How warm does Muscat & the Wahiba Sands get?

Typical daytime highs in Muscat & the Wahiba Sands are Mar–May 34°C (94°F), Jun–Aug 38°C (100°F), Sep–Nov 33°C (92°F), Dec–Feb 26°C (78°F).

Is Muscat & the Wahiba Sands expensive?

On the ground, Muscat & the Wahiba Sands is mid-range.

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Muscat & the Wahiba Sands

Q: What sort of trip is Muscat & the Wahiba Sands good for?

Muscat & the Wahiba Sands is good for sunshine and salt water, moving about and doing things, old stones and real towns, landscape doing the heavy lifting.

Muscat & the Wahiba Sands · Oman · Muscat/Seeb

Whitewashed forts along a rugged coast, then a night in the dunes with a Bedouin camp and a sky doing more stars than seems reasonable.

The best time to visit Muscat & the Wahiba Sands is Oct–Mar, when typical daytime highs reach about 33°C (92°F). Local time there is 06:26 (UTC+4).

Best time to go

Oct–Mar

Budget on the ground

$$ · mid-range

Nearest airport

MCT · Muscat/Seeb

Good for

sunshine and salt water moving about and doing things old stones and real towns landscape doing the heavy lifting

In season

January February March October November December

The year at a glance

Light0 to 24h High20 to 44°C68 to 111°F Rain0 to 40mm0 to 1.6in

January · high 76°F · rain 0.7in · 10.8h of daylight · in the recommended window

shaded columns are the recommended window

Measured at Muscat/Seeb, this page’s gateway

Ramadan falls around 7 February to 8 March in 2027. Daytime cafés and restaurants often keep shorter hours.

Muscat & the Wahiba Sands month by month, the same numbers the figure draws
Month	High °CHigh °F	Rain mmRain in	Light	Notes
January	25°C76°F	19mm0.7in	10.8h10.8h	in the recommended window
February	26°C79°F	1mm0.0in	11.3h11.3h	in the recommended window
March	30°C85°F	3mm0.1in	12.0h12.0h	in the recommended window
April	34°C94°F	4mm0.2in	12.7h12.7h
May	39°C101°F	0mm0.0in	13.3h13.3h
June	39°C103°F	0mm0.0in	13.6h13.6h
July	38°C100°F	16mm0.6in	13.5h13.5h
August	37°C99°F	0mm0.0in	12.9h12.9h
September	36°C97°F	0mm0.0in	12.3h12.3h
October	33°C92°F	22mm0.9in	11.6h11.6h	in the recommended window
November	30°C85°F	9mm0.4in	11.0h11.0h	in the recommended window
December	26°C79°F	15mm0.6in	10.7h10.7h	in the recommended window

Good to know

Currency: OMR · Omani rial
Language: Arabic
Plug: C, G
Driving: on the right

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