Sohar climate — normals and trends

Q: What is the climate of Sohar?

Sohar has a hot desert climate (Köppen BWh). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 27.8 °C and it receives 76 mm of precipitation per year.

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

The hottest day measured in Sohar between 1940 and 2025 was 17 June 2017, reaching 46.9 °C.

Q: What is the coldest day in Sohar?

The coldest day measured in Sohar between 1940 and 2025 was 30 January 1950, at 7.8 °C.

Q: Does it snow in Sohar?

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

Q: Has the climate of Sohar warmed?

Yes: Sohar warmed by +1.8 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

Q: What is the wettest day in Sohar?

The wettest day measured in Sohar between 1940 and 2025 was 4 October 2021, with 180 mm of rain in 24 hours.

Q: What was the windiest day in Sohar?

The windiest day measured in Sohar between 1940 and 2025 was 16 June 1973, with winds reaching 48.0 km/h.

Q: What is the warmest month in Sohar?

The warmest month in Sohar is June (34.4 °C on average); the coldest is January (19.6 °C).

Q: How much does it rain in Sohar?

Sohar receives on average 76 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 12 rainy days.

Q: Is it sunny in Sohar?

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

Sohar (Oman) has a hot desert climate (BWh) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 27.8 °C and it receives 76 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 (34.4 °C on average) and the coldest is January (19.6 °C). Rainfall peaks in December.

Sohar averages 0 frost days, 234 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 12 rainy days per year.

Sohar has warmed by +1.8 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.21 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.

The hottest day of the period reached 46.9 °C (on 17 June 2017) and the coldest 7.8 °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

SoharAl Batinah North Governorate

coords: 24.35°, 56.71°
period: 1940–2025 · 86 yrs

BWhHot desertWarmest monthJuneColdest monthJanuaryWettest monthDecemberDriest monthSeptember

Mean daily temperature

27.8°C

Average daily high

32.6°C

Average daily low

23.5°C

Annual rainfall

76mm

Sunshine / day

11.3h

Mean relative humidity

56%

Average peak wind

19.1km/h

Seasonal range

14.8°C

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

234 d/yr

Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)

12 d/yr

Annual snowfall

0.0 cm

Average feels-like high

34.2 °C

Average feels-like low

24.9 °C

Average peak gust

33.4 km/h

Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)

248 d/yr

Solar radiation

21.8 MJ/m²

Has the climate changed?

One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025

+1.8 °C

since 1940

+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.62 · 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

