Salalah: weather and best time to visit
Salalah (Oman) reaches its warmest daytime temperatures in May at around 32°C; the coolest month is January at around 26°C. The sea is warmest in May at about 29°C.
Best time to visit
- 🏖 Beach
- 🏛 City trip
- 🥾 Hiking
Things to do in Salalah
Tours, tickets and activities for your trip.
Salalah climate, month by month
| Month | Day °C | Night °C | Sea °C | Rain d | Sun h | Beach | City | Hiking |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 26° | 18° | 25° | 1 | 11 | 97 | 97 | 81 |
| Feb | 27° | 19° | 25° | 1 | 11 | 98 | 94 | 78 |
| Mar | 29° | 22° | 26° | 2 | 11 | 96 | 82 | 66 |
| Apr | 31° | 24° | 28° | 5 | 11 | 93 | 70 | 54 |
| May | 32° | 26° | 29° | 4 | 11 | 92 | 69 | 53 |
| Jun | 31° | 26° | 28° | 8 | 9 | 88 | 64 | 48 |
| Jul | 29° | 25° | 25° | 10 | 8 | 81 | 64 | 48 |
| Aug | 27° | 24° | 24° | 9 | 7 | 77 | 72 | 56 |
| Sep | 28° | 24° | 25° | 9 | 9 | 87 | 72 | 56 |
| Oct | 30° | 25° | 27° | 2 | 11 | 97 | 79 | 63 |
| Nov | 30° | 23° | 28° | 2 | 11 | 97 | 81 | 65 |
| Dec | 28° | 19° | 26° | 0 | 11 | 98 | 91 | 75 |
Rain d = average rain days per month · Sun h = average sunshine hours per day · scores 0–100, higher is better.
Every month in detail
Salalah in January
Daytime highs around 26°C, nights near 18°C. January is the coldest month of the year. Expect about 1 rain day and 11 hours of sunshine per day. The sea is properly warm at 25°C.
Beach: excellentCity: excellentHiking: excellentMore destinations for January →
Salalah in February
Daytime highs around 27°C, nights near 19°C. Expect about 1 rain day and 11 hours of sunshine per day. The sea is properly warm at 25°C.
Beach: excellentCity: excellentHiking: goodMore destinations for February →
Salalah in March
Daytime highs around 29°C, nights near 22°C. Expect about 2 rain days and 11 hours of sunshine per day. The sea is properly warm at 26°C.
Beach: excellentCity: excellentHiking: goodMore destinations for March →
Salalah in April
Daytime highs around 31°C, nights near 24°C. No month gets more sunshine. Expect about 5 rain days and 11 hours of sunshine per day. The sea is properly warm at 28°C.
Beach: excellentCity: goodHiking: mixedMore destinations for April →
Salalah in May
Daytime highs around 32°C, nights near 26°C. May is the warmest month of the year. The sea is at its warmest now. Expect about 4 rain days and 11 hours of sunshine per day. The sea is properly warm at 29°C.
Beach: excellentCity: goodHiking: mixedMore destinations for May →
Salalah in June
Daytime highs around 31°C, nights near 26°C. Expect about 8 rain days and 9 hours of sunshine per day. The sea is properly warm at 28°C.
Beach: excellentCity: goodHiking: mixedMore destinations for June →
Salalah in July
Daytime highs around 29°C, nights near 25°C. It is the rainiest month of the year. Expect about 10 rain days and 8 hours of sunshine per day. The sea is properly warm at 25°C.
Beach: excellentCity: goodHiking: mixedMore destinations for July →
Salalah in August
Daytime highs around 27°C, nights near 24°C. Expect about 9 rain days and 7 hours of sunshine per day. The sea is pleasant for swimming at 24°C.
Beach: goodCity: goodHiking: mixedMore destinations for August →
Salalah in September
Daytime highs around 28°C, nights near 24°C. Expect about 9 rain days and 9 hours of sunshine per day. The sea is properly warm at 25°C.
Beach: excellentCity: goodHiking: mixedMore destinations for September →
Salalah in October
Daytime highs around 30°C, nights near 25°C. Expect about 2 rain days and 11 hours of sunshine per day. The sea is properly warm at 27°C.
Beach: excellentCity: goodHiking: goodMore destinations for October →
Salalah in November
Daytime highs around 30°C, nights near 23°C. Expect about 2 rain days and 11 hours of sunshine per day. The sea is properly warm at 28°C.
Beach: excellentCity: excellentHiking: goodMore destinations for November →
Salalah in December
Daytime highs around 28°C, nights near 19°C. It is also the driest month of the year. Expect about 0 rain days and 11 hours of sunshine per day. The sea is properly warm at 26°C.
Beach: excellentCity: excellentHiking: goodMore destinations for December →
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