Muscat/Seeb vs Salalah: which is sunnier?
🇴🇲 Oman vs 🇴🇲 Oman · 850 km apart · long-term climate normals (NASA POWER, 2001–2020)
Salalah is the sunnier overall: about 3,585 hours of sunshine a year to Muscat/Seeb's 3,431. Salalah has the higher Sunshine Score in 8 of 12 months; the other 4 are within 2 points.
Scores are the 0–100 Sunshine Score — sunshine, daytime warmth and dryness in one number, per month.
At a glance
| Muscat/Seeb | Salalah | |
|---|---|---|
| Sunshine hours / year | 3,431 | 3,585 |
| Sunniest month | November (98/100) | January (100/100) |
| Nov–Feb average score | 97/100 | 99/100 |
| Jun–Aug average score | 3/100 | 87/100 |
| Rain / year | 132 mm | 363 mm |
| Warmest sea | 33°C / 91°F | 31°C / 88°F |
| Peak midday UV | 10 (very high) | 11 (extreme) |
Muscat/Seeb vs Salalah month by month
| Month | Sunshine Score | Day high °C | Rain mm | Sea °C | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Muscat/Seeb | Salalah | Muscat/Seeb | Salalah | Muscat/Seeb | Salalah | Muscat/Seeb | Salalah | |
| January | 96 | 100 | 27° | 27° | 18 | 2 | 25° | 26° |
| February | 97 | 99 | 29° | 28° | 14 | 7 | 24° | 27° |
| March | 96 | 94 | 32° | 30° | 21 | 33 | 25° | 28° |
| April | 49 | 89 | 37° | 33° | 12 | 5 | 27° | 29° |
| May | 0 | 81 | 42° | 33° | 6 | 55 | 30° | 31° |
| June | 0 | 88 | 43° | 33° | 12 | 11 | 33° | 31° |
| July | 0 | 85 | 42° | 30° | 11 | 82 | 32° | 27° |
| August | 10 | 89 | 41° | 29° | 8 | 58 | 30° | 25° |
| September | 20 | 83 | 40° | 30° | 5 | 94 | 31° | 27° |
| October | 59 | 100 | 36° | 32° | 6 | 2 | 31° | 28° |
| November | 98 | 98 | 31° | 31° | 9 | 11 | 29° | 29° |
| December | 98 | 99 | 28° | 29° | 10 | 3 | 26° | 26° |
The sunnier month by month: Jan Salalah · Feb even · Mar even · Apr Salalah · May Salalah · Jun Salalah · Jul Salalah · Aug Salalah · Sep Salalah · Oct Salalah · Nov even · Dec even.
When to pick which
- November–February: too close to call — Muscat/Seeb averages 97/100, Salalah 99/100. Daytime highs are similar (29°C vs 29°C). See the winter sun ranking.
- March–May: Salalah (average score 88/100 vs 48). Muscat/Seeb is the warmer, around 37°C daytime highs vs 32°C.
- June–August: Salalah (average score 87/100 vs 3). Muscat/Seeb is the warmer, around 42°C daytime highs vs 31°C.
- September–October: Salalah (average score 92/100 vs 40). Muscat/Seeb is the warmer, around 38°C daytime highs vs 31°C.
Sea temperature
Muscat/Seeb's sea gets warmer: 33°C / 91°F at its peak vs 31°C. Swimmable water (21°C+): Muscat/Seeb all year, Salalah all year. Month-by-month sea temperatures are in the table above.
Full month-by-month guides: Muscat/Seeb weather by month · Salalah weather by month · Best time to visit Oman.
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