm	-14 mm
Feb	25.9 °C	+1.1 °C	0 mm	-16 mm
Mar	28.7 °C	+0.8 °C	0 mm	-16 mm
Apr	35.0 °C	+2.7 °C	0 mm	-10 mm
May	38.1 °C	+1.4 °C	0 mm	-2 mm
Jun	38.3 °C	+0.3 °C	0 mm	-0 mm
Jul	35.8 °C	-1.4 °C	0 mm	-3 mm
Aug	34.9 °C	-1.3 °C	0 mm	-0 mm
Sep	34.1 °C	-0.9 °C	0 mm	-0 mm
Oct	33.1 °C	-0.2 °C	2 mm	-1 mm
Nov	29.5 °C	+0.6 °C	0 mm	-7 mm
Dec	25.8 °C	+0.7 °C	13 mm	-2 mm

The year's extremes

Hottest day

43.1 °C

24 Jun 2025

Coldest day

15.2 °C

24 Jan 2025

Wettest day

6.2 mm

19 Dec 2025

Windiest day

40.5 km/h

30 Dec 2025

Strongest gust

61.6 km/h

7 May 2025

Hottest feels-like

46.7 °C

29 Jul 2025

Coldest feels-like

12.3 °C

20 Dec 2025

Sunniest day

12.8 h

13 Jun 2025

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Frequently asked questions

What is the climate of Shināş?

Shināş has a hot desert climate (Köppen BWh). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 27.7 °C and it receives 88 mm of precipitation per year.

What is the hottest day ever recorded in Shināş?

The hottest day measured in Shināş between 1940 and 2025 was 9 July 1987, reaching 45.3 °C.

What is the coldest day in Shināş?

The coldest day measured in Shināş between 1940 and 2025 was 30 January 1950, at 8.3 °C.

Does it snow in Shināş?

Almost never: Shināş sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.

Has the climate of Shināş warmed?

Yes: Shināş warmed by +1.4 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

What is the wettest day in Shināş?

The wettest day measured in Shināş between 1940 and 2025 was 11 February 1983, with 89 mm of rain in 24 hours.

What was the windiest day in Shināş?

The windiest day measured in Shināş between 1940 and 2025 was 16 June 1973, with winds reaching 56.1 km/h.

What is the warmest month in Shināş?

The warmest month in Shināş is June (34.0 °C on average); the coldest is January (19.8 °C).

How much does it rain in Shināş?

Shināş receives on average 88 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 14 rainy days.

Is it sunny in Shināş?

Shināş gets on average 11.3 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 4,125 hours per year over 1940-2025.

Are there tropical nights in Shināş?

Yes: Shināş has on average 260 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.

What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Shināş?

In Shināş, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 48.5 °C on 27 July 1990, and the lowest was 4.0 °C on 8 February 1950.

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