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When to go to Sohar
When to go
What the averages say
On these averages, Sohar has a mean high between 18°C and 32°C and under 150 mm of rain in November to April.
- Hot months (a mean high of 32°C or more): May to October.
- The warmest month is June (37°C) and the coolest January (24°C). The wettest is March (20 mm) and the driest October (4 mm); about 124 mm of rain falls in a year.
How these sentences are worded
Each sentence is written from the figures by fixed rules, and says no more than they do. Mild to warm: a mean daily high from 18°C up to 32°C. Hot: 32°C or more. Cool: 10°C up to 18°C. Cold: under 10°C. Dry: under 50 mm of rain in the month; wet: 150 mm or more. Humid: a high of 25°C or more with relative humidity of 70% or more. A month is described as good for going when it is mild to warm and not wet.
The year at a glance
- Mild to warm and dry
- Mild to warm, humid or showery
- Hot
- Cool
- Wet
- Cold
- JanMild–warm, dry
- FebMild–warm, dry
- MarMild–warm, dry
- AprMild–warm, dry
- MayHot
- JunHot
- JulHot
- AugHot
- SeptHot
- OctHot
- NovMild–warm, dry
- DecMild–warm, dry
Month by month
Every month in Sohar
| Month | High | Low | Rain | Humidity | Cloud | Sunlight (kWh/m²/day) | High in Dubai | What it is like |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 24°C | 20°C | 18 mm | 61% | 40% | 4.3 | 23°C | Mild to warm and dry |
| February | 25°C | 20°C | 9 mm | 61% | 38% | 5 | 24°C | Mild to warm and dry |
| March | 27°C | 22°C | 20 mm | 59% | 37% | 5.9 | 27°C | Mild to warm and dry |
| April | 31°C | 26°C | 8 mm | 53% | 36% | 6.7 | 31°C | Mild to warm and dry |
| May | 36°C | 30°C | 7 mm | 48% | 24% | 7.4 | 35°C | Hot |
| June | 37°C | 32°C | 8 mm | 55% | 25% | 7.4 | 37°C | Hot |
| July | 36°C | 32°C | 8 mm | 62% | 39% | 6.7 | 39°C | Hot |
| August | 35°C | 31°C | 11 mm | 64% | 35% | 6.6 | 39°C | Hot |
| September | 34°C | 30°C | 7 mm | 62% | 25% | 6.3 | 37°C | Hot |
| October | 32°C | 28°C | 4 mm | 57% | 23% | 5.6 | 34°C | Hot |
| November | 29°C | 25°C | 9 mm | 58% | 31% | 4.6 | 29°C | Mild to warm and dry |
| December | 25°C | 21°C | 15 mm | 61% | 37% | 4.1 | 25°C | Mild to warm and dry |
The Dubai column is Dubai's mean daily high, for comparison.
Modelled averages for an area about 50 km across, not a weather station's record: NASA POWER climatology, 2001–2020. These data were obtained from the NASA Langley Research Center (LaRC) POWER Project funded through the NASA Earth Science/Applied Science Program.
When to go nearby
When to go nearby
- Fujairah93 kmGood for going: November to March
- Al Ain98 kmGood for going: November to February
- Dubai163 kmGood for going: November to April
- Seeb168 kmGood for going: November to March
- Ajman171 kmGood for going: November to March
- Sharjah171 kmGood for going: November to March
- Ras al-Khaimah178 kmGood for going: November to April
- Muscat192 kmGood for going: November to March
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