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Şalālah weather by month: averages, rainfall & climate trends

Şalālah is warm in every month of the year; the seasonal dip amounts to just 7.5°C. Precipitation is scarce in every season. Şalālah weather by month: average temperatures, rainfall, records and how the climate has changed since 1940.

Today vs average

+0.2°Chigh near average

32° / 26°Today
32° / 25°Average
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How it's changed

+1.1°Caverage temperature, 2016–2025 vs 1940–1949average temperature vs 1940–49218days above 30°C a year now (2016–2025) · 207 in the 1940sdays above 30°C · 207 in the 1940s+1.1°C vs the 1940s · see how it's changed →
Weather by montha typical year, averaged over the full recordJanuary, rain 3 mmhigh 27°low 19°February, rain 4 mmhigh 28°low 20°March, rain 7 mmhigh 30°low 23°April, rain 4 mmhigh 33°low 25°May, rain 19 mmhigh 34°low 27°June, rain 12 mmhigh 33°low 28°July, rain 9 mmhigh 31°low 26°August, rain 8 mmhigh 30°low 25°September, rain 6 mmhigh 31°low 25°October, rain 8 mmhigh 32°low 25°November, rain 6 mmhigh 31°low 23°December, rain 3 mmhigh 28°low 20°wettest month May, 19 mm · 89 mm a yearsee month by month →

Right now

What it's doing today vs the historical average for this date.
Mostly clear

Right now

32.0°

35°feels like
56%humidity
22°dew point
15 km/hfrom SE
UV index8.2
sunrise06:15sunset18:04day length11h 49m
TodayPartly cloudy32°26°
TueClear32°26°
WedClear33°25°
ThuOvercast36°26°
FriClear34°25°
SatClear34°24°
SunClear35°25°

On this date: October 12

Today (forecast)
32° / 26°
Average for October 12
32° / 25°

High near average · +0.2°C

  • Record high: 36.2° · 2013
  • Record low: 21.9° · 1944
  • One year ago: 31° / 25°

Every October 12 in history, coldest to hottest

▲ Daily highs▼ Daily lows

Dots show daily highs (top) and lows (bottom) for each October 12 on record (n = 87). Outlined dots are today's forecast.

Area we sample

Each city's history comes from one ERA5 grid cell, about 28 km across, shown by the dashed box. Near mountains or coasts, conditions can vary across the cell.

Location & data

Historical weather for Şalālah is sampled from the ECMWF ERA5 reanalysis at 17.02°N, 54.09°E, with daily records since 1940.

Coordinates
17.02°N, 54.09°E
Time zone
Asia/Muscat
Period
1940–2026
Data source
ERA5 (ECMWF)

Last 30 days

28 of the last 31 days were warmer than the historical average for that date. Average difference: +0.8°C.

Each bar is one day, from morning low to afternoon high. Warm-colored bars are days whose mean ran above average; cool bars ran below. The dot inside the bar is the daily mean. The shaded band is the typical 10–90% range expected for that date. Average = the day's mean temperature averaged across every year of record (1940–2026) for that calendar date.

This date over the years

One dot per year, showing the mean temperature on this calendar date. Dots are warmer or cooler than the long-term average (dashed line); the shaded band is the typical 10–90% range, and the highlighted dot is today's forecast. Based on ERA5 reanalysis: modelled estimates, not station readings.

Weather by month

Average temperatures and rainfall for each month: a typical year, from the full record.

Climate overview

The year peaks in May, at around 34.0°C by mid-afternoon, with nights around 27.0°C. At the other extreme, January brings afternoon highs of about 26.8°C and typical overnight lows of 18.6°C.

Şalālah averages only about 89 mm a year, and what little falls comes mostly around May.

Comparing the record's first decade with its most recent one, Şalālah now averages 1.1°C warmer than it did in the 1940s. Recent years have brought more rain as well. The last decade sits roughly 73% over the long-term average.

Climate graph (climograph)

May is the warmest month, January the coolest: a yearly swing of 7°C. Wettest month: May (~19 mm). Whole year averages ~89 mm of rain.

Bars = average monthly rainfall (right axis). Lines = average daily high and low (left axis). Average = each month's value averaged across every year of record (1940–2026).

Monthly wind

Average daily peak wind at 10 m, by month.

Monthly solar energy

Average daily incoming solar energy in megajoules per square metre: the record's own proxy for how sunny the month is.

Şalālah month by month: what to expect

Typical conditions for each month, averaged across the full record (since 1940). Daylight is the time from sunrise to sunset. Record high/low are the most extreme values in the ERA5 dataset (modelled since 1940), so they can differ from official weather-station readings.

