Salalah vs Suhar: which is sunnier?
🇴🇲 Oman vs 🇴🇲 Oman · 858 km apart · long-term climate normals (NASA POWER, 2001–2020)
Salalah is the sunnier overall: about 3,585 hours of sunshine a year to Suhar's 3,427. Salalah has the higher Sunshine Score in 6 of 12 months, Suhar in 1 (5 within 2 points).
Scores are the 0–100 Sunshine Score — sunshine, daytime warmth and dryness in one number, per month.
At a glance
| Salalah | Suhar | |
|---|---|---|
| Sunshine hours / year | 3,585 | 3,427 |
| Sunniest month | January (100/100) | October (99/100) |
| Nov–Feb average score | 99/100 | 97/100 |
| Jun–Aug average score | 87/100 | 59/100 |
| Rain / year | 363 mm | 124 mm |
| Warmest sea | 31°C / 88°F | 33°C / 91°F |
| Peak midday UV | 11 (extreme) | 10 (very high) |
Salalah vs Suhar month by month
| Month | Sunshine Score | Day high °C | Rain mm | Sea °C | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Salalah | Suhar | Salalah | Suhar | Salalah | Suhar | Salalah | Suhar | |
| January | 100 | 96 | 27° | 24° | 2 | 18 | 26° | 24° |
| February | 99 | 98 | 28° | 25° | 7 | 9 | 27° | 24° |
| March | 94 | 96 | 30° | 28° | 33 | 20 | 28° | 25° |
| April | 89 | 98 | 33° | 32° | 5 | 8 | 29° | 27° |
| May | 81 | 59 | 33° | 36° | 55 | 7 | 31° | 30° |
| June | 88 | 49 | 33° | 37° | 11 | 8 | 31° | 33° |
| July | 85 | 59 | 30° | 36° | 82 | 8 | 27° | 33° |
| August | 89 | 68 | 29° | 35° | 58 | 11 | 25° | 32° |
| September | 83 | 79 | 30° | 34° | 94 | 7 | 27° | 32° |
| October | 100 | 99 | 32° | 32° | 2 | 4 | 28° | 32° |
| November | 98 | 98 | 31° | 29° | 11 | 9 | 29° | 29° |
| December | 99 | 97 | 29° | 25° | 3 | 15 | 26° | 26° |
The sunnier month by month: Jan Salalah · Feb even · Mar even · Apr Suhar · May Salalah · Jun Salalah · Jul Salalah · Aug Salalah · Sep Salalah · Oct even · Nov even · Dec even.
When to pick which
- November–February: too close to call — Salalah averages 99/100, Suhar 97/100. Salalah is the warmer, around 29°C daytime highs vs 26°C. See the winter sun ranking.
- March–May: Salalah (average score 88/100 vs 84). Daytime highs are similar (32°C vs 32°C).
- June–August: Salalah (average score 87/100 vs 59). Suhar is the warmer, around 36°C daytime highs vs 31°C.
- September–October: Salalah (average score 92/100 vs 89). Suhar is the warmer, around 33°C daytime highs vs 31°C.
Sea temperature
Suhar's sea gets warmer: 33°C / 91°F at its peak vs 31°C. Swimmable water (21°C+): Salalah all year, Suhar all year. Month-by-month sea temperatures are in the table above.
Full month-by-month guides: Salalah weather by month · Suhar weather by month · Best time to visit Oman.
More comparisons: Salalah vs Abu Dhabi · Salalah vs Muscat/Seeb · Suhar vs Dubai · Suhar vs Sharjah · Suhar vs Muscat/Seeb · all head-to-heads