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Climate and Average Weather Year Round at Saiq Oman

At Saiq, the summers are long, hot, and partly cloudy; the winters are cool and mostly clear; and it is dry year round. Over the course of the year, the temperature typically varies from 45°F to 90°F and is rarely below 39°F or above 94°F.

Based on the beach/pool score, the best times of year to visit Saiq for hot-weather activities are from early May to early July and from mid August to mid September.

Climate at Saiq

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Saiq weather by month. Click on each chart for more information.

The hot season lasts for 3.9 months, from May 12 to September 9, with an average daily high temperature above 84°F. The hottest month of the year at Saiq is July, with an average high of 89°F and low of 74°F.

The cool season lasts for 3.1 months, from November 24 to February 28, with an average daily high temperature below 67°F. The coldest month of the year at Saiq is January, with an average low of 45°F and high of 62°F.

Average High and Low Temperature at Saiq

Average High and Low Temperature at SaiqhotcoolcoolJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0°F0°F10°F10°F20°F20°F30°F30°F40°F40°F50°F50°F60°F60°F70°F70°F80°F80°F90°F90°F100°F100°FJan 961°FJan 961°FJul 290°FJul 290°F45°F45°F73°F73°FMay 1284°FMay 1284°FSep 984°FSep 984°FNov 2467°FNov 2467°FFeb 2867°FFeb 2867°F67°F67°F68°F68°F51°F51°F50°F50°FNowNow
The daily average high (red line) and low (blue line) temperature, with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands. The thin dotted lines are the corresponding average perceived temperatures.
AverageJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
High 62°F65°F70°F77°F85°F89°F89°F87°F83°F76°F69°F64°F
Temp. 53°F56°F62°F69°F77°F81°F81°F79°F75°F68°F60°F56°F
Low 45°F48°F53°F60°F67°F71°F74°F72°F67°F60°F52°F47°F

The figure below shows you a compact characterization of the entire year of hourly average temperatures. The horizontal axis is the day of the year, the vertical axis is the hour of the day, and the color is the average temperature for that hour and day.

Average Hourly Temperature at Saiq

Average Hourly Temperature at SaiqJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec12 AM12 AM2 AM2 AM4 AM4 AM6 AM6 AM8 AM8 AM10 AM10 AM12 PM12 PM2 PM2 PM4 PM4 PM6 PM6 PM8 PM8 PM10 PM10 PM12 AM12 AMNowNowcoldcoldcoldcoldcoolcoolcomfortablecomfortablewarmhot
frigid 15°F freezing 32°F very cold 45°F cold 55°F cool 65°F comfortable 75°F warm 85°F hot 95°F sweltering
The average hourly temperature, color coded into bands. The shaded overlays indicate night and civil twilight.

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At Saiq, the average percentage of the sky covered by clouds experiences significant seasonal variation over the course of the year.

The clearer part of the year at Saiq begins around September 3 and lasts for 9.1 months, ending around June 8.

The clearest month of the year at Saiq is October, during which on average the sky is clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy 90% of the time.

The cloudier part of the year begins around June 8 and lasts for 2.9 months, ending around September 3.

The cloudiest month of the year at Saiq is July, during which on average the sky is overcast or mostly cloudy 53% of the time.

Cloud Cover Categories at Saiq

Cloud Cover Categories at SaiqclearerclearercloudierJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0%100%10%90%20%80%30%70%40%60%50%50%60%40%70%30%80%20%90%10%100%0%Oct 1490%Oct 1490%Jul 1945%Jul 1945%Sep 367%Sep 367%Jun 868%Jun 868%NowNowclearovercastmostly clearpartly cloudy
0% clear 20% mostly clear 40% partly cloudy 60% mostly cloudy 80% overcast 100%
The percentage of time spent in each cloud cover band, categorized by the percentage of the sky covered by clouds.
FractionJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Cloudier 19%19%24%25%18%40%53%44%22%10%15%19%
Clearer 81%81%76%75%82%60%47%56%78%90%85%81%

Saiq does not experience significant seasonal variation in the frequency of wet days (i.e., those with greater than 0.04 inches of liquid or liquid-equivalent precipitation). The frequency ranges from 1% to 8%, with an average value of 4%.

