Best time to visit Şabyā

January is the best time to visit Şabyā for general sightseeing, with average highs of 28 °C and about 4 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 77/100
A beach holiday February sea 27 °C
The least cloud April 17 % average cloud cover
The least rain June 3 mm
Warmth July 37 °C
Cooler weather January 28 °C

Ranked by comfort

# Month Comfort / 100 Avg high Wet days Beach
1 January 77 28 °C 4 97
2 February 74 29 °C 2 98
3 December 74 29 °C 3 93
4 March 67 31 °C 2 91
5 November 65 31 °C 4 80
6 April 57 34 °C 3 77
7 October 53 34 °C 4 65
8 May 48 36 °C 3 65
9 August 45 36 °C 5 63
10 September 45 36 °C 4 59
11 June 44 37 °C 1 60
12 July 42 37 °C 2 63

For a beach holiday

February scores highest, with a sea temperature of 27 °C and air temperatures around 29 °C. The sea never reaches 20 °C here.

Month Sea Air Sunshine Beach score
January 27 °C 28 °C 29 % 97
February 27 °C 29 °C 23 % 98
March 28 °C 31 °C 20 % 91
April 30 °C 34 °C 17 % 77
May 31 °C 36 °C 21 % 65
June 32 °C 37 °C 31 % 60
July 31 °C 37 °C 42 % 63
August 31 °C 36 °C 42 % 63
September 32 °C 36 °C 29 % 59
October 32 °C 34 °C 22 % 65
November 31 °C 31 °C 19 % 80
December 29 °C 29 °C 22 % 93

When to think twice

July scores lowest with about 2 wet days and highs near 37 °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 28.5 °C 17 mm 29 %
February 29.3 °C 10 mm 23 %
March 31.0 °C 18 mm 20 %
April 33.6 °C 21 mm 17 %
May 35.7 °C 9 mm 21 %
June 36.6 °C 3 mm 31 %
July 36.9 °C 25 mm 42 %
August 35.8 °C 41 mm 42 %
September 35.9 °C 23 mm 29 %
October 34.2 °C 22 mm 22 %
November 31.4 °C 14 mm 19 %
December 29.4 °C 10 mm 22 %

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.

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