MonthAvg highAvg lowRainDaylightRecord highRecord low
January26.8°18.6°3 mm11.1 h33.6° (2024)8.6° (1949)
February27.8°19.8°4 mm11.4 h35.8° (2000)10.8° (1949)
March30.2°22.5°7 mm11.9 h39.3° (2021)14.6° (1945)
April32.5°25.2°4 mm12.4 h40.3° (1996)16.4° (1945)
May34.0°27.0°19 mm12.8 h44.8° (1942)22.7° (1966)
June33.3°27.7°12 mm13.0 h45.0° (1994)24.6° (1978)
July30.5°26.1°9 mm12.9 h36.6° (2010)23.3° (2000)
August29.7°25.0°8 mm12.6 h42.0° (1942)22.5° (1940)
September30.8°25.1°6 mm12.1 h39.6° (1949)22.0° (1994)
October31.7°24.6°8 mm11.6 h38.9° (1958)20.7° (1981)
November30.5°22.7°6 mm11.2 h37.1° (1990)16.4° (1943)
December28.1°20.0°3 mm11.0 h33.8° (2024)12.1° (1964)

How it's changed

Year-by-year signals from 1940 to today.

Climate stripes

Annual mean shifted from 1940–1949 to 2016–2025 by +1.1°C.

Each vertical stripe is one year. Color encodes how much that year's annual mean differed from the long-term average. Average = each year's annual mean compared to the average of all years (1940–2026). cooler ← → warmer

Annual mean temperature

Long-term trend: +0.15°C per decade.

One point per year, showing the temperature averaged across the whole year. The dashed line is the least-squares long-term trend. Based on ERA5 reanalysis: modelled estimates, not station readings.

Seasonal warming

Dec–Feb is warming fastest: +0.25°C per decade.

Each faint line is one three-month period's average per year; the bold dashed line is its long-term trend. Different parts of the year often warm at different rates. Based on ERA5 reanalysis: modelled estimates, not station readings.

Hot days vs frost days

Days ≥ 30°C per year: 207.1 early in the record → 217.5 recently. Frost days: 0 → 0.

Thin lines are raw yearly counts; thick lines are the smoothed trend that removes year-to-year noise. The hot-day threshold is auto-picked per city so the line actually moves. Average = a centered 5-year rolling average to smooth weather noise.

Yearly hot & cold extremes

All-time high in 1994, all-time low in 1949: 45.0°C / 8.6°C.

One point per year: the single hottest and coldest day recorded that year.

Annual rainfall

~89 mm/year on average. Last decade: +73% vs that average. Long-term trend: +3 mm per decade.

One bar per year of total rainfall. Dashed line is the long-term average. Average = the average annual rainfall across every year of record (1940–2026).

Day-by-day grid

Each tiny square is one calendar day across the full record, about 30,000 days per city. Use the mode switch above the chart: Anomaly colors each day by how far it ran from the historical average for that date (red = warmer, blue = cooler), Daily mean temp shows the absolute mean temperature for the day (useful to see seasons and heatwaves), and Precipitation shows daily rainfall (useful to spot wet/dry seasons and droughts). Average = the long-term average for that calendar date (1940–2026).

Frequently asked questions about Şalālah

Which is the warmest month in Şalālah?
On long-term average, the warmest month in Şalālah is May (mean daily temperature of about 30.1°C) and the coolest is January (about 22.7°C).
How does today's temperature in Şalālah compare to the historical average?
On October 12, 2026, Şalālah is forecast to reach a high of 32.0°C and a low of 26.3°C. The long-term average for this date (the full record since 1940) is a high of 31.8°C and a low of 24.7°C, so today's high is about equal to that average.
How much has Şalālah warmed since 1940?
Comparing the first decade of the record (1940–1949) with the most recent (2016–2025), the annual mean temperature in Şalālah is about 1.1°C warmer.
How much does it rain in Şalālah?
Şalālah receives about 89 mm of precipitation per year on long-term average, with May typically the wettest month.
What is the average temperature in Şalālah?
Over the full record (since 1940), the annual mean temperature in Şalālah is about 26.8°C. The warmest month is May and the coolest is January.
What are the average temperatures in Şalālah by month?
Average daily highs and lows for each month in Şalālah (°C, full record since 1940): January 27°/19°, February 28°/20°, March 30°/23°, April 33°/25°, May 34°/27°, June 33°/28°, July 31°/26°, August 30°/25°, September 31°/25°, October 32°/25°, November 31°/23°, December 28°/20°.

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