Among wet days, we distinguish between those that experience rain alone, snow alone, or a mixture of the two. The month with the most days of rain alone at Saiq is August, with an average of 2.3 days. Based on this categorization, the most common form of precipitation throughout the year is rain alone, with a peak probability of 8% on August 1.

Daily Chance of Precipitation at Saiq

Daily Chance of Precipitation at SaiqJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0%0%10%10%20%20%30%30%40%40%50%50%60%60%70%70%80%80%90%90%100%100%Aug 18%Aug 18%Nov 251%Nov 251%Jan 255%Jan 255%Sep 115%Sep 115%NowNowrain
The percentage of days in which various types of precipitation are observed, excluding trace quantities: rain alone, snow alone, and mixed (both rain and snow fell in the same day).
Days ofJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Rain 1.2d1.7d2.0d1.6d1.1d1.0d1.9d2.3d1.4d0.6d0.5d0.7d

To show variation within the months and not just the monthly totals, we show the rainfall accumulated over a sliding 31-day period centered around each day of the year. Saiq experiences some seasonal variation in monthly rainfall.

The rainy period of the year lasts for 6.0 months, from February 3 to August 2, with a sliding 31-day rainfall of at least 0.5 inches. The month with the most rain at Saiq is February, with an average rainfall of 0.6 inches.

The rainless period of the year lasts for 6.0 months, from August 2 to February 3. The month with the least rain at Saiq is November, with an average rainfall of 0.2 inches.

Average Monthly Rainfall at Saiq

Average Monthly Rainfall at SaiqrainJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0.0 in0.0 in0.5 in0.5 in1.0 in1.0 in1.5 in1.5 in2.0 in2.0 inFeb 230.6 inFeb 230.6 inNov 240.2 inNov 240.2 inJul 280.5 inJul 280.5 inJun 200.2 inJun 200.2 inNowNow
The average rainfall (solid line) accumulated over the course of a sliding 31-day period centered on the day in question, with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands. The thin dotted line is the corresponding average snowfall.
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Rainfall 0.3″0.6″0.6″0.5″0.3″0.3″0.4″0.4″0.3″0.2″0.2″0.2″

The length of the day at Saiq varies over the course of the year. In 2024, the shortest day is December 21, with 10 hours, 43 minutes of daylight; the longest day is June 21, with 13 hours, 33 minutes of daylight.

Hours of Daylight and Twilight at Saiq

The number of hours during which the Sun is visible (black line). From bottom (most yellow) to top (most gray), the color bands indicate: full daylight, twilight (civil, nautical, and astronomical), and full night.
Hours ofJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Daylight 10.9h11.4h12.0h12.7h13.3h13.5h13.4h12.9h12.3h11.6h11.0h10.7h

The earliest sunrise is at 5:23 AM on June 7, and the latest sunrise is 1 hour, 30 minutes later at 6:52 AM on January 15. The earliest sunset is at 5:22 PM on November 27, and the latest sunset is 1 hour, 36 minutes later at 6:59 PM on July 3.

Daylight saving time (DST) is not observed at Saiq during 2024.

Sunrise & Sunset with Twilight at Saiq

Sunrise & Sunset with Twilight at SaiqJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec12 AM2 AM4 AM6 AM8 AM10 AM12 PM2 PM4 PM6 PM8 PM10 PM12 AMJun 75:23 AMJun 75:23 AM6:59 PMJul 36:59 PMJul 3Nov 275:22 PMNov 275:22 PM6:52 AMJan 156:52 AMJan 15daynightnightSolarMidnightSolarMidnightSolarNoonSunriseSunsetNowNow
The solar day over the course of the year 2024. From bottom to top, the black lines are the previous solar midnight, sunrise, solar noon, sunset, and the next solar midnight. The day, twilights (civil, nautical, and astronomical), and night are indicated by the color bands from yellow to gray.

The figure below presents a compact representation of the sun's elevation (the angle of the sun above the horizon) and azimuth (its compass bearing) for every hour of every day in the reporting period. The horizontal axis is the day of the year and the vertical axis is the hour of the day. For a given day and hour of that day, the background color indicates the azimuth of the sun at that moment. The black isolines are contours of constant solar elevation.

