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Best time to visit Muscat

January is the best time to visit Muscat for general sightseeing, with average highs of 24 °C and about 2 wet days. The comfortable season runs roughly December to February.

It depends what you are going for

One month rarely wins on everything. These are the best months on each measure taken on its own.

If you want Best month On that measure
Sightseeing and walking January comfort 97/100
A beach holiday March sea 24 °C
The least cloud October 6 % average cloud cover
The least rain September 0 mm
Warmth June 38 °C
Cooler weather January 24 °C

Ranked by comfort

# Month Comfort / 100 Avg high Wet days Beach
1 January 97 24 °C 2 92
2 December 94 25 °C 2 97
3 February 93 25 °C 1 96
4 March 84 28 °C 2 99
5 November 81 29 °C 1 97
6 April 65 33 °C 1 87
7 October 64 33 °C 0 79
8 September 56 35 °C 0 72
9 August 51 36 °C 0 67
10 May 47 37 °C 0 66
11 July 46 37 °C 0 61
12 June 44 38 °C 0 57

For a beach holiday

March scores highest, with a sea temperature of 24 °C and air temperatures around 28 °C. The sea never reaches 20 °C here.

Month Sea Air Sunshine Beach score
January 24 °C 24 °C 23 % 92
February 24 °C 25 °C 18 % 96
March 24 °C 28 °C 23 % 99
April 27 °C 33 °C 22 % 87
May 30 °C 37 °C 11 % 66
June 32 °C 38 °C 12 % 57
July 31 °C 37 °C 31 % 61
August 31 °C 36 °C 25 % 67
September 30 °C 35 °C 10 % 72
October 30 °C 33 °C 6 % 79
November 28 °C 29 °C 13 % 97
December 25 °C 25 °C 19 % 97

When to think twice

June scores lowest with about 0 wet days and highs near 38 °C. That does not make it a bad month — it depends entirely on what you are travelling for. The numbers are all here; the judgement is yours.

The full year

Month Avg high Rainfall Cloud
January 23.7 °C 18 mm 23 %
February 25.3 °C 11 mm 18 %
March 28.1 °C 18 mm 23 %
April 32.6 °C 7 mm 22 %
May 36.7 °C 1 mm 11 %
June 37.6 °C 10 mm 12 %
July 36.7 °C 4 mm 31 %
August 35.7 °C 1 mm 25 %
September 34.8 °C under 1 mm 10 %
October 33.0 °C 1 mm 6 %
November 28.6 °C 13 mm 13 %
December 25.2 °C 14 mm 19 %

Data sources and method

Normal period
1991–2020
Dataset version
era5-1991-2020-scores1.1
Last processed

Measured values come from ERA5 reanalysis and are reproduced unchanged. Calculated by us: comfort score, beach score, season boundaries. Full formulas are on the methodology page.

Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026. Neither the European Commission nor ECMWF is responsible for any use that may be made of the Copernicus information or data it contains.