46.9 °C

17 June 2017

Coldest day

7.8 °C

30 January 1950

Wettest day

180 mm

4 October 2021

Windiest day

48.0 km/h

16 June 1973

Strongest gust

76.7 km/h

4 October 2021

Hottest feels-like

50.6 °C

28 July 1990

Coldest feels-like

4.6 °C

30 January 1950

Sunniest day

12.9 h

21 June 1942

Year	Hottest day	Coldest day	Annual mean	Rainfall	Hot days
2025	45.2 °C24 June 2025	14.7 °C24 January 2025	29.1 °C	11 mm	242
2024	46.2 °C19 June 2024	16.1 °C10 January 2024	29.2 °C	186 mm	252
2023	43.0 °C15 May 2023	15.6 °C29 January 2023	29.0 °C	57 mm	234
2022	43.5 °C26 May 2022	15.2 °C22 January 2022	29.1 °C	83 mm	262
2021	45.7 °C1 June 2021	13.5 °C9 January 2021	29.3 °C	249 mm	251
2020	42.8 °C3 June 2020	13.9 °C13 February 2020	28.5 °C	60 mm	236
2019	45.4 °C30 June 2019	14.9 °C7 February 2019	28.7 °C	67 mm	227
2018	44.9 °C21 June 2018	15.3 °C23 January 2018	29.3 °C	21 mm	250
2017	46.9 °C17 June 2017	12.3 °C5 February 2017	29.1 °C	66 mm	244
2016	46.2 °C12 June 2016	14.2 °C6 February 2016	28.8 °C	81 mm	248
2015	45.8 °C5 July 2015	13.4 °C21 January 2015	29.3 °C	26 mm	249
2014	43.6 °C9 June 2014	13.6 °C7 February 2014	28.3 °C	79 mm	228
2013	41.6 °C7 June 2013	11.9 °C18 January 2013	28.2 °C	100 mm	240
2012	45.0 °C3 July 2012	12.5 °C23 January 2012	28.8 °C	44 mm	247
2011	46.7 °C9 June 2011	13.2 °C1 January 2011	28.8 °C	47 mm	244
2010	44.9 °C13 July 2010	13.5 °C31 December 2010	29.0 °C	33 mm	253
2009	45.8 °C9 July 2009	13.4 °C25 January 2009	28.9 °C	104 mm	244
2008	44.9 °C31 May 2008	11.4 °C7 February 2008	28.4 °C	15 mm	248
2007	43.5 °C13 July 2007	12.8 °C5 January 2007	28.6 °C	66 mm	247
2006	44.2 °C22 May 2006	12.6 °C21 January 2006	28.6 °C	97 mm	238
2005	43.8 °C28 June 2005	13.5 °C11 February 2005	28.6 °C	57 mm	252
2004	45.4 °C27 June 2004	13.1 °C31 December 2004	28.8 °C	32 mm	268
2003	46.4 °C16 June 2003	12.5 °C19 January 2003	28.2 °C	22 mm	240
2002	46.0 °C5 July 2002	11.5 °C7 February 2002	28.5 °C	43 mm	239
2001	45.0 °C17 May 2001	11.2 °C31 January 2001	28.4 °C	25 mm	243
2000	43.4 °C1 August 2000	12.7 °C9 February 2000	28.4 °C	13 mm	239
1999	45.9 °C1 July 1999	13.6 °C6 January 1999	28.2 °C	64 mm	239
1998	45.4 °C30 May 1998	12.1 °C17 January 1998	28.4 °C	54 mm	242
1997	44.7 °C11 July 1997	12.8 °C2 February 1997	27.4 °C	229 mm	200
1996	45.6 °C5 June 1996	12.1 °C7 February 1996	27.6 °C	116 mm	217
1995	45.4 °C5 July 1995	13.3 °C28 January 1995	27.7 °C	256 mm	221
1994	45.0 °C19 June 1994	12.2 °C29 December 1994	28.0 °C	18 mm	230
1993	44.6 °C29 May 1993	11.6 °C16 January 1993	27.8 °C	40 mm	225
1992	44.1 °C6 June 1992	9.9 °C7 January 1992	27.0 °C	69 mm	203
1991	43.4 °C19 May 1991	9.6 °C17 February 1991	27.1 °C	46 mm	220
1990	45.7 °C12 July 1990	12.9 °C21 January 1990	28.1 °C	94 mm	230
1989	46.8 °C24 June 1989	11.7 °C20 January 1989	27.4 °C	92 mm	234
1988	45.7 °C7 June 1988	11.5 °C21 January 1988	28.1 °C	98 mm	241
1987	46.7 °C9 July 1987	12.0 °C20 January 1987	27.9 °C	87 mm	228
1986	45.5 °C29 May 1986	12.0 °C22 January 1986	27.8 °C	50 mm	230
1985	44.5 °C8 June 1985	13.2 °C10 January 1985	28.0 °C	10 mm	240
1984	43.3 °C4 July 1984	12.9 °C2 February 1984	27.7 °C	15 mm	244
1983	45.8 °C28 June 1983	11.8 °C22 January 1983	27.1 °C	126 mm	203
1982	42.8 °C8 July 1982	11.6 °C20 February 1982	27.2 °C	177 mm	211
1981	45.3 °C7 June 1981	14.6 °C15 January 1981	28.0 °C	17 mm	229
1980	43.7 °C29 May 1980	12.4 °C14 February 1980	28.2 °C	9 mm	236
1979	44.6 °C10 June 1979	11.2 °C29 January 1979	27.7 °C	59 mm	231
1978	44.0 °C22 July 1978	12.8 °C29 January 1978	27.5 °C	39 mm	234
1977	43.8 °C27 June 1977	11.4 °C26 January 1977	27.8 °C	129 mm	241
1976	44.2 °C11 July 1976	11.8 °C17 January 1976	27.3 °C	116 mm	206
1975	45.2 °C1 June 1975	11.4 °C17 January 1975	27.1 °C	51 mm	216
1974	45.0 °C3 July 1974	10.5 °C20 January 1974	27.3 °C	25 mm	235
1973	43.8 °C26 July 1973	8.9 °C9 January 1973	27.4 °C	49 mm	237
1972	43.5 °C30 May 1972	9.8 °C14 February 1972	27.0 °C	170 mm	213
1971	43.2 °C30 June 1971	11.9 °C17 February 1971	27.2 °C	22 mm	226
1970	45.1 °C24 June 1970	11.6 °C31 January 1970	27.6 °C	39 mm	230
1969	45.4 °C30 June 1969	10.1 °C1 February 1969	27.6 °C	72 mm	248
1968	44.0 °C9 June 1968	10.1 °C6 February 1968	27.2 °C	69 mm	231
1967	43.8 °C6 July 1967	10.8 °C8 February 1967	27.3 °C	83 mm	238
1966	45.0 °C5 July 1966	12.5 °C6 January 1966	27.3 °C	15 mm	214
1965	44.3 °C11 July 1965	10.4 °C7 January 1965	27.4 °C	80 mm	230
1964	44.8 °C18 June 1964	8.9 °C24 January 1964	26.8 °C	118 mm	223
1963	46.3 °C5 July 1963	9.4 °C28 December 1963	27.5 °C	85 mm	231
1962	44.4 °C6 June 1962	10.9 °C26 January 1962	27.5 °C	25 mm	243
1961	43.8 °C9 August 1961	12.4 °C19 February 1961	27.4 °C	45 mm	218
1960	44.7 °C16 August 1960	11.2 °C1 February 1960	27.4 °C	52 mm	229
1959	43.7 °C18 June 1959	10.1 °C17 December 1959	27.1 °C	176 mm	223
1958	45.2 °C7 June 1958	11.0 °C26 January 1958	27.6 °C	48 mm	232
1957	44.0 °C17 July 1957	10.7 °C17 January 1957	27.0 °C	175 mm	220
1956	42.8 °C8 July 1956	10.7 °C21 January 1956	27.1 °C	43 mm	229
1955	44.5 °C11 July 1955	11.6 °C10 January 1955	27.0 °C	123 mm	224
1954	45.4 °C2 July 1954	12.6 °C24 January 1954	27.9 °C	48 mm	237
1953	43.7 °C8 May 1953	12.1 °C24 December 1953	27.8 °C	82 mm	242
1952	44.5 °C31 May 1952	11.3 °C20 January 1952	27.5 °C	58 mm	237
1951	45.0 °C20 July 1951	11.4 °C28 January 1951	27.4 °C	122 mm	221
1950	44.5 °C24 June 1950	7.8 °C30 January 1950	26.9 °C	64 mm	221
1949	44.0 °C2 June 1949	9.0 °C4 January 1949	27.0 °C	83 mm	219
1948	45.6 °C19 June 1948	10.5 °C21 January 1948	27.5 °C	186 mm	228
1947	44.5 °C21 July 1947	11.7 °C22 January 1947	27.3 °C	92 mm	235
1946	43.3 °C14 July 1946	11.7 °C24 January 1946	27.4 °C	25 mm	229
1945	44.5 °C1 July 1945	12.2 °C27 December 1945	27.6 °C	31 mm	247
1944	44.9 °C26 June 1944	11.2 °C7 February 1944	27.8 °C	126 mm	246
1943	45.0 °C10 July 1943	11.0 °C5 February 1943	27.5 °C	136 mm	229
1942	43.6 °C23 May 1942	10.7 °C12 January 1942	27.8 °C	175 mm	262
1941	45.8 °C8 June 1941	10.9 °C25 January 1941	28.0 °C	45 mm	233
1940	45.1 °C29 May 1940	10.8 °C19 January 1940	27.4 °C	21 mm	236

Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.

A specific year

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Year

Across the whole year

Average daily high

33.0 °C

+0.4 °C

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

242 d/yr

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

Annual rainfall

11 mm

-65 mm

Month by month

	High	vs. normal	Precipitation	vs. normal
Jan	24.6 °C	+0.5 °C	2 mm	-10 mm
Feb	26.6 °C	+1.1 °C	1 mm	-11 mm
Mar	30.0 °C	+1.0 °C	0 mm	-12 mm
Apr	36.9 °C	+3.1 °C	0 mm	-9 mm
May	40.0 °C	+1.7 °C	0 mm	-2 mm
Jun	39.6 °C	+0.2 °C	0 mm	-1 mm
Jul	36.9 °C	-1.7 °C	1 mm	-2 mm
Aug	36.3 °C	-1.3 °C	0 mm	-1 mm
Sep	35.1 °C	-1.2 °C	0 mm	-0 mm
Oct	34.1 °C	0.0 °C	1 mm	-3 mm
Nov	29.7 °C	+0.4 °C	0 mm	-6 mm
Dec	26.5 °C	+1.0 °C	6 mm	-7 mm

The year's extremes

Hottest day

45.2 °C

24 Jun 2025

Coldest day

14.7 °C

24 Jan 2025

Wettest day

4.4 mm

19 Dec 2025

Windiest day

34.7 km/h

30 Dec 2025

Strongest gust

56.2 km/h

7 May 2025

Hottest feels-like

48.8 °C

29 Jul 2025

Coldest feels-like

12.5 °C

20 Dec 2025

Sunniest day

12.7 h

23 Jun 2025

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Frequently asked questions

What is the climate of Sohar?

Sohar has a hot desert climate (Köppen BWh). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 27.8 °C and it receives 76 mm of precipitation per year.

What is the hottest day ever recorded in Sohar?

The hottest day measured in Sohar between 1940 and 2025 was 17 June 2017, reaching 46.9 °C.

What is the coldest day in Sohar?

The coldest day measured in Sohar between 1940 and 2025 was 30 January 1950, at 7.8 °C.

Does it snow in Sohar?

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

Has the climate of Sohar warmed?

Yes: Sohar warmed by +1.8 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

What is the wettest day in Sohar?

The wettest day measured in Sohar between 1940 and 2025 was 4 October 2021, with 180 mm of rain in 24 hours.

What was the windiest day in Sohar?

The windiest day measured in Sohar between 1940 and 2025 was 16 June 1973, with winds reaching 48.0 km/h.

What is the warmest month in Sohar?

The warmest month in Sohar is June (34.4 °C on average); the coldest is January (19.6 °C).

How much does it rain in Sohar?

Sohar receives on average 76 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 12 rainy days.

Is it sunny in Sohar?

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

Are there tropical nights in Sohar?

Yes: Sohar has on average 248 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.

What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Sohar?

In Sohar, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 50.6 °C on 28 July 1990, and the lowest was 4.6 °C on 30 January 1950.

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