Solar Elevation and Azimuth at Saiq

Solar Elevation and Azimuth at SaiqJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec12 AM12 AM2 AM2 AM4 AM4 AM6 AM6 AM8 AM8 AM10 AM10 AM12 PM12 PM2 PM2 PM4 PM4 PM6 PM6 PM8 PM8 PM10 PM10 PM12 AM12 AM00001010101020202020303030304040404050505060607070800000101010102020202030303030404040405050506060607070804390NowNow
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Solar elevation and azimuth over the course of the year 2024. The black lines are lines of constant solar elevation (the angle of the sun above the horizon, in degrees). The background color fills indicate the azimuth (the compass bearing) of the sun. The lightly tinted areas at the boundaries of the cardinal compass points indicate the implied intermediate directions (northeast, southeast, southwest, and northwest).

The figure below presents a compact representation of key lunar data for 2024. The horizontal axis is the day, the vertical axis is the hour of the day, and the colored areas indicate when the moon is above the horizon. The vertical gray bars (new Moons) and blue bars (full Moons) indicate key Moon phases.

Moon Rise, Set & Phases at Saiq

The time in which the moon is above the horizon (light blue area), with new moons (dark gray lines) and full moons (blue lines) indicated. The shaded overlays indicate night and civil twilight.

We base the humidity comfort level on the dew point, as it determines whether perspiration will evaporate from the skin, thereby cooling the body. Lower dew points feel drier and higher dew points feel more humid. Unlike temperature, which typically varies significantly between night and day, dew point tends to change more slowly, so while the temperature may drop at night, a muggy day is typically followed by a muggy night.

The perceived humidity level at Saiq, as measured by the percentage of time in which the humidity comfort level is muggy, oppressive, or miserable, does not vary significantly over the course of the year, remaining a virtually constant 0% throughout.

Humidity Comfort Levels at Saiq

Humidity Comfort Levels at SaiqJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0%0%10%10%20%20%30%30%40%40%50%50%60%60%70%70%80%80%90%90%100%100%Jan 190%Jan 190%Jul 201%Jul 201%NowNowdrydry
dry 55°F comfortable 60°F humid 65°F muggy 70°F oppressive 75°F miserable
The percentage of time spent at various humidity comfort levels, categorized by dew point.
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Muggy days 0.0d0.0d0.0d0.0d0.0d0.1d0.1d0.1d0.0d0.0d0.0d0.0d

This section discusses the wide-area hourly average wind vector (speed and direction) at 10 meters above the ground. The wind experienced at any given location is highly dependent on local topography and other factors, and instantaneous wind speed and direction vary more widely than hourly averages.

The average hourly wind speed at Saiq experiences mild seasonal variation over the course of the year.

The windier part of the year lasts for 7.4 months, from January 16 to August 28, with average wind speeds of more than 5.0 miles per hour. The windiest month of the year at Saiq is June, with an average hourly wind speed of 5.8 miles per hour.

The calmer time of year lasts for 4.6 months, from August 28 to January 16. The calmest month of the year at Saiq is November, with an average hourly wind speed of 4.2 miles per hour.

Average Wind Speed at Saiq

Average Wind Speed at SaiqwindyJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0 mph0 mph1 mph1 mph2 mph2 mph3 mph3 mph4 mph4 mph5 mph5 mph6 mph6 mph7 mph7 mph8 mph8 mph9 mph9 mph10 mph10 mph11 mph11 mphJun 206.0 mphJun 206.0 mphNov 134.1 mphNov 134.1 mphJan 165.0 mphJan 165.0 mphAug 285.0 mphAug 285.0 mphNowNow
The average of mean hourly wind speeds (dark gray line), with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands.
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Wind Speed (mph) 5.15.65.85.55.65.85.65.24.94.44.24.6

The predominant average hourly wind direction at Saiq varies throughout the year.

The wind is most often from the south for 1.7 months, from July 14 to September 6, with a peak percentage of 34% on August 18. The wind is most often from the north for 10 months, from September 6 to July 14, with a peak percentage of 54% on January 1.

Wind Direction at Saiq

Wind Direction at SaiqNSNJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0%100%20%80%40%60%60%40%80%20%100%0%NowNowwestsouthnortheast
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The percentage of hours in which the mean wind direction is from each of the four cardinal wind directions, excluding hours in which the mean wind speed is less than 1.0 mph. The lightly tinted areas at the boundaries are the percentage of hours spent in the implied intermediate directions (northeast, southeast, southwest, and northwest).

Saiq is located near a large body of water (e.g., ocean, sea, or large lake). This section reports on the wide-area average surface temperature of that water.

