Yanqul climate — normals and trends
Yanqul (Oman) has a hot desert climate (BWh) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 27.2 °C and it receives 70 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 July (34.9 °C on average) and the coldest is January (17.4 °C). Rainfall peaks in March.
Yanqul averages 0 frost days, 235 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 13 rainy days per year.
Yanqul has warmed by +2.5 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.30 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 46.8 °C (on 30 May 2009) and the coldest 1.7 °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
YanqulAd Dhahirah
- coords
- 23.59°, 56.54°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
27.2°C
Average daily high
33.0°C
Average daily low
21.3°C
Annual rainfall
70mm
Sunshine / day
11.3h
Mean relative humidity
36%
Average peak wind
15.8km/h
Seasonal range
17.5°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
235 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
13 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
32.0 °C
Average feels-like low
20.4 °C
Average peak gust
34.2 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
212 d/yr
Solar radiation
22.3 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.5 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.67 · 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
46.8 °C
30 May 2009
Coldest day
1.7 °C
4 January 1949
Wettest day
82 mm
22 July 1995
Windiest day
45.5 km/h
13 June 1977
Strongest gust
95.0 km/h
13 June 1977
Hottest feels-like
48.5 °C
10 July 2009
Coldest feels-like
-2.1 °C
4 January 1949
Sunniest day
12.9 h
28 June 1957
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 23.5 °C | +0.4 °C | 0 mm | -9 mm |
| Feb | 27.5 °C | +2.2 °C | 0 mm | -11 mm |
| Mar | 30.9 °C | +1.7 °C | 0 mm | -14 mm |
| Apr | 37.5 °C | +3.9 °C | 0 mm | -12 mm |
| May | 40.8 °C | +2.6 °C | 0 mm | -3 mm |
| Jun | 42.0 °C | +1.2 °C | 0 mm | -1 mm |
| Jul | 41.8 °C | +1.4 °C | 3 mm | -5 mm |
| Aug | 40.3 °C | +0.4 °C | 10 mm | +5 mm |
| Sep | 38.9 °C | +0.9 °C | 1 mm | -0 mm |
| Oct | 34.9 °C | +0.8 °C | 0 mm | -1 mm |
| Nov | 29.5 °C | +0.6 °C | 0 mm | -1 mm |
| Dec | 25.2 °C | +0.4 °C | 11 mm | +4 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Yanqul?
Yanqul has a hot desert climate (Köppen BWh). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 27.2 °C and it receives 70 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Yanqul?
The hottest day measured in Yanqul between 1940 and 2025 was 30 May 2009, reaching 46.8 °C.
What is the coldest day in Yanqul?
The coldest day measured in Yanqul between 1940 and 2025 was 4 January 1949, at 1.7 °C.
Does it snow in Yanqul?
Almost never: Yanqul sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Yanqul warmed?
Yes: Yanqul warmed by +2.5 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Yanqul?
The wettest day measured in Yanqul between 1940 and 2025 was 22 July 1995, with 82 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Yanqul?
The windiest day measured in Yanqul between 1940 and 2025 was 13 June 1977, with winds reaching 45.5 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Yanqul?
The warmest month in Yanqul is July (34.9 °C on average); the coldest is January (17.4 °C).
How much does it rain in Yanqul?
Yanqul receives on average 70 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 13 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Yanqul?
Yanqul gets on average 11.3 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 4,125 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Yanqul?
Yes: Yanqul has on average 212 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Yanqul?
In Yanqul, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 48.5 °C on 10 July 2009, and the lowest was -2.1 °C on 4 January 1949.
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