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Best time to visit Şalālah

January is the best time to visit Şalālah for general sightseeing, with average highs of 26 °C and about 1 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 93/100
A beach holiday February sea 25 °C
The least cloud November 18 % average cloud cover
The least rain February 1 mm
Warmth May 33 °C
Cooler weather January 26 °C

Ranked by comfort

# Month Comfort / 100 Avg high Wet days Beach
1 January 93 26 °C 1 98
2 February 89 27 °C 0 100
3 December 87 28 °C 1 100
4 March 79 29 °C 1 98
5 November 76 30 °C 1 95
6 August 72 28 °C 1 98
7 September 70 30 °C 2 98
8 October 69 31 °C 1 91
9 July 68 29 °C 2 98
10 April 68 32 °C 1 88
11 May 60 33 °C 2 82
12 June 60 32 °C 2 87

For a beach holiday

February scores highest, with a sea temperature of 25 °C and air temperatures around 27 °C. The sea never reaches 20 °C here.

Month Sea Air Sunshine Beach score
January 25 °C 26 °C 22 % 98
February 25 °C 27 °C 22 % 100
March 26 °C 29 °C 22 % 98
April 28 °C 32 °C 21 % 88
May 29 °C 33 °C 27 % 82
June 28 °C 32 °C 57 % 87
July 25 °C 29 °C 65 % 98
August 24 °C 28 °C 63 % 98
September 25 °C 30 °C 51 % 98
October 27 °C 31 °C 23 % 91
November 28 °C 30 °C 18 % 95
December 26 °C 28 °C 19 % 100

When to think twice

June scores lowest with about 2 wet days and highs near 32 °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 25.7 °C 2 mm 22 %
February 26.9 °C 1 mm 22 %
March 29.3 °C 10 mm 22 %
April 31.8 °C 4 mm 21 %
May 33.0 °C 40 mm 27 %
June 32.0 °C 13 mm 57 %
July 29.3 °C 6 mm 65 %
August 28.5 °C 5 mm 63 %
September 29.7 °C 8 mm 51 %
October 31.4 °C 11 mm 23 %
November 30.1 °C 8 mm 18 %
December 27.5 °C 2 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.