The average water temperature experiences some seasonal variation over the course of the year.

The time of year with warmer water lasts for 4.8 months, from May 15 to October 8, with an average temperature above 86°F. The month of the year at Saiq with the warmest water is June, with an average temperature of 89°F.

The time of year with cooler water lasts for 3.2 months, from December 20 to March 26, with an average temperature below 77°F. The month of the year at Saiq with the coolest water is February, with an average temperature of 74°F.

Average Water Temperature at Saiq

The daily average water temperature (purple line), with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands.
WaterJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Temperature 75°F74°F76°F80°F86°F89°F88°F87°F86°F85°F82°F78°F

To characterize how pleasant the weather is at Saiq throughout the year, we compute two travel scores.

The tourism score favors clear, rainless days with perceived temperatures between 65°F and 80°F. Based on this score, the best times of year to visit Saiq for general outdoor tourist activities are from mid April to late May and from early September to late October, with a peak score in the first week of October.

Tourism Score at Saiq

Tourism Score at Saiqbest timebest timeJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec002244668810109.09.03.73.78.68.66.36.3NowNowtemperaturetemperaturecloudscloudsprecipitationprecipitationtourism score
The tourism score (filled area), and its constituents: the temperature score (red line), the cloud cover score (blue line), and the precipitation score (green line).

The beach/pool score favors clear, rainless days with perceived temperatures between 75°F and 90°F. Based on this score, the best times of year to visit Saiq for hot-weather activities are from early May to early July and from mid August to mid September, with a peak score in the last week of May.

Beach/Pool Score at Saiq

Beach/Pool Score at Saiqbest timeJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec002244668810108.18.10.10.17.57.57.17.1NowNowtemperaturetemperature cloudscloudsprecipitationprecipitationbeach/pool score
The beach/pool score (filled area), and its constituents: the temperature score (red line), the cloud cover score (blue line), and the precipitation score (green line).

Methodology

For each hour between 8:00 AM and 9:00 PM of each day in the analysis period (1980 to 2016), independent scores are computed for perceived temperature, cloud cover, and total precipitation. Those scores are combined into a single hourly composite score, which is then aggregated into days, averaged over all the years in the analysis period, and smoothed.

Our cloud cover score is 10 for fully clear skies, falling linearly to 9 for mostly clear skies, and to 1 for fully overcast skies.

Our precipitation score, which is based on the three-hour precipitation centered on the hour in question, is 10 for no precipitation, falling linearly to 9 for trace precipitation, and to 0 for 0.04 inches of precipitation or more.

Our tourism temperature score is 0 for perceived temperatures below 50°F, rising linearly to 9 for 65°F, to 10 for 75°F, falling linearly to 9 for 80°F, and to 1 for 90°F or hotter.

Our beach/pool temperature score is 0 for perceived temperatures below 65°F, rising linearly to 9 for 75°F, to 10 for 82°F, falling linearly to 9 for 90°F, and to 1 for 100°F or hotter.

Definitions of the growing season vary throughout the world, but for the purposes of this report, we define it as the longest continuous period of non-freezing temperatures (≥ 32°F) in the year (the calendar year in the Northern Hemisphere, or from July 1 until June 30 in the Southern Hemisphere).

Temperatures at Saiq are sufficiently warm year round that it is not entirely meaningful to discuss the growing season in these terms. We nevertheless include the chart below as an illustration of the distribution of temperatures experienced throughout the year.

Time Spent in Various Temperature Bands and the Growing Season at Saiq

Time Spent in Various Temperature Bands and the Growing Season at SaiqJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0%100%10%90%20%80%30%70%40%60%50%50%60%40%70%30%80%20%90%10%100%0%100%Feb 22100%Feb 2297%Jan 1997%Jan 19Jul 20100%Jul 20100%NowNowcoldcoolcomfortablewarmhotvery cold
frigid 15°F freezing 32°F very cold 45°F cold 55°F cool 65°F comfortable 75°F warm 85°F hot 95°F sweltering
The percentage of time spent in various temperature bands. The black line is the percentage chance that a given day is within the growing season.

Growing degree days are a measure of yearly heat accumulation used to predict plant and animal development, and defined as the integral of warmth above a base temperature, discarding any excess above a maximum temperature. In this report, we use a base of 50°F and a cap of 86°F.

