Muscat: weather and best time to visit
Muscat (Oman) reaches its warmest daytime temperatures in June at around 38°C; the coolest month is January at around 24°C. The sea is warmest in June at about 32°C.
Best time to visit
- 🏖 Beach
- 🏛 City trip
- 🥾 Hiking
Things to do in Muscat
Tours, tickets and activities for your trip.
Muscat climate, month by month
| Month | Day °C | Night °C | Sea °C | Rain d | Sun h | Beach | City | Hiking |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 24° | 17° | 24° | 3 | 10 | 86 | 94 | 87 |
| Feb | 25° | 18° | 24° | 1 | 11 | 90 | 97 | 84 |
| Mar | 28° | 20° | 24° | 2 | 11 | 95 | 87 | 71 |
| Apr | 33° | 24° | 27° | 1 | 12 | 94 | 70 | 57 |
| May | 37° | 28° | 30° | 0 | 12 | 87 | 59 | 59 |
| Jun | 38° | 30° | 32° | 0 | 12 | 86 | 59 | 59 |
| Jul | 37° | 30° | 31° | 0 | 12 | 88 | 59 | 59 |
| Aug | 36° | 29° | 31° | 0 | 12 | 90 | 61 | 60 |
| Sep | 35° | 27° | 30° | 0 | 12 | 92 | 64 | 60 |
| Oct | 33° | 25° | 30° | 1 | 11 | 95 | 71 | 59 |
| Nov | 29° | 21° | 28° | 1 | 10 | 99 | 87 | 71 |
| Dec | 25° | 18° | 25° | 2 | 10 | 94 | 96 | 83 |
Rain d = average rain days per month · Sun h = average sunshine hours per day · scores 0–100, higher is better.
Every month in detail
Muscat in January
Daytime highs around 24°C, nights near 17°C. January is the coldest month of the year. It is the rainiest month of the year. Expect about 3 rain days and 10 hours of sunshine per day. The sea is pleasant for swimming at 24°C.
Beach: excellentCity: excellentHiking: excellentMore destinations for January →
Muscat in February
Daytime highs around 25°C, nights near 18°C. Expect about 1 rain day and 11 hours of sunshine per day. The sea is pleasant for swimming at 24°C.
Beach: excellentCity: excellentHiking: excellentMore destinations for February →
Muscat in March
Daytime highs around 28°C, nights near 20°C. Expect about 2 rain days and 11 hours of sunshine per day. The sea is properly warm at 24°C.
Beach: excellentCity: excellentHiking: goodMore destinations for March →
Muscat in April
Daytime highs around 33°C, nights near 24°C. Expect about 1 rain day and 12 hours of sunshine per day. The sea is properly warm at 27°C.
Beach: excellentCity: goodHiking: mixedMore destinations for April →
Muscat in May
Daytime highs around 37°C, nights near 28°C. Expect about 0 rain days and 12 hours of sunshine per day. The sea is properly warm at 30°C.
Beach: excellentCity: mixedHiking: mixedMore destinations for May →
Muscat in June
Daytime highs around 38°C, nights near 30°C. June is the warmest month of the year. No month gets more sunshine. The sea is at its warmest now. Expect about 0 rain days and 12 hours of sunshine per day. The sea is properly warm at 32°C.
Beach: excellentCity: mixedHiking: mixedMore destinations for June →
Muscat in July
Daytime highs around 37°C, nights near 30°C. Expect about 0 rain days and 12 hours of sunshine per day. The sea is properly warm at 31°C.
Beach: excellentCity: mixedHiking: mixedMore destinations for July →
Muscat in August
Daytime highs around 36°C, nights near 29°C. Expect about 0 rain days and 12 hours of sunshine per day. The sea is properly warm at 31°C.
Beach: excellentCity: goodHiking: goodMore destinations for August →
Muscat in September
Daytime highs around 35°C, nights near 27°C. It is also the driest month of the year. Expect about 0 rain days and 12 hours of sunshine per day. The sea is properly warm at 30°C.
Beach: excellentCity: goodHiking: goodMore destinations for September →
Muscat in October
Daytime highs around 33°C, nights near 25°C. Expect about 1 rain day and 11 hours of sunshine per day. The sea is properly warm at 30°C.
Beach: excellentCity: goodHiking: mixedMore destinations for October →
Muscat in November
Daytime highs around 29°C, nights near 21°C. Expect about 1 rain day and 10 hours of sunshine per day. The sea is properly warm at 28°C.
Beach: excellentCity: excellentHiking: goodMore destinations for November →
Muscat in December
Daytime highs around 25°C, nights near 18°C. Expect about 2 rain days and 10 hours of sunshine per day. The sea is properly warm at 25°C.
Beach: excellentCity: excellentHiking: excellentMore destinations for December →
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