Growing Degree Days at Saiq

Growing Degree Days at SaiqJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0°F0°F1,000°F1,000°F2,000°F2,000°F3,000°F3,000°F4,000°F4,000°F5,000°F5,000°F6,000°F6,000°FJan 2190°FJan 2190°FApr 11900°FApr 11900°FMay 201,800°FMay 201,800°FDec 316,682°FDec 316,682°FNowNow
The average growing degree days accumulated over the course of the year, with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands.

This section discusses the total daily incident shortwave solar energy reaching the surface of the ground over a wide area, taking full account of seasonal variations in the length of the day, the elevation of the Sun above the horizon, and absorption by clouds and other atmospheric constituents. Shortwave radiation includes visible light and ultraviolet radiation.

The average daily incident shortwave solar energy experiences significant seasonal variation over the course of the year.

The brighter period of the year lasts for 2.5 months, from April 20 to July 4, with an average daily incident shortwave energy per square meter above 7.4 kWh. The brightest month of the year at Saiq is May, with an average of 7.9 kWh.

The darker period of the year lasts for 2.7 months, from November 12 to February 3, with an average daily incident shortwave energy per square meter below 5.4 kWh. The darkest month of the year at Saiq is December, with an average of 4.7 kWh.

Average Daily Incident Shortwave Solar Energy at Saiq

Average Daily Incident Shortwave Solar Energy at SaiqbrightdarkdarkJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0 kWh0 kWh1 kWh1 kWh2 kWh2 kWh3 kWh3 kWh4 kWh4 kWh5 kWh5 kWh6 kWh6 kWh7 kWh7 kWh8 kWh8 kWh9 kWh9 kWhMay 268.0 kWhMay 268.0 kWhDec 204.7 kWhDec 204.7 kWhApr 207.4 kWhApr 207.4 kWhJul 47.4 kWhJul 47.4 kWhFeb 35.4 kWhFeb 35.4 kWhNowNow
The average daily shortwave solar energy reaching the ground per square meter (orange line), with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands.
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Solar Energy (kWh) 4.95.76.57.37.97.87.17.06.96.25.34.7

For the purposes of this report, the geographical coordinates of Saiq are 23.067 deg latitude, 57.650 deg longitude, and 6,352 ft elevation.

The topography within 2 miles of Saiq contains extreme variations in elevation, with a maximum elevation change of 3,586 feet and an average elevation above sea level of 6,076 feet. Within 10 miles also contains extreme variations in elevation (6,496 feet). Within 50 miles also contains extreme variations in elevation (9,764 feet).

The area within 2 miles of Saiq is covered by bare soil (83%) and sparse vegetation (15%), within 10 miles by bare soil (89%) and sparse vegetation (10%), and within 50 miles by bare soil (95%).

This report illustrates the typical weather at Saiq, based on a statistical analysis of historical hourly weather reports and model reconstructions from January 1, 1980 to December 31, 2016.

Temperature and Dew Point

Saiq has a weather station that reported reliably enough during the analysis period that we have included it in our network. When available, historical temperature and dew point measurements are taken directly from this weather station. These records are obtained from NOAA's Integrated Surface Hourly data set, falling back on ICAO METAR records as required.

In the case of missing or erroneous measurements from this station, we fall back on records from nearby stations, adjusted according to typical seasonal and diurnal intra-station differences. For a given day of the year and hour of the day, the fallback station is selected to minimize the prediction error over the years for which there are measurements for both stations.

The stations on which we may fall back are Muscat International Airport, Fahud, and Sohar Majis.

Other Data

All data relating to the Sun's position (e.g., sunrise and sunset) are computed using astronomical formulas from the book, Astronomical Algorithms 2nd Edition , by Jean Meeus.

All other weather data, including cloud cover, precipitation, wind speed and direction, and solar flux, come from NASA's MERRA-2 Modern-Era Retrospective Analysis . This reanalysis combines a variety of wide-area measurements in a state-of-the-art global meteorological model to reconstruct the hourly history of weather throughout the world on a 50-kilometer grid.

Land Use data comes from the Global Land Cover SHARE database , published by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.

Elevation data comes from the Shuttle Radar Topography Mission (SRTM) , published by NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory.

Names, locations, and time zones of places and some airports come from the GeoNames Geographical Database .

Time zones for airports and weather stations are provided by AskGeo.com .

Maps are © OpenStreetMap contributors.

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